Re: The 2013-14 EPL Discussion Thread
Yeah, but he did play the full 90 minutes for the Japanese NT a number of times. I doubt it's a fitness issue, but maybe due to the low amount of time Kagawa spent with the team Moyes doesn't feel comfortable with him in a tactical sense.
I just hope we don't kill his brilliance by either not playing him or playing him in a wrong kind of role. We could go 4-2-3-1 as we have been doing with Kagawa slotted right behind the lone striker with Cleverley/Rooney/Anderson and Carrick playing in the deeper roles and Zaha/Valencia/Nani/Young on the wings, or we could put Kagawa on the wing and use Rooney in the n.10 role. Though I wouldn't prefer that as Kagawa is absolutely deadly when played there. Or we could even go 4-3-2-1 and play both Rooney and Kagawa behind the striker, but we can't use our wingers like that.
Rooney's the kind of player who's all over the pitch no matter where he plays, so I don't think it matters whether we play him right behind the striker or a bit deeper. He'll still be involved a lot, and that's what he wants. RvP's the number one striker, so if we don't have two up front Rooney has to play midfield at least to start a game. Subs can alter things of course. If we use two guys up front we could go with a diamond where Kagawa holds the n.10 spot behind Rooney and RvP. It just comes down to how to use Rooney, Kagawa and RvP at the same time. But that's one of the important things a manager has to do. Find a way to put your best players out there at the same time. Rooney might make noise about playing a position he doesn't want to play, but like I said, when it comes down to tactics he'll be everywhere regardless of that.
With that said, I don't think Moyes is the kind of manager who appreciates players like Kagawa as much as others. But enough of that. This is EPL Discussion, not the Man Utd thread.
Yeah, but he did play the full 90 minutes for the Japanese NT a number of times. I doubt it's a fitness issue, but maybe due to the low amount of time Kagawa spent with the team Moyes doesn't feel comfortable with him in a tactical sense.
I just hope we don't kill his brilliance by either not playing him or playing him in a wrong kind of role. We could go 4-2-3-1 as we have been doing with Kagawa slotted right behind the lone striker with Cleverley/Rooney/Anderson and Carrick playing in the deeper roles and Zaha/Valencia/Nani/Young on the wings, or we could put Kagawa on the wing and use Rooney in the n.10 role. Though I wouldn't prefer that as Kagawa is absolutely deadly when played there. Or we could even go 4-3-2-1 and play both Rooney and Kagawa behind the striker, but we can't use our wingers like that.
Rooney's the kind of player who's all over the pitch no matter where he plays, so I don't think it matters whether we play him right behind the striker or a bit deeper. He'll still be involved a lot, and that's what he wants. RvP's the number one striker, so if we don't have two up front Rooney has to play midfield at least to start a game. Subs can alter things of course. If we use two guys up front we could go with a diamond where Kagawa holds the n.10 spot behind Rooney and RvP. It just comes down to how to use Rooney, Kagawa and RvP at the same time. But that's one of the important things a manager has to do. Find a way to put your best players out there at the same time. Rooney might make noise about playing a position he doesn't want to play, but like I said, when it comes down to tactics he'll be everywhere regardless of that.
With that said, I don't think Moyes is the kind of manager who appreciates players like Kagawa as much as others. But enough of that. This is EPL Discussion, not the Man Utd thread.
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