Darron Gibson

**stiffler** · 10/12/2008, 6:35 PM

Looking forward to seeing how he gets on tonight.

**tommy_c12000** · 10/12/2008, 7:42 PM

Was tidy enuf in 1st half. Gave away an awful ball for Aalburg's 2nd goal though. I'd prefer to see him playing more centrally

**carloz** · 10/12/2008, 7:58 PM

Took off at half time. Disgraceful treatment by Fergie IMO. Firstly he was picked to play right wing

. He did an ok job but then Fergie decides to haul him off at half time to be replaced by Ji Sung Park. Not going to help the young lads confidence one bit and as a Man Utd fan i think it was a dreadful thing for Fergie to do to a young player trying to break into the team

**irishfan86** · 10/12/2008, 8:56 PM

Well, United's Irish lads didn't acquit themselves well tonight.

Gibson gave the ball away for Aalborg's second goal, and John O'Shea failed to pick up his mark who ended up heading it in.

Don't think Gibson can make it as a winger, although he did hit in some nice crosses that could have led to opportunities had somebody got on the end of them.

**Dr. Ogba** · 11/12/2008, 9:04 AM

Originally Posted by carloz

Took off at half time. Disgraceful treatment by Fergie IMO. Firstly he was picked to play right wing

. He did an ok job but then Fergie decides to haul him off at half time to be replaced by Ji Sung Park. Not going to help the young lads confidence one bit and as a Man Utd fan i think it was a dreadful thing for Fergie to do to a young player trying to break into the team

was thinking the exact same thing. If someone like Scholes was stuck out on the right wing he wouldn't have covered himself in glory either. there's a touch of the O'Sheas about it in that he doesn't seem to trust him in the pivotal CM role just as he doesn't trust O'Shea in the CB role...

**paul_oshea** · 11/12/2008, 9:30 AM

fletcher has been utillised in different area, oshea has been utilised in different areas, as has brown as did silvestre. Ferguson generally buys in the players he feels will always be the first on the team sheet. THere is nothing to suggest with gibson it will be any different. If gibson wants to stay with united he will need to fit in in different areas just like the others. Fergie is loyal to squad plays as has been proved with fletcher and oshea.

**ifk101** · 11/12/2008, 12:27 PM

Played out of position last night and it showed. Gave the ball away in the lead up to Aalborg's second goal and also then backed away from the attacker that put the cross in.

**Noelys Guitar** · 11/12/2008, 1:58 PM

Originally Posted by ifk101

Played out of position last night and it showed. Gave the ball away in the lead up to Aalborg's second goal and also then backed away from the attacker that put the cross in.

He played a similar cross field ball against Cyprus. Straight to a Cypriot player. Got the weight of the pass wrong.

**irishfan86** · 11/12/2008, 8:01 PM

Originally Posted by Ciaran

Gibson . . . was argubly not even good enough to fit into an average Wolves championship midfield.

In fairness, he played as a right winger for Wolves mainly.

Until I see him get a run in any team at centre-mid, I'm going to refrain on judging him.

I just wish the experimental period wasn't with Ireland as seems to be the case.

**Irish_Praha** · 04/01/2009, 4:36 PM

Came on after 56 mins for UTD today in the FA cup.
How is he doing?

**kingdomkerry** · 04/01/2009, 4:44 PM

Scored in 82nd minute. First goal for Man Utd.

**tommy_c12000** · 04/01/2009, 4:45 PM

Nice finish. Still looks lost out on right wing

**Closed Account** · 04/01/2009, 4:46 PM

Tidy finish, didn't panic. Playing right side of midfield, has got in good position. Had one sliced effort.

Link to Goal

**Irish_Praha** · 04/01/2009, 5:41 PM

Originally Posted by joe_denilson

Tidy finish, didn't panic. Playing right side of midfield, has got in good position. Had one sliced effort.

Link to Goal

Well taken, nice first touch.

**tetsujin1979** · 04/01/2009, 5:53 PM

Nice finish to get it through 2 defenders and the goalkeeper, even that close in.
Showed good instincts to come off the wing with no covering full back on that side, just gambling the ball would come across.

**ofjames** · 07/01/2009, 8:59 PM

He played the full 90 against derby tonight.

It was a poor team performance but i thought he did ok. he played the first 60 mins on the right. He didnt threaten much but kept things simple and managed to put in a couple of dangerous balls

Fergie took off welbeck, scholes and anderson and left gibson on which was good to see. It meant he had 30 mins playing where he is best in the centre.

He was much more effective in the central position in my opinion, particularly when Carrick came on (perhaps this was due a confidence boost due to the knowledge he wasnt going to be subbed).

Fergie commented after that he thought Gibson was one of the better united performers on the night and indicated that he would figure in the second leg. So not a bad night for the lad

**eirebhoy** · 07/01/2009, 10:43 PM

Out of the 5 players that played in central midfield I thought Gibson was best, even if it was only for half an hour. He just seems to me like a player that gets by in games, he doesn't look for the ball too much.

**Maroon 7** · 08/01/2009, 12:16 AM

I only saw the last 20 minutes of the game but he seemed to be getting on the ball a lot anyway. In fact a lot of United's play seemed to be going through him in midfield. He was the one who was knocking balls out to the wide men and feeding them into Tevez and when play broke down they passed it back to Gibson and let him start it up again.

Admitedly for the most part they weren't getting very far but in the short bit of the game I saw he at least was getting involved in the play.

**Fergie's Son** · 08/01/2009, 4:30 AM

He played well. The United team was a mess and didn't deserve a goal. Still, I'm cautiously optimistic about him right now. Well played Mr. Gibson.

**irishfan86** · 08/01/2009, 7:14 AM

Decent performance but you have to take in the opposition. 18th in the Championship.

He performed better than Anderson and Scholes on the day.

There were times when he looked to pass it wide or back instead of hitting a penetrating ball through the middle, and this was a bit irritating.

On the plus side I think he only lost possession once over the course of the game, but he just wasn't positive enough for my liking, especially when they went down a goal.

A move in the right direction though, and playing 90 minutes should do wonders for his confidence.