But what about a Scholes replacement? Box-to-box midfielders seem to be a dying breed; Everton’s Ross Barkley has the potential to be one of the greats along with Scholes, Gerrard and Lampard, but aside from him there are few others with that kind of energy and creativity around. David Moyes may have failed to find a direct replacement for Scholes but he now has more midfield options than Sir Alex Ferguson ever had in his tenure. United are now will equipped to play a diamond midfield four or a central three of Carrick, Fellaini and Kagawa. Michael Carrick now has the ability to dictate the tempo of games similarly to Scholes, while Kagawa has the creative mindset Scholes gave United for many years in attack. In the future Wayne Rooney may play in the Scholes role. After watching Rooney play in central midfield during last season’s Champions League; former United player John Giles said it was the most complete midfield performance he had ever seen. “He has the making of a world class midfield player,” Giles told Irish radio station Newstalk . Back in the present things certainly are not as bad as they seem at Old Trafford. Having cruised to a 20th League title last season with an under-strength midfield – United are now better equipped than ever to retain their title.
Posted on: Tue, 17 Sep 2013 10:30:13 +0000
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