Well a United supported mate had a spare ticket to Old Trafford tonight for Paul Scholes' testimonial so I agreed to tag along as I live in the area. The current united squad faced off against a raggle-taggle band of players under the banner 'New York Cosmos', and I was interested to find out two of our own current squad lining up for them - both, I believe, playing 90 minutes. Thought I'd share what I saw.
First, Brad Friedel. What to say, what to say? Well, he let in 6 goals. Most not his fault, to be fair, though at least one shot from a one-on-one seemed to go straight through him. Made a good save from a header, another from a low drive and another from a scramble - though only after flapping at a cross to present the chance in the first place. Definitely still looks like a Premiership keeper but didn't scream 'top four finishers' number one choice'. I mean, he let in 6 goals.
Robbie Keane played as a fairly wide right striker. Didn't get too much service, when he did he would look to run at the defence a bit before ultimately turning back and playing a short pass. Made the odd run in behind but unsurprisingly his temporary team mates weren't usually on the same wavelength. Didn't do anything wrong, per se, but didn't add too many millions to the ol' price tag either.
In conclusion: this night taught us nothing we didn't already know, really.
First, Brad Friedel. What to say, what to say? Well, he let in 6 goals. Most not his fault, to be fair, though at least one shot from a one-on-one seemed to go straight through him. Made a good save from a header, another from a low drive and another from a scramble - though only after flapping at a cross to present the chance in the first place. Definitely still looks like a Premiership keeper but didn't scream 'top four finishers' number one choice'. I mean, he let in 6 goals.
Robbie Keane played as a fairly wide right striker. Didn't get too much service, when he did he would look to run at the defence a bit before ultimately turning back and playing a short pass. Made the odd run in behind but unsurprisingly his temporary team mates weren't usually on the same wavelength. Didn't do anything wrong, per se, but didn't add too many millions to the ol' price tag either.
In conclusion: this night taught us nothing we didn't already know, really.