2011/2012 summer transfer window team – Wingers (Part 3)
There are other important wingers who have decided to change their clubs this season. One of them is the new Manchester United star Ashley Young. The Englishman did wonders with his former club Aston Villa but Sir Alex Ferguson decided to sign him as he
is going to be the replacement for the Manchester United legend Ryan Giggs.
Ryan Giggs is going to retire at the end of this season as the Manchester United legend is 37 years old. With Ryan Giggs leaving the club, Sir Alex Ferguson needed someone to settle a season before his retirement as Luis Nani is not quite suitable for the
left wing position.
Sir Alex Ferguson tried to play Luis http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Nani-c27299 on the left flank last season but he was not as impressive as he was on the right. Nani’s first half of the season was simply phenomenal, as he played in his favourite right wing position and found it relatively
easier as he managed to cut in and deliver the crosses whenever possible.
With Antonio Valencia becoming fit towards the second half of the season, Ferguson showed trust in him and Luis Nani was benched for most of the time.
Now, with Luis Nani failing to perform on the left, the left footed Aston Villa star, Ashley Young was the best option Ferguson had. Firstly, Ashley Young is an English player and he is going to fill the quota for the home grown players. Moreover, since
he is left footed and has a lot of pace, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Valencia-c40863 and Ashley Young are going to be very strong on both the flanks.
Ashley Young had a good season with Aston Villa. In 2010/2011, Ashley Young was able to play in 39 games. He performed in 34 Premier League fixtures and scored 7 goals. In total, he scored 9 goals, scoring 2 in the League Cup.
Sir Alex Ferguson saw how Ashley Young is going to be the perfect fit in the Manchester United squad. As Ryan Giggs was close to retirement, Ferguson knew that his team needed a left footed winger.
Since most of the players find it hard to adapt in the Premier League, as it is considered to be the most physical league in the world, Sir http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alex-c4752 Ferguson didn’t take a lot of risk with the new signing. The Scotsman bought a player who is already experienced
to play in the English Premier League and he will not take a lot of time to adjust in the team.
The good thing about Ashley Young is the fact that he does not only perform on the flanks. The Englishman can also play in the centre forward position. As http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Dimitar-Berbatov-c11254 is on the brink to a move to PSG, Ashley Young can provide Ferguson with options up
front.
He can always be played in the centre forward role alongside http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ryan-Giggs-c31985 can play on the right and left flank, respectively. This way Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez can be rested during smaller games and this attack
is definitely going to do wonders for the English Champions.
Due to these reasons, Ferguson bought the Aston Villa star, Ashley Young and the fee is still undisclosed. The Englishman has signed a five year contract with the English Champions.
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