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Interesting article to say the least.
Although Berbatov comes with a hefty price tag and a big reputation, and has yet to produce what was expected, I do think perhaps such a bold statement is a bit premature. But this player is certainly worth to watch out for this season.
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Manchester United's Berbatov or Wigan's Amr Zaki? I know who I'd choose.
Anyone who watched the Manchester City game at Wigan yesterday will have seen one of the best displays of forward play that has been given in a very long time.
It wasn’t the amazing talent of City’s Robinho, or Jo, or Wright-Phillips, or Elano. It wasn’t the old war horse Emile Heskey. The wonderful performance came from Wigan striker Amr Zaki who gave City’s Richard Dunne and Micah Richards their most torrid afternoon since they formed their exceptional partnership.
Zaki played with incredible energy and passion. He chased every ball and gave the City back four no time to relax at all. He was exceptional on the ball, almost scoring a quite wonderful goal near the end of the game, and his movement off the ball was as good as anything I have seen.
The penalty he easily converted was his fifth premier league goal of the season and he is quickly becoming a challenger for the best buy of the summer award. He is on a season long loan, but Wigan are hopeful of completing a permanent deal in due course.
Zaki is twenty-five and has spent his whole career in Egypt other than one season with Lokomotiv Moscow in 2006 where he never made a first team appearance.
He has two African Cup of Nations winners medals with Egypt, for whom he has the tremendous record of scoring twenty-nine times in forty-eight appearances.
I had heard that Wigan Chairman Dave Whelan had compared Zaki to Alan Shearer by saying,
“When you look at this lad and his build, he is the same height, weight, everything about him, he is like Alan Shearer. He has the same confidence when he gets the ball, he knows where the goal is, he doesn't need to look up, he has this instinct. Strikers like that have an instinct as to where the goal is. You can't describe it, you can't give it to anybody.”
Prior to yesterday, I thought that Whelan was getting a bit carried away. Having watched Zaki for ninety minutes, I now think that the comparison is entirely right and proper. Steve Bruce worked very hard to get the player to Wigan and it is now pretty obvious why he did. Have you ever seen Richard Dunne being pushed and pulled around the way he was yesterday?
The only problem Steve Bruce might have is that if Zaki carries on like he is, he might find that the price has gone up a little come the end of the season.
Look at the work rate, goal threat and team play that Zaki produced yesterday and compare it to what the multi-million pound striker Dimitar Berbatov, produced on Saturday and explain to me why the latter named player is worth so much more....
by GrahamFisher
Although Berbatov comes with a hefty price tag and a big reputation, and has yet to produce what was expected, I do think perhaps such a bold statement is a bit premature. But this player is certainly worth to watch out for this season.
4sportsake
Manchester United's Berbatov or Wigan's Amr Zaki? I know who I'd choose.
Anyone who watched the Manchester City game at Wigan yesterday will have seen one of the best displays of forward play that has been given in a very long time.
It wasn’t the amazing talent of City’s Robinho, or Jo, or Wright-Phillips, or Elano. It wasn’t the old war horse Emile Heskey. The wonderful performance came from Wigan striker Amr Zaki who gave City’s Richard Dunne and Micah Richards their most torrid afternoon since they formed their exceptional partnership.
Zaki played with incredible energy and passion. He chased every ball and gave the City back four no time to relax at all. He was exceptional on the ball, almost scoring a quite wonderful goal near the end of the game, and his movement off the ball was as good as anything I have seen.
The penalty he easily converted was his fifth premier league goal of the season and he is quickly becoming a challenger for the best buy of the summer award. He is on a season long loan, but Wigan are hopeful of completing a permanent deal in due course.
Zaki is twenty-five and has spent his whole career in Egypt other than one season with Lokomotiv Moscow in 2006 where he never made a first team appearance.
He has two African Cup of Nations winners medals with Egypt, for whom he has the tremendous record of scoring twenty-nine times in forty-eight appearances.
I had heard that Wigan Chairman Dave Whelan had compared Zaki to Alan Shearer by saying,
“When you look at this lad and his build, he is the same height, weight, everything about him, he is like Alan Shearer. He has the same confidence when he gets the ball, he knows where the goal is, he doesn't need to look up, he has this instinct. Strikers like that have an instinct as to where the goal is. You can't describe it, you can't give it to anybody.”
Prior to yesterday, I thought that Whelan was getting a bit carried away. Having watched Zaki for ninety minutes, I now think that the comparison is entirely right and proper. Steve Bruce worked very hard to get the player to Wigan and it is now pretty obvious why he did. Have you ever seen Richard Dunne being pushed and pulled around the way he was yesterday?
The only problem Steve Bruce might have is that if Zaki carries on like he is, he might find that the price has gone up a little come the end of the season.
Look at the work rate, goal threat and team play that Zaki produced yesterday and compare it to what the multi-million pound striker Dimitar Berbatov, produced on Saturday and explain to me why the latter named player is worth so much more....
by GrahamFisher
