Originally Posted by united.7

I dont agree that we need a striker to sit on the bench and "wait his chance".

Our 2 formations are:

4-4-2

and

4-3-3

I think Fergie prefers the 4-4-2, which is when we play our best football, but there is nobody to stretch the defences like Saha did. We were playing our best football at the beginning of last season when we had Saha/Rooney up top, and Ronaldo/Giggs on the wings. That balance, is what we are looking for.

Im sure everyone was in agreeance that a quality centre forward is our exact requirment, and i cant see Fergie (while claiming to be fighting on three fronts) going with Rooney/Tevez/Manucho. Campbell seems to be doing ok, but James Beattie has scored a lot of goals in the first division, we cant quantify how good he is by what he has achieved in a lower league.

It is going to take in excess of 15 million for us to get a striker, who, may or may not develop into the next best thing. Berbatov will cost around the 25 million mark, thats tail end, the guy is begging out to play Champions League football. On top of this he has stayed at Tottenham for two years, he has kept his mouth shut, given them good times, but this is his time, he has got move to a big club, and he looks like he is already half way out of north London. He is also proven in the premiership, and i think he would complete our strikeforce.

Tevez didnt like playing on the bench at West Ham, so why should Berbatov at Tottenham when he is clearly the best player? It came at a time when le Spurs were doing shit, and he wasnt chosen, i would be pissed off, but at Man Utd; where nobody is bigger than the club, then i would keep it quiet and wait my chance, like im sure he would.