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Rio Ferdinand interviews Chicharito
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Loved him. Deadly deadly striker.
LVG thanks for freezing out Chicharito, Rafael and Nani. They were better than the shite LVG played.
His goals per minute ratio is impressive.
LVG thanks for freezing out Chicharito, Rafael and Nani. They were better than the shite LVG played.
His goals per minute ratio is impressive.
Loved Chicharito, he may not have been Suarez level, but for the cost and his production, he was fantastic.
He seemed to score big goals at the right moments as well, against Chelsea was one.
He seemed to score big goals at the right moments as well, against Chelsea was one.
He didn't freeze him out, he wanted a starting position, same as Welbeck. Both not good enough for that, only squad players.
Rafael and Nani were no loss either, inconsistency par excellence. Neither of them showed anything since leaving us, that is the unfortunate truth
He told him he had a 1% chance of making it in his squad (those were his words).
All three of those were infuriating decisions. Three of my favourite players of that era.
Yet Fergie was able to use them and win
Just the best manager of all time
Watching Nani for Portugal a few years back showed that he still had something to offer at the time.
The goal they're on about is the first one here: https://www.premierleague.com/video/single/465848
Looks exactly like an NFL wide receiver making space for himself.
Looks exactly like an NFL wide receiver making space for himself.
Clearly don't remember how shit he was in his last few games for us?
Like a fox when in the box.
Great as he was in 10/11 his 12/13 season is underrated. More goals than Rooney that year and plenty of crucial goals include a brilliant off the bench brace away at Villa. Winner at Stamford Bridge too.
Chicha 
Never forget how good he was.
Never forget how good he was.
I get his fanboy excitement but Rio has to be a better interviewer here.Remember when Henry said Chicharito should have thanked Ronaldo for letting him score in the Champions League? Madness.
He's a good striker in a correct setup and his record vs Chelsea speaks for itself.
He's a good striker in a correct setup and his record vs Chelsea speaks for itself.
This cat’s videos are always solid.Chicha
Never forget how good he was.
Incredible movement, you can’t really defend against that. He was deadly for a period of time with us. Great kid who ‘got’ what the club is about and loved playing for the manager. Felt so sorry for him in that video where he talks to his mum before signing to go to the states.
No wonder LVG got rid of him because there was no way he was going to get this kind of delivery and chances multiple time per match. Too much slow sideways possession.
Not to derail but LVG’s time here was so feckin damaging IMO.
Jones charging up from midfield in that vid. What could have been with him as well.
Still hoping to see him play as a DM at least once. Maybe it will change his destiny.
He was so much fun to watch in his first season, just kept on scoring and I began to trust him as a striker very quickly. I remember his third season being brilliant too.
I loved him from his first goal where he actually assisted himself.
Lovely movement and anticipation in the box but poor centre forward play, which is a key element playing as a striker in modern football. He's overconfident that he can win himself a starting position, given his poor technique and hold up play. A clearly overrated player.
I remember his reverse header at Stoke. My reaction was wtf just happened?. Didn't even know it was possible to score such a goal.
Good little player who gave everything for the club. Will be remembered fondly for his time here.
Good little player who gave everything for the club. Will be remembered fondly for his time here.
Great poacher and what he lacked in technical ability he made up for with desire and output.
Really good aerially as well and at 6mil he joins the list of absolute bargains Fergie brought to our great club.
Really good aerially as well and at 6mil he joins the list of absolute bargains Fergie brought to our great club.
I'm surprised no one is talking about his comments about David Moyes. Possibly the only player who has let fly openly on Moyes so far.
He was an excellent goal getter, I really liked him, seemed to love the club. Was surprised when he left tbh.
what did he say?
The best movement I’ve seen from a united forward. Could finish for fun too. Great little player.
Little Pea was a phenomenal squad player until Moyes arrived.
I remember feeling that he used to play a bit better for Portugal than he used to for us, or maybe play with a higher work-rate.
Overall, I felt his qualities were somewhat under-appreciated by our own fanbase when he was with us, him being a bit of a nut/"free-spirit" probably didn't help.
His crosses in particular were a bit underrated in my opinion, always felt he tried to put effect on the ball to bend it around the first defender.
Moyes and LVG just did not rate him which tells us more about them as managers then it does him as a player, they treated Zaha the same way.
Loved him here, felt a little sad when he called Real Madrid the biggest club in the world when we loaned him there.
That Moyes was the wrong man for the job, that he was too stubborn and did not want to adapt to the Man Utd culture, that he broke up a winning team, that he did not want to give Cheech more game time even after saying he would, that Moyes did not want to allow him to leave even though he was not playing him much.
Hindsight is great but to leave him , RVP and rafael go was just wrong in my opinion.
Good. Far more players should be speaking out about how appalling he was. Maybe he might stop talking about us.
Really liked him ... as a player and character. Bought into the club like a lot of players ...
Just one? There was many more than that
Every manager doesn't rate Chicharito. Both Fergie and Moyes started Welbeck ahead of him. van Gaal loaned him to Madrid where he barely played, as Ancelotti rather had Jese up front. He probably had more playing time in the Bundesliga, but then he failed again at West Ham. It's also worth to note that he wasn't the regular starter for his country either, despite Mexico didn't have many talents. When so many managers are reluctant in starting a player, I guess the player has certain limitation and responsibility himself.