Manchester United Previews and Reviews: July 2009

Owen all set for a medical in the morning?

Oh my god ! Why Manchester United decided to take Michael Owen to Old Trafford? Will he be the next injury-prone like Saha? Can he score goals right now? I personally think that this is a bad signing for the Red Devils as they already have young and rising stars like Welbeck and Macheda, both of them should be given more games to play... If Michael Owen really comes to Manchester United, what can he do? If I am the manager, i guess i'll let him warm the bench and call him if there is a need to rest players or replace injury players unless he prove that he is still strong to play top-flight football...

Should Manchester United buy Michael Owen?
These are some opinions from the fans.... (Source :espnstar.com)

"Michael Owen is a fine player. Its only that he has not got chance to play in the big clubs recently. He has an instinct of perfect striker and has proved it while in his time at Liverpool. He deserves to play in one of the top fours without question. However i have this feeling that United should bring player of Kareen Benzema stature. A player who can have equal impact on air ball. When you see at current Man Utd squad I don't find taller players at the front. Rooney, Nani, Anderson, Giggs, Scholes...all are of the shorter height with exception of Berbatov who somehow match the front players of other clubs. And now adding Owen to Striker's role makes the front holders less effective to header goals. If i have to remember the previous season, about 80 percent of the header goals were from Defenders and Christiano Ronaldo. Therefore i would opt for someone who has a good height to blow the goal net with powerful header. This is one area where sir Alex should give a serious thought. And who can guarantee that Owen's long lasting injury woes wont follow him to Old Trafford?" - Sashi, Bhutan
“The news that Owen might move to Man United is actually quite shocking for me. Owen, as many of us know, is a class player and it is true that he deserves to play top flight football. But, I somehow do not think that Manchester United is the right choice for him. I don't know whether it is the right choice for Man United either because i am not a big fan of theirs. Despite the fact that Ronaldo has moved to Real and Tevez to Man City, Ferguson is looking to fill to fill that void, i doubt it that Owen will get many chances to play. United have players like Rooney, Nani, Park, Berbatov, the newly signed Valencia and Macheda. And to top it, I just cannot imagine Michael Owen in a Man United jersey, it somehow doesn't match. “ - Karthik
"Michael Owen is a right signing for Manchester United. We should not forget his contribution for England and a club like Liverpool. He deserves playing in a top flight, in a team like Manchester United. He could not do much in Real Madrid because he was not provided chance ahead of other 'so called superstars'. His finishing skills is what ManU is looking for in the absence of Ronaldo and Tevez. This was in my mind a lot before, why is ManU not signing Michael Owen. Talking about his recent form, come one, you can not do much alone. You need support from the team to show your potential. Newcastle United deserves to be relegated (after Alan Shearer's reign) but not a player like Owen." - Sumit Shah, Nepal
"Owen is now a free agent, he always deserves to play in the top clubs.. Never Mind he has been injured for quite a long but player like owen can also be in top form again. i ve watched owen since my early days in life... i still remember commenter commenting as "every thing he touches turns into GOAL". He is kind of striker that people should not look down on him ... he has all that ability that Tevez posses... so why is Man Utd delaying in signing him." - Ugyen Shakam, Bhutan.
"This is actually good news. Ok lets accept the facts that he hasn't performed well in the past few years, Louis Saha may look to be fitter than him in terms of training ground injuries etc etc.
But look at the other side. He's coming for free!!!. he would have no qualms about being used as a striker coming off the bench. This would be a new lease of life for him, and this might just inspire him to become the Owen of the Liverpool days. And if your worried that he'd get injured, im sure United have the money to cover that. Above all, in SAF we trust." - Nirmal Sekhar, India
"I am a Fan of Manchester United for so long. The problem with Carlos Tevez was that he wanted to play first eleven football. But Sir Alex was in real problem picking up Tevez over Bervatov. And Rooney who have been hoping to play central role for last 2 season could not even think about the central role because of the other heavy weights in the team.
"So I think Michael Owen will be a perfect option if Sir Alex want to carry on with his previus idea of playing Bervatov in fisrt Eleven and Rooney in central role. Obviuly signing Michael Owen will make the job easy for Sir Alex. Which even would not be easy if Karim Benzima came. The only concern is Michael Owen's injuries. But still he is good striker specially he can be used as substitution.But still i have faith on Sir Alex. As a fan I really want another midfilder and a fast left winger. Hope for the perfect season of 2009-10." - Shiraz Khan, Dhaka, Bangladesh
"Micheal Owen, is a top flight player, during his youth years he is matched with Emile Heskey to play for England. He even had the experience of playing in the Premier League and Spanish League with Real. However, due to his current injury record, his fitness level is declining. That is what stop him from perfoming at his best. He was even not representing for England currently. Ferguson can bring in Owen to Old Trafford. But it could be both blessing and curse. With his experience, he could guide the young strikers and pair with his English team-mates Rooney. Owen can both be a forward and Second Striker. In fact, he could be a legend at Old Trafford replacing O.G. Solskjaer or Teddy Sheringham. But only time will tell. But with his injury, Ferguson only making a gamble for signing on this player. I suggest Ferguson to sign Owen only as a last resort. In summary United should focus more on Midfield and Defender as players like Giggs, Scholes and Neville are retiring. “ - Caine Ridhwan
“In my opinion, Manchester United should put their hearts out to try and persuade at least either Franck Ribery, Van Der Vaart or Arjen Robben to fill in the gap left by Ronaldo and Tevez. But talking about Owen, with all due respect, I don't think Manchester United should sign Owen. Due to his long injury hit-list, I don't think he can play much part in Manchester United. Maybe Costa is more of Manchester United type because of club principle of buying young player and nurture them to become the best player; like Beckham and Ronaldo. If they really do want to sign Owen, I just have to keep my faith to Alex Ferguson. I think he knows what he's doing.” - Khairil Hafizi Bin Khairi Thaw, Malaysia.
“Owen will be a huge addition to the Manchester United. No doubt he is prone to injuries but with Rooney, Berbatov and youngsters like Macheda and Wwelbeck to support them, all United need is an impact player and not a full time player. Macheda and Welbeck have shown promises that they can improve a lot if they are exposed frequently at higher level. Of course Owen can give competition to Berbatov. Owen has been a proven goal-scorer at the highest level and should grab this opportunity if it is given to him.” - Vishnu

Man United's strangest ever signings : http://www.espnstar.com/football/premier-league/news/detail/item289127/Man-United's-strangest-ever-signings/

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Friday, July 3, 2009

Michael Owen joins the Red Devils !

Thursday, July 2, 2009

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Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Antonio Valencia signed ! Karim Benzema next ?

All about Antonio Valencia:
DOB: 04/08/1985
Born at : Lago Agrio, Ecuador
Previous Clubs: El Nacional, Recreativo Huelva (loan), Villarreal, Wigan Athletic
International record: 34 appearances, 4 goals (for Ecuador)
Wigan Athletic record: 83 appearances, 7 goals

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