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ianbaker
Joey Barton.
Sam
Wilshere was superb on Wednesday night, I think Welbeck will get better for England but as somebody pointed out he's wasted out on the left.
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He is, but if we're going to employ a 4-2-3-1 formation with only one out-and-out striker, he needs to play more games for United through the middle and improve his finishing.
Sam
Yeah I agree, but I don't think that's going to happen anytime soon.
Dutton
jumberto
Ninja
I agree, in a way, it's better than it has been recently.
But I don't think his finishing is usually much better than erratic even at it's best, definitely needs some consistency.
jumberto
I'm sticking in the Welbeck will be very good camp and I'm confident he'll prove me right.
VP.
jumberto
Ninja
That's purely dependent on what role you ask him to play on the left.
Absolutely no reason he can't perform in a similar vein to Thomas Müller, Pedro or David Villa out wide but he's certainly not built to play like a traditional winger.
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Jamieandhisego
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Ninja
Welbeck's definitely pacey.
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Chamberlain does work hard, to be fair. Ideally Hodgson will be able to drill that into him some more as he's faster and a better out-and-out winger than someone like Milner, but he just needs to improve his discipline some more.
jumberto
All very good but you named 3 right footed players who will cut inside almost every time, therefore not traditional out and out wingers playing from the left.
VP.
Muller maybe but he's nothing like the other two players mentioned, he's a centre forward certainly, but for me he offers absolutely nothing when on the left hand side. Not one part of his game is suited to play there and i would say his stats this season prove that.
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Yes, but he isn't able/ doesn't try to beat players like Walcott or Lennon can, can he?
I'm not slating him, I just don't think he's good enough to be our first-choice left winger as he doesn't possess the qualities to excel in that position - which isn't surprising considering the fact he's been played as a striker for the majority of his career.
VP.
Milner is a very very good player.
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I know, but they're still able to beat players and cut inside as you'd like wingers to do from time to time. They're actual wingers, unlike Welbeck, who's a striker. Ideally you'd have left-footed wingers out on the left but we don't have that luxury.
Ninja
I've definitely seen him do it.
jumberto
VP.
I don't think anyone is doubting what he could become. JUST NOT BY PLAYING ON THE LEFT FFS!
jumberto
Another example of his play on the wing (just messed up the cutback to Kagawa)
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I haven't seen as much of him this season bar MOTD highlights, but am I right in assuming that when employed on the left-wing, he rarely takes the ball and runs at his man? I've got the impression that this season much of his work on the left has been collecting the ball and cutting inside to link up with Rooney/ van Persie/ whoever, as opposed to trying to beat players and get the cross in.
I'm not doubting his potential, I just feel we'd be better served playing actual wingers on the left and using Welbeck in his best position.
Dutton
He's fast, can beat a man and his interplay with others is excellent. He's also got an eye for goal, not one part of his game? Come off it.
And why do we need to have a player on the left that can beat a man(which he can do anyway) and deliver a cross? Who are they crossing to? Rooney. Do Spain and Germany play with out and out wingers on the left? I can't think of many who do actually.
VP.
Yeah, the actual important part of the whole move (which if he had actually got his head up would have been a very simple pass). Same as the other gif, gets to the important part where you need that bit of quality, and falls over.
jumberto
The fact he's got a great understanding with Cleverley and Rooney is important too.
He's 23, composure and final ball will come with time. In one gif he had just sprinted from the edge of his own box and in the other from the half way line so was probably a bit tired which resulted in what it did.