Watching Match of the Day, Berba recieved an entire segment of 'analysis'. He was picked out and criticised for his every move by messrs Hansen and Lawrenson. The main point they made using the footage was that Berbatov was not around the areas that his teammates were playing high balls into. In other words, he was not moving exactly where the currently injured Wayne Rooney would have moved. This has annoyed me enough to go get my laptop and start writing on a Saturday night.
Their criticism was insultingly petty, basically suggesting that Wayne Rooney is able to make something out of every ball and that Berbatov, when given the same balls Rooney can create chances with, cannot do so and is thus is a useless clogger. This is just derogatory to Berba, a player you'll probably guess I do quite like.
Berbatov is not Wayne Rooney. He does not have the same skillset as Rooney, does not move in the same manner as Rooney and thus cannot be treated as like for like. Surely, instead of picking on Berbatov, we should bring up the point that his teammates played through the entire game as if it was Rooney up front, never once adjusting their style to suit Berbatov's skills.
There were several occasions when Berbatov did recieve the ball in a way which he enjoys i.e. ball to feet 20 yards out, and on each occasion he went out and created good opportunites for his team. This was barely touched upon in the MOTD coverage.
Wayne Rooney is a unique and precociously gifted player. He can score from anywhere. Berbatov is a very gifted striker, but he cannot do all the improbable things Rooney can do. Perhaps his teammates should actually think about this before they lump difficult ball after difficult ball towards the space Berbatov never usually stands in.
GM
Their criticism was insultingly petty, basically suggesting that Wayne Rooney is able to make something out of every ball and that Berbatov, when given the same balls Rooney can create chances with, cannot do so and is thus is a useless clogger. This is just derogatory to Berba, a player you'll probably guess I do quite like.
Berbatov is not Wayne Rooney. He does not have the same skillset as Rooney, does not move in the same manner as Rooney and thus cannot be treated as like for like. Surely, instead of picking on Berbatov, we should bring up the point that his teammates played through the entire game as if it was Rooney up front, never once adjusting their style to suit Berbatov's skills.
There were several occasions when Berbatov did recieve the ball in a way which he enjoys i.e. ball to feet 20 yards out, and on each occasion he went out and created good opportunites for his team. This was barely touched upon in the MOTD coverage.
Wayne Rooney is a unique and precociously gifted player. He can score from anywhere. Berbatov is a very gifted striker, but he cannot do all the improbable things Rooney can do. Perhaps his teammates should actually think about this before they lump difficult ball after difficult ball towards the space Berbatov never usually stands in.
GM
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