'Coxon's Comments' #1 'Bastian Schweinsteiger'

Manchester United and their player problem seems to be a good place for me to start. Bastian Schweinsteiger a forgotten man, given a eight minute run out last night against an already well-beaten West Ham United side. This then warrants people to start clapping and applauding, why ? Because we're told to, because the player is in a sense a 'legend'. He's won it all, but that doesn't mean he is guaranteed to start in a team that needs a instant impact. Granted, Jose Mourinho hasn't delivered a lightening start, but recap when has he ever ? It's the second year of his United career we're all looking forward too, unlike Bastian who's appearance last night was no more than a shop window cameo, a 'show your stock' walk on. He'll be off in January and in fairness, good. When has he ever put in a 10/10 display for United ? It's always, "he will it's coming he has the quality". I've never thought he's had the quality, and this is from when at Bayern he wasn't good enough to play as a right-sided midfielder for the greatest German team of the last decade. It's a forgotten issue that this 'legend' was not up to the required standard to play on the right flank in a league that ten years ago. Some may say he adapted well to play centrally for them but in reality he only did on the odd rare occasion. Michael Ballack, Owen Hargreaves and Torsten Frings moved on because their displays warranted bigger European clubs' interest, and Frings was becoming too old, so in essence he became lucky and due to the then club's loyalty, in a very 'German Heavy' team he was allowed to have that midfield role. 

I feel the sheer quality of the Premier League has picked Bastian up in its mouth, chewed him up and spat him out, leaving behind an average player who's place in the team isn't a option because of an older and better player in Michael Carrick. Loyalty is not a contract in England Bastian. An average player in an average league in, and for the best part of a decade playing in an above average team. Schweinsteiger moved to a harder league, to a excellent team filled with talent and for two seasons has, quite simply, been found out. Toni Kroos is the player United wanted him to be. 

And yes he's won the World Cup, but so have Simone Barone and Kleberson. 

Ryan Michael Coxon.