Comments on: Senna’s Future At Manchester United

By: Max Kamarake

Max Kamarake — Tue, 29 Aug 2006 14:24:38 +0000

Marcos Senna can play in a 4-4-2 formation with him as the holding midfielder and scholes/carrick creating the flair in midfield.We should NOT play both Scholes and Carrick as the latter couldn’t win a ball if his life depended on it!

By: Jace

Jace — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 10:10:09 +0000

I honestly believe that Man United needs as much reinforcement as it can get and Senna is not a bad choice even thoug he was not SAF first choice.
– Chelsea! as good as they are, are still recruiting players like crazy.

By: Ahmed Bilal

Ahmed Bilal — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 09:46:11 +0000

Tauren – I sure hope so.

Billy Bob – I think that Senna can flourish in a 4-3-3 formation and that yes, at this point he’s a smart buy but the reason this rubs me the wrong way is because:

1) We’ll be in the same situation 2 years down the line – David Jones and Lee Martin are excellent midfielders but I wouldn’t want to bet United’s future on unfulfilled potential. Age is a serious problem, and Senna I fear will slow us down. He would work great for the Champions League, no doubt, but where the Premiership is concerned I’m a bit skeptical.

2) Will United change their playing style to accomodate Senna? We’re used to playing 4-4-2 and 4-4-1-1 – playing 4-3-3 or 4-5-1 will require some practice and with Fulham up in less than 2 weeks, can we take such a drastic risk right before the start of the season?

I’m usually very optimistic, but considering that Senna is not Ferguson’s first choice (he had Diarra, Gattuso and Vieira higher on his list than Senna) is worrying.

I hope to be surprised, but I’m not betting on it.

By: Billy Bob

Billy Bob — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 08:57:12 +0000

I am assuming having read this that you have not seen Senna play much ? There are a number of positives as to why this is a good signing indeed. He is a very good tackler and ball player , his distribution is very good, and his energy levels good , he is very hard working. He is able to do the dirty work which will allow Scholes and Carrick to create , which has been missing from UTDs midfield. Senna is also comfortable with the ball at his feet and technically a good player (more so than Makelele in my opinion) As for his age it should not be a concern , he is getting better as he gets older. In addition we have the best buch of youth players coming through in a decade and in Darren Gibson a readdy madereplacement who will be challenging for the first team in 1 or 2 seasons. Therefore Senna at his age and price will be ideal in getting a good solid player for very little money and not hampering the youth development. In my opinion I also think that UTD will be playing a 4-3-3 formation next year and in Carrick and Senna we have bought well for this system. I think you will be surprised and Senna will impress.

By: Tauren

Tauren — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 08:34:10 +0000

Just a quick comment on what you have said regarding money. Unless the Glazer’s are about to prove everyone of their haters right, we should have plenty of money to spend on another player, even after signing Senna and Carrick. We have secured Â£22million in transfer fees this summer, with the sales of Ruud and Mikel, and we have spent less then that.