[quote user="Sir Kones"]Carrick has been a starter for us for 7 years now. So why would any perceived change in style be blamed on a player whose been playing in that same position for 7 years?[/quote] In addition to what I said above, what "firepower" has left us? Tevez, Ronaldo? Players that haven't been with us for 4 ...

[quote user="pauly t"]Whenevr I saw him play for the reserves he looked terrible. Not strong enough for the Prem at present! He should have been loned back to Chilean football, for another couple of years in my opinion![/quote] Why would loaning him back to Chilean football be a better option than keeping him in the league. There is ...

Carrick has been a starter for us for 7 years now. So why would any perceived change in style be blamed on a player whose been playing in that same position for 7 years?

[quote user="Matt Stevenson"][quote user="wirral manc"][quote user="my opinion."]he had a passing completion of 89% during 94 touches[/quote] You forgot to mention that he gave the ball away about 20 times[/quote]Fail. Fail so hard. If he touched the ball 94 times and had a passing completion rate of 89%, that's ...

[quote user="kagawakid"][quote user="stretford77"]Yes is a complete waste of time giving an 18 year old the taste of the Premier League, letting him experience the atmosphere, learning news skills, training with a high calibre of player. Yes its all worthless to his education... He has been given chances and hasn't ...

He's not necessarily 5th striker. I mean, he got on the pitch before RVP vs. Braga didn't he? In a match that we really wanted to win. A squad is a living/breathing/dynamic thing that changes constantly. I'm sure the starting 11 and subs are carefully considered for each match. It's not like they just say, "Ok, take the first ...

[quote user="mb28mbrook"][quote user="Sir Kones"]From what I've observed, casually, he seems to be featuring regularly for the presently undefeated U21s and producing (scoring/assisting). So he's still young enough to play in the U21s and is doing well there, and has helped them to be undefeated through 11 matches, so I ...

From what I've observed, casually, he seems to be featuring regularly for the presently undefeated U21s and producing (scoring/assisting). So he's still young enough to play in the U21s and is doing well there, and has helped them to be undefeated through 11 matches, so I wouldn't s.lag him off just yet.

[quote user="fergiesfutureisbrightdefinitelynotorange"][quote user="therealry"]No[/quote]AGREED ....I think Nani is exciting and brilliant and one man does not maketh a team. The English culture seems to be to blame one person for the woes of a whole team..it is ridiculous!! Nani did the best he could. He tried to be creative ...

While there was a big change in the team from the one that beat Chelsea in the league, you can't really say there wasn't experience in a side that featured Giggs, Fletcher, Anderson and Nani. The Capitol One cup is always going to be about giving youth their opportunity. Made things a little easier on Chelsea that they only play a ...