Owen for United?

Sgoater1 wrote:

Dick Grayson wrote:

Karim Glennzema wrote:

Sgoater1 wrote:

TM wrote:Apparently Owen has demanded the No.10 shirt, and Ferguson will speak to Wayne Rooney tommorow.

i know what id say if i was rooney..'eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeh not a fecking chance!'

they'll move Rooney's shirt number so all the kids have to buy a new shirt. They used to rotate Ferdinand's number from 5 to 6 every year until West Brown took 6 IIRC

(That was funny Glenny!)


My former club is now a laughing stock!!!!

Who do you support now ?

Dick Grayson wrote:

Sgoater1 wrote:

Dick Grayson wrote:

Karim Glennzema wrote:

Sgoater1 wrote:

TM wrote:Apparently Owen has demanded the No.10 shirt, and Ferguson will speak to Wayne Rooney tommorow.

i know what id say if i was rooney..'eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeh not a fecking chance!'

they'll move Rooney's shirt number so all the kids have to buy a new shirt. They used to rotate Ferdinand's number from 5 to 6 every year until West Brown took 6 IIRC

(That was funny Glenny!)


My former club is now a laughing stock!!!!

Who do you support now ?

As of 1st July 2009....my official transfer to Real Madrid completed! (About the same time as SAF facked up on signing Benzema, failed to buy Aguero and Silva!)
Selling 2 of my fave players successively to RM left me with no choice - 28 years of undiluted loyalty was thrown in face!!!

Puro wrote:

TM wrote:Apparently Owen has demanded the No.10 shirt, and Ferguson will speak to Wayne Rooney tommorow.

If this is true, it may all end up in tears for everyone involved. Sure them Mancs and Owen NEED each other for everyone was rejecting the Mancs and no one wanted to take the risk of signing Owen.

Secondly, Ferguson's delivering a HUGE MESSAGE to Rooney with this signing "I don't trust you can score goals", and he signs arguably the biggest waster of goals in the world.

OH FFS!

My gosh! sincerely, I am shocked to what has become of them Mancs!

Sgoater1 wrote:

Dick Grayson wrote:

Sgoater1 wrote:

Dick Grayson wrote:

Karim Glennzema wrote:

Sgoater1 wrote:

TM wrote:Apparently Owen has demanded the No.10 shirt, and Ferguson will speak to Wayne Rooney tommorow.

i know what id say if i was rooney..'eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeh not a fecking chance!'

they'll move Rooney's shirt number so all the kids have to buy a new shirt. They used to rotate Ferdinand's number from 5 to 6 every year until West Brown took 6 IIRC

(That was funny Glenny!)


My former club is now a laughing stock!!!!

Who do you support now ?

As of 1st July 2009....my official transfer to Real Madrid completed! (About the same time as SAF facked up on signing Benzema, failed to buy Aguero and Silva!)
Selling 2 of my fave players successively to RM left me with no choice - 28 years of undiluted loyalty was thrown in face!!!

So hows life supporting Real ? are you now a whiteblood ? jesus christ.

Karim Glennzema wrote:
they need Owen 10 to make the signing worthwhile as far as Owen as a global brand is concerned. Rooney 10 isn't really the same deal.

Puro wrote:

Karim Glennzema wrote:
they need Owen 10 to make the signing worthwhile as far as Owen as a global brand is concerned. Rooney 10 isn't really the same deal.

Correct! so Ferguson signs Owen to sell T-shirts, which is why I wondered what became of them Mancs!

Michael Owen signing a flash of genius from Sir Alex Ferguson, says Rob Lee

Michael Owen's arrival at Manchester United represents the latest act of "genius" on Sir Alex Ferguson's part. That is Rob Lee's view of the most unexpected transfer this summer and Owen's former England team-mate is far from alone in that view.

Lee, who has watched many of Owen's recent struggles in a Newcastle United shirt, is as well placed as anyone to assess a move which has astonished much of the football world. "It's a piece of genius management," he said. "Getting Michael for free on what I'm sure will essentially be a pay-as-you-play basis is very, very, good business. It's no gamble."

