I think the raw materials are greater with Rodwell than most others though.
That's a fair point, the market is tricky these days though and sometimes you have to go with it.
Personally, I'd rather risk trying to buy 3 foreign £10m
'potentials' rather than pay £30m for a player simply because hes English. I'd think that there should be some sort of premium because of the fact he is English, that being said this deal & the one Liverpool got for Andy Carroll makes it seem like clubs are taking the piss..
Rooney is a forward though and it's much easier to shine at that age in that role. CM is perhaps the most difficult role to play at first. Now in fairness Rodwell does not look as good as Wilshire if we want to find a midfield comparison, but Wilshire is the exception IMO.
Not so sure, I mean I kinda agree with what your saying that if a striker is banging in goals left right & centre it would obviously get him noticed a more, however if your putting on consistant dominant midfield, defensive or goalkeeping performances you'd get recognition & noticed just as well I feel.
Gibson wasn't very good tonight again but sadly he was the best of the 3 we had on.
Do you see
IF, and it is a very big
IF at that,
IF Gibson improved his passing ability & his attacking/off the ball movement was a little better he could play like/a similar role for us that Lampard does/did for Chelsea.
That being said he just doesn't look like he will be a success for us long term..
We are the only top team that constantly switches formations as Fergie refuses to change full time to 4-2-3-1 Like the bulk of top teams play, that is the formation Pastore would work in but I don't know what we'd do with him in 4-4-2.
This is part of the problem, I don't mind him switching the formations up to suit his tactical approach to games, however often it means players are then pushed out of their better position.
However if a player is good enough, I'm sure Ferguson will try to adapt how the team plays/lines up in order to suit him.
If we where gonna play 4-2-3-1 with Pastore we could be lining up:
Berbatov
Rooney - Pastore - Nani
With all 3 swapping positions, Pastore seems talented, quick & skillful enough to be able to play in a winged role occassionally... certainly as much as Rooney would anyway.
It would be interesting to see if Pastore could play in a 4-4-2 alongside a more defensive minded partner in the middle though, Fletcher, Hargreaves or someone of that kinda mold.
Yeah he suffers from the same wannabe Ronaldo syndrome Nani used to have.
There is only 1 cure.. don't play at the same club as Ronaldo.
He was excellent again tonight, looking like a real bargain at £10M.
Definatly looking like a really good signing & an added bonus that hes English & somewhat has a similar style to Rio Ferdinand.
Hopefully it turns out to be one of those great Euro nights. Or just a scrappy 1-0 win will do!
t: If the tune hadn't been as good as (I think) it is, I would probably have had the same objections. Hope that explains it a bit.
