Is he going to take a role behind Roo and possibly Nasri in the pecking order though? I think Nani will move to the left permanently and Valencia and Young will rotate on the RW. Rooney may be played wide-left at times as well so I guess it's conceivable Young could play a few games behind the lone striker.
Would be good in terms of England...
Parker - Wilshere
Walcott - Young - Rooney
Bent?
Would be bonkers to play Rooney wide left rather than Young, though. Could work if the opposition had a particularly threatening right back I guess.
Young's never looked totally comfortable on the right, to the point where we put the supposedly (read 'not really') one-footed Downing on the 'wrong' flank. I reckon if Nani stays he should be given a RW berth, considering his brilliant performances there, and Young the left perhaps.
So in what your saying about Modric, he is a s good as: Xavi, Iniesta, Sneijder, Fabregas, Ozil and co.? For **** sake he is not World Class! What has he won? Dont come out with some bullshit stats to prove your point because stats mean NOTHING!
Stats mean a lot, actually, and those that dismiss them are idiots. If nobody is using stats then it's all opinions, which can't be disproven. However, I won't use any when I say that Modric should indeed be classed in the same bracket as Xavi. Nobody is as good as Xavi: he is the best in the world at what he does. But that doesn't mean Modric isn't world class: he is, and continues to be.
Also: what has Ozil won, apart from a Copa del Rey with the best manager in the world and one of the two best teams in Spain? Modric hasn't won anything because Spurs can't challenge for trophies, it's hardly his fault.
And in reply about Jack Wilshere. Did you not read what i wrote? I praised him to the highest degree possible! But said, during the coarse of the season Parker and Adam where much better and more influential on games.
"isn't that the same Wilshere who was the best player on the pitch against the world's best team?". Ok, Leon Osman got man of the match against Man Utd.. should he of got Barclays Premier League Player Of The Year?
It's easy to shine in a **** team. Parker and Adam were playing in team built around them, the leaders which everyone looked to give the pass to. Wilshere was part of a well-oiled midfield in which it could be argued that Fabregas was the one that everyone gave the pass to. The team is built around Fabregas (don't take my word for it, go and just a few of the fine Arsenal blogs around, Arsenal Report for example), and as such it is harder for Wilshere to influence games, not to mention his position being deeper. That he was still able to to such an extent is testament to his talents.
No he's not. You can post for key passes stats for all I care and I will post other stats to work against your stats. There are at least 5 better midfield playmakers. Maybe not players who play exactly like Modric, but you didn't state that. This is why I think he's overrated. Not because he's not a great player - because he is - but because he's not one of the very best.
Right, okay. So? Does that immediately prevent Modric from being world-class? Not at all. What do we define world-class as, the best in their position? Because if so there's only one, likely Xavi. Presumably we're not, and my definition of world-class evidently differs from yours.
Oh you won't be laughing when he unveils his 0-10-0 masterpiece, Mike. The Germans won't know what hit 'em.
Tom Huddlestone, presumably.
