Comments on: Over-Protecting Owen: Dissecting A Popular Media Pastime http://www.just-football.com/2009/11/over-protecting-michael-owen-dissecting/ Football news, views & analysis - Your world football blog Mon, 06 Feb 2012 03:55:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Just Football http://www.just-football.com/2009/11/over-protecting-michael-owen-dissecting/comment-page-1/#comment-870 Just Football Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:53:36 +0000 http://69.89.31.52/~justfoot/soccer-blog/2009/11/over-protecting-owen-dissecting-a-popular-media-pastime.html#comment-870 He probably is a useful player for United to have off the bench, particularly on a free transfer on reportedly reasonable wages, but the wider press really do need to stop treating him with kid gloves and just assess him on a fair, game-by-game basis.<br /><br />Saint Etienne was a long time ago now... He probably is a useful player for United to have off the bench, particularly on a free transfer on reportedly reasonable wages, but the wider press really do need to stop treating him with kid gloves and just assess him on a fair, game-by-game basis.

Saint Etienne was a long time ago now…

]]> By: P Shaw http://www.just-football.com/2009/11/over-protecting-michael-owen-dissecting/comment-page-1/#comment-871 P Shaw Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:17:28 +0000 http://69.89.31.52/~justfoot/soccer-blog/2009/11/over-protecting-owen-dissecting-a-popular-media-pastime.html#comment-871 I have to agree wholeheartedly with you. I have noticed many people I here at work and in general life, when talking about Owen they feel he will never replicate his best football again, however the media seems to disagree by, as you rightly say, overprotecting him. I have watched the Man Utd - Everton game and he didn't look like he belonged in the same league as the rest of the team. That said, though he is a big confidence player and he scored a massive goal against Man City, which I thought would carry him on to score more. However this Man Utd team is being rotated a lot at the moment and while I find it hard to think I know better then Sir Alex, I do think, if Owen's form continues, he may have to offload him.<br /><br />That said, he bought him on a free, so every goal he scores is a bonus really. I have to agree wholeheartedly with you. I have noticed many people I here at work and in general life, when talking about Owen they feel he will never replicate his best football again, however the media seems to disagree by, as you rightly say, overprotecting him. I have watched the Man Utd – Everton game and he didn't look like he belonged in the same league as the rest of the team. That said, though he is a big confidence player and he scored a massive goal against Man City, which I thought would carry him on to score more. However this Man Utd team is being rotated a lot at the moment and while I find it hard to think I know better then Sir Alex, I do think, if Owen's form continues, he may have to offload him.

That said, he bought him on a free, so every goal he scores is a bonus really.

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