The “Real” Deal..Times of Recession

Where Rea-ly does Madrid go after all these inquisitions?Kaka,Ronaldo,Raul Albiol and the French Hitman Karim Benzema.Houseful seems to be the board outside the training grounds,but Perez claims Two more vacancies.Apparently disappointed that Valencia removed David Villa from the market , they had to ’settle’ for benzema.I sound like a casualty of choice of words.”Settling” for Benzema?Perez!!!Money in the sac,in the hole,and god knows where,Real Madrid have literally been pooping Euros and Pounds. A sample Bidding war :

AC Milan : 15 Million that will be that.

manchester united : 20 million

Arsenal : I want to buy benzema,but……..Adebayor should stay.(clearly popper)

Liverpool : We will buy only Spanish people,even for washing toilets.

Along comes Mr.Perez ,

Fuck you lot,35 million pounds and I take Benzema.

Ferguson resorted to M.Owen after the assault,Ac Milan yet to recover,Arsenal seems to have convinced Adebayor and Liverpool have added two CeltaVigo staff to their yard.True to their words.

The Dutch contigent seems to be bustling with energy about the latest acquisitions.If rumours are to be believed,Van Nistelrooy is planning to start a bar outside Real Madrid,with Drenthe being the Incharge.Snejider will mostly start learning to play golf(early age) and Van der waart will probably be keeping boots for the players.Huntelaar plans to open an old-age home.Really honourable

And the shocking news is Real Madrid want to spend 50 million for a water boy by the name ‘Franck Ribery”.He is so desperate impress Madrid,that he skipped training for bayern just to watch Ronaldo on the news channel.Oh yes,wearing a pink cap !And not to forget Xabi Alonso is part of the ambitious bench cleaning project. Just for the record,we are in recession.Real Madrid players surely have the knack of  adapting!

Perez definitely knows to get the best out of his players….

Recession times !

220 V up my ass – The Michael Owen transfer saga

Blimley! The Anfield legend was reported to be in Carrington Avenue at Manchester for a medical.Well , when I first saw the news,220V went right my ass.Pretty strong reaction.Is it a master Stroke or a Disastrous one?Desperate times call for desperate measures they say.

The story that has unfolded has been nothing short of a rags to riches story , with Owen’s potential suitors being Hull city.Premier league football was the mantra according to them.Just when everything seemed to be bleak for the English Striker,along came a thursday evening,accompanied with the most unexpected of surprises.Manchester United calling Michael Owen to secure his services.

These events were probably the consuequences ofManchester united’s reported top target Karim Benzema being lapped up by the free spending Spanish Giants Real Madrid.Papers called it a bitter blow,and naturally a list of high profile strikers were linked with manutd ,starting from the confedrations cup King Luis Fabiano to Jose Mourinho’s ass-saver Zlatan .Sir Alex Ferguson has known to be a keen admirer of Owen,and surprise surprise he was called forth!

Being a free agent,manutd have nothing to loose except a few quid.Ofcourse,the statement holds true given United continue to press in the transfer market.With atleast 70 million pounds left in their wallets,surely no player is impossible to get.What United stand to gain through Owen is the experience of a proven goal scorer in the premier league .Being no stranger to the European circuit , Owen can prove to be quite a handful for defenders , whether from the bench or from the start.And ofcourse he will be willing to play a second fiddle to Berbatov and Rooney.With games aplenty for the english champions,Owen will have loads of chances to prove his mettle. The only constraint to the above lines being his injury record.More known for his injuries than his goals in recent times , Owen has struggled to keep himself fit.But with an excellent medical team and with lesser pressure to handle (than at newcastle) , he can turn to be a good signing.With a pay-as-you-play deal in place,united have more or less increased his appetite.Interestingly,if the  6(homegrown)+5 rule is invoked,United have enough in their ammunition to be a side with substance.If it backfires,Owen will be joining Owen Hargreaves in the treatment room.

What this presents before Owen is the golden chance to thump few across the goal and get noticed by Fabio Capello.More importantly he will be playing with Rooney,probably the first name in the England Team sheet.The lure of OldTrafford ,and the sight of Champions league,must have egged him on.AndWhat remains to be seen is how injury free he remains through the season , and if his hunger for goals and competition is still huge.

As i write this,the Anfield legend is completing his medical with Manchester united.A calculated gamble,but a shocking one.The impact of the shock however,remains to be seen!

Michael Owen

A letter to Carlos Tevez….

