Originally posted by leddy:
man utd only seem mediocre becoz chelsea has star players sitting on the bench.. richardson is not mediocre... he is breaking into the first team... give him some time and he will be a regular reliable player... dont forget he's only 20. man utd and arsenal have alot of young players now..which is why they dont look so impressive.. dont forget man utd is 2nd in the league with all these young players like richardson, fletcher, ronaldo, rooney... and they are 2nd... which is very good already... chelsea is only 1st becoz they are more consistent and they have seasoned, established players in the squad. arsenal is even worse... entire team of young players plus inconsistency... i really wonder if henry wants to become a daddy for these young players or go join the big guns of europe
Yes I do agree with you to a certain extent. But the topic here is the "MOST improved player in EPL this season" Has richardson and fletcher really made an impression ? I seriously doubt so. They are still unable to dictate the tempo of games like good midfielders always do. In fact, when they both played against liverpool over the weekend, it was their lack of presence in the midfield that lead to liverpool victory. As a matter of fact, players like nolan has almost single-handedly win games for bolton this season. Rmb the perfect chip goal against Arsenal ? It was pure inspiration.
As for comments about Arsenal, even being an Arsenal fan I'm quite ashamed to admit that you were spot on regarding our status. Our squad looks rather pathetic when placed alongside Man Yoo, Chelski and Liverpool. The current 5th place just sums up months of our fustrations which include injuries, lack of big name signings and also many off field distractions. Netherless, I'm still hopeful and confident we can do better next season with or without henry.