Owen out for the season

last SG · 2010-03-09T20:00:28+00:00

I think you're lagging behind in terms of knowledge of football, the current football news and happenings.To say that Owen and Inzaghi are not good strikers...

Y_Shun SG

Manchester United striker Michael Owen has been ruled out for the season after tests revealed the extent of the hamstring injury he picked up in last Sunday's Carling Cup final victory over Aston Villa.

The news is a big blow for Owen, who has been plagued by hamstring injuries throughout his career, and ends any slim hopes he had of making a late charge into Fabio Capello's England World Cup squad.

United boss Sir Alex Ferguson was quick to point the finger of blame at the Wembley turf, which was heavily criticised by both sets of players after the Carling Cup final, though Ferguson also admitted their was an element of bad luck involved in the injury.

Ferguson claimed on Monday that he expected Owen to be out "for a few weeks" but the news is much worse for the striker, who has scored nine goals in 27 appearances this season.

With Owen out, United are left with young duo Mame Biram Diouf and Federico Macheda as back-up strikers, but if either Wayne Rooney or Dimitar Berbatov were to get injured, it would leave Ferguson with a lack of experience in reserve.

gigabyte14 SG

glass leg

fudgester SG

Seriously, Fergie should go out and buy a decent striker in the next transfer window.

Owen is injured half the time, Berba is inconsistent, and Diouf and Macheda are inexperienced.

An injured Owen is already bad news.... Owen thus far has often been a pretty useful Plan B should Rooney and Berba be ineffective.

As romanista2001 SG

aiyah.........i was hoping Owen play more for Man U and go to World Cup...............with him around, the team is as good as a man short.................

can't dribble...........can't shoot from range..............can't head the ball..............can't out-run defenders........

what the fark is he good for................

CKeer SG

Actually i'm rooting for Diouf to shine. He has the potential, it's time to put in the performance.

Saltiga SG

Owen is seriously a wasted talent/... other then the years with Liverpool almost anyway he goes he gets hurt.. i kinda like his style of playing.. from those days of plain pace to these days using pace as and when required given his age.. but probably just another of those who would waste their time on the ops table more then on the pitch..

Bus&Soccer l0v3r (VO3x 1) SG

Injury Prone guy

Seriously can he has one season injury free or not

AEW5001 SG

if Ronney is injured

man u could be in trouble

-Wanderer- SG

Why am I not surprised?

As romanista2001 SG

even when he was at Liverpool, the only asset he had was speed..........his one and only asset...........he can't even dribble, he just knock the ball past the defender and he can outsprint the defender to get to the ball...........that's all.........

back then, he can't shoot from long range........can't dribble.............can't head the ball..............wasn't that sharp of a finisher..................it's just the way Liverpool plays suited him.............

Owen is just like Filippo Inzaghi...............they can score becoz they play for top teams.............but technically-useless.........

Breakingstyle SG

well, at least he scores lots of goals at liverpool, n when he is with england. i bet u cant even score 1/4 of what he did even if u play with ur kakis lol.

obviously, to get the best out of ur striker, u have to play to his style. think la, why the hell will the manager play high balls into the penalty area when owen is in the team -.- he got pace then make use of his pace la.

back then, he's not a sharp finisher ah... trying to be funny? anyway he can head the ball -.-

he got pace, movement off the ball, positioning, finishing back then. where got useless -.-

Saltiga SG

Owen is just like Filippo Inzaghi...............they can score becoz they play for top teams.............but technically-useless.........

pace was his asset all along, and whether he can shoot doesnt really matters back then, he is depoly as a out and out striker or fox in the box kinda striker hence he is supposed to only take care of finishing the ball off once he had the ball in the 12 yard box... he wasnt a sharp finisher??? you gotta be kidding me buddy, i meant he is the most profilic striker back then wasnt he?? i think if i'm not wrong, he out score Fowler and Ian Rush in the statics didnt he?>??

nature-ones SG

Owen is just like Filippo Inzaghi...............they can score becoz they play for top teams.............but technically-useless.........

this person obviously knows nothing about soccer. in my case, owen is still one of the best finisher in the world

As romanista2001 SG

yes, he can score just like Inzaghi but technically, he's useless...............

as for Owen, no speed = no use............at least Inzaghi has one of the best positional sense i've ever seen...........

Owen is like Steve McManaman?? when they went to Real Madrid, their overhyped abilities were cruelly exposed............both don't even dare to try dribbling..............one can't dribble and can't cross the ball while the other can't score...........

