well, for tevez, the biggest thing that went against him was the
goal ratio, the hardwork he puts in didn't equate to goals.Yes, he
alters game, assists but end of day, he is a centre-forward, goals
do count. I do believe he did mention that his game changed when he
came to United cause he has to do more running/chasing.
No doubt, he puts his heart into each game, but I guess Berba
was bought (against the older player rule in MU now), due to fact,
he brings a different dimension to MU in terms of technical ability
that was suppose to propel them towards another UCL title.
Given how Berba gel with Keane, and has a high goal/assist rate
in EPL for 2 seasons, and seemingly, played UCL b4, on paper, he
seems a perfect fold for Rooney. He holds ball, releases, and
Rooney just thunders, goal..
However, on paper and on field different, Rooney still likes to
come to MF, collect, and creates, taking the space that Berba
operates, and worse, their understanding did not take off.
With Rooney's injury, it was a perfect time for Berba to take
the team and run, however, it didn't. He was not meant to play
alone, he needs another striker to feed out his distribution.In a
way, SAF's tatical play was questionable also. Kiko was just wet
behind the ears, owen is a liability and MU has no one left.
For me, I was irked by his constant whinning in the blackburn
game. Why weren't gameplans worked/iron out in the training
pitch?
The big decision is whether to sell him, for 20M+. I am not so
sure there are many good strikers, with pace, attitude, youth, and
scoring power that can shine in EPL, that are within United's
budget.