Having played football on the streets of Longsight with Wes and Reece Brown, Danny Welbeck, who attracted United’s attention when he was just six-years-old, started his football career at Manchester City. However, when he was just eight the blues let him go, allowing United to snap him up.
“Dad took me to one side,” Danny told GQ magazine. “He had this concerned look on his face and told me that City had called before Christmas and wouldn’t be having me back. I was like, ‘Why didn’t you just tell me, Dad? It’s not a problem.’ I carried on at my club Fletcher Moss, scored a load more goals and soon I was at Manchester United. I never looked back.”
Welbeck has scored goals against the likes of City, Arsenal and Spurs this season but insists that he wants there to be more to his game than just sticking the ball in the net.
“I don’t want to be a static centreforward who just sniffs out goals in the six-yard box,” he said. “I see the game moving on and I need to have movement, be a player who can stretch defences. I like to be mobile. I have played on the wing so I like to drift and make space for my teammates. I don’t want to just score goals, I want to create chances for my team and hopefully I am [doing that]. I can drop off, move wide, link up.”
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That guy on the Jean-Paul Gaultier banner advert is a grade-A wankshaft.
You have taken Manchester by storm, Danny Welbeck! Keep it up, son!
We are blessed to have this son of Manchester, as he is blessed to be here.
Thanks Sir Alex!
City always had an eye for young talent.
Well done lad. true red.
He’s perhaps right to want to focus on stuff outside of just sticking the ball in the hole, because while his finishing is often brilliant, it often isn’t, but his holding up the ball, running, vision and approach play are all amazing. He’s not a natural poacher in the same way that Chicharito or Owen is, but he’s got more to the rest of his game than they have. He’s a superb player too, and it’s easy to see how he’s keeping Berbatov out of the starting eleven.
Doghouse
Well said and by time he will totally improve
Super Danny Welbeck! 19
last paragraph of welbecks speech was a dig at hernandez
HOLY SIT.. I didnt know Welbeck was at City..
hahaha beautiful!!
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@Ricky
I dont see that as a dig.
Hernandez is still much more clinical than Welbeck. Not to mention Hernandez’s heading ability is second to non
Danny boy got the selfishness and the rudeness of a striker,and the skill but not the calmness yet.
But he waill learn. The best of him is yet to come.
Glad the bitters didn’t get the clue.
Revenge of the dark side
And before anyone starts with the racist shit – dark side as in star wars analogy and nothing else as I have been saying for years
Welbeck to score the winner aginst city that secures number 20
You heard it here first send me your empty cheques accordingly
Even if he had stayed they would of released him by now look what they did to Sturridge.
Well chicharito may be good in finishing but his dribbling and passing is not as good as danny boy. If hernandez improves on that one then may be may be he will become THE best finisher and all round striker in the EPL, if not world.
Thou danny is good with his legs strenght and fighting ability,i still think hernandes is a better finisher to the call,but with the injury worries in squad, danny is that player that will never allow our opponent back four to put pressure on us.
@kanchelskis
HA HA HA, I totally agree.
I was thinking exactly the same thing before I scrolled down to read the comments.
‘Rollover to watch’… err, no thanks.
While his workrate is second to none, he needs a lot of experience to improve his passing, dribbling and finishing. I’m not saying those traits are bad in him. But no way is he the finished article. His finishing is not as good as Chicha’s and his vision is not as good as Berba’s (which is no shame). In other words, there’s more to come and a lot to be excited about. But not there yet.
Hernandez is the best finisher at the club since ruud, can’t believe he’s not getting in ahead of welbeck, he’s streets ahead of him,Rooney and Hernandez is our best partnership by far, just hope he doesn’t get fed up warming the bench, real will snap him up, come on fergie , get him back in our side.
Spoken like a true centre forward. World Class players think like Welbeck. That was why Van the man stifled our play and we became a better side with Saha upfront with Rooney.
Welbecks world class ?? Give me a break man ,
Love it. Excellent attitude and insight for a young man. His desire to improve his value to the team is the diametric opposite Morrison. He recognizes that there is always room for improvement.
Don’t agree with u mission 26 why does hernandez have to improve him all round game? He puts the ball in the net better than any1 , romario was the best finisher ever and he never went outside the 6 yard box.
