Re: Manchester United Supporters Thread.
Watched the first half of the reserves. It's hard to tell much, because Oldham were pretty bad and there were a lot of young players out there. However, Obertan probably looked one of the two most skilled players on the pitch, along with Fabio who was awesome. Obertan is:
Tall and ridiculously lanky. Makes Welbeck look stacked.
Fast, and was good in the air against much shorter markers.
Good at dribbling - potentially very good.
A bit static when he doesn't have the ball. Noticable when he wouldn't offer Rafael any options on the right.
Confident - tried a few tricks and took his man on a few times.
Good at the throughball - didn't see this one coming, but he twice sent Fabian Brandy (the next Defoe?!) through on goal with lovely weighted through balls.
And that's it. Only played the 45 minutes. He was clearly too good for that level. Which he damn well should be
Rafael and Fabio are wonderfully bubbly - but can they defend?