Quote Originally Posted by skel1983
Quote Originally Posted by BK
Hargreaves and Crouch tried their damnedest, but they are simply not good enough to do the jobs they were asked to do.
I totally disagree, Hargreaves tried his hardest but wasnt good enough?? He was by far the best player on the pitch from both teams.
He was not asked to run around the pitch like a lunatic, he was asked to protect the centre backs, and begin attacks...

You never see Makelele run around like a headless chicken, but he is the best in the world at this type of job.

Carrick although defensively not as good as Hargreaves has a much better touch and arguably is the finest passer in the team, he would of been a better choice.

Hargreaves IMO, is much better in a 4-4-2 formation as the more defensive midfielder, where he can use his energy more effectively. But of course that means dropping either Lampard, Gerrard or Beckham, which sadly Sven did not have the balls to do.