Comments on: Saha’s Still Not Satisfied – Are We?

By: spence

spence — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 13:33:10 +0000

Cant believe some of the comments on here; Saha one of the best strikers in the world? Please! He is a bottle job, how many one on ones does he miss? About 95% of them. Totally overated and never fit so get shot of him.

If there is am exchange deal in the offing for Berbatov is there any way we can make Fletcher part of the deal? Makes my blood boil every time I see that useless tosser in a Utd shirt, he is utter garbage.

By: denton davey

denton davey — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 12:15:54 +0000

Yesterday, Saha was again well off-the-pace.

The best rumour I have yet to hear this season is that SAF has tried to flog LouisLouis, Wesly and some spare cash to the Spurs for Berbatov. This seems very doubtful since I have no sense that either Carlitos or Berbatov would want to play second fiddle and Rooney’s an untouchable when fit.

By: denton davey

denton davey — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 02:06:43 +0000

LouisLouis looks slow to me; he seems to be missing both the pace and anticipation that made him dangerous. Maybe it’s just a questoin of regaining match-fitness BUT maybe it’s a matter of having lost that edge that separates a top-notch striker from a journeyman.

For what it’s worth, I would much, much rather have Kenwyne Jones as the “super sub” than Saha – he is bigger, stronger, tougher, more athletic, and on the upside of his career whereas Saha most definitely has passed his peak, sadly without ever really fully realizing his potential due to persistent injuries.

That said, Saha is now a UTD player – and he wouldn’t fetch much in the transfer market due to his lengthy injury record – and so if he can stay fit then he’s a pretty good option to have “in reserve” since I can’t see him dislodging either Carlitos or Rooney from the first-eleven.

By: Scott the Red

Scott the Red — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 14:07:05 +0000

Busingye – Rooney was the 4th highest scorer in the league last season, which is good enough for me considering he isn’t an out and out striker. He had the 3rd highest amount of assists in the league last season.

11 assists, 14 goals. So Rooney was behind 25 of our 83 goals last season, so roughly, 1/3. You think we need to be making excuses for that? Strange.

By: Christovski

Christovski — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 14:00:48 +0000

Rooney was fantastic against Sunderland. What the fuck are you talking about?

By: busingye

busingye — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 09:03:41 +0000

stop babying rooney.united does not play to please roonry.it is not our goal.if he cant play with tevez,let him sit.afterall he is the one who scores less and tevez has more work rate.he shd play with whoever is available.do u realise he was wasteful against sunderland?the boy has remained a prospect not a world beater we hoped.can u bet about him being top scorer?if we want him to blossom,we should stop making excuses for him.other players have blossomed coz they learned the hard way.in a way,we are creating another raul.

By: franky

franky — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 01:07:45 +0000

If Saha does what he’s best at, work his a$$ off and fight for his place in the starting 11, all while accepting he has to fight for it and won’t get it for granted, he might have the same future an infamous Norwegian striker lived at OT.

Admitted, he’s French, I’m Belgian. Everything’s set not to work out in that relationship, and when I still wrote on another ManU blog, I thought he should have been sold, but in all honesty… Saha could be our super-sub. And I don’t think he minds that role too much either. He knows that in a squad like ours no starting spot is guaranteed (maybe for VDS and RIo) and since the day he arrived at OT he has worked hard for his spot, when not injured.

I think the depth Saha gives to a game, especially when coming on and replace Tevez, Ronaldo or Rooney, can totally disorientate a defense and change a game. And can help us win games, titles and cups.

If Saha is as loyal to OT as Sir Alex is to him, he has a great future ahead and we can be happy having him on our bench.

Totally unrelated, if ever skysports.com or bbs online would get in touch with you, blame me! After months of reading one great article after the other, i went ahead and pitched you to them. Can’t promise a thing, and even don’t know if you’re interested, but if… yes it was me.

By: k9

k9 — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 23:19:20 +0000

Saha has the uncanny knack of being at the right place at the right time. He is quick, agile and strong enough to hold his own against any defender in Europe or England. The man can also finish quite fluently but has had more than his share of problems with injuries and cannot really be blamed for that.
He’s been a good player when fit and by far our best player in many a game. His movement and his passing, apart from the scoring threat, have opened quite a few deadlocks over the years. True he may not chase after every ball, but the ones he does chase usually produce results which serve to at least test the opposition keeper.
To my mind, Saha is a ideally super sub, not unlike a certain legendary number 20. His injuries may not allow him all the games, but he can play in tandem with the starting pair of Wayne and Carlos. And now we’ve finally got down to adding strikers to our roster (Manucho). So I expect him to stick around and help better the squad if only in an oblique manner.

By: Taehr

Taehr — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 22:33:05 +0000

Ive always liked saha,i believe he can play a part like he did in the first half of last season.did anyone notice how well rooney played yesterday?could it have anything to do with his striking partner?

By: nittin

nittin — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 18:33:52 +0000

he’s gettin back to full fitness still, but hardly sum work rate, on other hand u hav tevez who works his ass out for all the tackles,making those long runs