@Brendan – the games moved on mate. To be a week in week out striker at a top club, you need more of an all round game. Same reason why Owen has been a benchman since the age of 29 (which was still relatively young). Same reason why Bent, a proven Premier League goalscorer, has never been snatched up by a big club. Same reason we were better with the likes of Saha and Tevez than Ruud.
Ruud was one of the best finishers I’ve ever seen…guaranteed to score more goals than Saha. But Saha brought so much more to our team, and we actually scored more goals in the 06/07 season than we had when Ruud was playing for us.
I don’t think Welbeck is anywhere near as clinical as Hernandez in the penalty area (althought their goal record this season is similar). Hernandez in the final third is unbelievable. But its no coincidence that as a team, our best periods of form have been when Danny is playing. He’s got the all round game.
For what its worth, I think Chicharito will improve his all round game over the next few years. People forget Andy Cole came to this club as a poacher, and by the end of his career he was far more than that.
Brendan was clueless, to suggest that chicho-boy shouldnt improve his all round game is just plain stupid.
@ricky: I do not believe it is. Yes, Hernandez is a super-poacher and a very clinical finisher. He is NOT, however, a static forward. He creates so much space for his teammate with his movement and runs off the defenders shoulders. His electrical pace and clever causes real problems for opposing defenders.
Brendan. With all due respect pal nonsense. Welbeck is a much better player. His all round game is anyway. I love Hernandez but when teams park the bus he Is rendered ineffective. When the game is stretched hernandez is perfect but so often teams sit deep and welbecks power , hold up play, dribbling and skills are much better than hernandez. If he isn’t happy warming the bench as you put it and madrid want him then fucking do one. Can’t be doing with this woe is me bullshit. Didn’t see Ole moaning and I DO NOT see Hernandez moaning so its a moot point. Check out the stats pal for the rooney danny partnership this season.
Oh and another thing. Why don’t you let Fergie pick and decide who plays. I think he knows FAR more than you or I.
@ king Eric , think fergie does pick the team as far as I know, your letter is bullshit , I think Hernandez is better , u think welbeck is fare enuf , u don’t ave to write a full page eassy on it , man youve little to do.Fare play sparkz good letter there, I enjoyed reading it gud points in it, it all about opions , maybe when fergie goes the cantona and king Eric could take over the club and manage it , they seem to know everything about everything!!!
@ king Eric , think fergie does pick the team as far as I know, your letter is bullshit , I think Hernandez is better , u think welbeck is fare enuf , u don’t ave to write a full page eassy on it , man youve little to do.Fare play sparkz good letter there, I enjoyed reading it gud points in it, it all about opions , maybe when fergie goes the cantona and king Eric could take over the club and manage it , they seem to know everything about everything!!!
Whats gud? Good! Try proper queens English. This is a blog!
Brendan
King Eric showed you respect. You don’t deserve it.
You then replied rudely.
So, not only are you a few sandwiches short; your bread is moldy and your butter is rancid.
You claim “It’s all about opinions” yet consider that KE’s “letter is bullshit ”
You moan that KE wrote “a full page eassy on it”, yet he wrote 8½ lines of quality.
You then ingratiate yourself with Sparkz, yet he wrote 13 lines.
Your sarcastic response shows you to be unworthy of the polite education WE have to offer.
The next time your stupidity is apparent, perhaps you should be rebuked rather. Or ignored.
You know that your knowledge is limited. You know that there are many erudite locals here that can and will teach you. Enjoy that, and learn appreciatively. Do not scold those who help you.
Would you like to return here welcomed? You know what needs to happen now.
We await your considered addition to this thread, and wonder: Is Brendan contrite?
King Eric > brendan
plus that horrible internet language and the content of your shit is intolerable, brendan. King Eric was actually stating the truth – while Chica is a way better finisher at the moment, have you watched Welbeck play?! he’s amazing in every aspect of the game, THAT’s why he has a spot above our little pea and the PL’s top scorer last season.
please, type it right, it pains the mind to read your bullshit.
King Kenny = brendan?
kenny brendan dalglish hahahahahah i kid, i kid
smartalex – Hello mate. Thanks alot. A fucking essay? 8 and a half lines?
Cheers Tom c. Cannot believe he called my “letter” an essay? What?
Brendan – I have plenty to do thanks mate. Full time job, a wife and an eight week old boy. Weirdo.