welbeck, good enough for united?

When it comes to Welbeck, people's thought process tends to go like this:

1) He is classed as a striker
2) He dosent score
3) He must not be very good.

Which is nonsense really. On form, the guy offers our team so much. I really dont understand people who dont think he's good enough.

It is simple bloodred.

We have a lot of stupid fans among our fanbase.

That said, in front of goal, Danny is not looking good atm.

Dont get me wrong, there is plenty of room for improvement when it comes to goal-scoring.

But the people who suggest he should be sold - I really dont know what games they are watching.

Welbeck is pure comedy in front of goal though, his legs go all Micheal Jackson when the ball comes to him in the box. Especially when it's a cross from Nani

But the people who suggest he should be sold - I really dont know what games they are watching.

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Those are the ones described in my middle sentence.

For me, he blows hot and cold, which you would expect from a young player. He has many good attributes to his game, but much to work on also.
I have a feeling though, due to lack of regular playing time, and being played out of position, that he will be nothing more than a squad player. Either that, or he will move on for a regular starting place. I just can't see him leading our line when the time comes.

Welbeck is one of my favourite players already.

Good technique, holds the ball up well, encourages short passing.

He has played on the wing for most of this season.

Outside the box, he is very good - fast, good on the ball, strong, has a trick in him when needed and a good touch.

he just isn't clinical enough. I'm not referring to his actual finishing here either. His finishing is generally pretty decent - we've seen some wonderful finishes from him. Where he struggles is when he has a bit of time in front of goal.

If you watch RvP when he receives the ball in a decent scoring position, everything he does is done with clinical efficiency - his first touch is sure, he gets the ball out of his feet quickly and controlled, sets himself and pulls the trigger. It doesn't always result in a goal, but the whole process prior to the actual shot is very deliberate, decisive and clinical.

Welbeck on the other hand will take a poor touch, be indecisive and just stumble, loose his footing or not really do anything. He often never even gets the attempt on goal off successfully because the few touches prior to the shot are poor and unsure. That's his biggest weakness at the moment.

His actual finishing itself can at times be very impressive, but it's usually off the back of instinct and reactions, such as the scissor kick vs City or the headers against Madrid, Tottenham and i recall a wonderful side footed, first time finish in a CL group game a couple seasons back too.

Good post Berba, agree with most of that.

Though someone on here once mentioned that Welbeck is a good instinctive finisher. When he dosent have time to think about what he's going to do (I.e. the city scissor kick, the Madrid header) he finishes very well. When he has time to think about things, he often fluffs his lines.

What that shows for me though is that when it comes to finishing and compusure, the innate talent is definitely there. The problem is more a confidence thing I think, and it's something that will come with age and experience.

I should have mentioned a couple of his tidy back-heeled finishes for England as well.

As you say, experience is key - the stuff prior to the execution of the shot for him it seems (at least to me) isn' t overly natural. But a run of games up front, where he can find form and confidence and just get used to being in the thick of the chances is the only real way for him to iron out that part of his game.