epl team of the season

[Facts and Stats]

Rearrange the letters of N E I L W A R N O C K

and you come up with C O L I N W A N K E R

There is no rule BTW of how many forwards or midfielders you have in a team. So stating Utd have Rooney and Tevez (who is often on the bench) means nothing.

[# 9]

rooney and tevez play in the starting 11, noone else plays up there with them besides saha, and chris eagles on some occasions.

[Judge Judy]

i have no idea why you're defending (LOL PUN) ronaldo? he isn't a midfield, hokai

[# 9]

i have no idea why you're defending (LOL PUN) ronaldo? he isn't a midfield, hokai

he aint my fav player either...but he is a midfielder. plus its the central midfielders role to drop back and defend anyway, not the wide midfielders.

some of you folks need to watch more ronaldo game play. not just the highlight shows.

[chelsea91]

My Team

GK - Van Der Sar
RB - Sagna
CB - Ferdinand
CB - Carvalho
LB - Lescott
RM - Ronaldo
CM - Gerrard
CM - Lampard
LM - Young
RF - Torres
LF - Adebayor

Sub's - Reina, Cech, Clichy, Vidic, Essien, Fabregas, Santa Cruz, Rooney.

Manager - Avram Grant

[Facts and Stats]

When they played Liverpool Tevez was on the bench as he often is.

Eagles is nowhere to be seen in big games, Saha is injured a lot.

When Rooney missed out due to injury Tevez started with Ronaldo just behind him as a forward.

[Facts and Stats]

i have no idea why you're defending (LOL PUN) ronaldo? he isn't a midfield, hokai

he aint my fav player either...but he is a midfielder. plus its the central midfielders role to drop back and defend anyway, not the wide midfielders.

some of you folks need to watch more ronaldo game play. not just the highlight shows.

Mate, you are doing yourself no favours with your posts. Of course wide people need to fucking defend. Who coaches you? I think whoever it is should get some lessons on how to run a team.

BTW I watch a lot of games, live, in the flesh, on TV, on the net plus I watch highlights.

[# 9]

When they played Liverpool Tevez was on the bench as he often is.

Eagles is nowhere to be seen in big games, Saha is injured a lot.

When Rooney missed out due to injury Tevez started with Ronaldo just behind him as a forward.

that is what as known as a 4-5-1 formation.

and tevez must be a fucking good sub. his pitch time is a lot more than his bench time.

[Facts and Stats]

but it's not really 4-5-1

you have a keeper
4 defenders
2 holding midfield players
1 in front of them
2 wide men (who track back)
1 forward

Using Liverpool as ana example

Reina

Aurelio
Arbeloa
Skrtel
Hyppia

Mascherano
Alonso

Gerrard

Kuyt
Babel

Torres

Only 2 of those dont defend (on the whole).

They are the 2 FRONT MEN Torres and Gerrard

UTD play more of 4-3-1-2

with the 1 being Ronaldo. When Tevez or Rooney isnt playing Ronaldo moves further up to be just behind the other. he is never asked to defend whatever formation they play.

[# 9]

but it's not really 4-5-1

you have a keeper
4 defenders
2 holding midfield players
1 in front of them
2 wide men (who track back)
1 forward

Using Liverpool as ana example

Reina

Aurelio
Arbeloa
Skrtel
Hyppia

Mascherano
Alonso

Gerrard

Kuyt
Babel

Torres

Only 2 of those dont defend (on the whole).

They are the 2 FRONT MEN Torres and Gerrard

UTD play more of 4-3-1-2

with the 1 being Ronaldo. When Tevez or Rooney isnt playing Ronaldo moves further up to be just behind the other. he is never asked to defend whatever formation they play.

is gerrard a striker to ay?

going to basics, liverpool play a morbid version of the 4-5-1 for torres, and a 4-4-2 to accompany kuyt or crouch.

united is actually 4-1-3-2, they 9/10 only have one defensive midfielder

[Facts and Stats]

Gerrard plays off Torres and when he does he is considered the same as Ronaldo, a link man, which is a forward as he doesn't have to get back when possession is lost.

