Comments on: Wenger Speaks Sense As Platini Loses his Mind http://redrants.com/wenger-speaks-sense-as-platini-loses-his-mind/ Manchester United Blog Sat, 11 Feb 2012 16:43:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Grognard http://redrants.com/wenger-speaks-sense-as-platini-loses-his-mind/comment-page-3/#comment-21705 Grognard Fri, 04 Jul 2008 04:12:36 +0000 http://redrants.com/?p=612#comment-21705 Scoop; Also, United scored 87 goals in 2001/02 and 74 in 2002/03. Thats averaging 80 goals a season in RVN's two most prolific and healthy seasons. That proves the club was more than capable of scoring a lot of goals with him. The reason for the drop off afterwards were his injuries and the loss of Beckham who was the provider for many of Ruud's early goals in his United career. Ronaldo was not known for his passing or crossing which is why the two had a blow up and the outcome forced Fergie's hand. Scoop; Also, United scored 87 goals in 2001/02 and 74 in 2002/03. Thats averaging 80 goals a season in RVN’s two most prolific and healthy seasons. That proves the club was more than capable of scoring a lot of goals with him. The reason for the drop off afterwards were his injuries and the loss of Beckham who was the provider for many of Ruud’s early goals in his United career. Ronaldo was not known for his passing or crossing which is why the two had a blow up and the outcome forced Fergie’s hand.

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]]> By: Grognard http://redrants.com/wenger-speaks-sense-as-platini-loses-his-mind/comment-page-3/#comment-21649 Grognard Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:40:37 +0000 http://redrants.com/?p=612#comment-21649 @<a href="#comment-21575" rel="nofollow">scoop</a>: Do you honestly believe we would be better off without a goal scorer? A natural goal scorer that knows what to do when he gets a chance in the box or gets a half chance near the box? RVN scored one goal outside of the 18 yard box in his entire career up until he went to Madrid. We need a guy like Huntelaar because he can score like RVN and he can score like Ronaldo too. When RVN was playing for us he scored most of our goals just like Ronaldo is doing now. Back then the team didn't have the all round talent we have today nor did we have the defense or the depth. The Ronaldo of the RVN era is not the Ronaldo of the current era. Imagine if that RVN played along side this current group or at least with Ronaldo. Remember how much better Rooney was when he had RVN? We need Rooney to once again become a second striker and take the big pressure off of him to be our go to striker. Only a true striker with finishing talent can do this. A player who lives in the box and preys on defenses by never giving them a moments peace. This would also take a lot of the marking off of Ronaldo and add the aerial game back into our wingers repertoire as they would have a true target man to aim for, intstead of having a winger as the team's best header of the ball. You want to know what I want Scoop. I want my cake and eat it too. I want that striker as well as Ronaldo and Rooney scoring. I want Tevez coming off the bench and making the odd start. Above all, I want that depth and that balance in our attack with the added option to our attack that a tall goal poacher brings to the team. Nothing has to change. Instead of spending most of his time in the offensive end of things patrolling outside of the box (like Rooney and Tevez), this striker will boldly go where only Ronaldo feels like going. This can only work well for us. @scoop: Do you honestly believe we would be better off without a goal scorer? A natural goal scorer that knows what to do when he gets a chance in the box or gets a half chance near the box? RVN scored one goal outside of the 18 yard box in his entire career up until he went to Madrid. We need a guy like Huntelaar because he can score like RVN and he can score like Ronaldo too. When RVN was playing for us he scored most of our goals just like Ronaldo is doing now. Back then the team didn’t have the all round talent we have today nor did we have the defense or the depth. The Ronaldo of the RVN era is not the Ronaldo of the current era. Imagine if that RVN played along side this current group or at least with Ronaldo. Remember how much better Rooney was when he had RVN? We need Rooney to once again become a second striker and take the big pressure off of him to be our go to striker. Only a true striker with finishing talent can do this. A player who lives in the box and preys on defenses by never giving them a moments peace. This would also take a lot of the marking off of Ronaldo and add the aerial game back into our wingers repertoire as they would have a true target man to aim for, intstead of having a winger as the team’s best header of the ball.

You want to know what I want Scoop. I want my cake and eat it too. I want that striker as well as Ronaldo and Rooney scoring. I want Tevez coming off the bench and making the odd start. Above all, I want that depth and that balance in our attack with the added option to our attack that a tall goal poacher brings to the team. Nothing has to change. Instead of spending most of his time in the offensive end of things patrolling outside of the box (like Rooney and Tevez), this striker will boldly go where only Ronaldo feels like going. This can only work well for us.

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