24 Jul 2015 14:53:27
Ed001 you said before you didn't believe we had been using allen correctly when played, how do you think he is best utilized as i didn't catch much of him during his time at swansea

{Ed001's Note - I don't think he is suited to us, but at Swansea he was at the centre of everything. It was just about getting the ball and playing it simple, quick and concise short passing. They focused on possession in the midfield, then looking for balls to the wingers when they drew out the defence. Allen was one of those that just kept it ticking over until the opponents closed on him. He had a very similar player alongside him, in Britton, a lot of the time, so they could just keep it simple until space opened up to play in a wideman. We have tended to use Coutinho as our focus point, rather than the centre of midfield.}

1.) 24 Jul 2015
24 Jul 2015 15:55:55
Allen's problem is he doesn't show himself for the ball enough. He needs to be the one who comes deep for the ball, passes it, wants it back. But instead, he's always too high up the pitch and ineffective. I thought he would have taken on the playmaker role in preseason, but unfortunately he still hasn't come up trumps.

Red Rum

2.) 24 Jul 2015
24 Jul 2015 16:12:05
Allen should be replaced with Kovacic and should be played alongside a top class DM. We would then look stable.

3.) 24 Jul 2015
24 Jul 2015 17:09:26
Your talking to brick walls European

Our midfield is too much of the sane.

You have one of milber and hwrnderson and if you want to play Lucas then you have to have a creator in there.

Lucas, kovacic and henderson/milner

Well that starts looking promising

Where one away in the middle of the park to having a really good midfield. The club identified that and went for maateo but when that didn't come off, did the problem resolve itself or does it still need addressing

That's what gets to me

No points aving a stunning attack, great gk (although we haven't) and a fantastic defence and nothing in the middle.

4.) 24 Jul 2015
24 Jul 2015 17:56:42
Maestro

I have been crying all season for the one central midfielder and received abuse and disagree on my view.

Schniderline ll prove the difference where UTD will finish next season.

Kovacic is very similar to Carzola. We just missed the signing of the season.

Allen, Lucas , Henderson and Milner, none could dictate a game from the midfield.

We don't have the creative spark in the middle and again will depend on Countinho to drop deep.

5.) 24 Jul 2015
24 Jul 2015 18:36:54
EG cazorla is not similar to kovacic

6.) 25 Jul 2015
25 Jul 2015 00:30:52
Just all go back to the original post - Allen played in a team a particular way - we bought him and do not play him that way.

Adding any player what makes you think they will be a success / show their current form if they are not played in the position / system that suits them?

Any signing is a risk if we do not play them to their or the teams strengths. also don't play to their strengths and don't expect to get a decent return when selling them - hence why we will struggle to get the money we want for at least five players this transfer window (and Balotelli who we should never of bought)!