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Since Gibson has returned
  • blueford77
    Posts: 556
    Think we look more solid in the middle of the park which has given the defence and large boost. Such an underated player he makes our team click
  • milky71
    Posts: 9,132
    I concur

    does the simple things well
  • Whiskeyandspeed84
    Posts: 767
    hes got a certain calmness and confidence on the ball that seems to come from playing at Man Yoo

    i did wonder wtf we were signing him for when we got him but again Moyes comes good with his signings.
  • blueford77
    Posts: 556
    Heard off many man u fans that he never got a decent chance in the team cos his passing wasn't good enough!!! Seems strange to me his passing ability seems really good to me I personally think they tried to play him to far up the pitch because of his shooting ability. I think moyes has just found the right position/role for him on the pitch. Wonder if fergie maybe thinks he should of given him more of a chance. Oh well thier loss our gain :)
  • Whiskeyandspeed84
    Posts: 767
    i hate saying this coz i dont like to talk us down, but realistically there is a certain calibre of player who looks poor in a team full of stars and luxury players, but looks that bit better in a more modest team. i think thats what happened with pienaar at spurs, and i think Gibbo shines brighter in a hard working team like ours than one full of the big names as he was at united
  • milky71
    Posts: 9,132
    i concur with whiskey like
  • Deus Ex Machina
    Posts: 3,433
    I don't know about the team but I certainly feel calmer when he's playing.
  • Whiskeyandspeed84
    Posts: 767
    milky71 said:

    i concur with whiskey like


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    you'll do owt to get into my Suitcase like
  • Whiskeyandspeed84
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    Deus Ex Machina said:

    I don't know about the team but I certainly feel calmer when he's playing.


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    do you reckon the rest of the team feel more confident when he's in because of the fact we've never lost a premier league game that he's played 75 minutes or more in, in a 3'oclock kick off, when the winds blowing from the north east and the temperature is between 2 - 10 degrees?

    bunch of superstitious lot these footy players!
  • Deus Ex Machina
    Posts: 3,433
    Whiskeyandspeed84 said:

    do you reckon the rest of the team feel more confident when he's in because of the fact we've never lost a premier league game that he's played 75 minutes or more in, in a 3'oclock kick off, when the winds blowing from the north east and the temperature is between 2 - 10 degrees?

    bunch of superstitious lot these footy players!


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    He's our Leprechaun and at some point, he WILL get his hands on the pot of gold that is the FA Cup.
  • Ivdlit
    Posts: 2,162
    Deus Ex Machina said:

    He's our Leprechaun and at some point, he WILL get his hands on the pot of gold that is the FA Cup.


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    Sounds so good and right!  (*)
  • Jay McD
    Posts: 1,206
    Brings the stability, but look around everyone is beating each other. Swansea done arsenal, hammers beat Chelsea man utd had to score 4 past reading, it's up for the taking I tell ye
  • ToffeeCup
    Posts: 3,160
    Whiskeyandspeed84 said:

    i hate saying this coz i dont like to talk us down, but realistically there is a certain calibre of player who looks poor in a team full of stars and luxury players, but looks that bit better in a more modest team. i think thats what happened with pienaar at spurs, and i think Gibbo shines brighter in a hard working team like ours than one full of the big names as he was at united


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    I kind of agreed on this point with Gibson but also think confidence is more of the point here. At Manyoo, he was surrounded by top quality midfield players. That and Ferguson knew he had better players and therefore didn't pick Gibson much.

    Disagree on Pienaar though. Bale is an outstanding player. There was talk of him being a left back, but lets be fair, his pace and trickery are wasted there when he can be using in a more attacking position.

    My point is that Pienaar was at the time, contractually speaking, a very cheap option for Harry to pick up should Spurs get a massive offer for Bale. Harry could also use the much vaunted Baines and Pienaar partnership to sell Pienaar what life could be like linking up with Bale on the left.

    But Bale did not get the move that was rumoured despite Harry talking about mega money in the press.

    Harry never used Bale at left back preferring to use his talents further forward.

    Bale offers more on the left of midfield than Pienaar does.

    Simply put. If we had Bale at Everton, Pienaar wouldn't be playing left midfield for us either.

     
  • Whiskeyandspeed84
    Posts: 767
    Fair points!
  • Beano
    Posts: 3,455
    I ain't getting too excited yet about us looking defensively sounder. We were always gonna be A LOT more cautions with committing players forward away at Man City - Gibson or no Gibson. We'll probably be cautious also next Sunday.

    Its the following games against Stoke, West Ham and Wigan which will be big pointers as to whether we're much tighter defensively or not!
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