They Got My Attention: Fabregas, Red Soldiers, Rooney, De Gea, Alcantara + Welbeck

ONE: Fabregas

Are you all having a fabregas Tuesday?


So, we are back to Cesc Fabregas! This one I like and hate at the same time. Like it because I would loooove to see Fabregas in a red MUFC shirt and hate it because after the Alcantara issue, I am not sure I can handle another heart break!

The Sun say their source confirmed that Cesc would rather go to Old Trafford than a trip back to Arsenal. I just hope it is not the same source who said Alcantara signed a 5 year deal with MUFC.

Sky Sports reports the same thing adding that Manchester United has made a

£25m bid for the midfielder but Barcelona think Cesc is worth more than that. 

Last month Cesc said;

"If someone says anything that isn't that I want to play at Barca, it's completely absurd."

But a lot can change in a month! We'll just sit here and wait and definitely not hold our breaths.

Then we have Wenger! Arsenal have to refuse to pay  £25m for Cesc before anybody else will be allowed to have him. Is Wenger going to allow a Fabpersie (Fabregas and Zam Persie) re union? Is Wenger the kind of a guy to spend £25m on one player much less a player he has sold only two years ago? 

And will Barcelona sell Cesc especially after selling Thiago?

Don't look for answers here, I don't have them!

Que sera sera...

 In 2008 he exchanged shirts with Rooney. Threw MUFC's jersey and walked away. They just lost, so, we understand...

... and he didn't know it will look this good on him!

 

TWO: Red Soldiers

Oh boy! I knew some Red soldiers would get my attention but I really didn't expect it to be this early!

I know the #MoyesOUT was either jokes from Red soldiers or some imposters trying to make us look like you-know-who! What really got my attention was some Red Soldiers doubting Moyes. Seriously people?

We lost 1 - 0 to Singha All Stars. We were playing without lots of our key men (De Gea, Vidic, Rooney, Zam Persie, Kagawa, Chicharito). The team that played Singha (can I please not say Singha All Star XI? Thank You) is not the team that will play Swansea. Besides, Moyes has five matches to figure out how he is going to play his players, would he rather win those games and figure that out when we start the season or would he rather loose the pre seasons and start a season with a sure thing?

And oh, we can't win anything because we couldn't sign Thiago OR we NEVER win Champions League because we failed on signing Ronaldinho, Hazard, Luiz etc etc OR we no longer attract BIG players. And so many more!

People, we didn't sign all of them and we won CL 2008. They signed BIG players and yet we won title Number 20! And, is not signing 22 years old Alcantara a sign that BIG players no longer wants MUFC? Quick reminder, Cristiano wants to come back to United, or is Thiago BIGGER than CR7? And who said that MUFC couldn't sign Thiago? Did Moyes even want to sign him? No, he didn't and he said so! We did not loose Thiago to Bayern, he signed for Bayern Munich, period!

If our 2012/2013 squad is any indication, one doesn't need BIG players to win trophies. You need the best team. We started the season with a not so impressive De Gea, midfield was a disaster and the wingers? Don't even go there! But look what happened? If BIG players won trophies, the Real Madrid of 2003/2004, that of Casillas, Roberto Carlos, Figo, Zidane, Beckham would have won everthing. They didn't win isht and even finish 4th in La Liga! Added Owen the next season, still didn't win anything and couldn't even get to Quarter finals in Champions League and Copa del Rey!

It's not about how big your players are, it's about how good your team is. Let Moyes do his job in peace. How can you judge a guy in a six years contract after just one match and missing one player that he was RUMORED to be after? How?

Stay United.

 

THREE: Rooney

You type Manchester United latest news and you need some serious determination to ignore Wayne Rooney! And here he is again!

On his injury, no new news (??), same one week old story. He might not be available when we start the season.

As for his future, it's interesting. Moyes said that Rooney will be playing behind Zam Persie and if Zam Persie is injured he'll be expected to fill in;

"Wayne can play up on his own, he can play dropped in. Overall my thought on Wayne is, if for any reason we had an injury to Robin van Persie, we'll need him."

But then, the season has not started and nobody knows what kind of a season it will be for Zam Persie or Baba Kai. Remember the 2011/2012 Player of the Year Valencia and 2012/2013 not so player of the month Valencia? My point is, Rooney just needs to concentrate on what's important here, being the best he can be. Last season doesn't define this season.

About his £250,000 a week contract that expires in two years, club's vice chairman said;

"There are no contract renewals that are being discussed. I am not sitting down with any player on an extension and there is no trigger date in the diary. Would we be afraid to run a contract down? Of course not."

Good luck my dearest Baba Kai, looks like you need all the luck you can get.

Catch the story here.

 

FOUR: De Gea

Number One is back with the team and he started training with the new goalkeeping coach, Chris Woods. Considering the relationship he had with the former goalkeeping coach Eric Steele, this session was one we were looking forward to. will Chris go to the extent of, say, learning Spanish just so he could communicate with De Gea like Steele did? No pressure Woods but Ferguson is not the only one who left some pretty big shoes to be filled!

Honestly, I am not worried about these two. Woods worked with Everton since 1998, that's gotta say something about the guy! De Gea started the season on a bad note, criticism from left, right, back and forth and he rose above all that to become the best goal keeper in 2012/2013 in EPL (ask PFA for reference)! They are both strong, determined, hard working. A match made at Old Trafford, or Sydney? Manchester United is in safe hands.

We're in this together son, you and me, okay?

Making De Gea Number One is one thing, making him smile like that? Thank You Steele!

Most of the story comes from my memories and some from here.

Alcantara

Might be another four years before Alcantara gets my attention, so until then, All the best Thiago. Hope you get what you were looking for with Bayern Munich and if not, 26 is not a bad age to joing Manchester United!

ser feliz chico (I hope Google translator didn't let me down!)

Adiós

Until then, I will just keep this.

Wesley Snipes and Welbeck. 
How close is this?

PS: Sorry about the white backgounds, don't know how to remove them!