devilish
Juventus fan who used to support United
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Ole was an excellent goal scorer. No one is disputing that. But there's more to the game then just goals. Its the reason why Cole was first teamer and Ole was squad player and its the same reason why Saha was able to push RVN out of the first team while Ole struggled to do the same with Cole (who was a great striker but not as good as RVN). Its a shame that Saha was plagued by injuries cause I could see him become a top top striker for us.Nothing wrong with Saha, but for club status the comparison is embarressing.
Ole:
366 games
126 goals
54 assists
Ole in the CL (19 goals and 11 assists)
6 PL trophies, 1 CL trophy and some cups
Was our top scorer twice and retired at the club to manage the reserves.
Saha:
1245 games
42 goals
17 assist
CL: 4 goals and 2 assists
Never hit 10 goals in a season in the PL for us.
2 PL trophies, a CL and a League cup
Moved on to play for 4 other clubs after us.
He are not even remotely on par with eachother when it comes to status at the club. Different planets actually.
Ole scored more goals for us, he assisted more goals, he won more trophies and and he didn't move on to play for 7 more clubs compared to Andy Cole.
Ole had a higher goal contribution rate per 90 than RVN for us....and he was still here when Ruud left to play for other clubs.
Can you see why Ole is not on par with Saha when it comes to status at the club.......even when you remove THAT goal from the equation?
Regarding the rest
a- Ole played in a better side then Saha did
b- Ole wanted to remain despite the club agreeing a bid for him. Cole refused to play second fiddle to RVN