Taking a look at Manchester United’s midfield problems – English Premier League (Part 1)
Despite winning the English Premier League in the 2010-2011 season, Manchester United’s midfield problems are under discussing in the summer transfer window of 2011. Before the 2011-2012 Premier league season kicks off, it is expected that Sir http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alex-c4752 Ferguson will most probably sign a central midfielder or two to take care of his squad’s most deprived department.
However there are several questions that need to be asked before the veteran Scotsman dips into the transfer market and splashes some money on the likes of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Wesley-Sneijder-c36799, do Manchester United really need to buy a creative player? Is their midfield really the weakest part of their squad and more important how does one predict what Ferguson is going to do in the summer transfer window given the Manchester United manager’s tendency to surprise in such situations?
These questions are at the centre of Manchester United’s latest transfer policy which has been criticized in some quarters and lauded in others. In the UEFA Champions League final, it was evident that Ferguson made a tactical error when he opted to use a two man midfield against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sergio-Busquets-c33048. The end result that was 3-1 in favour of the Spanish giants confirmed the fact that United’s midfield was their Achilles heel. However this wasn’t the case throughout the tournament.
Perhaps the midfield area did show signs of weakness against Marseille in the first leg of the round of sixteen but in that match in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 and in the semi-finals against Schalke.
In the English Premier League, Manchester United ran rampant but their midfield was against found out in the second half of their trip to Stamford Bridge and then in their 3-1 defeat to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Darron-Gibson-c10368 looks likely to leave as well in a transfer deal to Sunderland.
Therefore Manchester United really do need reinforcements. Stretford enders will probably point at the club’s youth academy and say that it is time for the likes of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Paul-c29347 Pogba and Ryan Tunnicliffe to take their first team bow but Ferguson it seems has other plans. Manchester United over the years have played a 4-4-2 formation with a two man midfield. Most of the targets that have been thrown up in the summer transfer window thus far are either incapable or haven’t played in a two man midfield at club level or even at international level (bar Luka Modric).
To be continued in part 2...
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