Dear Carlito,

Hope you have picked up little english in your stay at the epl to comprehend this.Firstly thank you for your services.Please sign for Manchester City.Manchester United has too much competition among their ranks with players like Wayne Rooney,Dimitar berbatov,Federico macheda and Welbeck.Backed by a loser of a manager(legendary),not only have you lost half your eye for the goal,you have lost your nuts in the process.Definitely winning the Champions League,English Premier League twice,Carling Cup,Club World Cup and earning 80,000 pounds a week is far more demeaning than earning 200,000 pounds and losing week in and week out(probably drawing),with an end of season report indicating the progress in the table(i.e.finishing 8th). Your fifteen goals a week and your cry baby Argentine attitude is no longer warranted.Hopefully you come over to OT and your team gets their balls whacked as always.Hopefully,mancity gets to see some silverware,before you retire,else pack your bags to the Turkish / Greece league or ofcourse if your are 33+ or more when you make this decision,dont’ loose hope.There is a old age home available in Italy,popularly known as AC Milan.

Loads of love,

A Manchester united fan

The great debate – Tevez or berbatov ?

I know this post is actually quite a little late,and is rather inconsequential now that Tevez has left Manchester United for good.But is Tevez that good , for his loss to be mourned like that of a national hero?Or is Berbatov of that essence to really knock the winds of confidence out of Tevez’ sails?

Carlos Tevez,signed from West Ham on loan & a complicated deal,is  a Duracell bunny who can smash home goals.Critics were skeptical about the Tevez-Rooney combination since the both of them offered nothin much different to the other.A real dynamite no doubt,with his energy and enthusiasm he won over millions of Red Devil supporters’ hearts with his sterling performances in the 2007/08 season.At the same time,in North London a man named “Dimitar Berbatov” was the celebration of Tottenham with his goals and elegance.The Bulgarian target-man had an eye for goal and commentators absolutely fell in love with his stylish display of football.

Carlitos enjoyed a brilliant first season @ united,winning the EPL and the Champions League.In an attempt to bolster his squad SAF signed Dimitar Berbatov on a club record transfer fee of 30.5 million pounds.A Huge price indeed…Berbatov started off in a real hurry,creating a flurry of assists and occasionaly netting home a few.In the meanwhile,the argentine was benched,and his services were called upon only in Carling cup games and against lesser teams.Tevez lack of oppurtunities contined to frustrate him and Maradonna(yes,the fraud yet legendary Argentine coach)called upon him to quit United.And the rest is history they say….

Why Berbatov over Tevez?

* Berbatov is an ideal target man,which makes rooney play just behind him.Proven affection for goal scoring ,with a few tricks up his sleeve,the bulgarian forward is essentialy your replacement for Ruud van nistelrooy.Definitely loads of Mindless manutd fans(no offence) will go on to say he doesnt run,he is lazy,he is laidback.Answer: If everyone played the same way,then no need to buy no players.Berbatov might be slow on the ball,but is a real handful for defenders.He doesn’t need to run fast to score goals,unlike Tevez who knows only to run in some cases.Some people argue saying Berbatov has been a flop.14 goals and no.2 in the league for no.of assists doesn’t indicate failiure.So does winning the EPl and the carling cup in your debut season.Lazy he might be,but elegent he is.

Carlos Tevez has numerous reasons to understand why he wasn’t chosen.Primarily , berbatov gives united a variation.He is a goal scorer,energizer and all dat no doubt,but 1 goal in every 365 minutes is a poor record by any standards.So is the no goals scored record in the months of January-Febrauary when Rooney was injured.Squandering sitter after sitter ,yet complaining about lack of chances.Very poor indeed.

And secondarily,he is a player on loan.why would I play a player who is on loan ,when I have a better choice bought.I can always use the guy on loan whenever needed.That could have been the mentality too.But all said and done,Tevez can run and defend , take the ball away and might be a fan favourite,but he definitely is not the missing piece in the manutd puzzle.Probably Berbatov was,they say.

Lastly,his poor attitude citing berbatov as a reason for his departure,reflects cheaply on the argentine forward.First henize,next Tevez.Is it a problem with the country’s players or is it a simple case for money.Definitely he is going to get more money,more chances at mancity.Competitive football?European league?Definitely No.A clear degradation in his standards.berbatov elevated himself from Tottenham to united,whereas tevez went back from top to city.Added to this is the fact that Tevez has played the most number of matches among the 3 strikers.Very Very laughable decision indeed.

Definitely manutd has lost a stellar performer,a fan favourite ,a crowd puller,but it is a loss they can cope up with.Macheda and Welbeck are growing quickly in the ranks and Berbatov all set for his second season (&even better performaces),fire power doesn’t seem a problem for United (ofcourse they need a winger tho!).

Dimitar Berbatov and Carlos Tevez?Who's the one