Originally posted by Othello_Red:
I still feel that the team is lacking a centre foward. If Anderson were to be pushed up as the link between midfield and attack, he will be playing in virtually the same role as Rooney, the one that Totti is famous for, the trequartista.
While you need players to do that, you do need some one up front, to either compress the defence, creating space for the trequartista(s) or making darting runs off the shoulders of defenders or just as an added attacking dimension in passing and finishing off moves. the danger is that with so many creative players, we might end up like arsenal, great at passing but always forgetting to shoot.
Ronaldo has shown his willingness to shoot and Rooney always likes a crack at goal, it remains to be seen if the two new boys are the same.
Rossi and Dong don't quite cut it as centre fowards, you need someone big, tall and strong for the presence. Huntelaar would have been nice, but i feel that Afonso Alves is more likely to come.
A foward seems quite likely to be on the cards as Smith doesn't quite cut it and Saha isn't really there. Solskjaer is too old to lead the attack so someone is defintely needed.
Yea gotta agree that we need a strong forward.
Not sure about Afonso Alves, havent heard of him until recently. But reports on him seem pretty good.
Alves, who rates his technique and movement as the strongest parts of his game, says he has learned to become a team player at Heerenveen and believes he has benefited from playing in an "extremely competitive environment after all this time in Europe".
Gert Verbeek, coach of Heerenveen, says: "Afonso has phenomenal qualities. The way he scores from free-kicks is not something you see every day. He can decide a match with an individual action."
Alves admits: "My dream is to play in the English Premier League or the Spanish Premier Division. I have had those dreams since I was young.
"My favourite clubs in Spain are Barcelona and Real Madrid. In England I like
Manchester United, Liverpool and Chelsea. They are all interesting for me.
Source:
The 'lazy' Brazilian who says he'll catch England nappingCompilation of his GoalsHe looks quite fast for someone who's 186 cm tall.