I've watched enough Man U. to realize, as the skipper of that team no doubt has, that our Donovan could do a much better job for Man U. than Forlan has thus far done. It's no question that Fergie is predisposed to like the Yank work ethic and skill in goal it's only a matter of time before we get more field players. I think Donovan would do wonders to link midfield with the current strikers on Man U or, alternatively, Donovan could play upfront as Forlan has done but to much better effect.
There are a number of Americans capable of improving Man U's offense including Donovan, Beasley, and Mathis.
sure..when all the Eurosnobs get here. The guy is completely correct. Forlan can't hold Donovan's jock, and you all know it.
I totally agree that ManUre would be much better off with Donovan. But one thing I disagree with is Mathis. He is an overrated slob, who doesnt deserve to play in the EPL.
man u already have howard, spector and cooper, and soon enough szetela and adu, why not donovan too? manchester united states
Forlan is hot and cold, something you don't want with a striker. I think he would do better with more playing time, but there is no real chance of that happening unless Ruud gets hurt (God forbid).
Perhaps in a few years there will be more Americans starting for Man Utd than Englishmen and if it happens we must be sure to point it out on this site often!
mathis is just finished. overweight, holds ball to long, looks disinterested too. beasley, maybe a bit lightweight for when olaf mellberg, sami hyppia, or sol campbell charge into him??
Donovan replaces one Neville I've seen matches where Ruud coudn't get service. Put Donovan in with that streaking Portuguese Ronaldo and Man U would have a pacey attacking side. Right now they rank at the bottom of the EPL in terms of scoring. What's missing is a Donovan-type player. Wouldn't surprise me to see a January departure during the open transfer window.
I have to agree that Donovan would be an upgrade for Forlan.One concern- Donovan plays an awful lot like Scholes.He could wind up being Scholes back-up.So, I think Landon would do better there as a striker.
You are dead wrong about that. 1. He is not overweight. 2. He doesn't hold the ball long enough; he's too eager to one-touch to another player -- often on the opposing team. 3. I'd tackle your third point, but I just lost interest.
Re: Donovan replaces one Neville With United's current formation (4-5-1), Forlan really doesn't play a whole lot and if Landon was there, I don't think he would play much either. United's formation is normally something like this: -------------RVN----------- -----------Scholes/Giggs-------- Giggs/Scholes-----------Ronaldo/Flethcer/Solskjaer ---------P.Neville/Butt--Keane------- O'Shea/Fortune--Rio--Silv---G. Neville -------------Howard-------------- Once Kleberson is healthy, he should be added to the midfield mix. My point is that if Donovan went to Man Utd, I really don't see him getting much playing time.
Indeed, he isn't as nearly a good a midfielder as Scholes is. I would love to see LD at ManU. After a month, he'd be in every newspaper in Europe.
Re: Re: Donovan replaces one Neville Well I think they could do a few things with LD. IMHO I think a 442 with him along side RVN would be better than a 5 man midfield with 2 DMids. so... ---------------Howard---------------------- ----GNev----Rio----Brown----O'Shea----- -------------------------------------------- ----------------Keano----------------------- ---Pretty Boy---------------------Giggsy ---------------Scholes---------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -----------LD-------------------------------- ------------------------RVN------------------ ----------------------------------------------- That would be my lineup.
Re: Re: Donovan replaces one Neville I think the point was that Donovan wouldn't get a lot of time, just as much as Forlan normally gets and do a better job with it. Also, Donovan could be more versatile than Forlan, perhaps subbing at Rmid sometimes.
Actually, among CONCACAF strikers, I think the most intriguing option for the English game and ManUtd specifically would be Jared Borgetti.
I think that's the crux of the argument right there. The level of Donovan's domestic competition may not be up there with that of Forlan's, but I'll betcha that LD converts more of those sitters and profligate misses than most other players would. Not saying pro or con whether he'd go to Manchester United or any other Premiership team, but for a point of context, just recall how well Brian McBride did for Everton last year during his loan spell. Sooner or later, Donovan will deserve his shot on a bigger stage, as far as club soccer goes.
donovan, o'brien, bocanegra, reyna, pope, keller, and friedel could all contribute to man united... but thats about it. and some of them may not necessarily be starters. however, that is not an insult to any of those guys, as only superstars like tim howard start day in and out for that squad.