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Nicky Butt: your opinion


Keefaz

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Interested in what people think of our ginger midfield general. He's had a strange time since he signed for us and has been here during the turmoil that has existed since the departure of SBR. He's had as many highs and lows as any player I can think of in recent times. Whatcha fink?

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Dont understand why he doesnt go for headers anymore.

 

His legs have gone though basically, probably knows what he wants to do put cant do it.

 

Has good intentions with his passing & often tries to take control of a situation, but usually stuffs it up because of that.

 

Shouldnt be making the first team anymore.

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Guest The Libertine

cant play 2 games in a row anymore. he's always looked better when he's come back from a ban.

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He's absolutely finished as a Premiership footballer. However one thing I will say about him is the fact that he doesn't hide, he tries to take responsibility and due to his character shoulders the burden of responsibility from his fellow midfielders who have no bottle and shouldn't be trying to take the game to the opposition. People like Nolan who hide, which means Butt is still trying to do things that his body simply won't allow.

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cant play 2 games in a row anymore. he's always looked better when he's come back from a ban.

 

Agree with this. Always seems to play a blinder when he's had a few games' rest.

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He's absolutely finished as a Premiership footballer. However one thing I will say about him is the fact that he doesn't hide, he tries to take responsibility and due to his character shoulders the burden of responsibility from his fellow midfielders who have no bottle and shouldn't be trying to take the game to the opposition. People like Nolan who hide, which means Butt is still trying to do things that his body simply won't allow.

 

:thup:

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Guest Stephen927

Might have had a better year if Keegan had decided to try again with his 4-3-3. Butt did well when he had two other centre mids with him who did most of the running and took more of an offensive responsibility leaving him to just sit and protect the back four.

 

In a 4-4-2 because we don't have a good enough attacking midfielder to play alongside him he often finds himself the furthest man forward and doing far too much running.

 

Also agree with what Tooj said.

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Guest Stephen927

Ideally he would have been used sparingly this season and last, there isn't many players his age and in his position who can play week in and week out, it's no coincidence that his best games seem to come after an weeks break or an international break when he has had the time to rest.

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he would be a useful squad player if we could ration his playing time instead of sticking him in their every single week like f***ing idiots.

 

Aside from the passing, he's still got all the attributes of a passable DM when he's had two weeks rest.

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Am I allowed to have a go at the recruitment team for not adding sufficient quality in the midfield?

 

"Having a go at the recruitment team for not adding sufficient quality in the midfield. That's a paddlin'.

 

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Guest firetotheworks

Shit mainly because he's past it. There's no excuse for his awful hollywood passes though.

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Paul Scholes,who in my opinion,was/is a far better player than Butt,and is the same age is used sparingly by Manchester United whereas Butt is a permanent fixture in ours,therein lies a major transfer policy problem.

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