Darron Gibson

**tetsujin1979** · 15/02/2011, 8:51 AM

Originally Posted by SkStu

Shape, shape, shape for Trap.

given what came before it, is that such a bad thing?

**Junior** · 15/02/2011, 9:29 AM

Ah but would we? That would be to suggest (I think) that Gibson follows Traps instruction to the letter and that is why he is more...shall we say...laid back in his approach? If Trap would be to instruct his CM pairing to close, harry, tackle higher up the pitch, Im not convinced we'd see much difference in Gibsons overall game, more likely Trap would have him on the bench for not being the right player for his system.... Perhaps this current system does suit Gibson afterall!!

**SkStu** · 15/02/2011, 3:19 PM

Originally Posted by tetsujin1979

given what came before it, is that such a bad thing?

did i say it was Tets? Not every post is a go at your mighty leader.

**paul_oshea** · 15/02/2011, 4:00 PM

raaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:A...LnqobRvkha8PWg

**mark12345** · 15/02/2011, 9:52 PM

Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin

Well I work Monday-Sunday so I hope you won't mind me calling you a waster

Are you a would worker?

**Charlie Darwin** · 19/02/2011, 4:50 PM

Gibson is putting on a masterclass in passing at the moment v Crawley.

**SkStu** · 19/02/2011, 4:56 PM

keyword = Crawley

**Stuttgart88** · 19/02/2011, 5:00 PM

Cheer up Stu, at least he's not looking anonymous against Crawley

**SkStu** · 19/02/2011, 5:04 PM

dont you dare try and drag me out of my permanent state of melancholy/realism.

heres some half time entertainment for you all... arrested, no less! Those Crawley fans are a bit mental though in fairness!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUUcAe8pCBQ

http://m.guardian.co.uk/ms/p/gnm/op/...h&cat=football

**Jicked** · 19/02/2011, 5:05 PM

The best I've ever seen Darron Gibson play by some distance, his distribution has been first class even if it is non-league opposition, if he's able to pick passes like that in training its no wonder a guy like Ferguson has rated him so highly. Promising.

**Sullivinho** · 19/02/2011, 5:16 PM

For those looking to catch the second half, it's on ITV. Whack this lot into the 'Add Channels' menu on the nearest Sky Digital box:

Frequency: 10.758
Polarisation: V
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FEC: 5/6

**Fergie's Son** · 19/02/2011, 5:42 PM

Dreadful first touch in the bos there. Come on Darron, belt one in!

**tricky_colour** · 19/02/2011, 6:04 PM

Yep he looks in a different league from most of the Crawley players

**Stuttgart88** · 19/02/2011, 7:13 PM

He certainly look a cut above most of them out there. It just isn't happening at all for Rooney in open play, world class goals notwithstanding

O'Shea looked like he was playing in the Celtic Cup.

**Noelys Guitar** · 19/02/2011, 7:53 PM

I must have been watching a different game. He played a couple of excellent passes in the first half but in the second half he was woeful. Crawley dominated midfield for most of the second half and Gibson disappeared. Stewart Houston the co-commentator on Fox slated Gibson (never put in a challenge)and Rooney (general rubbish play) for their performances and rightly so.

**Colbert Report** · 19/02/2011, 8:36 PM

Another toothless performance from a disgraceful excuse of a professional footballer. What a joker. Manchester United barely scrape by a non-league side at Old Trafford, they were lucky not to surrender the win right at the end there. Gibson clearly not suited for Premiership football.

**Sullivinho** · 19/02/2011, 8:56 PM

Originally Posted by Noelys Guitar

He played a couple of excellent passes in the first half but in the second half he was woeful.

Agreed. They were poor as a whole in the second but Gibson's anonymity was shocking.

**Stuttgart88** · 19/02/2011, 9:40 PM

Anonymity? That's nonsense. He showed a lot and gave lots of give-and-goes, took lots of hard passes without giving the ball away (he did - twice, three times?) and I'd say completed more passes than anyone on the pitch. I watched the second half looking for excuses to criticise Gibson but found few. The best bit of skill in the game was his - taking a difficult pass, turning on a sixpence and then overhitting a through ball for Rooney.

Most of his teammates were awful. That Bebe guy was off the pace, Obertan showed some pace but little else and Carrick did some tidying up in front of the back 4 but not a huge amount else. Rafael was awful.

He doesn't dive into tackles but covers the ground and made players play around him. Gibson was one of only a handful of MUFC players to take any credit for his performance.

CR's synopsis of his performance is just pure BS.

**SkStu** · 19/02/2011, 9:47 PM

i only saw the first half and he was very good but it was fcking Crawley Town.

**Stuttgart88** · 19/02/2011, 9:55 PM

What does a central midfielder do when he gets the ball? Usually pass it to forwards or wide players. These were rubbish for United today. Gibson did what he could but there was so much dross on display from United today you can't seriously single out Gibson. He drew criticism from the crowd for miscontrolling the ball on the edge of the box but he was in prime shooting position and was given a rubbish pass.

I'm not saying Gibson is good enough to play for a team that is likely to win the EPL and has ambitions to win the CL, but some of the criticism is ridiculously over the top. He was on the ball plenty in the second half. I personally prefer to see midfielders pass the ball rather than raise cheers for wild challenges.