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da bet7k： In the transfer market, the quicker a deal can be done, the better. Manchester United acted swiftly after scouting Javier Hernandez and wasted no time in signing the 22 year-old. The fact that it happened before the World Cup, and for a relatively modest amount of money – around £7m – means that the deal has gone slightly under the radar of many fans, but it shouldn’t detract from the fact than United have picked up real quality.
At 22, the leap from the Mexican league to the Premiership will be a steep learning curve for Hernandez to overcome, but from what he showed at the World Cup, he looks more than capable of handling himself at a higher level. Sir Alex Ferguson was quick to point out that the fee they paid for him was a fraction of what a post-tournament price would have been:
“I think our scouting people deserve 10 out of 10 for identifying him before the World Cup and I think if we had been trying to negotiate after the World Cup it would have been very difficult. I think a lot of teams would have been after him and it would probably have cost us two or three times more.”
If United had bought Hernandez for £20m after the World Cup, would United fans think they were getting a better player? Certainly, there is divided opinion over the striker situation at Old Trafford. Putting Rooney aside, the jury is still very much out on Berbatov and Owen. The latter is definitely a decent player to have in your squad, and a good option from the bench; at this stage in in career Owen is probably reasonably happy with the role he has under Ferguson. Berbatov is more of an issue. £30m is a lot for a player, even for United, and the Bulgarian has simply not delivered what is required of him. There are flashes from time to time, but when Rooney was injured it was up to Berbatov to fill his shoes and ultimately, he was left wanting. Macheda, Diouf and Welbeck all look good prospects, and perhaps deserve a run of games, but whether they are ready to play 20 Prem games is still up for debate. For United fans, a World-class striker to help carry Rooney’s burden is what they would have wanted this summer, but just becasue Hernandez hasn’t cost the club the earth, it doesn’t mean that he can’t be that player.
Much depends on the amount of games he gets. While Fergie alters his formations more than most, it genreally seems to fall into playing two stikers for smaller games, and flooding the midfield with one up top in the bigger games. If only one striker plays, it is Rooney, simple as that. However, when they play with two strikers, or one striker and two supporting players either side, Hernanadez may have the scope to express himself. Part of the problem Berbatov has, is his languid style (his work ethic is a debate for another time, and probably a one-sided one) and that is something United fans won’t get from Hernandez: a frenzy of activity, he is sharp, quick and harries his defenders into mistakes.
It wasn’t too long ago that there was a similar signing of a South American, for £6.9m. In January 2002, Diego Forlan was an unknown 22-year-old striker from Independiente when United bought him. Ten goals in two and a half seasons at Old Trafford wasn’t a great return, but fans loved him because they could see that there was quality to go with an impressive attitude. United persevered, but for whatever reason, it didn’t work out. Six years on and he is a class act, one of the best strikers in Europe today. As United usher in another young Latin hopeful, his glory years may well be in a United shirt this time, and he may just be exactly what they need.
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