Comments on: Giuseppe Rossi to Manchester United?

By: Freddy

Freddy — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:40:18 +0000

Surely, it is the same “small-timers” who score goals in tournaments and become the football icons seasons after. Ronaldinho who danced on the pitch with a cassette player on his neck after the 1997 FIFA Under 17 world cup final beating Ghana to that trophy, was a small-timer who played beautiful game and scored goals to set his road to the top.
Rossi might have been inconsistent in the La Liga but the inconsistent Ronaldo who was a shadow of himself in France 98 World Cup won the goal king and the winners medal, four years later in the World Cup in Korea/Japan.
Rossi deserves another chance if Sir Alex will sign him. Playing in the reserves at United does not really give you the chance to shine on the big stage of the theatre of dreams. On the issue of EPL being more physical than the La Liga, is Torres not surviving and infact, surviving very well unlike Shervchenko who supposed came from a comparable league in terms of physical play who struggled to get on the score sheet. It is the quality imbedded in the player that matters. The courage with which Rossi struck the first goal against USA is the same confidence Ronaldo used to strike Porto in their own back yard last season.
Rossi deserves a chance; a chance that will make him start games at Old Trafford, but certainly not in place of Rooney because Rooney, oh he is something else, so brilliant.

By: JLay

JLay — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:31:06 +0000

Every time some small-timer scores a couple of goals in a tournament he’s lauded as the next big thing… Rossi had his chance at United, and he couldn’t cut it. If he was good enough to shine in the PL, we would’ve held on to his rights and loaned him out.

The English (and Italian) leagues are likely toophysical for him – he ought to stay in Spain.

By: Thomas

Thomas — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 06:28:40 +0000

I still think Berbatov figures into this whole situation a lot more than people seem to think.

Though United, especially at their peak, 2 seasons ago, were playing a free flowing style of footie, only Rooney and Ronaldo really had “free” roles to roam as they pleased.

If you look at Berbatov, he’s not really an out and out striker. He tends to drift around, and link up play with Midfield. The team will be more suited for him this season as well.

Berba is used to being the main guy, not a cog in the machine. With Ronaldo as the main option, Berba had to take on a role he doesn’t play.

Unless Man U make a splash and bring in one of the big names they are linked to, I think they will field a bit more of a rigid side this season. This is both out of nessecity, and probably SAF’s long term planning.

I have a feeling that SAF knew he would only have Ronaldo for one more season. I think Berbatov was brought in to get acclimated with United for a season, and he is going to be relied on heavily to fill the void left by CR7.

By: Tim Jones

Tim Jones — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 21:24:28 +0000

Agree with drogbo!
He didn’t show consistency and this is a must in Premier League, so I doubt that Sir Alex will get him.

By: drogbo

drogbo — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 17:50:54 +0000

I’m not sure Rossi is the player that Man. U. needs. His performance in the Spanish league has been irregular and he needs more centimeters to succeed on the English league (I mean height, you pervs), which is much more physical than La Liga. However, as someone else pointed out, I’ll be happy to see Jozy getting a fair chance as a starter at Villareal.