Saltiga SG

well.. again i might be wrong but in Real he hardly had a proper game when when he did get some games he scored quite a few goals didnt he?? other then him being injured pretty often he is kinda good in his scoring ratio,

Inzaghi?? he too is a pretty good striker wasnt he?? or maybe you likes to tell us how you define a good and bad striker??

Saltiga SG

nowadays Owen indeed have hardly much pace in him, but he is still rather good beating the off side rule given that he has got more positional sense these days then he used to.. so in your opinion who then is good??

dragg SG

age in a major factor.

'older' players are more prone to injury.

to make things worst owen is double that.

zocoss SG

Owen is probably one of the best finisher from the box. He may not be good at dribbling, but that was never his strong point throughout his career. Technically in front of the goal, he is right up there as statistics proved. His plus points is getting into positions and striking of the ball to get goals no matter how easy it may seems tapping in or pushing in, what matters is getting the ball in the net. And he has proved that throughout his career.

At Real or Newcastle his goal ratio to minutes played is still better than some others who plays more games. Even at United currently, despite the little time he has played, he still manage to score 9 goals this season. To be fair, thats a lot for a back-up striker who took a 50% pay cut and and could also be on a pay as you play deal...

Personally, I feel his time at United so far is great... There is no two ways about it, United got him as a 3rd striker and if you compare him to some others who are on a lot higher salary than him and hardly get you goals... Like Joe Cole, Robbie Keane, Aquilani, Santa Cruz... You will realized that Owen has been a good buy or should we say a good recruit as he didn't cost any money unlike the rest mentioned above... He has played a little more games than Santa Cruz, scored 3 times more (and I don't mean 3 goals more) than him, and how much did Santa Cruz cost, $18m or there about?

Owen is current England's only playing top scorer left on 40 goals... The rest like Bobby Charlton have retired long ago... Anyone who thinks Owen is finish, will look really silly cos the guy just turn 30 in Dec, Players like Saha is almost 1 and a half years older than him and look at him go... A good rest in the summer will be good for him. Finally, the inclusion of Owen probably help United won the Carling Cup. That in itself I think is enough said.

As romanista2001 SG

Inzaghi?? he too is a pretty good striker wasnt he?? or maybe you likes to tell us how you define a good and bad striker??

Owen couldn't fit into Real becoz they don't play the run-and-charge style like Liverpool............Real is more about set-up in their play so Owen can't do much...........Owen would have fared better for Barca but in the end, he would have been booted out all the same...........

Inzaghi's younger brother, Simone Inzaghi is technically far superior to him but never had the luck Filippo had...........

Inzaghi can score becoz he always play for the top teams and most of the goals he scored were handed to him on a silver platter..............apart from his speed and excellent positional sense, Inzaghi can't dribble..........can't shoot from long range...........can't head the ball.............can't hold up play..............can't create goals for his partners............

the absolutely most complete striker i can think of is Gabriel Batistuta............this guy can do everything...........having one Batistuta is better than having 2 or 3 Owens or Inzaghis.............

Andrei Shevchenko is another all-round wonder during his time at Milan............

Saltiga SG

Inzaghi's younger brother, Simone Inzaghi is technically far superior to him but never had the luck Filippo had...........

Andrei Shevchenko is another all-round wonder during his time at Milan............

just a while back you are claiming that Owen is not a good scorer and so on and get some serious knock on your ass with other posts from fellow forumers claiming your mistake now you start anyone about Inzaghi, ok now since you wanna change subject then fine i'll change with you, but befroe that can you just kindly aknowledge that Owen is a good goal scorer??hahahah1...

ok now to your Inzaghi, he is no good again?? you mean to say he cant score too?? i think either your requirement is outta the world or your TV needs repair.. yes, he might have played with some of the best team in Itay and of course that helps to a certian extend but was it his fault to be wanted by them?? you meant to say that some lousy striker would be wanted by some of the top club in the world? his goal telly i cant remember but i kinda remember he is scoring pretty regualarly when he is with Juvs and now Milan right?? might not be a complete footballer but sure is a good striker and sure is one who knows where the net is..

Batistuta?? you cant compare players like that.. i mean then after i nail you down with Inzaghi would you come up with players like Andy Cole? Ian Rush? Lineker? Shearer? Maradona? Pele? Romario? and so on????

get your point out 1st.. who would you want to talk about in this thread??? dun hop just say it out and stick to it like a man