Do Man Utd need to sign another striker?

Posted on July 29, 2008Filed Under Question of the Week

The Postman’s Question of the Week: Do Manchester United need to sign another striker, and why?

Sir Alex Ferguson will surely continue to stick to his 4-5-1 formation next season. So far there aren’t any in the Utd team who can claim sole possession of the target man position. It had been rotated during matches between Rooney, Tevez, Ronaldo and sometimes Saha. Sir Alex would have noted this flaw as it was C Ronaldo, a winger, who carried Utd through in majority of the games. He is not the 20-goal guarantee striker that Utd desired. That is why Sir Alex was so keen on Berbatov, someone with the ability to shield the ball, to hold up play and to finish off the great crosses from the able and productive wingers like Giggs, Ronaldo, Nani or from wing backs like Patrice Evra and Gary Neville. This is the hallmark of every Man Utd team ie winger touchline run, crosses and an emphatic finish from the centre forward, the one missing link in the Utd team at this present moment. The ones who excelled during pre season like Frazier Campbell, Chris Eagle, etc are still raw. Wayne Rooney and Carlos Tevez are more suited to be the ‘hole man’. That is why Utd needs an experienced centre forward to partner them. They cannot afford to wait.