Just watched the 90 minutes of United/Chelsea from the 2002/2003 season, when Diego popped up in the last minute
aaaah I fecking loved the man
aaaah I fecking loved the man
Diego Forlan
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
As do I.. I try to watch him each and everytime I get the chance.. Uruguay is a very TV-friendly team to watch(spec. when Diego-o is playing)..
He was deadly - I liked Diego. He was given more stick than he deserved.
He was a **** legend for us. Couldnt quite adapt to the Premier League but he showed his true quality in La Liga.
I think if he played at a lower PL club than United he would have succeeded because the goal scoring ability is there.It was just the pressure on him which was immense
he is good striker, but i always thought he could not handle competition.
I always thought he had blond hair
he was like a dead-man-walking when he played for United, he did a Shevcehnko.
Remember when he scored his first goal - nobody could believe it, even him.
I did think that once he started scoring that he could have done well for us, but then he was benched again and that was that.
Class guy though. Hopefully he'll be back at OT one day to play against us
I did think that once he started scoring that he could have done well for us, but then he was benched again and that was that.
Class guy though. Hopefully he'll be back at OT one day to play against us
Great guy.
Terrible player (in England).
And that's that.
Terrible player (in England).
And that's that.
I think he's great. In terms of movement he's right up there.
Didn't happen for him at United, maybe it was too soon or the competition was too great but look at how well he's done in La Liga. I mean in terms of goals he's been better than Torres ever was in that league.
Didn't happen for him at United, maybe it was too soon or the competition was too great but look at how well he's done in La Liga. I mean in terms of goals he's been better than Torres ever was in that league.
He didn't really get a fair chance, there were a couple of occasions where he scored in several games in a row then would be dropped to the bench and not start again for weeks.
Hes a good player and I'm glad hes doing well now.
Hes a good player and I'm glad hes doing well now.
Exactly. At one point he was given a decent run in the side and scored quite a few goals but then suddenly he was dropped to the bench again. Obviously didn't do his confidence any good. I'll always remember his two goals against the Dippers, bloody brilliant Diego
Seconded. I simply loved Diego the Liverpool slayer
I like the man, sadly he wasn't what we were looking for. With RVn playing and Scholes in the hole behind him, we were looking for Forlan to do an Ole, someone to come from the bench and score when we needed it. He isn't like that, he's the kind of guy who needs regular 1st team games to build up scoring momentum.
I remember when he went on a 6 game scoring run when RVN picked up an injury, he scored 6 goals in 6 matches straight across 3 different competitions, They were all kinds, i remember a very nice volley in there, a header, a tap-in it proved he had the scoring ability, just not from the bench and he isn't better than RVN at doing it.
I remember when he went on a 6 game scoring run when RVN picked up an injury, he scored 6 goals in 6 matches straight across 3 different competitions, They were all kinds, i remember a very nice volley in there, a header, a tap-in it proved he had the scoring ability, just not from the bench and he isn't better than RVN at doing it.
He made the scousers cry.
And that, as they say, was that.
And that, as they say, was that.
Scored some pretty important goals in the 02/03 season.
Diego - how smooth was his skin?
Best skin in the league.
Best skin in the league.
I remember the fuss made over him going so long without scoring. However in many of the games he played he was only on the field for 5, 10, 15, 20 minutes as a sub whereas someone like Crouch went a lot of games without scoring, but started most of the matches.
that was an absolute peach of a goal, quality moment. another favourite is the late screamer vs southampton, running back tackling with his jersey in his hand. classic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7I4z9R3ykM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7I4z9R3ykM
Love him or not, Diego will be remembered as the one who made the scousers cry. Two goals at Anfield, late winner against the Renties, world class volley against Rangers, the shirtless episode, and being a good guy who in the end just wasn't consistent enough to squeak out a career at OT.
Wasn't he supposed to be signing for Boro, and we hijacked his move at the airport ?
What was that story all about ?
What was that story all about ?
The "Haircut Thesis"
One lesson I've learned from reading posts and threads on the Caf for many years is that it is all about the haircut. For the English it seems the case that short hair equals manliness and character, and long hair means you're lacking in some quality. According to this theory, the "Haircut Thesis," players like Kieran Richardson, Forlan and Chris Eagles are destined to be sold due to long hair. Others such as Beckham or Rio demonstrate by their long hair that they are in love with celebrity and lack enough devotion to their football. Meanwhile Keane, Rooney and Wes Brown possess toughness and true mettle due to their short hair. O'Shea, despite being in the same category as Richardson, Forlan and Eagles, will never be sold and will pop up for a late goal against Liverpool due to his short haircut. Rio and Ronaldo become better players as soon as they cut their hair shorter.
If someone had told Forlan that he needed to cut his hair short, then perhaps he would have succeeded with us.
In order to test the "Haircut Thesis" Anderson needs to cut his dreds off, then we'll see if he scores more goals and has more confidence placed in him by SAF.
One lesson I've learned from reading posts and threads on the Caf for many years is that it is all about the haircut. For the English it seems the case that short hair equals manliness and character, and long hair means you're lacking in some quality. According to this theory, the "Haircut Thesis," players like Kieran Richardson, Forlan and Chris Eagles are destined to be sold due to long hair. Others such as Beckham or Rio demonstrate by their long hair that they are in love with celebrity and lack enough devotion to their football. Meanwhile Keane, Rooney and Wes Brown possess toughness and true mettle due to their short hair. O'Shea, despite being in the same category as Richardson, Forlan and Eagles, will never be sold and will pop up for a late goal against Liverpool due to his short haircut. Rio and Ronaldo become better players as soon as they cut their hair shorter.
