Comments on: Striking Questions and Nicolas Anelka http://redrants.com/striking-questions-and-nicolas-anelka/ Manchester United Blog Thu, 24 May 2012 17:15:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Keith Moses Kaira II http://redrants.com/striking-questions-and-nicolas-anelka/comment-page-1/#comment-400 Keith Moses Kaira II Tue, 05 Jun 2007 08:07:35 +0000 http://redrants.com/striking-questions-and-nicolas-anelka/#comment-400 [Dash] I'm not convinced by Red Ranter's answer. Owen is a small player. Growing up in Liverpool didn't change this. And he is a star in the Premiership. Saviola is 5 ft 6. Big than him, as first and far more skilfful. If Owen can survive. On footballing terms alone so can Saviola. The only thing that would disturb him is language and culture. Not the football or physical side of the game. [Red Ranter] I agree with you about adapting being key. But only in terms of language and culture. not the playing of the game. And definitely not about physique. When a player has sublime skills added with real pace like a Saviola. Physique is largely irrelevant. For example, the two times Rossi played for us in the premiership, in his natural position he didn't look out of his depth. Due to his skill and intelligence as a player. So I don't buy this wait and see or he is too small for the premiership approach to his talent most fans have. The lad has skill and intelligence and his pace is reasonable. Plus he can finish. In a free flowing side like United, with powerful forwards like Rooney or Saha to play alongside. I can't see him having trouble adapting to the premership. His formative years as a footballer have been in England. If Owen and Defoe can survive, so can he. And so can a 5ft 6 Saviola. (I'm sorry that I sound like a broken record on that aspect...) [Everyone] How come most of you seem to be writing off Dong? Without having seen him properly tested in a United shirt like he will be enxt pre-season? [Dash]
I’m not convinced by Red Ranter’s answer. Owen is a small player. Growing up in Liverpool didn’t change this. And he is a star in the Premiership. Saviola is 5 ft 6. Big than him, as first and far more skilfful. If Owen can survive. On footballing terms alone so can Saviola. The only thing that would disturb him is language and culture. Not the football or physical side of the game.

[Red Ranter]
I agree with you about adapting being key. But only in terms of language and culture. not the playing of the game. And definitely not about physique. When a player has sublime skills added with real pace like a Saviola. Physique is largely irrelevant.

For example, the two times Rossi played for us in the premiership, in his natural position he didn’t look out of his depth. Due to his skill and intelligence as a player. So I don’t buy this wait and see or he is too small for the premiership approach to his talent most fans have. The lad has skill and intelligence and his pace is reasonable. Plus he can finish. In a free flowing side like United, with powerful forwards like Rooney or Saha to play alongside. I can’t see him having trouble adapting to the premership. His formative years as a footballer have been in England. If Owen and Defoe can survive, so can he. And so can a 5ft 6 Saviola.
(I’m sorry that I sound like a broken record on that aspect…)

[Everyone]
How come most of you seem to be writing off Dong? Without having seen him properly tested in a United shirt like he will be enxt pre-season?

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