Manchester United Clock Challenge
- A fun article on deep lying playmakers. Will you have one in your fantasy football team this season? [SoccerLens]
- Let’s run it back two years to check out this obscure but excellent goal from Sweden [In the Stands]
- Giggs grabs a hat trick as United score eight against Hangzhou Greentown, a team from the (clearly not so) Super League in China [Football 365]
- Strange Ibracadabra airport video [Dirty Tackle]
- Streaker on the pitch with a decent dummy during an exhibition match yesterday [Off the Post via 101 great goals]
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The deep lying midfielder is an important position, but the author doesn't do a good job identifying them:
– Makalele was never a "playmaker" just a short passer and ball winner.
- Jenas a "world class talent": liberal use of a phrase.
- Tom Huddlestone is one of the best long passers in the league and, at 22 years of age, has time to prove himself as a first team regular.
Wilhelmsson –
Agreed. Jenas is certainly not world class.
For me, Xabi Alonso and Carrick performed very well in that role last year…
Yaya Toure is more of the "Makelele / Mascherano / Senna" style with great stamina, physicality, control, and short passing…
Carrick and Alonso provide more of an offensive spark…
There are dozens out there right now (Lass Diarra!) on the international stage – and the best ones make their teams (and attackers) look a whole lot better – really a great position to watch and give credit to.