Filed under: Anderson, Brazil, Juan Sebastian Veron, Kleberson, Manchester United, Nani, Portugal, Premiership, Sir Alex Ferguson, South Americans, pace, speed
Nani.
Get in.
Obviously there’s no guarantee that they’ll be successful, but those pointing to Kleberson and Juan Sebastian Veron as proof of Ferguson’s poor track record with South Americans should note that United are now perfectly set up to allow both Anderson and Nani straight into the team.
Veron had to be accommodated. Every team he had ever played for had made him the fulcrum of their attacking play. Ferguson tended to stick him in wide midfield. This was a mistake.
Kleberson, though a wonderful passer of the ball, was too lightweight to play as a central midfielder in the hurly burly of the Premiership. Anderson and Nani, by contrast, are forwards. Their instructions will be to receive the ball and attack. And whereas Kleberson came straight from Brazil, both Anderson and Nani have experience of playing in a pacy European league.
They should have no trouble adapting to the speed of the Premiership. If anything, the Premiership might have a few problems adapting to the speed of Anderson and Nani…
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is that what your mum told you?
Comment by albion June 19 2007 @ 4:19 pmit will be 2yrs before they show their worth
Thank-you, ‘albion’. How tremendously insightful.
Comment by Tom Williams June 20 2007 @ 9:56 am