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So the PL era is now 30 years have you ever seen a Utd squad with so many players who can't handle even the basic parts of the game?
The game has never been quicker so you do need to be much more of an athlete to play it now than you did 30 years ago, the rule changes mean physical players can't get away with as much rough play as they did and the pitches are now basically carpets for 38 games a season no matter where you go in the league.
So now more than ever it's become vitally important that the basic skills we learn as kids are totally mastered control of the ball, passing, moving into space to receive a pass, getting your body between man and ball, turning into space etc. How many of our players can actually judge the flight of a ball to challenge for a header?
We have players in this side who can do things that are out of this world in terms of ability tricks, turns or shots some of it is insanely high level but the fundamental basic parts of the game like close control and passing seem to be lacking.
I've never seen so many players in Utd shirts that simply don't want the ball on the pitch. Utd sides for all those years of dominance always had players who would take the ball under any circumstance and demand the ball even in tight areas.
For years the crisp short passing was maybe taken for granted by fans like me who grew up on Utd in the 90's and 00's but watching this lot in the last few years it's been embarrasing watching them week after week give the ball away so easily.
The game has never been quicker so you do need to be much more of an athlete to play it now than you did 30 years ago, the rule changes mean physical players can't get away with as much rough play as they did and the pitches are now basically carpets for 38 games a season no matter where you go in the league.
So now more than ever it's become vitally important that the basic skills we learn as kids are totally mastered control of the ball, passing, moving into space to receive a pass, getting your body between man and ball, turning into space etc. How many of our players can actually judge the flight of a ball to challenge for a header?
We have players in this side who can do things that are out of this world in terms of ability tricks, turns or shots some of it is insanely high level but the fundamental basic parts of the game like close control and passing seem to be lacking.
I've never seen so many players in Utd shirts that simply don't want the ball on the pitch. Utd sides for all those years of dominance always had players who would take the ball under any circumstance and demand the ball even in tight areas.
For years the crisp short passing was maybe taken for granted by fans like me who grew up on Utd in the 90's and 00's but watching this lot in the last few years it's been embarrasing watching them week after week give the ball away so easily.