If someone had told Forlan that he needed to cut his hair short, then perhaps he would have succeeded with us.
In order to test the "Haircut Thesis" Anderson needs to cut his dreds off, then we'll see if he scores more goals and has more confidence placed in him by SAF.
Already done, he looked like a girl and didn't come any closer to scoring.
You cnuts have been wanking about Eto'o and Villa all season but the FACT is that Diego now has 25 goals which is 2 behind Eto'o and tied with Villa.. The year he won the golden boot in 2005 he was as well two goals behind when going to the final matches of the season. I would be so happy if he would be able to become La Liga's top scorer again in 2009. Second time in four years and not represending Barca and/or Real would be huge achievement.
one of these players you just gotta love. I wish him luck.
Still one of my favorite players. I'm glad he fulfilled his promise in Spain. He is the only striker playing now that I know of who can strike the ball as cleanly as Scholes.
Just had a look at his La Liga goal per game ratio and it's 93 goals in 170 games. That's extremely impressive.
Well he ain't going to score fewer.
Always wonder if he'd have gotten as good if he'd been given a bit more time or was it games week in week out that brought out his form.
Hard not to like him really, good to see him go on to have a good career post Utd. Have my doubts he'd succeed in the PL now though if he came back... La Liga seems to suit him
Hard not to like him really, good to see him go on to have a good career post Utd. Have my doubts he'd succeed in the PL now though if he came back... La Liga seems to suit him
I believe had he been given a sustained run of games over a period of weeks then he would have done well for us.
As it happens it wasn't meant to be, but we've not done too bad since he left
As it happens it wasn't meant to be, but we've not done too bad since he left
Forlan suffered or our lack of strikers. In his day we had only Ruud. And Diego was not built for the loan striker role in the EPL.
As someone pointed out earlier, with RVN doing the business whilst Diego was at the club he really stood no chance. If he were to signing for us with the current team, I think he'd score loads more goals, but the team was built to suit RVN at the time.
Give him credit for not letting his head get down, or throwing his dummy out of the cot either, as he quite easily have done so with the way he was treated on occasions. LIke many a player before him and many a player after him, the move to United didn't work out, but he put the effort in. I said that without thinking about Berbatov, but when we think of some of the misses from Forlan, did we ever get on his back like we have for Berbatov since that miss at Wembley? No, because we can see the effort he put in. OK so Berbatv is a far better player, and a different player to boot, but if he put a third of Diego's effort in I'd be pleased.
Give him credit for not letting his head get down, or throwing his dummy out of the cot either, as he quite easily have done so with the way he was treated on occasions. LIke many a player before him and many a player after him, the move to United didn't work out, but he put the effort in. I said that without thinking about Berbatov, but when we think of some of the misses from Forlan, did we ever get on his back like we have for Berbatov since that miss at Wembley? No, because we can see the effort he put in. OK so Berbatv is a far better player, and a different player to boot, but if he put a third of Diego's effort in I'd be pleased.
I absolutely love him and would love to see him come play for us.
I have been trying to see that goal for a long long time, i had to leave the tv set 5 minutes before the end so i had thought it was a draw and was really negative about our league hopes after that.
but found out later that we won and was absolutely delighted.
i can't find that goal on youtube, can anyone help me getting a link for that goal?
I have been trying to see that goal for a long long time, i had to leave the tv set 5 minutes before the end so i had thought it was a draw and was really negative about our league hopes after that.
but found out later that we won and was absolutely delighted.
i can't find that goal on youtube, can anyone help me getting a link for that goal?
He's scored some crackers for both Villareal and Atletico too, I'd love to watch all of his La Liga goals over again because at least half of them would be quality.
Definitely benefits from being given more time and space to take those shots though, wouldn't have scored half as many here I think.
And he does still miss some absolute sitters.
But yeah, you gotta love him either eway.
Definitely benefits from being given more time and space to take those shots though, wouldn't have scored half as many here I think.
And he does still miss some absolute sitters.
But yeah, you gotta love him either eway.
Remember going and sitting next to him on a flight from Manchester to Gatwick once while he was at United.
It was before the plane had taken off and the rest of the passengers were embarking. I saw him come on the plane, so went and sat by him, told him I was a bit United fan, asked for his autograph etc - have it right here. He even added his number 23 to it.
He told me he was flying to London to then go onto Uruguay to play a WCQ. Really nice guy, full of smiles. Shook hands then went back to my seat for take off.
It was before the plane had taken off and the rest of the passengers were embarking. I saw him come on the plane, so went and sat by him, told him I was a bit United fan, asked for his autograph etc - have it right here. He even added his number 23 to it.
He told me he was flying to London to then go onto Uruguay to play a WCQ. Really nice guy, full of smiles. Shook hands then went back to my seat for take off.
I wonder if Count Duckula saw his near post finish today.
CD said, during El Clasico, that the goal from Messi that made it 5-2 was evidence of Messi being one of the best players ever and that he wanted to know which other players would finish like that.
Well, I present to you, Diego Forlán.
CD said, during El Clasico, that the goal from Messi that made it 5-2 was evidence of Messi being one of the best players ever and that he wanted to know which other players would finish like that.
Well, I present to you, Diego Forlán.
I'd take him back as our more fluent attack would benefit him as a striker then our stale attack with Ruud our scoring threat. Good lad and player, left us on good terms so no problems from me.