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The news of Owen Hargreaves undergoing surgery, which will put him on the sidelines till next season is a blow, but hopefully he will be able to recover fully and go on to have a brilliant career.
The question is whether Fergie should buy a defensive-minded, commited midfielder as cover in the January transfer window?
Currently, our central midfielders are:
Carrick - Anderson
Scholes - Fletcher
Possebon - Giggs
Gibson - Hargreaves (injured)
Some names have been bandied about in other threads like:
Lorik Cana
Daniele de Rossi
Steve Appiah
IF Fergie were to move for somebody in Jan, it could reduce the games of Fletcher and Possebon, although that might not be a bad thing in Fletcher's case
On the other hand, you could say that Giggs and Scholes are not the players they once were and that Possebon and Gibson are not ready to cover those positions yet.
For me, if Fergie knew that Giggsy and Scholesy were retiringin the summer than he SHOULD move for someone in the summer.
Steven Appiah would be free and seems a decent player to me - he certainly would add some bite and fight in the centre of the park.
IF Giggs & Scholes aren't retiring this summer, I would caution against, because it would create too much competition, especially when Hargreaves comes back into the fold.
The question is whether Fergie should buy a defensive-minded, commited midfielder as cover in the January transfer window?
Currently, our central midfielders are:
Carrick - Anderson
Scholes - Fletcher
Possebon - Giggs
Gibson - Hargreaves (injured)
Some names have been bandied about in other threads like:
Lorik Cana
Daniele de Rossi
Steve Appiah
IF Fergie were to move for somebody in Jan, it could reduce the games of Fletcher and Possebon, although that might not be a bad thing in Fletcher's case
On the other hand, you could say that Giggs and Scholes are not the players they once were and that Possebon and Gibson are not ready to cover those positions yet.
For me, if Fergie knew that Giggsy and Scholesy were retiringin the summer than he SHOULD move for someone in the summer.
Steven Appiah would be free and seems a decent player to me - he certainly would add some bite and fight in the centre of the park.
IF Giggs & Scholes aren't retiring this summer, I would caution against, because it would create too much competition, especially when Hargreaves comes back into the fold.