The Best Target Man For United ?

Drew9 said:

this is quite an interesting topic, everyone seems to be thinking about it, you switch on the euros and they are speculating who would be a good front man for united, personally im finding it quite exciting aswell as a bit frustrating but hay everyone has an opinion, imo i would clearly like us to go for Benzema, it's simple we're the best, he's the best young talent lets spend some hard earnt cash after winning the league and champion league! other alternatives are as follows

Roque Santa Cruz - proven ability to score goals in the premier league, and he proved it having half the chances Rooney and Tevez had so he would be a cheaper alternative to Benzema.

Berbatov - talented, gifted touch, brings others into play, proven in the prem, sulks more than Ronaldo when things aren't going his way though and probably the furthest thing from a team player.

Eto'o - if saha goes for me he would be perfect because he is basically a fit and healthy more consistant version of louis saha, top player but his price tag and attitude will be questionable.

Huntelaar - yes we all know his goal scoring is very impressive, but truth of the matter is he's been playing against the eqivilant to championship defenders week in week out until he play psv eindhoven, who am i to judge i just wouldnt persoanlly like us to spend 18 - 20m for him he looks decent enough dont get me wrong but im just un-decided about him, having said that cant wait to see him in the euros lets hope he gets a few games

For me these are the front runners, in the respect that imo these strikers can be bought this summer, if anyone feels another top striker is out there that you would prefer share it with us, if not tell us who you like and what do you think they would bring to united

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I've discussed this at length in this thread
http://www.manutdtalk.com/forums/tr...-ratings-fergies-summer-shopping-bonanza.html


But the choices listed above are good choices.

Each player has his strengths and weaknesses.

Santa Cruz - had a good first season, but he was not very prolific at Bayern and I would just like to air a word of caution, because he might be a one season wonder.

Berbatov - great player, lousy attitude, but he would add even more creativity to the attack. He's missed a couple of sitters though and his price tag is sure to be in the 20million plus range.

Eto'o - brilliant but moody and i didn't like how he voiced his displeasure at his coach and team mates in public. He wouldn;t come cheap either.

Huntelaar - In my opinion Huntelaar represents very good value. He has shown consistency over the last two seasons and whether or not he's been playing in a weaker league, his finishing has been sublime. It might not be easy to lure him away from Ajax though, now that van Basten and Bergkamp will coach there next season.

There are some strikers that also should be mentioned like Mario Gomez and Luis Fabiano.

For me Luis Fabiano would be very shrewd signing. Lots of ability, coupled with pace and a nice price tag. Has had a history of on-field and off-field problems, but seems more stable now.

Mario Gomez has all the attributes we are looking for and the only question mark would be wether he can be consistent and whether he can adapt to the Premier League.

This thread is about target men, so David Villa doesn't come into contention. Although his finishing is easily better than Rooney or Tevez, I don't think he's what we need at the moment.

My preferred strikers this summer, baring in ming that Benzema is not leaving Lyon:

1. Luis Fabiano
2. Huntelaar
3. Mario Gomez
4. Eto'o
5. Berbatov
6. Santa Cruz


Just to clarify and avoid any furore, Berbatov is a class player and I'm not rating him lower than the other players in terms of skill, mere on transfer value.

It's actually quite funny. Up until the Euro's peoople couldn't get enough of Toni, Benzema, Gomez.

We're just finished the first round of Euro matches and who were the three most underwhelming strikers?

You guessed right. I'm not saying they're bad it's just really funnny how players always pperform differently for country and club.

Some improve markedly (Klose and Podolski).

Some are quite good but perhaps not living up to expectations scoring wise (Torres, Ronaldo).

Others are underwhelming but still try very hard (The aforementioned trio).

Finally there are those who are simply all out of ideas and motivation and look like they couldn't care less (Malouda, Abidal, Malouda, Donadoni).