‘What?!’ I hear you cry. ‘He wouldn’t have gone anyway!’. That’s probably true. But that’s not why his injury damages our chances. It’s because of Rooney. Read on…
Much has been written of Michael Owen’s shock transfer to Manchester United. It seems bizarre that he was linked with the likes of Stoke and Hull before moving to the Premiership champions; but it actually makes perfect sense. For Phil Brown or Tony Pulis Owen would have been a massive risk, likely to blow their wage structure and be the focal point of their side, a signing they would live or die by. At United he will be anything but; Ferguson will in all probability use him as a Solsjkaer-esque impact sub, and it’s doubtful he will start many games. With United’s huge budget and enormous wage bill he will be merely a footnote – not a risk at all.
Luke Moore – Aston Villa reject, but more damningly a failure at West Brom – has written this piece – http://www.football365.com/story/0,17033,13320_5129821,00.html – entitled ‘Is Owen a Relic of a Bygone Age?’. His point being, football has moved on and there is no place for an out and out goalscorer anymore. Ok, it’s probably not that Luke Moore… but we take issue with his less famous namesake.
David Beckham set a new outfield record for England caps against Slovakia (109) – but Rooney’s two goals on his 49th appearance showed we may not have to wait long for the record to be broken again – not to mention the goalscoring one…
Looking at our squad to face Slovakia and then the Ukraine, our weakness is our strikeforce. Carlton Cole? Really? Heskey is an able foil, Crouch an impact sub… and Rooney is yet to find his best position or arguably form for his country. That is a severe paucity of options. Where are the world class English forwards? They are not abroad; are they being overlooked in the Premiership? Let’s have a look at the top scoring Englishmen…
Joking Here – Joe Kinnear? No? Ah well. In any case, his contract has been extended to the end of the season – his mediocrity has been rewarded. Read the full story here on Sky Sports. Spare a thought for Michael Owen. A couple of years back he was playing for Real Madrid and a [...]
Capello obviously doesn’t fancy Michael Owen, that is clear. He likes strikers with more to their all round game, more complete players, who will create as well as score goals, and contribute to moves as well as finishing them off. Admittedly, Owen is not this. He is a goalscorer, a poacher pure and simple. So [...]
