Disclaimer: I have always been a fan of van Persie and this blog is not against him or his purchase.
Taking a quick look at the list of strikers/forwards that ManUtd posses. Wayne Rooney(second highest goals in the league last year), Chicharito, Welbeck, Berbatov(hasn't left yet), Bebe, Nick Powell, Kagawa, Will Keane(back from injury by the 2nd half of the season), Macheda and now RVP and Henriquez.
Among these before RVP : Rooney, Chicha and Welbeck are first team material. I am not mentioning Berbatov in the same breath because he MAY be out by the time this is published but otherwise he can walk into this line-up too.
Agreed Kagawa is an ACM but how will you accommodate 2 among the above with Kagawa? Maybe in a 4-3-2-1 where he and Rooney play in the 2? Then we choose just 1 Striker? Then who plays in the 3? CMs or Wingers? How?
The same problem would exist if you play 4-2-3-1 with Kagawa in the middle of the 3.
Macheda and Bebe are not bad for 5th choice and 6th choice respectively - after, Rooney, Chicharito, Welbeck, Berba and maybe Kagawa and Powell too? Also remember Will Keane will be back.
How many of us remember the Lucas Moura episode? I have from the beginning not wanted him in the squad because he has come across as a money minded mercenary IMO.
Does that $40M episode(which fortunately was fruitless) along with the rumors " ManUtd strongly linked to RVP" have a coincidence, you may not agree it but I see a correlation between this and the IPO.
What does such a message send out to investors? Manchester United are ready to be competitive to stay in the market. RVP means more merchandise and mind you investors care about revenue more than they would about trophies. Good the RVP deal was concluded which would've given investors confidence.
Though a defensive midfielder was the need of the hour ManUtd went into for a striker to add to their already possessed embarrassment of riches in that department.
I write this after the purchase of Buttner else LB would have been another position we were not good enough but currently the need of the hour is a Defensive Midfielder in the mold of Yann M'Vila, Kevin Strootman, Alex Witsel, Fellaini etc..I have spoken about why it is important and cost us the match, in the last blog (Link here). Even Mancini knows the value of winning the ball and not leaving that job to defenders alone and has been rumored to have made a bid for De Rossi. Remember it's been years since Roy Keane left and nobody has replaced him.
This link talks of the positions players generally play at ManUtd and you will notice how we have 3 DMs but to none of them it is a preferred position - Carrick and Scholes are CMs and Phil Jones is a CB in terms of preferred positions. So to all of them the DM is a secondary position(Link here).
So why would ManUtd go after a high profile signing(luxury) instead of a necessity?
So Fergie to put our doubts to rest - please get a defensive midfielder asap.
Alternatively groom Phil Jones to become a DM and get one from the youth to cover his place in defense.
In an alternate perspective RVP could've been bought to appease dissident fans and bring the MUFC flock back(Read LUHG). Either ways, he is a great player and would be a good addition to the squad. His experience can be used to groom Welbeck and Chicharito very well. Who am I to complain if we get the best striker in the league.
In even another perspective - could Kagawa, RVP, Henriquez and Powell, signal a big money sale of Wayne Rooney? Yes that sounds absurd - but tell me 6 months back RVP was moving to ManUtd!!!
Was RVP bought to please fans, investors or to win the league. Maybe 2013 will tell.
Football is a crazy game.
Taking a quick look at the list of strikers/forwards that ManUtd posses. Wayne Rooney(second highest goals in the league last year), Chicharito, Welbeck, Berbatov(hasn't left yet), Bebe, Nick Powell, Kagawa, Will Keane(back from injury by the 2nd half of the season), Macheda and now RVP and Henriquez.
Among these before RVP : Rooney, Chicha and Welbeck are first team material. I am not mentioning Berbatov in the same breath because he MAY be out by the time this is published but otherwise he can walk into this line-up too.
Agreed Kagawa is an ACM but how will you accommodate 2 among the above with Kagawa? Maybe in a 4-3-2-1 where he and Rooney play in the 2? Then we choose just 1 Striker? Then who plays in the 3? CMs or Wingers? How?
The same problem would exist if you play 4-2-3-1 with Kagawa in the middle of the 3.
Macheda and Bebe are not bad for 5th choice and 6th choice respectively - after, Rooney, Chicharito, Welbeck, Berba and maybe Kagawa and Powell too? Also remember Will Keane will be back.
How many of us remember the Lucas Moura episode? I have from the beginning not wanted him in the squad because he has come across as a money minded mercenary IMO.
Does that $40M episode(which fortunately was fruitless) along with the rumors " ManUtd strongly linked to RVP" have a coincidence, you may not agree it but I see a correlation between this and the IPO.
What does such a message send out to investors? Manchester United are ready to be competitive to stay in the market. RVP means more merchandise and mind you investors care about revenue more than they would about trophies. Good the RVP deal was concluded which would've given investors confidence.
Though a defensive midfielder was the need of the hour ManUtd went into for a striker to add to their already possessed embarrassment of riches in that department.
I write this after the purchase of Buttner else LB would have been another position we were not good enough but currently the need of the hour is a Defensive Midfielder in the mold of Yann M'Vila, Kevin Strootman, Alex Witsel, Fellaini etc..I have spoken about why it is important and cost us the match, in the last blog (Link here). Even Mancini knows the value of winning the ball and not leaving that job to defenders alone and has been rumored to have made a bid for De Rossi. Remember it's been years since Roy Keane left and nobody has replaced him.
This link talks of the positions players generally play at ManUtd and you will notice how we have 3 DMs but to none of them it is a preferred position - Carrick and Scholes are CMs and Phil Jones is a CB in terms of preferred positions. So to all of them the DM is a secondary position(Link here).
So why would ManUtd go after a high profile signing(luxury) instead of a necessity?
So Fergie to put our doubts to rest - please get a defensive midfielder asap.
Alternatively groom Phil Jones to become a DM and get one from the youth to cover his place in defense.
In an alternate perspective RVP could've been bought to appease dissident fans and bring the MUFC flock back(Read LUHG). Either ways, he is a great player and would be a good addition to the squad. His experience can be used to groom Welbeck and Chicharito very well. Who am I to complain if we get the best striker in the league.
In even another perspective - could Kagawa, RVP, Henriquez and Powell, signal a big money sale of Wayne Rooney? Yes that sounds absurd - but tell me 6 months back RVP was moving to ManUtd!!!
Was RVP bought to please fans, investors or to win the league. Maybe 2013 will tell.
Football is a crazy game.
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