There's a lot of catching up to do before the start of the new season in Europe this year and unfortunately, that means some stale news. The first is the Manchester United purchase of Nani, the brilliant midfielder from Sporting Lisbon. Nani was stunning over the summer in the U-21 World Cup for Portugal, despite their failure to reach the final.
Below is his goal in the World Cup against Israel.
After his 3 goals scored in the U-21 World Cup Nani began to make a deal with Manchester United and I wouldn't be surprised if Mr. Ferguson made his mind up on the spot after seeing this singular effort. Whether or not Man. U. needed another strong, flare-centric midfielder was something of a question. They already have Ronaldo. Not only Ronaldo, but also the likes of Giggs, Scholes, Carrick, O'Shea, and Ji-Sing Park holding the midfield tightly in Manchester's favor. Now, with the addition of Nani, Mr. Ferguson has added another strong, influential player to their line-up in the mold of Ronaldo. He has also found someone who can move in the same way as Ronaldo; helping to alleviate the gap between his first Portuguese acquisition's flavorful passes and jukes that have sometimes left his teammates guessing--causing constant misques and turnovers.
Below are the goals that Nani scored in Manchester's pre-season travels in Asia. The first is an example of Nani's vision and deftness at positioning the ball exactly where he chooses. The other, based on a pass from Ronaldo, is what has begun to convince me that these two talented Portuguese players will prove to be an effective combination.
As for the debate about Carlos Tevez, he has shown he can deal with the physical play of the Premiership and single-handedly saved West Ham from relegation in the final game of the season...away from home...at Manchester United. Of course the fight over who exactly owns the rights to Carlos Tevez have mucked up the process of his move to Old Trafford. This past week he was allowed to move to Manchester and he's just had his first trainging session with the Red Devils. On the whole I'm impressed with what he's capable of, but I'm not sure he has the ability to impress on that scale. This being said, I'm not Alex Ferguson and I don't have 12 million Euros laying around. Kudos.
Here's the goal Tevez scored against Manchester United, handing them only their third loss of the season.
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