Who to replace Ronaldo?
June 23rd 2009 17:57
Who to replace Ronaldo at Manchester United?
Having lost the World Player of the year 2008, Manchester United will undoubtedly find it very hard to find a proper replacement for him. The 42 goalsbagger of 2008 has brought 94M Euros which will subsequently be used for finding a suitable replacement (or 2-3 replacements!) but Manchester United will definitely miss him a lot. His penetrating pace and electrifying speed accompanied by his dancing stunts which gives defenders blues will certainly be lacking from the part of Manchester United attacking prowess. Some replacements could be:
(1) Frank Ribery: Seen as a complete winger and unanimous agreement of his world class talent, he is a natural replacement but will Bayern sell him? If yes, at what cost? Probabiltiy: 30 %
(2) Kaka: The current 3rd ranked world player has just moved to Real Madrid and thus, any chance of him moving to Manchester United is off. Probability: 0 5
(3) Lionel Messi: 2nd ranked player in the world and seen as the no1 of 2009, taking him from Barcelona seems an impossible mission for any team but the kid has talent, great potential and is seen as Maradona's sucessor. But what if Manchester United give 90M Euros for him, will Barca still refuse?? Probability: 10 % ( you never know with Sir Alex!!)
(4) Fernando Torres: Any team will envy Liverpool for having such a great striker. Manchester United needs a big name and Torres is the perfect replacement. What more it would weaken Liverpool's side to the advantage of United. Probability: 25 %
(5) Federico Macheda: Some people say that Sir Alex Ferguson is rebuilding the team with new young blood just like he did with the Beckham, scholes geneartion. Macheda, Welbeck, Campbell, Rafeal and Silvio are certainly brilliant youngsters with lot of potential but they need a platform to perform. With Tevez and Ronaldo gone, those youngsters will definitely take their chance. Macheda seems the best among the lot (4 app, 2 goals in 2009, anyone got better than that?!)
(6) Antonio Valencia: Is said to be comfortable with both feet and can play on left, right or midfield. This versatility will be very helpful in cases of injuries to other players. Not so expensive >20M, but should buy actually TWO of him to replace Ronaldo! but Manchester United can actually afford it with Real's money lol! Probability: 85 %
(7) Karim Benzema: Powerful and tall centre forward, Manchester United may actually need him even if they buy another winger. I dont really think that there is actually any winger who can score 42 goals in a season like ronaldo. Therefore, Manchester United still need someone to get the goals (DONT count on lazy Berbatov!) Probability: 70 %
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