I have quite enough of this talking about who is coming to Man Utd that has been ongoing ever since Cristiano Ronaldo confirmed his transfer to Real Madrid. The suspense is killing everyone and it isn't helping one bit that newspapers has got names of potential signings plastered all over the front pages.
Truth is, no one knows except Sir Alex Ferguson. And he will be a buffoon if he told any of these rumor mongers who he was signing to the club. The latest I have heard? Fernando Torres!! Do you in the right frame of mind ever think Rafa Benitiez was going to sell one half of his prized attacking duo to his nemesis and closest rival? Not over his dead body I presume. Its so obviously impossible that its laughable to even suggest it. I am sure Sir Alex knows better than try his luck on this one. Karim Benzema looks more feasible.
A last minute ditch effort for David Villa? No no no, I don't think so. For starters, Villa plays similar to Rooney. And he is from La Liga, the place where Diego Forlan top-scored in while at the same time failing to find the net often enough in the BPL to be offloaded by Sir Alex to Villareal while he was at Man Utd. You think Ferguson will spend 45 million pounds for David Villa who didn't even outscore Forlan?
Perhaps Etoo could be a possibility, afterall he was second only to Forlan and very consistently pops up on goalscoring charts in Europe and the La Liga. His powerful game is more suited for the BPL than David Villa who will be eaten for breakfast, lunch and dinner by tough tackling BPL defenders. Sir Alex will have noted that smaller built forwards seldom succeed in the BPL unless you are brought up in the way of British style football or your myriad of trickery and skills match that of Gianfranco Zola's. Very few can adapt fast enough for the champions' high demands. 45 million pounds for a whole load of uncertainty about one's ability to cope with the rigors of the British game. Nah... not for me.
If Ferguson is smart enough and looking for a cheaper alternative, he will probably go for a cut price but injury prone Michael Owen if he needed a proven goalscorer, to not only allow time but also first team opportunities for Macheda and Welbeck to mature. This is exactly what he did when he lost his main goalscorer in Ruud Van Nistelrooy but brought in Swede veteran Henrik Larsson to allow Rooney and Ronaldo to mature into the players they are today. Sir Alex's proven style of management seldom changes in transition phases even if he has the cash to spend wildly. He will also probably do all he possibly can to keep Carlos Tevez at the club to maintain stability of the first team as it usually takes time to develop camaderie and players' mutual understanding. Tevez has already achieved that in his two years with Man Utd.
But then again, who am I to say so?
Truth is, no one knows except Sir Alex Ferguson. And he will be a buffoon if he told any of these rumor mongers who he was signing to the club. The latest I have heard? Fernando Torres!! Do you in the right frame of mind ever think Rafa Benitiez was going to sell one half of his prized attacking duo to his nemesis and closest rival? Not over his dead body I presume. Its so obviously impossible that its laughable to even suggest it. I am sure Sir Alex knows better than try his luck on this one. Karim Benzema looks more feasible.
A last minute ditch effort for David Villa? No no no, I don't think so. For starters, Villa plays similar to Rooney. And he is from La Liga, the place where Diego Forlan top-scored in while at the same time failing to find the net often enough in the BPL to be offloaded by Sir Alex to Villareal while he was at Man Utd. You think Ferguson will spend 45 million pounds for David Villa who didn't even outscore Forlan?
Perhaps Etoo could be a possibility, afterall he was second only to Forlan and very consistently pops up on goalscoring charts in Europe and the La Liga. His powerful game is more suited for the BPL than David Villa who will be eaten for breakfast, lunch and dinner by tough tackling BPL defenders. Sir Alex will have noted that smaller built forwards seldom succeed in the BPL unless you are brought up in the way of British style football or your myriad of trickery and skills match that of Gianfranco Zola's. Very few can adapt fast enough for the champions' high demands. 45 million pounds for a whole load of uncertainty about one's ability to cope with the rigors of the British game. Nah... not for me.
If Ferguson is smart enough and looking for a cheaper alternative, he will probably go for a cut price but injury prone Michael Owen if he needed a proven goalscorer, to not only allow time but also first team opportunities for Macheda and Welbeck to mature. This is exactly what he did when he lost his main goalscorer in Ruud Van Nistelrooy but brought in Swede veteran Henrik Larsson to allow Rooney and Ronaldo to mature into the players they are today. Sir Alex's proven style of management seldom changes in transition phases even if he has the cash to spend wildly. He will also probably do all he possibly can to keep Carlos Tevez at the club to maintain stability of the first team as it usually takes time to develop camaderie and players' mutual understanding. Tevez has already achieved that in his two years with Man Utd.
But then again, who am I to say so?
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