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Over the past 18 months or so I feel like I’ve been a member of a small select club, whose members can be counted in the hundreds and who are often chastised by our fellow man.
I’m not talking about any cults or secret cross dressing society I’m involved with- at least not on this site- rather about being one of the few United fans who seems to rate Darron Gibson.
I know to many people this may seem like a rather alien idea, after all Gibson is the sole reason for all of United’s failings, if it wasn’t for him then we would have won at Wembley against both City and Barca.
If it wasn’t for Darron Gibson and his penchant for shooting then David Hasselhoff would not be on our television screens each night sharing his thoughts on geriatric plate spinners. The problems in the Middle East? Look no further than United’s number 28 for the reason that particular crisis hasn’t been solved.
If for one minute you’re not buying the idea that this fatal strain of E-coli isn’t somehow connected to Gibson’s lack of assists you must be a mentalist.
I’m all for raising certain criticisms of United players- in a none foaming at the mouth fashion- I feel its part and parcel of being a fan and contributing to a website.
However I’m also just as keen to stick up for players that I feel do have a contribution to make to the team-regardless of how unpopular that point of view may be with the vast majority of fans.
I’m fully aware of Gibson’s shortcomings- he shoots a little too often, he’s not the quickest or most skilful of players, he’s not the first person you’d ask to man-mark a tricky midfielder, yet believe it or not he still has his good points.
I’m not about to make any suggestions that Gibson is the man to step into Paul Scholes’s shoes or that Sir Alex Ferguson should reconsider that bid for Luka Modric or Wesley Sneijder or whoever.
What I will say is this, despite what many claim, in a squad based game like we have today more than ever, Gibson more than plays his part.
In the past three season Gibson has made 57 appearances in total, many of them against lower opposition in the league or in the early stages of cup competitions.
People will point to a mere ten goals in the past three seasons as scant reward for a player that’s known for his shooting –even if he is often mocked for it. Ten goals is far from disastrous and as I’ve argue many a time before, had his superb strike against Bayern Munich in 2010 helped United to go through to the Champions League semi finals then he may have received a lot more plaudits than he does now.
Gibson is a very useful squad player who has shown his worth time and again yet suffers from the fact that if he plays well it’s considered “only because he’s against poor opposition” or if he’s not having the best of games is labeled “not as effective as Paul Scholes” which is a bit like telling a scientist he’s not quite as on the ball as Einstein was.
It seems its almost become fashionable to despise Gibson, to mock him with chants of “shoot” no matter how far from goal he is. The whole twitter debacle was a case in point, telling a United player he’s “sh*t” “not fit to wear the shirt” “a disgrace who should f*ck off” is beyond a joke. Why some so-called ‘Reds’ think this is acceptable I’ve absolutely no idea. Okay he’s not the best player on the pitch I’ll admit that, but he’s a lad who came through the youth system who tries his best –even if that may not always be the same standard as others and who has never shirked his responsibilities even in the face of a ridiculous amount of denigration.
The news is that Gibson may well be on his way to Sunderland and I’ll bet that many United fans will lose about as much sleep over that loss as they would if the Glazers house caught fire.
I for one will be sad to see him leave should he depart and if you’re wondering who that bald headed lad giving him a standing ovation is next time Sunderland visit Old Trafford is, well that’ll be me.
Feel free to comment, suggest or abuse below.
ummm…yeah.
TB9, I’d be willing to bet you good money that he never becomes world class. World class is xavi, iniesta, scholes, giggs….this lad will never be at that level. Sunderland would be a good move for Gibson where he’d be a good player in a decent team. Pogba on the other should be brought through, I’ll bet he gets closer to a world class tag by age 23 than gibson
Yes, you are.
I’m not one of those fans to say an United player is shit, but I also don’t see the point of sticking up for players like Carrick or Gibson. They both with so little desire or determination, they’re not worth defending.
I always cring when a blog site tries to put a positive spin on their performances and back them up with stats that only tell half the story. Gibson has made no development whatsoever in the past two seasons, he’s a completely limited player that manages to shine during two matches a season.
When we lost the 09/10 season by one point there was one particular match where he could hqve played a throughball to Rooney as the he had peeled off the defenders. What did he do instead?? Yes, you know he shot. That was our only good chance the whole match and he couldn’t resist shooting for the upteenth time from 25 yards.
All the best at Sunderland, Darron.
So what your saying is its Gibson’s fault that united never one the league? dont be so stupid!! win and lose as a team!!!
I like Darron Gibson. 🙁 im sad he is gonna go 🙁
i think loan, he still has some potential. A potential that wont be realised if the lynch mob dont ease up. A loan deal that saw him get a good run of consecutive games would do the lad wonders
I think its a case of balance we have to sell to bring in and also let younger players through . If it wasnt the case Fergie would keep him .He has had his chances.
I will also be sad if he leaves. He doesnt get many chances to play. I think Gibson, Obertan Macheda and Diouf need to go out on loan for the next season. They need game time.
gibson and carrick, worst all time united players, no backbone carrick!!! get rid!!!!
Worst all time? Carrick? He’s won 4 titles at United whilst being a regular. To say he is the world of all time is ridiculous.
If I played in a five aside tournament with scholes giggs Rooney and van der sar I’m pretty sure I could whip out the oul phone and spend the entire game replying to silly posts like yours and scratching myself and still get a medal at the end.. Carrick is the weak link. The united kit man washes his jersey six or seven times after every game and that stain above the number 16 just won’t come off….How he’s lasted this long at such a great club I will never know….
Fair enough if one isn’t a fan but to say the worst of all time is a ridiculous overstatement. No matter how bad you consider him to be that tag simply does not fit.
Got to say he is a quality player just not title winning quality. You have to think though what Brucey has done up there is astonishing considering the circumstances top ten playing the season with a quarter of the team, no strikers and the fans on his back. If they do sign Gibson he will flourish in a team like that and Brucey is building a young talented squad and Gibson would fit in there great and I dare say we may start wanting him back soon enough they have a knack for taking sub standard players and turning them good just look at Kenwyn Jones, Lee Cattermole, Phil Bardsley, Michael Turner and of course Darren Bent all edge of squad nobodies before they turned them into good players I feel Gibson may be another name on that list.
I will also be sad to see Gibson leave. but i will recommend premiership loan move for him. and every Man U fans will surely see the best of Gibson.