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Originally Posted by devilish
Manucho was brought to cover a well defined role ie that of fourth striker. In the past few months he scored bucketloads of goals at both international and club level which sort of justify the choice. I wonder what you would have said if we brought a striker from Molde or Tonnerre Yaounde, the clubs Ole and George Weah played with when they were old as Manucho.
What we need is a young striker (or fairly young) whom while adding a new dimension to our side, he will accept the bench + he wouldnt cost a fortune. I wouldnt go through the muppetery route by starting mentioning names. Stating that I believe that there are good strikers out there who wouldnt cost the club 20m. Adebayor himself signed with Arsenal for a fraction of that sum (around 3m). Wouldnt you be happy if we got the new Adebayor or would you still want to spend 20m for a striker?
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Bucket loads? Ive seen alot of his goals, and he won't be given so much time and space in the PL
Both Rooney & Tevez have sat on the bench at times this season. They will again next season, whether Berbatov arrives or not. Players have come to accept it, as part of the modern game. Particularly if players find themselves at a big club challenging on 4 fronts.
Competition for places is healthy.
The competition for places at CM for Utd this season has proved successful. It lowers the risk of complacency among players too.
Why buy another young striker anyway? You already have several in Rooney/Tevez/Welbeck/Campbell/Manucho