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While every player in a team is important, I really do feel that the success of this season depends largely on Man Utd signing a tall, strong centre forward and on the continued improvement of Ben Foster, Nani and Anderson.
With the arrival of Dimitar Berbatov, the first of those conditions have been checked.
One down, three to go, as they say.
I'm sure that Nani and Anderson will both get loads of games, just as they did last season and that it will help them to (hopefully) improve by leaps and bounds.
However, I am less optimistic about Ben Foster and am worried that Ferguson won't give him the matches he needs unless there is some injury to Edwin van der Sar.
Now don't get me wrong, Sir Alex is the greatest football manager of all time and I know he knows what he's doing, but every now and again, I get the feeling that he tends to put favour cerain players while shutting others out and I would loathe for Ben Foster to be one of those players.
For the record, I am a HUGE Ben Foster fan and think he can be England's next number 1, but he needs the games to improve.
He was excellent at while on loan at Watford and it is a pity his career was halted by knee ligament injury.
I cast an envious look across Manchester to the blue side of town. Not because of their new owners, but because Joe Hart has been getting heaps of games there since last season and is now their number 1 choice and a regular starter.
At 21, he's 4 years younger than Ben and already playing regularly against Premier League opposition.
While Edwin van der Sar is still a class keeper, he started to show signs of decline last season. All of a sudden, he started punching balls straight to the opposition, at other times he mauled his defneders when coming out for balls and to my horror, found himself flapping at crosses too.
Later in the season his kicking became dodgy and contrary to what some might say, his reflexes aren't what they used to be.
We definitely need a keeper, who is capable of covering for Edwin and in my opinion even take over from Edwin and Ben Foster is the man to do that.
He has assured hands, good height, good leap, good reactions and good positioning - basically all the required attributes og a great keeper.
PIG is alright, but he has made some strange decisions and I suspect his concentrations is less than ideal.
In order for Foster to take over the mantle of United's custodian he will need those games.
Anyway, I hope Fergie gives him as many games as possible, even if VDS is not injured otherwise he might not be prepared, if he's called upon and the big games come rolling in thick and fast.
With the arrival of Dimitar Berbatov, the first of those conditions have been checked.
One down, three to go, as they say.
I'm sure that Nani and Anderson will both get loads of games, just as they did last season and that it will help them to (hopefully) improve by leaps and bounds.
However, I am less optimistic about Ben Foster and am worried that Ferguson won't give him the matches he needs unless there is some injury to Edwin van der Sar.
Now don't get me wrong, Sir Alex is the greatest football manager of all time and I know he knows what he's doing, but every now and again, I get the feeling that he tends to put favour cerain players while shutting others out and I would loathe for Ben Foster to be one of those players.
For the record, I am a HUGE Ben Foster fan and think he can be England's next number 1, but he needs the games to improve.
He was excellent at while on loan at Watford and it is a pity his career was halted by knee ligament injury.
I cast an envious look across Manchester to the blue side of town. Not because of their new owners, but because Joe Hart has been getting heaps of games there since last season and is now their number 1 choice and a regular starter.
At 21, he's 4 years younger than Ben and already playing regularly against Premier League opposition.
While Edwin van der Sar is still a class keeper, he started to show signs of decline last season. All of a sudden, he started punching balls straight to the opposition, at other times he mauled his defneders when coming out for balls and to my horror, found himself flapping at crosses too.
Later in the season his kicking became dodgy and contrary to what some might say, his reflexes aren't what they used to be.
We definitely need a keeper, who is capable of covering for Edwin and in my opinion even take over from Edwin and Ben Foster is the man to do that.
He has assured hands, good height, good leap, good reactions and good positioning - basically all the required attributes og a great keeper.
PIG is alright, but he has made some strange decisions and I suspect his concentrations is less than ideal.
In order for Foster to take over the mantle of United's custodian he will need those games.
Anyway, I hope Fergie gives him as many games as possible, even if VDS is not injured otherwise he might not be prepared, if he's called upon and the big games come rolling in thick and fast.