[# 9]

Gerrard plays off Torres and when he does he is considered the same as Ronaldo, a link man, which is a forward as he doesn't have to get back when possession is lost.

why hasent this been moved to 'jokes of the day'

[Facts and Stats]

because no mods have bothered reading our rubbish - they have left us to it!

I'm off to walk the dog, so cant reply to any more

[# 9]

because no mods have bothered reading our rubbish - they have left us to it!

I'm off to walk the dog, so cant reply to any more

prob ay, i bet you dont even have a dog

[Updachels]

I'm on Setantta Sports

Rooney: What do you do Ronaldo?

Ronaldo: I do step over

Rooney: What else do you do?

Ronaldo: No track back

The show is gold and brings out everybody's obvious faults

Ronaldo shouldn't be classed as a midfielder as it makes the rest of us midfielders look lazy. don't get me wrong he does his job brilliantly but just isn't a midfielder..

[# 9]

I'm on Setantta Sports

Rooney: What do you do Ronaldo?

Ronaldo: I do step over

Rooney: What else do you do?

Ronaldo: No track back

The show is gold and brings out everybody's obvious faults

Ronaldo shouldn't be classed as a midfielder as it makes the rest of us midfielders look lazy. don't get me wrong he does his job brilliantly but just isn't a midfielder..

just isnt a central midfielder. hes a wide midfielder

[GiveNgog]

Midfielders drop back and defend as well..the only players on the field that shouldnt drop back are forwards. Ronaldo doesn't drop back and defend, therefore he is a forward. I don't see why your arguing this tho..it's not an insult to Ronaldo..its just pointing somethin out.

[Updachels]

Midfielders drop back and defend as well..the only players on the field that shouldnt drop back are forwards. Ronaldo doesn't drop back and defend, therefore he is a forward. I don't see why your arguing this tho..it's not an insult to Ronaldo..its just pointing somethin out.

Nobody is bagging him for doing it, we are just pointing out that clearly Fergason has instructed Ronaldo to play in this wide attacking position rather than a wide midfielder position.

[totsreds08]

i remember watching ronaldo play against barca in the ucl..when barca attacked, he was in between the half way line and the goal. he wasnt marking anybody, he was getting ready to counter

[pires7]

Lescott over Evra or Clichy = Lol

[Jimbob]

I reckon Ronaldo started this term as a midfielder and thats why his goal tally seems so impressive. Against the lesser teams who he so often shines against he pretty much plays as a forward and scores goals.

I still reckon he plays as a midfielder a lot of the time though against the bigger teams and he does collect the ball deep all the time against every team. Steve Gerrard quite often has played in the hole for Liverpool this year but I would still class him as a central midfielder and thats his best position.

I think it's fair to say he starts every game as a right midfielder and even though he can't defend he will still be back there supporting his right back for what it's worth.

At the end of the day it doesn't really matter cos we're champions again and he's been the star. Roll on next Wednesday

[ronaldo07]

i stil lol-ing @ evra play as right back hahah funny sh1t

[delfino_1936]

i stil lol-ing @ evra play as right back hahah funny sh1t

[fowler_23]

didnt reina win the golden gloves award for the 3rd year running? how he is not the keeper in that team is beyond me???

[Lilly Whites]

red & blue army......

[# 9]

red & blue army......

?

[Lilly Whites]

you are so stubborn.

they make points and your response every time is,

yeah but ronaldo doesnt need to defend,

a midfield player is a player who creates attacking plays, and breaks up opposition attacking plays.

not a player who plays out 'wide', by that i mean he recieves the ball out wide but if you watch him play 85% of the time he is just in behind the strikers. Ronaldo this is.

He is a withdrawn striker, or a player who plays just behind the strikers. difference with ronaldo is that he covers the entire WIDTH of the field in that position, not the length of the field but the WIDTH, you'll see him in the attacking 1/3 on either flank or behind the strikers

the only time he'll ever go back and get the ball is if he loses it or is frustrated.

never, never

call ronaldo a midfield player. please.