Owen mania

Some of you may have heard, Man United is making a move to sign Michael Owen on a free transfer. That may become reality as he take a medical check up at Carrington grounds today. After reading numbers of articles by professional bloggers, i have come to the decision that this isn't a bad idea. It seem like a stupid move at 1st, but then come to think of it, its brilliant.

Micheal Owen may be 29 and his aging reflexes and speed that used to grant him numerous goals that made him 1 of Europe's top strikers may be fading fast, but 1 thing he has gained is experience and 1 thing he has kept is his finishing touch. If you look at it in a way United may have just been a total laughing stock as they lost Tevez and Ronaldo, as well as losing the chase to sign Benzema and Ribery. But look at it this way instead, Ronaldo didn't seem to be in the right mind to play for United any longer and Tevez would never get that 1st team starts he wants. As for Benzema and Ribery, they would have been excellent additions to the team but not worth the asking price.

United would have had to pay an estimated 45 mil just to get a young striker still having to prove whether he can play in the Premier League. Life was very different for him in the French league that may have influenced his goal tally. Same story for Benzema as the Bundesliga is not nearly as good as the EPL. Instead, Fergie made a great move to have bought Antonia Valencia, a player who has just matured and playing well IN THE PREMIER LEAGUE with Wigan.

Of course Owen wouldn't even be able to fill the shoes of either Ronaldo or Tevez let alone 2. But that task has already been placed on Rooney and Berbatov and the rest of the team to step it up. While they are doing that, Owen will be given time to settle in, regain full fitness unlike how he was rushed into the Newcastle team due to the lack of resources over at the Toon. Another plan Fergie may have thought of is the World Cup. Owen was an instant England choice back in his day and he wants it again. Now with better players surrounding him as well as shots at bigger tournaments such as the Champions League, it can only be good for him, and if its good for him, it can only be good for the team.

If it all goes well, Owen would have been a bargain if he regains even 80% of what he used to be. And if it all fails, there wasn't much money put into this (unlike a flop that would have been caused by Benzema or Ribery), also the fans didn't expect much from him. Apart from all that, people like Macheda and Welback can only benifit from having a once expert-worldclass finisher to elarn from apart from the already great influence given to them by Solskjaer