EPL REVIEW - Manchester United

by Khairul Faizie First Team:

GK:

-Edwin VAN DER SAR

-Tomasz KUSZCZAK

-Ben FOSTER

Defenders:

-Rio FERDINAND

-Gary NEVILLE

-Nemanja VIDIC

-Wes BROWN

-Mikael SILVESTRE

-John O'SHEA

-Gabriel HEINZE

-Patrice EVRA

-Phil BARDSLEY

-Gerard PIQUE

Midfielders:

-Paul SCHOLES

-Ryan GIGGS

-Christiano RONALDO

-Micheal CARRICK

-Darren FLETCHER

-Owen HARGREAVES

-Ji-sung PARK

-NANI

-ANDERSON

-Chris EAGLES

Fowards:

-Wayne ROONEY

-Ole Gunnar SOLSKJAER

-Louis SAHA

-Alan SMITH

-Guiseppe ROSSI

-Fangzhuo DONG

-Carlos TEVEZ (SOON)...

In :

1. Nani

--Full name: Luís Carlos Almeida da Cunha.

--A young Portuguese signing from Sporting Lisbon, for an undisclosed fee(believed to be 17.3 mil Pound)

--Deja vu of fellow Portuguese, Christiano Ronaldo.

-- A natural- born left winger, who able to play various attacking positions.

--Nani is also famed in Portugal for a trademark goal celebration, the somersault. Recently, after the Asia Tour Game, where he scored a

a goal and celebrated the usual style, Fergie had conveyed a massage to Nani through 2nd man,Queiroz, that the 'somersault' celebs is 'banned' for the good of the player himself (to minimise risk of ankle injury).

--Won the 2007 Portuguese Cup with Sporting Lisbon prior to his arrival to Old Trafford.

2. Anderson

--Full name: Anderson Luis de Abreu Oliveira

--Dubbed the new Ronaldinho, was signed from Porto FC.

--Striking resemblance between Anderson and Ronaldinho, not only in terms of looks, but he is incredibly skilful like Ronaldinho.

--He played for Brazil at the 2005 South American U-17 Championship and 2005 U-17 World Cup, winning the Adidas Golden Ball for most valuable player.

--Won the Portuguese Championship with Porto FC for 2005/06 & 2006/07 seasons.

--A skillfull wide left player, who able to play as central midfielder.

--Mario Zagallo said " Everything suggests he is going to be a superstar, a prodigy, as he has undisputable quality,"

--Latest, he featured in the winning team of Copa America.

3. Owen Hargreaves

--The Canadian-born, England international midfielder's, who shone during the 2006 World Cup.

-- Bought from Bayern Munich, after a 'long-running transfer saga'

--One of only two English players to win the European Cup with a non-English club - the other being Steve McManaman.

-- Voted England Player of the Year in January 2007.

-- A Champions League winner in 2001 and four-time Bundesliga champion with Bayern.

4. Tomasz Kuszczak

-- A Polish goalkeeper from West Bromich Albion, who had made United debut on the September 17th, 2006.

Out :

1. Kieran Richardson to Sunderland.

Prediction:

-2007/08 English Premier League Champion : Manchester United FC

-2. Chelsea

-3. Arsenal

-4. Liverpool

-5. Everton

-2007/08 FA Cup winner : Manchester United FC

-UEFA Champions League : Semi-Final

Comment:

- For the new season, the signing of four interesting players are most welcome.

-Two exciting, talented young players, Nani & Anderson will boost the attacking options.

- Hargreaves, well aku harap akan act as an anchor man, a defensive midfielder, who place was left by Keane. Carrick tak dpt lagi sentuhan ni, so hopefully Hargreaves will.

- Tomasz Kuszczak will fill the goal post in case the Giant Van Der Sar is absence.

- I have no idea on how Fergie will rotate the players, especially dengan midfield option yg banyak dan penuh bakat. Probably the Legendary Giggs akan main central attacking role, tolong si Rooney up front. Left & Right wings punya option banyak;

ada Ronaldo, Nani, Anderson, Park, Fletcher...hatta si tua Solksjaer pun pernah diturunkan sebagai right wing... kekekeke...

-Up front, selain Rooney, Saha ada, tapi byk speculation yg kata most probably during the next transfer window, Saha akan blah...that's why Fergie beria-ia nak sign Carlos Tevez. Solksjaer as usual, the super-sub. Rossi pulak dengar kata Fiorentina dlm usaha memacing dia, atas kehandalan dia beraksi di Parma(on loan). Alan Smith?? Mamat ni banyak club yg berebut, dia aja yg tak mau sebab nak stay dgn the best team kannnn.... dia reject offer Boro. Latest si Smith ni menjadi rebutan Everton & Aston Villa.

-Central midfield, ada Carrick, Scholes, Hargreaves, O'Shea (lebih main defensive even though was trained as a defender).

Back four:

-Vidic & Ferdinand memang semakin utuh, mengimbau kembali kehebatan Steve Bruce & Garry Pallister.

-Left back, Evra & Heinze berebut tempat. That's why ada ura ura mengatakan Heinze akan blah jua akhirnya...sadly, probably to arch-rival, the Liverpool.. hope tak jadi...

-Right back(wing back): the undisputed Gary Neville.

-Subs option: ada Silvestre (walaupun hebat dicanang nak blah main French league), Brown kekadang boleh harap, kekadang hampas.

The best signing:

-The best signing definately lah trio Hargreaves, Nani & Anderson.

-Torres main kat Anfield???...nak tgk sejauh mana..well Fergie dah lama gak aim mamat ni... best signing jugak.

-But, but, beside the trio that I have mentioned above the mega signing mustilah si Henry ke Barca. boleh imagine tak dia main upfront alongside Eto????..dah ada Ronaldinho & Messi as playmaker.. fuuhhhhhhhhh.... Memang patut pun dia join Barca, since dia nak something significant, and at Arsenal, dia tak dapat!

Huhhh..letih la buat review ni.... sampai jumpa di lain siaran... byk gue nak bambu The Blues nanti.....Majulah Sukan Utk Negara.