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Christiano Ronaldo that is :D in a £7.7 Million deal. This should be the perfect replacement for missing out on Ronaldinho and plus he's young too, so definitly one for the future. Can play up front, just behind Ruud or even on the right wing so he's very versatile to. Should be a good buy if Kenyon can actually close this deal instead of mucking around for 2 months.
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Scholes 16
Solskjaer 14
And Giggs can play as a forward as well... And he scores enough as a winger...
Solskjaer 14
And Giggs can play as a forward as well... And he scores enough as a winger...
Forlan who bagged about 9 goals last season, Scholes who grabbed god knows how many, his personal record, and solskjaer who scores plenty when given a regular starting place...
I still don't see why we really need another striker...
Just look at last season - we managed to retain the league Title; got far in Europe; and got to play in a Cup Final in Cardiff - and that was with Ruud van Nistelrooy playing upfront, alone.
Just aslong as we have Ryan Giggs on the left, Solskjaer or Ronaldo on the right, and Paul Scholes down the middle - all pushing-forwards to support "Van the Man" - we should be fine -- If not even better, now that David Beckham's moved-on to give our team some more "freedom", and our defence appears to be sorting itself.
But it's when van Nistelrooy gets injured that we have a problem...
Who else can hold the line, alone, upfront, as well as him?
Then, we're only left with players like Solskjaer, Forlan, Nardiello and Bellion - players who aren't as "best-suited" to the role as the Dutchman.
Just look at last season - we managed to retain the league Title; got far in Europe; and got to play in a Cup Final in Cardiff - and that was with Ruud van Nistelrooy playing upfront, alone.
Just aslong as we have Ryan Giggs on the left, Solskjaer or Ronaldo on the right, and Paul Scholes down the middle - all pushing-forwards to support "Van the Man" - we should be fine -- If not even better, now that David Beckham's moved-on to give our team some more "freedom", and our defence appears to be sorting itself.
But it's when van Nistelrooy gets injured that we have a problem...
Who else can hold the line, alone, upfront, as well as him?
Then, we're only left with players like Solskjaer, Forlan, Nardiello and Bellion - players who aren't as "best-suited" to the role as the Dutchman.
Scholes started off as a forward, and then switched to midfield during the early 90s, so he should adapt back well: And Man United have many good central midfielders otherwise, with Fletcher waiting in the wings if he is needed.
they still have wiltord and ljungberg who both have respectable scoring records though, and could poke the ball in the net,
United just solskjaer at the mo really, as they can't take scholes from midfield and he probably wouldn't work as the out and out striker.
United just solskjaer at the mo really, as they can't take scholes from midfield and he probably wouldn't work as the out and out striker.
Ashley wrote:
> AS a forward he's only played one season, and got 3 in 25 so im not
> sure he's ready for immediate top level impact and was suggesting
> they may need another player, up front incase anything happens to
> ruud, imagine how devestating it would be if ruud picked up a 3 month
> injury in the first week of september, you'd be in a very precarious
> position.
Very true i totally agree with you. But that's the same for most teams. If Henry goes down for instance that's virtually all of Arsenal's goals dried up.
> AS a forward he's only played one season, and got 3 in 25 so im not
> sure he's ready for immediate top level impact and was suggesting
> they may need another player, up front incase anything happens to
> ruud, imagine how devestating it would be if ruud picked up a 3 month
> injury in the first week of september, you'd be in a very precarious
> position.
Very true i totally agree with you. But that's the same for most teams. If Henry goes down for instance that's virtually all of Arsenal's goals dried up.
Absolu† Neó wrote:
> When Sporting played against Utd recently - he played on the right
> wing and won man of the match....
> When Sporting played against Utd recently - he played on the right
> wing and won man of the match....
he is a forward and always has been a forward yet people are suggesting fergie will use him on the right, that is where the winger bit comes into play.
AS a forward he's only played one season, and got 3 in 25 so im not sure he's ready for immediate top level impact and was suggesting they may need another player, up front incase anything happens to ruud, imagine how devestating it would be if ruud picked up a 3 month injury in the first week of september, you'd be in a very precarious position.