Even so Manchester United fans are largely underwhelmed at the prospect of Owen replacing Cristiano Ronaldo. "Of course Michael can't do what Ronaldo does," Lee added. "Ronaldo is the best in the world and as close as anyone to being indispensable but in one-on-one situations, Michael is a better finisher. Sir Alex has lost the player who got the bulk of United's goals, many of them great goals, but he is replacing him with someone capable of scoring once every two games."

Peter Taylor, who coached Owen during his days as a member of Glenn Hoddle's England staff, does not demur. "United create so many chances it wouldn't surprise me if Michael is the Premier League's top scorer next year. And I'm sure he'll be on the plane to South Africa [for the World Cup] next summer. Sir Alex has been very clever."

Owen's critics are keen to remind everyone that the injury-plagued 29-year-old has not scored since January and failed to prevent Newcastle's relegation. "But Michael needs chances and no one at Newcastle was creating any," Lee added. "The ones I saw fall his way always seemed to be ricochets. But at United he might get eight openings in some games."

There are fears that Owen will be ill-suited to the often kaleidoscopic inter-changing United's attacking players regularly indulge in and, moreover, lacks the coruscating change of pace now regarded as mandatory for elite strikers.

Taylor is unconcerned. "Michael will adapt to United's positional inter-changing no problem. Remember, he proved he could operate deeper and link play when Kevin Keegan used him in the hole behind two strikers at Newcastle," he said. "Playing with someone as clever as Dimitar Berbatov should help him, too. OK, he'll never get that extra yard of pace he once had back, but I think Sir Alex will be able to really sharpen him up again."

Lee agrees about Berbatov but maintains Owen is no quasi midfielder. "I don't believe Michael's suited to playing deep but he's worked well with Wayne Rooney for England and I can see Berbatov making a lot of his goals. People say Michael's lost pace and he has but he's still quick enough to play as an outright striker."

But can Owen remain fit? His former Newcastle manager Sam Allardyce, now at Blackburn, had claimed signing the striker represented a "massive risk".

"Michael will be rotated and benefit from regular rests at United," said Lee. "At Newcastle, because he cost so much and no one else was scoring regularly, he often played when he wasn't properly fit. Michael will soon be just another player instead of Newcastle's record signing who is expected to do it all. The pressure will be greatly reduced and his confidence should return. And Sir Alex will know when to put an arm around Michael and when he needs a kick up the backside."

Some Liverpool fans may struggle to forgive their one-time idol for defecting to the enemy but the former Anfield striker Ian Rush believes Owen should seize the moment. "Personally I'd have liked to have seen Michael back at Liverpool," he said, "but he'll score goals for United. People have knocked Michael all his career; they've said he was finished but he's a fantastic player and this is a chance for him to come back stronger and better."

"Owen to lead England to World Cup Victory?"

With Owen on the verge of a shock move to Man U, could this be the start of a resurgence for the Liverpool born striker and see him recapture his form and once again set the interntional stage alight with a flurry of goals in a successful England world cup campaign?

blutgraetsche wrote:You have to love 606...

"Owen to lead England to World Cup Victory?"

With Owen on the verge of a shock move to Man U, could this be the start of a resurgence for the Liverpool born striker and see him recapture his form and once again set the interntional stage alight with a flurry of goals in a successful England world cup campaign?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/606/A54002350

Six wrote:on Teamtalk.com the United fans are saying that Liverpool fans are only just saying hes shit because he signed for United!

truefootyfan (Manchester United fan)
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Owen in a United shirt I never thought I'd see the day !!! It's agamble, but it's worth it in my opinion I also think it's funny to hear some of the Liverpool fans stating how their once loved player (who by the way ousted Fowler from Liverpool) is actually now rubbish and a sick note - you do realise he started more games last season than Torres ?? - does that make Torres a sick note also ?? and whilst he didn't score more goals he was playing in a very poor Newcastle side. Cheers

L-r d wrote:It's a fact that some Pool fans wanted Owen to resign this summer.

Six wrote:

L-r d wrote:It's a fact that some Pool fans wanted Owen to resign this summer.

Yeah some Liverpool fans are idiots.

