Glenn Roeder is adamant he has received no complaints from Sir
Alex Ferguson about Giuseppe Rossis lack of starts at Newcastle
this season, and says the teenage striker will get plenty of
chances in the first team.
Sir Alex, who initially planned to keep Rossi at Old Trafford this
season, allowed the Italian Under-21 international to go on loan
until 1 January after the striker said that he wanted first team
football to aid his progression towards being a regular in the
United side.
Rossi was in the stands for the game at Old Trafford as he could
not play due to Premier League rules. He has made three substitute
appearances for the Magpies and Roeder says there will be more
opportunities.
"Giuseppe Rossi has made a big impression at the club, he said in
an interview you can watch in MUTV Online's Latest News. "He's been
here for a month and he's been on a few times. He couldn't play in
the European games, which I accept, and he couldn't be involved
against United. That leaves four games he could have been involved
in and he has played in three.
"I'm sure that between now and when he returns to Manchester United
on January 1 he will have had plenty of starts."
Roeder also rejected the notion that Rossi and Obafemi Martins are
incompatible as a partnership because of the lack of aerial
prowess.
"I think we could pair the two of them together, he added. At
home, where we are expected to make more of the running, it could
work.
Giuseppe is so good at dropping off to get hold of the ball and he
knows what's going on around him, and Oba Martins could use his
speed to make some clever runs where Guiseppe would be able to
slide him in. Physically, they wouldn't be a big partnership but
there is definitely the potential for the two of them to play
together."
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