QUOTE(razorboy @ Dec 11 2009, 04:09 AM)
Obertan is no Ronaldo for sure, and he himself have said that he is Gabriel Obertan, NOT Cristiano Ronaldo..
As much as we want him to be as good as Ronaldo, we all know we're just kidding ourselves, Obi will be a great player for us, but i doubt he'll ever be as good as Ronnie, Ronnie was more of a flying forward, Obi on the other hand, more like a Luis Figo kind of player, creates chances, entertains the crowd with his plays, but definitely not as lethal as Ronnie..
As much as we want to say Ronnie was never the one man that carried us two seasons back, he did. Look at him now at Real, 14 goals in !2 matches. That has to proved something, he must be doing something right with that kind of stats, remember the 50 plus goal season for us?
He has proven his class from time to time, as far as I know, noone can quite fire a free kick like Ronnie.
I'm not much of a Ronnie fan due to some of his selfish plays and arrogant remarks, but i have to admit, he is undoubtedly one of the class acts of his generation. Not many can do what he does, the only advantage Leo Messi has over Ronnie is that Leo is a team player, while our departed Ronnie, is more of a selfish one.
Obi however, he will blend into the team, he's keen to show the world ; Just like Owen, that he is a force to be reckon with, despite the injury setbacks.
Our team, has proven from time to time, We never rely on one player to bring us to glory, (except Ronnie's remarkable 50 goal season) , every player works hard, and every player wants to prove that they're worth being in the starting 11, and even if they're not, they build up the fiery will to play from the bench, thats the kind of players SAF brings to the team..
When a player no longer has the team spirit, he's allowed to leave Old Trafford. That's the philosophy SAF brings to the table.
Perfect Example(SAF, b4 coming to Old Trafford, brought Aberdeen up to destroy the Celtic-Rangers domination of the Scottish Leagues)
Nevertheless, every player on our team, are class acts, whether shining heros, or silent unsung heroes like Carrick,Scholesy and Fletch
Glory Glory Man Utd
Obertan may not be another Ronaldo, ever, but our team doesn't need another Ronaldo. Obertan being the way he is is far more important for us right now. A team player, and effective to boot. Keep playing the way he has been, it won't be long before he takes over from Giggsy.
As for Ronaldo's remarkable goals bringing us to glory, it's true in a way, but it was also because of our rock solid defence, the dependable VDS guarding the goal, the reliable midfield guarding them and becoming a launch pad for the likes of Rooney, Berbatov and Ronaldo to do damage. This season is proof that we're not reliant on Ronaldo and his goals, because we've been banging them in more compared to his last season.
Added on December 11, 2009, 11:11 amQUOTE(sHsIkuA @ Dec 11 2009, 09:28 AM)
I think so too, not because purely of prejudice. IMHO Barca have a very strong team to let Messi enjoy his style of football and I don't think he is that effective when putting him in other teams. Ronaldo OTOH, he will be the MAN to watch in whatever team he is, Lisbon, United or Real Madrid. He has that extra little edge over Messi and also possess a superior header + free kick skills. However, I will pick Rooney over both anyday
Why not have both? For me, although it feels like Ronaldo is still one of us, but Messi gets my pick if I have to choose between the two. He can score goals, and also creates lots of them. Ronaldo right now is a battering ram, although to be fair, a really good one. He has a great start so far in his career there goals wise, but then the likes of Kanoute, Morientes, Forlan, Ruud etc have all done well over there.. Hasselbaink was once top scorer in that league. It's not a hard league to score in.
This post has been edited by Wan: Dec 11 2009, 11:11 AM 
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