I just love this idea that United can carry Owen and still create as many chances as they always do even though they are basically playing with 10 men. Such a lack of common sense it's hilarious.

He could be a useful super sub, but there's no way he's going to play enough to score more than about 8-10 goals next season. Nor will he start any games unless its CC or there are injuries.

Bashmachkin wrote:He is, however, pretty good technically, and he is an intelligent footballer - his touch is good, his build-up play is decent - and what he does have is a knack for finding space in the penalty area, which makes him a goal threat. He is best now when coming from deep, whether playing off a striker or in the hole - if he is played deeper in this way, he is forced to get involved in his team's build-up play; his lack of pace isn't highlighted so much; and he can time his runs to get on the end of chances.

shazlx wrote:

Bashmachkin wrote:He is, however, pretty good technically, and he is an intelligent footballer - his touch is good, his build-up play is decent - and what he does have is a knack for finding space in the penalty area, which makes him a goal threat. He is best now when coming from deep, whether playing off a striker or in the hole - if he is played deeper in this way, he is forced to get involved in his team's build-up play; his lack of pace isn't highlighted so much; and he can time his runs to get on the end of chances.

In particular his movement. Classic poacher. If he wasn't injured all the time they would have fully replaced Cronaldo.

TM wrote:

shazlx wrote:

Bashmachkin wrote:He is, however, pretty good technically, and he is an intelligent footballer - his touch is good, his build-up play is decent - and what he does have is a knack for finding space in the penalty area, which makes him a goal threat. He is best now when coming from deep, whether playing off a striker or in the hole - if he is played deeper in this way, he is forced to get involved in his team's build-up play; his lack of pace isn't highlighted so much; and he can time his runs to get on the end of chances.

In particular his movement. Classic poacher. If he wasn't injured all the time they would have fully replaced Cronaldo.

shazlx wrote:

TM wrote:

shazlx wrote:

Bashmachkin wrote:He is, however, pretty good technically, and he is an intelligent footballer - his touch is good, his build-up play is decent - and what he does have is a knack for finding space in the penalty area, which makes him a goal threat. He is best now when coming from deep, whether playing off a striker or in the hole - if he is played deeper in this way, he is forced to get involved in his team's build-up play; his lack of pace isn't highlighted so much; and he can time his runs to get on the end of chances.

In particular his movement. Classic poacher. If he wasn't injured all the time they would have fully replaced Cronaldo.

Other than his power and pace on the counter, its an accurate statement.

shazlx wrote:

TM wrote:

shazlx wrote:

Bashmachkin wrote:He is, however, pretty good technically, and he is an intelligent footballer - his touch is good, his build-up play is decent - and what he does have is a knack for finding space in the penalty area, which makes him a goal threat. He is best now when coming from deep, whether playing off a striker or in the hole - if he is played deeper in this way, he is forced to get involved in his team's build-up play; his lack of pace isn't highlighted so much; and he can time his runs to get on the end of chances.

In particular his movement. Classic poacher. If he wasn't injured all the time they would have fully replaced Cronaldo.

Other than his power and pace on the counter, its an accurate statement.

TM wrote:

shazlx wrote:

TM wrote:

shazlx wrote:

Bashmachkin wrote:He is, however, pretty good technically, and he is an intelligent footballer - his touch is good, his build-up play is decent - and what he does have is a knack for finding space in the penalty area, which makes him a goal threat. He is best now when coming from deep, whether playing off a striker or in the hole - if he is played deeper in this way, he is forced to get involved in his team's build-up play; his lack of pace isn't highlighted so much; and he can time his runs to get on the end of chances.

In particular his movement. Classic poacher. If he wasn't injured all the time they would have fully replaced Cronaldo.

Other than his power and pace on the counter, its an accurate statement.

Then he doesnt "fully" replace him, does he?

TM wrote:IMO

Owen doesnt come any where near to "almost fully" replacing Ronnie.

Ronaldo provided so many different things: bags of goals each season, freekick threat, aerial threat, ability to create chances for other players, lighting pace to the attack etc.

All Owen now is a poacher (even that remains to be proven)