EXCITING times ahead, these are.However, this season will be one of the most daunting of seasons in United’s history, I believe. We will be looking to do something unprecedented by winning the 4th consecutive Premiership title and in the process, eclipsing Liverpool as the most successful club in England in terms of English Premier League titles. We're talking about 19 league titles, our Holy Grail.
A season’s making that would hinge largely on the likes of Rooney, Berba, Carrick, Fletcher, Rio and Vida, just to name a few.
Even though the season has yet to officially start, I must admit that United has some problems in terms of ‘right personnel’ for different departments. Let me kick-off this series with a focus on our goal-getters.
A season’s making that would hinge largely on the likes of Rooney, Berba, Carrick, Fletcher, Rio and Vida, just to name a few.
Even though the season has yet to officially start, I must admit that United has some problems in terms of ‘right personnel’ for different departments. Let me kick-off this series with a focus on our goal-getters.
Our Strikers:
In our Treble-winning year in '99, we had 4 equally excellent strikers in the Soul Brothers (Cole & Yorkie) and Sheringham & Ole. Today, we 'only' have Berba and Rooney who are our most recognized (and proven) strikers. Let’s not bring Owen into the picture yet as we have yet to see him get a full game under his belt. Thus, Sir Alex needs to buy another top-class striker when the transfer window opens again to provide cover for our senior strikers (Rooney, Berba and Owen).
Kiko Macheda & Danny Welbeck:
Terrific as they are (especially last season’s exploits), Sir Alex is taking a huge risk and gamble on the duo. Great squad players, but to ask them to perform at the most demanding level every week, I think that is pushing it a bit too far, at least for now. This season, the opposing defenders would have learned to contain the duo; I’d be slightly surprised if they don’t.
For Carling Cup and the ‘lesser’ opponents in the FA Cup matches, by all means, give Kiko and Welbeck the chance they deserve. But for the Premier League and Champions League, I think we are still light up front. Pray hard that Rooney and Berba stay injury-free throughout the season; I cannot imagine one of them being out for weeks. We may call upon Kiko or Welbeck but just don’t expect them to conjure miracles each time.
Kiko Macheda & Danny Welbeck:
Terrific as they are (especially last season’s exploits), Sir Alex is taking a huge risk and gamble on the duo. Great squad players, but to ask them to perform at the most demanding level every week, I think that is pushing it a bit too far, at least for now. This season, the opposing defenders would have learned to contain the duo; I’d be slightly surprised if they don’t.
For Carling Cup and the ‘lesser’ opponents in the FA Cup matches, by all means, give Kiko and Welbeck the chance they deserve. But for the Premier League and Champions League, I think we are still light up front. Pray hard that Rooney and Berba stay injury-free throughout the season; I cannot imagine one of them being out for weeks. We may call upon Kiko or Welbeck but just don’t expect them to conjure miracles each time.
For they are, after all, fledglings who still need time to take flight. Let’s not haste their growth, but rather, allow them to sufficiently develop their feathers and wing muscles for flight.
If they do take flight and improve on last season’s showing, I am confident we would have a good chance of making history this season.
p/s: Stay tuned for reviews on the other departments in the next installments.
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