madras

butt is playing now like when he first came and it makes him look bad for the lack of others movement and nouse as it did a few years ago.

ironically given the difference in size between viduka and martins the same problem will arise (as with owen) the ball must be played into feet or chest as neither is really going to win much in the air 30yds out. what you gain with martins pace (shy pace that it is as he doesn't like using it in public) you lose with his control and the oopsite on this occasion with viduka........no long high balls to scrap for.

http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/kind=2/newsid=654794.html think he means when they've developed them into multi million euro/pound players.

got sent that as a text on the final whistle. was hoping no-one had used it by the time i got home.

I see very little or no improvement on Allardyce reign. Still picking Smith for starters ...... It's not even been a month since Keegan came in. Players are obviously still used to Allardyce's football and players Keegan has arent even those he brought. WHAT DO YOU f****** EXPECT?! You mean like the Spurs players took a month to 'get used' to Ramos' football.. to be fair jol had spurs trying to play football,ramos has them more organised.....i cant even describe what allardyce was trying to do.

you clearly haven't seen zoggy play. But we know this already i have. his only decent play has come from full back when he has had more time and space but that is offset by poor defending.

am i being wooshed ? booed against the likes of reading and derby didn't make them better. supported in the home game with arsenal (the only time the home crowd has got behind them) and they did play better.

he's been out for 3 years man for fucks sake,not 30,the net was cast globally in the dark age of 2005 aswell.

don't think they will but you are right in his inability/unwillingness to change it worried me aswell

whos your central midfield then ? butt offers more than barton

the main question is wether to play faye in the midfield or defence ?

These two Baggio quotes sum up my feelings. This season has always been a write-off. Keegan will be judged on this Summer coming. getting the first will be the awkward bit,once players feel things are happening here good enough players will come. i'm more worried if we'll be prepairing for a promotion campaign

hope so,enrique done well against ronaldo down there (didn't ronaldo swithch wings at half time ?)

trying to play a clever offside

he is,i'm one of those that always say that. however i think he has more to his game than lennon.

Think his true value is about £8 mill but i'd be expecting a whole lot more if we were to ever sell him (seeing as he's still young and more importantly English). what does the "english" matter. ?....i'd value n'zogbia at more than lennon.

because he doesn't know much about enrique and to be fair carr had played ok for keegan so far.....no excuses for keegan to play him after today mind,though i think n'zogbia will be left back for the foreseeable future (wrong choice in my opinion)

He's better on the left IYAM. Better than Duff or N'Zogbia, IYO? he was last season

For me it is because Enrique seems to be a slow, one footed plodder who has great difficulty in reading the (English) game. Whereas Carr has deteriorated into a slow not quite as one footed plodder who can at least read the game even if he is off the pace. This just gives him the edge IMO. N,zogbia will have to play their next week. Doug. the difficuilty enrique has is reading what his defensive team mates are going to do next. strong,rarely caught out of position,likes to actually link in to play,gives his wide man an option. n'zogbia cannot defend and doesnt help the winger,just piles on past him when HE sees HIS chance.

i don't think he'll have the bottle to drop duff or n'zog so will play n'zog at left back. we'll see bey and faye start V man utd (not sure if faye will be centre half or centre mid.

Tbh to the lad he's on his 5th manager now at a poorly run club, this is his career and I know I'd be wanting out too. Surprised he has stayed this long to be frank. Same goes for Milner yet he just gets on with it. Diffrent class of player. ....potentially

carr had done ok for keegan in beyes absence to be honest. be interesting to see who keegan plays left back from now on. enrique would be my choice.

i think today may have seen (injuries to others permitting) the last appearances of alan smith and steven carr

check the match threads from before he got sacked,my oqwn favouritye was sunderland away...left midfielder at left back,right midfielder at left midfield,centre forward at central midfield,central midfield at right midfield and centre half at right back.(i think only duff and ramage were injured)

no,when asked if he could sign anyway he sid "henry" then talked about his play for abit...thinking on his feet i think.nominate someone classy but who wouldn't come,is too old and carrying an injury...just giving an answer without unsettling anyone basically