Monday, June 27, 2011

Fight or flight: the battle of wingers


Nani

Nani during international duty for Portugal





United's second signing for the summer-Ashley Young

Yes, Nani said it. He told press in countless interviews that he is not concerned about the competiton and fight for a place in the team. With Ashley Young in the picture, everyone is wondering how will Nani and Valencia cope with the pressure? But people seem to forget that we do have another great player who will also be fighting for a place-Giggs. The best part about this healthy competition is that each of this players are actually very different from each other in terms of playing style. Nani is quick and agile and the rate and speed his brains work is often above the average opponent thus giving him the upper hand in most one-to-one battles with midfielders or defenders. Valencia has a smoother more relaxed style of playing. He rely on composure and calculative tactics to get by his opponents while Giggs is in a class of his own. Experience has made Giggs a fearsome name among opposition players. The Red devil's legend rely on strength and has the ability to spot spaces to get through the defenders.  Add Ashley Young into the mix and we get speed and creative play for the united team!
I think Sir Alex will do justice to these amazing talents and give each of them a fair chance to play depending on formation and individual strength. There is enough room for all of them in the United team.
Each of them can bring different things to the Devil's table and play and exciting season. Nani and Giggs partner ship has been proven to be effective over the course of last season likewise Nani and Valencia partnership. I also believe that ashley young might just be the right person to take on the creative duties of the team. Remember how United suffered last season when Nani was out with an injury from the Liverpool game (challenge by Raul Meireles) ? United didn't have a creative force quite like Nani to help pull the team through and inspire them at the final moments of the game. Nani was dearly missed during those games. But now, United can at least rely on ashley young to maybe have a decent creative force to drive the team.

With Phil Jones and Ashley Young joining the team, the United dynamics bound to change. But will it change for the better or worse? It really doesnt matter if you got the best player on your team, if the team dynamics dont workout then success cant be achieved. Football is a team sport not an individual sport. 90% of the success has to be from team work and not indidvidual effort.

Antonio Valencia And Sir Alex Ferguson


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