Marvin said:
I thought Welbeck was developing into a really good forward. I wonder whether he will feature with Rooney and RVP - you'd tend to think not unless they abandon their wingers.
I'm really glad we did not bid for RVP. He had a great season but he was the one big fish at Arsenal, and I feel we have better forwards. He'll never repeat the season he had at Arsenal again - I hope not anyway
I don't think Fergie will abandon Welbeck tbh.
RVP & Rooney will obviously be the main threats in major games if available, but I'd say Welbeck will still get a good 25 appearances under his belt (fitness permitting).
I think he holds Welbeck in high regard and i'm not of the belief that signing RVP will harm Welbeck. It probably takes the pressure off him a little (as he was United's #1 out and out striker last year) and he could probably learn from RVP on movement and shooting technique.
It'll be Hernandez who'll get less gametime and if Rooney, RVP & Welbeck can have a good season, then Henrique may take Hernandez' spot and he may well be on his way (loan deal perhaps) next season.
That's my take on it anyway.
-- Fri Aug 17, 2012 3:53 pm --
Uno's_My name said:
Marvin said:
I thought Welbeck was developing into a really good forward. I wonder whether he will feature with Rooney and RVP - you'd tend to think not unless they abandon their wingers.
I'm really glad we did not bid for RVP. He had a great season but he was the one big fish at Arsenal, and I feel we have better forwards. He'll never repeat the season he had at Arsenal again - I hope not anyway
Welbeck is not in the same league as Van Persie, thats a huge upgrade for them no matter 'how well welbeck was progressing'.
The only forward we have who you can say is clearly better than Van persie for me is Aguero, id have Van persie over Tevez and Dzeko all day long without hesitation and nearly every one on here said the same thing when it looked like we were getting him a few months back, Balotelli i have huge hopes for so i wouldnt swap him even though as of today hes not as the level Van Persie currently is, he could be so much more though.
Aguero - Van persie with Balotelli as back up, thats how i wanted us to go into this season.
You'd be stupid to not want Tevez lining up for you this season, unless it's simply your dislike for the player rather than a lack of belief in his ability.
