Trap enjoys winding up Darron.Quote:
Originally Posted by ArdeeBhoy
Trap is also quoted as saying "He can run a couple of kilometres more during a game" :D
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Trap enjoys winding up Darron.Quote:
Originally Posted by ArdeeBhoy
Trap is also quoted as saying "He can run a couple of kilometres more during a game" :D
Funny that the only quotes in that article are:Quote:
Originally Posted by ArdeeBhoy
It would of been fair to include the rest of what he said:Quote:
He can do more. He has a big potential. If I was Gibson I would go to another team where I always play. By doing this you can build your mentality. Manchester is Manchester and it is an important club, but sometimes the young players need to play, play and play. It builds confidence.
http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/s...er-144821.html
including this:
where it sounds like he was only referencing what he said last year rather than reiterating it.Quote:
There was a polemica before when I said that if I was Gibson I would go to another club where I would play more and build personality. Manchester is Manchester, like Juve or Inter, but players need to play, play, play.
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But lets not ruin a good story eh?Quote:
"Maybe next year Scholes goes out and he could play and improve," said Trapattoni. "I expect that this could happen."
Unbelievable. Ian Hislop was quoted on the back of an Ann Widdecombe novel saying that the book was "a pure joy to read" whereas what he actually said was " this book was pure tripe but compared to the stuff by another old Tory hag, Edwina Currie, it was a pure joy to read". Something like that anyway.
Trap was reiterating what he said last year, not referencing.Quote:
Originally Posted by joe_denilson
'He can do more. He has big potential and the right mentality but I said a year or a year and a half ago that if I was Gibson I would go to another club where I can play continuously.
'With this you can build your mentality. Manchester is Manchester and is obviously an important club but sometimes in the end you need you need to play, play, play.
'You can take confidence from this, but I think he is fantastic.'
I dont think to be fair theres any another big club in the world where Gibson would have had as many opportunities as he has had at Manu. Fergie obviously rates him and is prepared to persevere with him and we should be grateful for that because theres few Irish players that get the opportunity to play champions league football. Putting on my Manchester United hat I would probably prefer he was left on the bench for the big games though tbh.
Dunno where you got that quote geysir (link?) but it's different to the one I quoted.Quote:
Originally Posted by geysir
Yours:
He has big potential and the right mentality but I said a year or a year and a half ago
Examiner:
There was a polemica before when I said that.
Strange that someone would mistake the word potiential for the Italian word for controversy but without being at the press conference, we'll never know. Capiche?
Darron is at an age where he needs to be playing 1 full game a week (approx if you want to be semantic). Trap is right about this though maybe not about other things.
Link from RteQuote:
Originally Posted by joe_denilson
One reason the quotes are different is because they are translated from Trapspeak into some form of english.
Pretty much he is saying the same stuff about Gibson as last time.
One thing is becoming clearer, if McCarthy turns up he would be well ahead of Darron in the team. Trap is saying more or less that he needs to work harder and work on his overall midfield game, he has not progressed as much as he needs to do.
Strange enough, when we have a manager who doesn't say anything, then we quickly get bored, and when we have a manager who is prepared to express himself openly, it doesn't sound as if it should be discussed publicly.
Whatever about traps english, your Italian has to be commended.
Along with your ability to clearly decipher traps ramblings into clear and concise meanings.
And in turn what does that say about Green? He could be out of the squad altogether. Or maybe that's wishful thinking...Quote:
Originally Posted by geysir
And I think Trap's right to try and push Gibson - he seems like the type who needs a good shove occasionally.
Definitely and rightly so.Quote:
Originally Posted by geysir
http://www.independent.ie/sport/socc...n-2536257.html
Fergie on Gibson/Trap
"I don't know in what context he said it," said Ferguson.
"The media today can exaggerate anything now.
"It may have been a simple message for Darron. Who knows?
"I only picked up the headline of it yesterday and didn't really bother about the content.
"I know Trapattoni. He is a sensible, experienced man. I don't really give much credence to it. I don't think he would say it to cause mischief."
Cant argue with those comments. He's definitely mellowed in his old age Fergie.....He'd never make it in journalism
I like the bit "excelled for Ireland in midweek". Must have been watching a different game, the goal apart. Journalists really like to gild the lilly.Quote:
Originally Posted by shakermaker1982
Could well be that Fergie would be only too happy to let him leave in the summer if they can get a decent fee for him. Never seen a more immobile midfielder for Ireland, including Trap's nemesis Andy Reid. Although strangely Gibson did show a turn of pace just prior to the goal. Definitely needs a rocket to get him going.
I don't think he's immobile, he's just been taught in a system that values positioning over harrying which isn't necessarily something we should look down on, especially when you see the amount of energy Whelan and Andrews expend trying to win the ball back only to lose it again because they're knackered. Carrick is exactly the same way, only Carrick is much better at it.
I think Ferguson will keep him for at least next season purely because he's technically-gifted and can pick a pass, of which there are only Carrick and an aging Scholes at United. He obviously has deficiencies but Trap's idea that he should go to Stoke and learn to be Paul Green is laughable, although it might ultimately turn out to be his level.
