Red Dawn said:
RVN just got a hat trick at RM....
actually since last season i always felt he (Saha) cannot make it....YET
my fren and i have a nickname for him...Louis "Sala"... cos always make mistakes / out-muscled / out run.... :bsmilie: :bsmilie:
ok.... quite bad i know..after all he's still a young player... and cannot be expected to fully replace Ruud....
They're both different type of strikers la. Like that, Rooney also cannot replace RVN. The only striker is as profilic as him and have similar style is Andri Shevy but he isn't firing too many at Chelsea too. Tell me who is like RVN and can replace him? Hard to find leh! The other one is Henry but he is also a different type of striker. Even Ronaldo and Adraino isn't as profilic as him.
RVN is a top SC, like Roy Keane, hard to replace but sure can find goals from other players. With RVN, Man Utd relied on him for the goals. Without him, Man Utd will have no choice but to find goals from other players as well, just like the old days, pre RVN days.
I'm not saying RVN is no good. His record at Man Utd is second to non and I like to see him do well in Spain but what is done, its done. Man Utd sold him and there is no point in looking or missing for someone like him. One day, he had to go and I think he has about 2 years more in him at this level. Without RVN, just have to make do with other types of strikers. But to find one as profilic as him, not easy. Best bet is Rossi according to his reserve team form.
In these recent years, Man Utd had sold 3 of their most impt players; Becks, Keane and RVN. Other clubs will struggle if they did that but I think Man Utd had been doing quite well without them or should I say, manage quite well without them.
Saha is no longer young and reality is, lets face the fact, he is not as profilic as RVN but he offers more attacking options to the team besides scoring goals. His pace is faster than RVN and is more mobile and better at passing. He can play as a lone striker too but he lacks RVN's killer instinct. So the idea or hope is, he can score and create goals for team mates.
Saha is the only striker that can play as the main striker we have now. Smith is still injured, Ole is old and Rooney's best position is the support role.
I looked at West Ham and their attacking options. Oh they can put many teams to shame. They got 6 strikers but still, non of them has RVN's qualities, even Tevez! I think Pardew is not good enough and cannot handle too many strikers or good players. He seems like he is lost lastnite.
just when he is on song! Haizz....... 
