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Friday, August 23, 2013

Wayne Rooney : Public Enemy Number One ?

Wayne Rooney : Public Enemy Number One ?

“I saw my mate the other day
he said to me he saw the white pele
so I asked who is he
he goes by the name of wayne rooney
wayne rooney wayne rooney
he goes by the name of wayne rooney”
Started out as a teenage whiz kid and has now gone on to become thee golden boy of English Football. In the 2004-2005 season, Manchester United had broken the bank inorder to land England’s hottest property. It was the highest fee ever paid for a player under 20 years old and Rooney was still only 18 when he left Everton.
His debut arrived on a European night against Fenerbahce, a hatrick to announce his name on the big stage. Under Sir Alex Ferguson he had formed a devastating partnership alongside Cristiano Ronaldo. Goals flowed and Wayne would soon become an icon for everyone and was always there when United needed him. In spite of Cristiano leaving us, Rooney played a significant role in the 2009-2010 season only to surrender the league on the last day to Chelsea. Many considered it could be his World Cup, but to everyone’s surprise it would become a disaster. After having his off-field issues he had questioned United’s ambitions in the transfer market and had issued a transfer request. This was indeed a shock, when he publicly questioned the club’s ambitions it was clearly visible that his time was finally coming to end at Old Trafford. Although, Sir Alex Ferguson was still in charge of things and the problem would be solved and Rooney was given a massive pay hike. 
Lets fast forward to 2013 now, after the club having won their second tittle in three years. Rooney had yet again issued a transfer request and felt that the new signings put his position in jeopardy. Sir Alex confirming the issue on his last day that Rooney had asked for transfer although United would not let him go. You might wonder that Sir Alex would have never forgiven him for what he had done to the club in 2010, who had given a counter-attack that now leaves his position on the edge of a cliff and also just to let him know that who is the real BOSS. 
The Club are well aware now that with Robin Van Persie being the star man, Shinji Kagawa’s ability to dismantle teams and the rise of Danny Welbeck and Chicharito. Although the United management would consider him as an important player but certainly will not given in anymore. Bids had been launched from Chelsea and the Boss insisting that he is not for sale. Now selling him to our English rivals would certainly come back to bite us, Just like RVP letting arsenal know what it would be like. United know that very well and are in no desperate situation.
However, having an unhappy player inside the dressing room and with a new management in place, Moyes will certainly not accept that and Just like how Suarez owes the Liverpool fans for standing by him during tough times, Wayne Rooney needs to do that where the club and fans have always been as a backbone for him. He is 53 goals away from Sir Bobby Charlton,  Fans surely worship him, at the Theatre of Dreams but two transfer requests in three seasons have surely branded him as  ’The Villian’. If he is to leave United, he needs to sit down and realize what the fans, the club had done for him over the past 9 years by showering their love and affection for him.
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Picture : Wayne Rooney after the Swansea Game.
Players like Stam, Ruud, Keane, Becks and Ronaldo have come and gone but United continued to have that self belief and had consistently gone on to win more and more trophies. David Moyes just needs to do that and remind them that No Player is bigger than the club. 
Thanks for your patience, 
Take Care and God Bless,

Angelo Hénriquez

Angelo Hénriquez

By now many of you would have heard of or seen Angelo Hénriquez play thanks to his goal for the United 1st team in Sweden. If you’ve seen the match, it was a simple goal that he scored, but the positioning for it, that is commendable. More so when you think about the time it had come (when we were losing 1-0). A pure striker’s goal, you could call it! 

This isn’t something new-for him or for people who have watched him previously. This lad joined us from La “U” last season and went on to have some time with the U21s before he left to Wigan on loan. Coming to the point, from what I have seen of him, he looks like a really good prospect for the future. His assets, according to me are his killer instinct in front of goal, his strength and his work rate. 
He works really hard for the team-holds the ball up field well, likes to get involved in the build up play. This aspect (getting involved in build up play and work rate) of his play is almost comparable to ex-United striker Carlós Tevez. When he signed for us, he was only 18. But he still did alright in his first season in England-he is strong as an ox for a lad of his age, mind! Now, quite a few have asked me who he reminds me the most of. I’d go for Ruud. His play has quite a few similarities to that of Ruud, but, what’s better in him is, unlike Ruud, he can play in a few positions on the pitch. If you haven’t seen the U-20 WC, The Chile coach pushed Gohan (yes, his nickname) wide to the right hand side to accommodate Castillo. He played the 1st match (around 60 minutes) while not fully fit without complaining and did well. Second match there, he bagged an assist while also getting into dangerous attacking positions and putting crosses in. When he did get a chance to play/drift centrally, he scored a good goal. This is what I like the most in him. He might drop back once in a while, he will work extremely hard in the build up play, he will keep running into channels all the time and cause problems for the defenders and when you give him the ball anywhere near the box, there’s a damn good chance of him finishing it-on EITHER foot!
(PS: He has the knack for scoring on his debuts, if you know what I mean-Chile NT, Chile “U” levels, Utd U21s, Utd first team). 

He’s 19 now and looks like the perfect time for him to start getting more 1st team action. There are 3 things that could be done:

1. Real Zaragoza confirmed interest in taking him on a season loan. He’s more than likely to get chances there and as we know, Liga Adelante isn’t the most physical of the leagues. (Not a big fan of this option). OR

2. Find a PL or a Championship club for him and send him on loan and monitor his progress there. Now this is my choice. Why? Because, he’s a player from South America and he needs to learn the culture and playing style of England and get settled ASAP because once he becomes a 1st team regular at United, there wont be many excuses. So, it’s better to loan him to an English club and monitor his progress than to do what happened to Kiko Macheda. OR

3. Make him stay with the U21s and let him fight for the 1st team spot. For now, even Will Keane isn’t fully back, so Angelo will start up front for the U21s. But the thing is, he’a quite good for that level already. If he has to stay at that level and keep waiting for the 1st team spot, it might be a futile move- especially because he already has RvP, Chicha, Welbz and Wazza ahead of him. 

So, keep an eye on this young Chiléan of ours because he’s quite close to making it and he definitely looks destined for big things!

Michael Carrick expects tough battle for title this season.


Michael Carrick expects tough battle for title this season.



"Potentially there could be between four and six teams involved right until January or February," Carrick said.

"Just after that is when it really gets sorted out. The pressure kicks in and the expectations change. It's how you deal with that.

"Two years ago, Tottenham were right in there, but they faded away a bit.

"Hopefully we'll be in with a shout at that time and are able to use our experience to see us through."