That's what I was trying to say by mentioning Gilberto Silva a while back.Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
I watched a re-run of the game and at one point a Welsh CB (or a midfielder who had dropped deep) was carrying the ball out of defence, approaching Gibson, but about 12 yards short of him. Gibson made no effort to close him down, instead leaving it for Walters to bust his balls getting back and putting pressure on. Was Gibson lazy not going forward to tackle him, or disciplined keeping his position in the centre of the field?
lazy.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stuttgart88
I'm not sure it's laziness so much as an adherence to what Trap wants. I'm not sure Gibson is accustomed to the sitting role and would rather do what the manager asks ('two banks of four', stay in line with CM partner) than push up. To be fair I prefer that to Green charging out of midfield and getting the runaround, as against Russia.
Obviously Scholes owes nothing to anyone at the end of a marvelous career, but if Gibson had done what Scholes did in the first 15 mins of the second half today against City (that's all I've seen) he'd never play again! Misplaced passes, sliced backpass...
Are you serious?Quote:
Originally Posted by Colbert Report
Gibson is becoming the football equivalent of Enda Kenny.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stuttgart88
His status improves when absent.
Serious as a heart attack.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jicked
Gibson is a total waster, too content to sit back and collect his pay packet rather than actually go out and do something. He won't be in the Premiership two years from now and he'll only have himself to blame.
When we don't have the ball, we try to keep our shape as much as possible. Gibson is not that lazy*. If he was, he wouldn't be where he is today. He is a valuable asset to have in the squad and he showed why against Wales, with a pleasing contribution that included bit of decent play that culminated in a wonderstrike. We won the game and he did his bit for the team.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stuttgart88
*People keep saying he's lazy when it's obvious that he just plays with a swagger.
You mean not even on the bench for Manchester United? Cop yourself on, the guy clearly isn't good enough to play for Manchester United and he's hardly shown any sort of progress over the past year. Needs a move to a club that will play him ever match ASAP.Quote:
Originally Posted by Predator
Whatever about his chances at United, he's not as lazy as you proclaim him to be. I think he must have worked hard to earn his contract at one of the best clubs in the world. Or maybe he's just really, really lucky?
I don't deny that he might not be good enough for United and agree that he would probably benefit from a move to a club where he's playing a lot.
Wow wow wow hang on, I only answered a question of whether or not he was lazy or disciplined for failing to leave his position to close down a Welsh defender coming out in possession.
You then went on to describe him thus:
"Gibson is a total waster, too content to sit back and collect his pay packet rather than actually go out and do something."
Do you dispute that? What is Gibson up to today I wonder? All the other footballers are out there earning their keep. He's sitting back having a laugh with his bank manager.Quote:
Originally Posted by Predator
tempted to agree but people said the same about o'shea and he's gone on to be good defender and a real part of the united squad.
You say this from the chair in front of your computer?Quote:
Originally Posted by Colbert Report
I work Monday to Friday, I'm allowed to kick back and bitch about overpaid footballers on the weekends.Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
Well I work Monday-Sunday so I hope you won't mind me calling you a waster :D
Darron Gibson reminds me a bit of John Lennon in the late 70s. Instead of going out and making great music, he was content to stay at home and bake biscuits with the missus. I wonder if that's what young Darron did today.Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
Great analogy. :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Colbert Report
So who are the "rest of the Beatles" in this analogy?
Duff is George, worth a solo cameo but not the future.
Dunney is Paul, has a successful solo career which is patchy as hell.
Kilbane is Ringo. A big pointy anchor.
I wont bother addressing what you said about Gibson as a person, but re: not closing down the Welsh player you mustn't have the slightest clue about how Ireland play football.Quote:
Originally Posted by Colbert Report
Put it this way, when Gibson isn't playing we've seen Andrews/Whelan/Green/whoever do the exact same thing. We hear the players constantly say how Trap is obsessed with the team keeping their shape. If it wasn't Jon Walters breaking his ****** getting back like you said, we've seen Kevin Doyle do that a hundred times under Trap's regime.
That's because if you've seen any Ireland game in the last two years you'd know that it's not Gibson's job to go close down a player in that position. Instead we let whoever the opposition is have the ball in front of our midfield all they want and they are free to move it side to side all day long, with the Kevin Doyle role being the only one closing down/pressurising teams in that position. Gibson or whoever the central midfielders are keep their shape until teams get well in to our half, at which case they get smothered. It means teams like Cyprus can have all the possession they want against us in that game at Croker yet never create a decent chance unless they put the ball in the mixer in the last seconds (though people will still come out and moan that we were somehow played off the park?!), though leaves us susceptible to an attacking midfielder getting in to positions between our two lines of four dragging the system out of shape (as Stilian Petrov did, and Anelka did in the home game)
So Gibson not closing down a player for no reason and instead keeping the shape is actually good play on his part, even if the idiot masses in the crowd are demanding he "gets stuck in" or "shows a bit of passion".
You're more than entitled to your opinion, but I never miss an Ireland match and I disagree wholeheartedly about what Gibson should have done in that situation.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jicked
though i would tend to agree with your general point CR - he really is just following the tactical plan as set out by Trap. Jicked's post is bang on the money. If we played a different way, you might have seen Gibson being the first man.
Shape, shape, shape for Trap.