Six players who must make it big in the 2011-2012 English Premier League season (Part 3)
After shedding some light on the likes of Bobby http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Mario-Balotelli-c23937 in the last part of this featured series, it is now time to wrap it up by focusing on some of the new arrivals at Manchester United and the expectations
associated with them...
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ashley-Young-c6813
Young has now got his move to a big club; Manchester United paid 15 million pounds for the English winger to steal him away from Aston Villa. However a big money move comes with increased responsibilities and expectations as well.
Young is more than capable of delighting the crowds at Old Trafford and that is what will be expected of him week in week out. The Theatre of Dreams has turned into an avenue of nightmares for many a footballer when they have failed to live up to the expectations
that have been associated with them. Playing for the European Cup finalists as well as the English Premier League champions will bring new dynamics to Young’s game play but Ashley will consider this opportunity as a blessing in-disguise if he wants to make
it big at the international arena for the English national team.
If he manages to cement himself in the first team at Manchester United, then http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Poland-c2983 in 2012 European Championships. Moreover, Young will
also be expected to light up the European stage where Manchester United fell short last season. In reality, the former Watford man has been brought in to replace http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ryan-Giggs-c31985 who is set to retire after the 2011-2012 season. Replacing the Welshman will be no
easy task and Manchester United fans will expect that Young not only matches what Giggs did but also raises the bar for the Red Devils.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/David-de-Gea-c10463
De Gea is an interesting prospect to say the least. At just 20 years of age, he is set to be Manchester United number one goalkeeper at Old Trafford. He will be playing in front of 75000 people week in, week out and to top it all
off he is filling in Edwin Van der Sar’s shoes. De Gea has only ever played a single UEFA Champions League match and to top it all off he is inexperienced at the international level as well as he has never taken the field for the Spanish senior team. The former
Atletico Madrid goalkeeper is seen as a heir to Iker Casillas’ throne but there is a risk that De Gea might be occupying himself with too much too early.
Moreover, De Gea has never played in the English Premier League and given the physical nature of the league with a preoccupation of long balls that most of the teams; it will be interesting to see how De Gea fares against the likes
of Stoke City or Wolverhampton Wanderers. Under Sir http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alex-c4752 Ferguson’s guidance, De Gea can potentially turn into a great for Manchester United but if he doesn’t manage to cope up with the expectations or the pressure, he is destined for a great fall like Tim
Howard, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roy-Carroll-c31810, Fabian Barthez and the list goes on and on...
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