Wednesday 14 November 2012

Fantastic Five - Top Performers For Manchester United in the First ten games - By Aditya Nayak (@AdityaNayak12)


With Just Over ten games gone in the league, Manchester United Find themselves to be on top with a two points gap over their noisy neighbors. So far United have managed to win at Stamford Bridge after a huge gap of 10 years, manage to get 3 points over their arch rivals Liverpool at Anfield and also beat Arsenal at Old Trafford. In addition, United have also made up for Last year’s disappointment by qualifying for the knockout stages of Champions League with a 100% record. So who have been United’s heroes in the first few weeks of the season? During a time where all the teams look to settle down and find a rhythm in themselves who are the ones who were performing at their best for the Red devils? This Article is just to highlight those few names.



5. Michael Carrick – He is the only guy who has started and played all the 90 minutes of every game in the Premier league so far for United. Though he started the season in a very shaky manner and was often found guilty of giving away the ball in Dangerous area, he has in the last few games been very composed and has the 2nd best passing stats in the league so far (937 passes completed). He may not be Finding assists with those passes but his main job is to find the player on the flanks and that he is been doing pretty well. He also seems to be now coming to terms with his new young partner Cleverley in the midfield.

4. Wayne Rooney – Lost a month due to injury and yet to fully adjust to his new deep lying role behind the striker but still Rooney has found himself to be in the heart almost every attacking move that United make. He may not have the goals tally that he normally would have by now but that is mainly due to fact he is now playing more like Trequartista rather than a conventional Center forward. He has already developed a very nice going partnership with Robin Van Persie which is very pleasing to watch as a united fan and a nightmare for any defence. In Addition to all this Rooney has also impressed with his defensive capabilities often staying back and clearing the ball out or throwing himself on a last ditch challenge and executing it perfectly. Overall Rooney has been more of a complete player in the squad but yet to bring out his very best in this season.

3. Javier ‘Chicharito’ Hernandez – He is often dubbed as the next ‘Ole Gunnar Solskjear’ or the ‘Baby faced Assassin’ and this season he is fulfilling those requirements. He is getting developed into the super sub for united and his poacher instincts are making him very successful at that. He started the season being benched mostly for which Sir Alex has reasoned saying it was because he needed rest after the heavy summer schedule. It seems like resting him in the starting few games was the right thing to do cause now it looks like he has found his proper rhythm, 6 goals in the last 6 games justifying it. Hernandez is second behind Solskjear in goal tally of scoring from coming off the bench, a technique which Ole had mastered at his time with the Red Devils.

2. Robin Van Persie – Robin has been the highlight of almost all the United games so far and has amassed a total of 11 goals in all competitions for United already. There were lot of questions asked when he signed from arsenal for a fee 24mil pounds but the 29 year old just has buried all doubts with his goal tally. RVP has found him to be on the lips every united fan and is quickly becoming one of the best transfers of this Season in the league, truly a masterstroke by Sir Alex. It is not just the goals that he scores that has made him so successful so quickly but also he has been able to create Scoring opportunities by often diving wide and trying to find a cross. His specialization in the corners is added asset to united and is already showing up as united have managed to score 7 goals of Corners so far this season. His partnership with Rooney will be the one to watch out for and is promised to bring upon a lot of entertainment to united fans.

1. Rafael Da Silva – Rafael has to be one of the most improved players not just at united but overall in the league. He is shined throughout the games this season and cemented that right wing back spot for himself. Last year he offered a lot of pace and courage going forward but showed a great amount weakness defensively but this year though he hasn’t been perfect he has been able to keep that composure while defending and has found himself taking on much larger players with courage and winning the ball. For a 22 year old the progress Rafael has been showing game after game has been phenomenal. He has also added more charm to his performance with a wonderful left footed goal at Anfield which united fans will savour for some time to come. Two goals and couple of assist for a right back within 10 games in a season is no less than fantastic and his partnership Valencia on the right wing looks to be causing a lot of problems to the defenders. The future looks promising.


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