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Good morning.

Our tight lipped, ashen faced supremo Arry Redschnapps has decided to confound his critics and implement a managerial masterstroke. 

“Aaron’s been in good form lately. I think he’s better on the left than on the right, in all honesty. When he comes on the left, like he did at Fulham and against Bolton, he can score.

He likes to duck inside on his right foot, or he can take it past you.

“I think he gets more opportunities to score goals when he plays on the left. On the other side he tends to go one way. 

When he gets on the left side, he squares people up and he can come inside around the box and he’s got that shot on all the time. I think he’s happier on the left.

Now I’ve seen this work on a couple of occasions. I admit that. But I’ve seen it not work more frequently.

Yes, Arry has done brilliantly, but he’s got this wrong. This is the same guy who thought the boy Bale was in his best position as a left back.  Mixing it up mid game is a good idea but swapping Bale and Azza over on a permanent basis is surely going to generate play as ‘predictable’ as it is right now. 

This is all about facilitating Azza who appears to routinely lack inventiveness and of course a decent final ball. Harsh? Well we spend every season watching essentially the same spiel. Gets the ball, hares off like a lunatic, crosses into row G. That’s if he’s not recovering from some injury at a pace that would put an octogenarian to shame.

No, what’s needed to greater variety in Azza Blud’s play opposed to accommodating his weaknesses. 

Lennon – on his day – is an exceptional player but to my mind he is at most exciting when he breaks from the clock work mouse drill of pelting up the wing. I’m not suggest he knock that stunt on the head, rather he add more moves to his rather limited repertoire. 

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  • John Pertwee says:

    Basel 1-0 Man Utd (after 60 mins)

    Even the Basel players are trying to score for Utd

  • CLaw says:

    Anyone else worried that both Manchester clubs look like going out of the CL? Will make it much harder for us in the league if they can both rest players mid week.

    • toddspur says:

      unlike us mate they will be Europey cupping on a Thursday…happy happy happy

      • CLaw says:

        They’ll take it even less seriously than us! Still think we’ll get top 4 but is getting tougher. Plus one of them will be out of the FA Cup next month.

    • UnkleKev says:

      If they failed to qualify for the group stages of the Champs League (and in Man U’s case it wasn’t a particularly difficult group) then that suggests to me they’re not as good as everyone thinks they are. Indeed, having watched Man City on a number of occasions in Europe this year I think they have something of the Emperor’s new clothes about them.

      They are the ones who should be worried about us.

  • John Pertwee says:

    With Napoli now 2-0 up, and Man Utd 2-0 down looks like both will be playing Thurs & Sundays in the Two Bob Cup. Merry Christmas.

  • Suarezesmum says:

    Luis will now have to face a second FA charge after giving the big finger to the Fulham fans on leaving the pitch on Monday night. Please leave Luis alone, he is a nice boy really.

  • Razspur says:

    Adrian Childs has just said that with both Manchester Clubs going out of the Champions League it leaves the Premier League open for a head to head between the pair for the title, what a f*cken assh*le and no wonder he was axed from morning TV. Get the Plonker off our screens altogether, he knows f*ck all about football and can`t even read the auto-cue properly.

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