Transfer Musings

As the transfer window draws to a close I have been thinking. Real Madrid payed 30,000,000 euros for Xabi Alonso, who is a very good, if not game changing midfielder. In 2003 a certain Ronaldinho signed for Barcelona for 21,000,000 euros, incredibly expensive at the time. Is it believable now that Joleon Lescott a centerback who is good but not revolutionary was signed by Manchester City for 24,000,000 pounds, more than Barca payed for a legend. Interesting.

MAN UNITED'S DILEMMA!

When Manchester United sold Cristiano Ronaldo to Real Madrid and failed to hold on to Carlos Tevez, they suffered a huge dilemma. They got a huge profit, but their money can never replace Ronaldo and, to a lesser extent Tevez. Although their replacements Antonio Valencia and Michael Owen are able, decent players, the sheer presence of Ronaldo was priceless. Ronaldo was one of the reasons why people signed for United, and his iconic number 7 jersey was available everywhere, from the 13 buck fake copy I bought in Portugal to the glitzy top of the line shirtzillas available on Eurosport.com. Valencia is quite decent, but his strike rate is undesirable. Owen on the other hand is an England great but can't keep living off his form from 1998. Replacing Tevez with Owen is like replacing a Rolex for a barbie watch from a cereal box, while Ronaldo's replacement with Valencia is like replacing Ronaldo's Buggatti for a Honda Civic. This is meant with all due respect to Valencia and Owen whose talents are undoubtable.

ARSENAL'S YOUNG GUNS THRASH SHEFFIELD UNT.!

Arsene Wenger played an Arsenal team with an incredible average age of about 19. 16 year old Jack Wilshere was a sensation scoring a fantastic goal and bossing the midfield. Mexican wonder-kid Carlos Vela, age 20, scored a superb hat-trick as Arswnal rampaged to a 6:0 thrashing. Danish star Nicklas Bentder scored two goals for his team
as the young Gunners tormented the Blades's back line and could have won by ten. They are now Carling cup favorites along with Manchester United, winners 3:1 over Middlesboro.

BERBATOV COMPILATION!

BERBATOV COMPLETES UNITED MOVE!

At long last, Dimitrar Berbatov has completed his move to Manchester United. He had been linked to United for at least two seasons. The reds bought Berbatov as a replacement for French striker Louis Saha. Berbatov was a cult hero at his last club Tottenham Hotspurs. He also has a highly impressive scoring record for Bulgaria ,43 goals in 65 matches. This is undoubtedly an incredible buy for United, as Berbatov will probably form a great partnership with Wayne Rooney or Carlos Tevez. But don't cry Spurs fans as former Barcelona star Giovanni Dos Santos is an able replacement.

NUMANCIA STUN BARCA!

Newly promoted Numancia got off to a dream start with a 1:0 home victory over Pep Guardiola's new look Barcelona. Numancia goal came from midfielder Mario on 14 minutes. Barcelona should have scored when Messi's superb free kick hit the post. Credit to Numancia they played good soccer and were outstanding as a deffensive unit closing down Henry and Eto'o. Henry showed why he is considered a flop with a truly terrible performance. But as Guardiola said, this match won't decide if we win the title. It is a let down for Barca fans though. Top of the table are Athletico Madrid, winners 4:0 over Malaga.

DAVID BENTLEY MOVES TO TOTTENHAM!