Source: Manchester_EveningNews
Anderson can take Scholes route to goals
BRYAN Robson is urging Anderson to take his foot off the gas in order to accelerate his bid for an established senior role in United's midfield.
The young Brazilian's breakthrough senior goal from open play against Spurs at White Hart Lane has posted notice that he can become a serious goal contributor.
Old Trafford legend Robbo, who is out here in Istanbul with the Reds, scored 97 goals for United and 26 for England in his career.
The ex-goalscoring midfielder believes the 22-year-old South American can build on his Tottenham opener that broke his two-year duck but also needs to study Paul Scholes if he's to fulfil his potential as an engine room dictator.
"Ando has terrific talent and great energy levels," Bryan told M.E.N. Sport in Turkey.
"He is quick to get up to people to make his tackles. I just think he needs to have a little look at Paul Scholes the way he quickens the tempo of the game at certain times and then slows it down at other times.
"If Ando takes that on board he can be a top, top player for United. He has got all the ability. But sometimes he closes people down with great enthusiasm but then when he is on the ball he still plays at the same pace.
"It can be a bit 100mph. That's because he is young and people have to realise that the more he is going to play the more experience he will get and playing with great players and learning on the training ground he will master that.
"Brazilians are not normally 100 mph players. They like to slow the game down then quicken it up. Ando though has lovely technique like all the Brazilians."
It is that South American influence that Robson believes will bring out more goals in Anderson's game to add to the White Hart Lane strike that was his first in 78 appearances.
But Robson, who is a United ambassador but is a candidate for the vacant Thailand National team job, warns that we shouldn't be expecting a Frank Lampard or Steven Gerrard haul from the 22-year-old.
"At times Ando shows that technique and ability of a Brazilian and if you have that goals will come the longer you play," Captain Marvel added.
"The more experience he gets, his technique and ability will ensure he'll score more goals.
"The timing of his runs into the box can improve a little bit. He is actually getting there and getting better at it.
"The more he scores early on this season will give him more confidence to keep on getting in there.
"Because we have lost Cristiano Ronaldo the goals have to come from other positions now. It has to be a joint effort.
"But he does have goals in his locker. He needs to work on it in training as well. He needs to think about knocking the ball wide and then time the run to be able to get on the end of situations.
"However, fans shouldn't expect him to be what Lampard is for Chelsea or Gerrard is for Liverpool. I always think it is about how your team is structured.
"Chelsea are structured for Anelka and Drogba to score and then Lampard backing up from midfield. That is where they rely on their goals to come from. The team is built around that.
"It is the same at Liverpool. The team is structured so that Gerrard can get into the box.
"United are not like that now. It was structured like that when Ronaldo was playing. It was all built around trying to give Ronaldo a free license to attack and keep all his energies for doing that.
"With the squad we have now it will be a workload shared by everyone in defence and attack. It is a nice balance to have. United won't be looking for one midfielder to be their main source of goals from that department.
"Ando is capable of between seven to 12 goals and that is a great improvement for him. It is wrong to expect a Gerrard or Lampard contribution from him.
"If he returns between five and ten goals it is not bad."
Early season reports suggested the Brazilian had had a bust up with manager Sir Alex Ferguson and the youngster admitted he wasn't happy to have been left out of the Community Shield against Chelsea.
It followed on from last term when there was a dip in the eye-catching impact he made the previous term after signing from Porto in the summer of 2007.
"I don't think it really went wrong for him last season. He is 22. You don't get a finished article from a player until they are 24," added Robbo.
"He is still learning the game in the midfield role. He has taken on board what they want from him and I can see an improvement."
