Comments on: Is Antonio Valencia a Man Utd number 7?

By: Erick

Erick — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 04:23:51 +0000

Ey Don..my son..did you not the the m.u vs Madrid game Valencia shitted on marcelo. Did you not see the game vs Portugal? Vs Paraguay? Vs Salvador? VALENCIA SHITTED ON THE DEFENDERS SO SUCK THIS D

By: Jared Mercer

Jared Mercer — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 21:24:47 +0000

Yes Rafael does not need replacing, using Valencia as a right back is a decent back up option, I hoped that was clearer. He has had great performances for United as noted, but this season his performances have fallen off, this has been noted by Alex Ferguson as well. Yes the match against Norwich was just one, but I believed it to reflect overall play. The signing of Wilfred Zaha could spark the end of his days starting for Man Utd, and could also send Nani out the exit door this summer. Zaha and Ashley Young appear to be the favourites on the flanks. Valencia is useful as is a big strong tackling player and has his place in the team, but he has become a weak attacking option this season.

By: Don

Don — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 10:29:25 +0000

That does make him a terrible player for United if the devils will to win UCL. This fast though one-legged and plain player still may be useful within England but let’s see what he can do against Real’s defenders. I’m pretty sure Marcelo will just eat him whole if he even comes that close to the box.

By: Don

Don — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 10:12:16 +0000

But I agree that it’s just a number. Just for guys on the pitch numbers sometimes mean something, especially if it’s a legendary club number

By: Don

Don — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 10:07:35 +0000

Are kidding? Comparable to Becks? Okay… perhaps Beckham wasn’t the greatest Man United player, perhaps he was a little overrated (or maybe underrated?), but comparing Valencia to him is just plain stupid. Beckham wasn’t the best dribbler but he had some skills, Valencia doesn’t have one, save stop the ball, turn around and pass it to Rafa. Beckham scored goals, Valencia rarely even hits the target when he decides to strike. Beckham took penalties and free kicks and scored from them, Valencia is far from it. He doesn’t even take corner kicks. The only thing Antonio can do is to plow the right wing at breakneck speed and make a cross if there are guys in the box, if not – he doesn’t know what to do with the ball. Remember last game against Liverpool when he left all scousers behind but his brain produced no clever idea what to do next.

By: NFB

NFB — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 02:44:07 +0000

Which should be measured by the god-awfulness of QPR. Any tactic tested against them should be taken with a grain of salt. Besides, Valencia was injured, so it was a change out of necessity.

If we’re cherry-picking performances for Valencia like this article does with the Norwich game, how about Chelsea and Arsenal, when his partnership with Rafael allowed United to tear the oppositions left wing apart repeatedly?

Rafael has been one of the best right backs in the league this year. He doesn’t need replacing, and certainly not with an established right-winger who has had some of the best form of any player for the team over the last few years.

By: Jared Mercer

Jared Mercer — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 19:14:31 +0000

Indeed he is a good player and was very good when he first joined Man Utd a few years ago as stated in the article. It does seem that is has been found out by defences though because of a lack of creativity. This does not make him a terrible player, it may just be that he could fit into another role, such as wing back, the way Welbeck and Rooney can both go into midfield. In this weekend’s 3-1 win over QPR, Welbeck played on the wing instead of Valencia (with Young on the other side), Scholes played in the middle instead of Giggs, and Chicharito came on as a sub and was more effective that way, scoring a goal. All of these things were stated above.
Every point made in this article about what United should do to get back to winning ways was done by Ferguson this weekend and it worked. So I think this article should be reassessed by the detractors in the comment section, or at least given credit for being a good predictor of the future :)

By: JamesV

JamesV — Sat, 24 Nov 2012 19:20:48 +0000

Completely agree! When Valencia is not on the squad their is definetly a deficiency noticeable on the team.

By: Sergio

Sergio — Sat, 24 Nov 2012 14:23:33 +0000

Agreed with the first comment. Get of the man’s back… I personally make no comparisons and just enjoy watching him team up with Rafael and Rooney.

By: Josue C.

Josue C. — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 15:02:40 +0000

Thank you, could not have put it in better words myself.