David Villa to Manchester United?
25. Mar, 2010
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The media this week has again linked Manchester United with a summer for Valencia’s David Villa.
The story of Villa coming to United or an English Premier League club has been bubbling under the surface all season. Last summer Valencia had financial problems so there was talk of selling one or two of their assets to ease their financial burden. Of course we were linked to Villa a week before we played Valencia in a pre-season friendly.
Other teams linked with a move for Villa are Liverpool, Chelsea and Manchester City. Liverpool, obviously due to their Spanish connection; Chelsea due to a knee jerk reaction after being knocked out of Champions League by Inter Milan and City… well, who are City not linked with..?
There is no doubting Villa’s quality, arguably he is the best striker in the world and would be a good addition to any squad. He has an International record of 37 goals in 55 games and a club career record of 230 goals in 448 games (a goal every 1.94 games) which any striker or ex-professional in the world will tell you is a phenomenal record.
How will the signing affect the current Man United squad?
With Rooney as the lone striker, United currently play a 4-5-1/4-3-3 formation for the bigger games in the Premier League and Champions League. What will happen to this team set-up with the arrival of Villa? Will United play a 4-4-2 formation for every game? I can’t see Rooney or Villa being happy with a substitute role for the big games. Surely after this season’s goal scoring feats Rooney will not play on the left hand side again.
I don’t see Villa’s arrival a problem for Berbatov. Rightly or wrongly Berbatov seems to accept his substitute role for big games. Will he be happy to slip down the pecking order again? Probably not, but next season I don’t envisage Rooney or Villa playing every game. Both Rooney and Villa will take part in this year’s World Cup. Occasionally, a player competing in a World Cup can struggle to recapture the form and fitness from their previous season. A World Cup can be a mental and physical strain on a player resulting in a lack of freshness throughout the following season. Berbatov’s Bulgaria have failed to qualify for the World Cup, therefore he will have a free summer and should be fully rested for the new season.
Without question there is a place in the squad for Berbatov. In the past we’ve normally had more than the two strikers in the squad and in our most successful season had Cole, Yorke, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Sheringham for example. Berbatov offers something different than Rooney and Villa.
Michael Owen’s situation could be a little dicier. Apparently Owen is interested in extending his current contract to 2012, the question is – are United willing to offer Owen an extension? With a crop of younger strikers knocking at the first team door (Diouf, Macheda and Welbeck), I feel Sir Alex Ferguson will give the opportunity to a younger player to be the fourth choice striker in squad.
What do you think? Yes, to the arrival of Villa or is there no value in signing a 28 year old for £35m+?
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ya have being on differnt webiste and there saying that martin o neil has resinged but i didnt now about james millner that was the reason if its true that would be class i cant wait for the summer if thats true. let me no if he is defeintly gone
i jiust herd that steven defour who is a long term target for man united i belive it is 3 year deal which rules out a move to man united which sir alex famousily write a get well letter. so that won is dead and burried
who has Defour signed a three year contract with Brian?
belgiunm club it is the same team he is at now he has singed an extention to his contract what bad nite toinght i am sick rooney probaly out for 3 weaks whos going to play up for the second leg now and chelsea on saturdau. evra was rubbidh park was rubbish rooney was of form should have both another striker in the summer. any more news on jamed millner we could of used him toinght
i have heard martin o neil has not being sacked
think the rumour was O’Neill resigned rather than being sacked.
hey i have herd reports in spain that rooney is out for two weaks with a sprain ankel did you here anything in england is it true hope not
reports in spain today have said david silva is colse to singing for real madraid
keep us updated, Brian.
newspaper is spainsh daily as they say number onee target around 30 million. they also sayy man united will go head to head wth madarid but reconk a deal is al most done with madarid.
Villa and Ribery for Madrid this summer?
Do Madrid really need another striker?
no they dont they should be trying to get a center half. they have to many attacking palyers i am trying to get tickets for madraid and baracelona no look so for i might go to barcelona this weakned to see them paly if i cant get tickets for madarid amd barcelona rather go to england for the chelsea match do are you going
i have red reporta toinght in a french newspaper saying man united are interst in ding wigan charle n zabioa have you herd of him
yeah, I’ve heard of N’Zogbia. The Daily Mail in England have Roberto Martinez suggesting if one of the big guns come in for N’Zogbia he will leave.
Manchester United were used as an example of a big gun so perhaps thats where the link has come from…
reports in the daily spainsh as say benzenma is fed up with life in spain and wants a move to man united real madrid our willing to give benzenma on loan but man united want a permant deal. and they als man united are leading to chas for him which that leave real madrid in full control to sing david villa . thanks for tell me about charles n zabioa
als roanldo wants to leave spain he likes being at reald madrid but not spainsh football and his nodbody likes him in spain simple which puts man united favourite to sing him. but i still dont thats a true story
shocked that were knocked not. we have ot sing players. again this moring we have being linked with benzema. if we have no money hers plan b. berbatov carrick to spurs, swap for modric or arron lennon. hargeaves to villa swap for james millner. get benzenma on loan. then the following summer swap vidic for benzenma if he has good season with us. sing david silva for around 20 million. thats pretty good businnes o and if anderson gets back early then swap him for ashely young thats a long shot do.
not much.
right fergie said yesterday he wants to buy young players well here my young players.
21 years of age benzenma. di mara 22. david silva 23. james millner 23- 24. ashely young. 24. modric. 21. helmsik 21. aron leonnon 22. . can e come withmore young players.
old players colud buy or not
frank ribery 27 bullie woildnt have after what he did. david villa 27 perfect goal treat coast to much.
thats about it old players there is.
palyers we would be suprised. boby zomora
darren bent
hesky no thanks
hangland who plays for fulham
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Too Old Nd Too expensive
@ Brian
Think you have been playing too much football manager mate lol
@ s7elace you never now nut i dont think so either but did here that garth bale might be coming to us i saw against chelseas last weakned he was outsnding imgaine evra left back bale left mid we would tare teams part. who would like to see coming in this summer
Brian,
would you be happy with the signing of Bale? To be honest, cant see Redknapp letting Bale go.
Yet again another Spurs player haha
@ stretford end arising could it be minds ganmes again make bale nervous a head of the spurs ganme on saturday also i herd berbatov going to ac milan and huntlear coming to us
ya agree taught berbatov played well when he canme on saturday agains city . if we scores saturdat that well could keep him for another season or puts good perfermance he always plays well agins spurs anyway so fingers crosse herd the reserves on there league this weak also what do you think of david moyes talking over fergie when he retires i think he be great choice
ya think berbatov should stay give him one more season played well when he canme on saturday he always plays well against spurs so he should start i hope. saw ribery got send ofas they say what comes around goes back to haunt you he probaly miss the final no as well ha ha
i have being impressed by cameroon stweart josh king johny evans bother. cameroon stweart reminds me of arron lenoon. i will be watching the resever ganme toinght online .
red reports this moring loius fabiono said he want a move to united
ya i think he is good in around the box. but cant see fergie going for him. i think he said berbatov would be his last old player he buy fabion is 30 years of age. but would be a great sing as he is a proven goal score..
being watching spainsh transfer update tv they say man city will make a bid for benzenma. you will see it probaly in your english papers 20morrow if wont get again it will be shanme to loose out i hate city realy hate thenm now