seriously this old man is good.
his move for owen is so unexpected that everyone still talking about it days after owen signed...
I dun understand why he need so many wingers in his squad...
the rumored move for eto if it goes through will be another ?
not to mention the move for ashley (another winger)?
Either the papers r sprouting nonsense or SAF is going to use a 4 wingers formation next year.. lol
you got to hand it to him. how else is man utd tie with liverpool with the same number of EPL titles won.
losing ronaldo is a big loss, but with 80m pounds to rebuild his squad, it is no big problem. lets see how he spend the 80m and the type of players he bring in.
If Etoo were to come, the days of berbatov is numbered, or the old wily could revert to 4-4-2 in the 90s, with 2 main strikers. young is good and pacy, but with the old man guidance, he can go one notch above and become world class winger. he also need to bring in a defensive midfielder like yaya toure from barcelona as owen hargreaves is not sure if he is coming back at the end of the year.
the way I see it.. next season ManU r still fall short of a ideal team atm...
GK - VDS / Foster
RB - Gary / Oshea / Rafael
LB - Eva / "no serious competitor"
CB - Rio & Vidic / Wes, Evan, Oshea
LW - Giggs "Old" / Nani "inconsistent" / Zoran "raw talent?" / Park "workhorse" / Ash "rumored target"
RW - Valencia "not proven" / Orb "raw talent" / Zoran "raw talent?" / Park "workhorse"
CDM - OwenH "provided he able to keep himself away from the treatment room" / Fletcher "one season wonder or more to come?" / Carrick "not effective in this position"
CAM - Scholes "Old" / Anderson "1st season Hot, 2nd season Cold, 3rd season ?" / Carrick "lightweight"
ATT - Roo "the only one whose place is not threaten" / Berba "1st season Cold, 2nd season ? / MOwen "provided he able to keep himself away from the treatment room" / Eto "rumored target"
Given that the ManU that got me supporting this team way back is well known for it's strong midfield, last season's Champ league's final tell me that we need Massive improvements in the centre midfield area and nothing this pre-season had got my pulses racing in excitement yet.. >< it's an understatement to say I'm worried this season...
Originally posted by Drizzt07:seriously this old man is good.
his move for owen is so unexpected that everyone still talking about it days after owen signed...
I dun understand why he need so many wingers in his squad...
the rumored move for eto if it goes through will be another ?
not to mention the move for ashley (another winger)?
Either the papers r sprouting nonsense or SAF is going to use a 4 wingers formation next year.. lol
He needs to bring in alot of midfield and wingers because he looking ahead. 1 or 2 more seasons, giggs and scholes all will leave leh lol
Originally posted by marcteng:losing ronaldo is a big loss, but with 80m pounds to rebuild his squad, it is no big problem. lets see how he spend the 80m and the type of players he bring in.
And now he said market closed for MU...
Hmm.. this better be another one of his mind games... /pray
actually, replacements for tevez and ronaldo had been done, plus one winger from france. if owen hargreaves were to come back at end of the year, he will be an additional squad player, akin to a new player. who is to say he will not buy players in January 2010.
Originally posted by marcteng:actually, replacements for tevez and ronaldo had been done, plus one winger from france. if owen hargreaves were to come back at end of the year, he will be an additional squad player, akin to a new player. who is to say he will not buy players in January 2010.
valencia vs ronaldo
owen vs tevez
these are replacements of quantity instead of quality at this moment in time (I hope I'm will be proven wrong in the end)
I do not understand why he decided to closed shop now tbh given how injury-prone certain players he got are Gary, Wes, OwenH, Giggs, Scholes, MOwen.
I also hope he go buy ashley young and de rossi.
Originally posted by marcteng:I also hope he go buy ashley young and de rossi.
aye, me too!
these 2 will be great additions esp de rossi! We really need a midfield enforcer aka Keano..
the best of the business now is essien. but doubt if chelsea will sell.
the impact essien had on chelsea's fortunes when he returned from his injuries last season is too impressive to ignore. Chelsea will be crazy to sell Essien to us..
well, given the market, the price is so inflated, and everyone seems to be rocked by the RM's tornado so it is good to withdraw.
given what we have, it will be a challenge for next season. So let's just see how the drama unfolds.. I just hope the youngsters can seize the day..