AS a forward he's only played one season, and got 3 in 25 so im not sure he's ready for immediate top level impact and was suggesting they may need another player, up front incase anything happens to ruud, imagine how devestating it would be if ruud picked up a 3 month injury in the first week of september, you'd be in a very precarious position.
Ashley wrote:
> no, learn to read as a whole! i said. If they wanted him a right
> winger they should sign Quaresma! if they wanted a forward they
> should have signed van der vaart! i encountered both positions he was
> likely to be offered and offered better available alternatives!
You could do that for almost every player and position in the world. Oh why buy Kleberson when there's Zidane? Why buy Quaresma when there's Figo? The fact is you have to go with what is available and what is a sensible buy. Yes Quaresma would have been a very good buy but we missed out on him so we can't sign him now. We'd have to pay probably in excess of £15 Million for Van Der Vaart and he might not be available for our Champions League games. Fergie has made a great signing in Ronaldo in my opinion and he'll be a very good strike partner for Ruud or a good guy to play off just behind him. Makes up for the loss of Ronaldinho to me.
I don't remember suggesting anything about a right winger, you brought that up, as far as i know in the games i've seen him in he's a striker or a forward not a winger but i've only seen a handful of his games so if i'm wrong, i'm wrong and i apologise. But until he goes out on the pitch wearing the red shirt we won't know where Fergie will play him so it's all well and good presuming where he will be placed then come up with supposedly better alternatives but are they available and at a reasonable price??
> no, learn to read as a whole! i said. If they wanted him a right
> winger they should sign Quaresma! if they wanted a forward they
> should have signed van der vaart! i encountered both positions he was
> likely to be offered and offered better available alternatives!
You could do that for almost every player and position in the world. Oh why buy Kleberson when there's Zidane? Why buy Quaresma when there's Figo? The fact is you have to go with what is available and what is a sensible buy. Yes Quaresma would have been a very good buy but we missed out on him so we can't sign him now. We'd have to pay probably in excess of £15 Million for Van Der Vaart and he might not be available for our Champions League games. Fergie has made a great signing in Ronaldo in my opinion and he'll be a very good strike partner for Ruud or a good guy to play off just behind him. Makes up for the loss of Ronaldinho to me.
I don't remember suggesting anything about a right winger, you brought that up, as far as i know in the games i've seen him in he's a striker or a forward not a winger but i've only seen a handful of his games so if i'm wrong, i'm wrong and i apologise. But until he goes out on the pitch wearing the red shirt we won't know where Fergie will play him so it's all well and good presuming where he will be placed then come up with supposedly better alternatives but are they available and at a reasonable price??
lalakersrule wrote:
>
> You also said, quote:
>
> Ashley wrote:
>
> wasted money if you ask me (which you probably don't), he is a
> striker
> no doubt about it, quaresma was the right winger last season and the
> one man utd should signed if they want a right sider.
>
>
> My point was, who has said Fergie will play him on the right? He's a
> forward/striker. Why would he be put out on the right (although
> anything's possible with Fergie) and why compare him to Quaresma?
> They're totally different players. And once again that's your opinion
> of him not being ready.
>
no, learn to read as a whole! i said. If they wanted him a right winger they should sign Quaresma! if they wanted a forward they should have signed van der vaart! i encountered both positions he was likely to be offered and offered better available alternatives!
Now kleberson was a signing and a half! can't believe nobody signed him last summer. to me he was the star of brazils midfield at the world cup.
>
> You also said, quote:
>
> Ashley wrote:
>
> wasted money if you ask me (which you probably don't), he is a
> striker
> no doubt about it, quaresma was the right winger last season and the
> one man utd should signed if they want a right sider.
>
>
> My point was, who has said Fergie will play him on the right? He's a
> forward/striker. Why would he be put out on the right (although
> anything's possible with Fergie) and why compare him to Quaresma?
> They're totally different players. And once again that's your opinion
> of him not being ready.
>
no, learn to read as a whole! i said. If they wanted him a right winger they should sign Quaresma! if they wanted a forward they should have signed van der vaart! i encountered both positions he was likely to be offered and offered better available alternatives!
Now kleberson was a signing and a half! can't believe nobody signed him last summer. to me he was the star of brazils midfield at the world cup.
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