I picked a good time to have a go at Ronaldo, eh? I think the game on Sunday sums him up. Not especially good for most of the 90 minutes, but capable of producing things out of nothing. Two great strikes, and scorer of perhaps United's most important goal this season (I know Macheda got the winner, but you kind of knew that was coming once Ronaldo scored the second, right?). Is all of his prancing about actually worth it when you know he can score goals like he did yesterday? I don't think so, but I could understand a United fan who does.
As for Nani, I don't expect we'll be seeing him in a United shirt for much longer, or perhaps ever again. File him under the same category which includes Kleberson, Djemba Djemba, Bellion, etc. A truly woeful player who is barely Premier League standard not to mention Big 4 standard. And the worrying thing from a United point of view is that in terms of wingers they were only missing Ji Sung Park yesterday.
In fact it's not just United who have trouble out wide. Chelsea also struggle in that department, with Malouda starting on Saturday and perhaps even set to start on Wednesday. Oh dear. Right now Arsenal have by far the most talent when it comes to the wide players in a 4-3-3 or a 4-2-3-1 or 4-5-1 or whatever you want to brand it. Their selection (when all fit) includes Arshavin, Walcott, Nasri, Rosicky, Eduardo, Eboue, Bendtner, Vela - all of whom I would rate higher than Nani and Malouda (Yes, even Eboue). It is for this reason that the Gunners are in with a shout of winning the Champions League, even if that means beating United in the semi-final. As Villa showed in Sunday, decent wingers will cause United trouble, especially if you have a target man who can head the ball (see John Carew and Emmanuel Adebayor).
As for Nani, I don't expect we'll be seeing him in a United shirt for much longer, or perhaps ever again. File him under the same category which includes Kleberson, Djemba Djemba, Bellion, etc. A truly woeful player who is barely Premier League standard not to mention Big 4 standard. And the worrying thing from a United point of view is that in terms of wingers they were only missing Ji Sung Park yesterday.
In fact it's not just United who have trouble out wide. Chelsea also struggle in that department, with Malouda starting on Saturday and perhaps even set to start on Wednesday. Oh dear. Right now Arsenal have by far the most talent when it comes to the wide players in a 4-3-3 or a 4-2-3-1 or 4-5-1 or whatever you want to brand it. Their selection (when all fit) includes Arshavin, Walcott, Nasri, Rosicky, Eduardo, Eboue, Bendtner, Vela - all of whom I would rate higher than Nani and Malouda (Yes, even Eboue). It is for this reason that the Gunners are in with a shout of winning the Champions League, even if that means beating United in the semi-final. As Villa showed in Sunday, decent wingers will cause United trouble, especially if you have a target man who can head the ball (see John Carew and Emmanuel Adebayor).
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