Top eight new comers of the 2010-2011 English Premier League season (Part 4)
In this last part of our featured series on top eight new comers in the English Premier League as per the season of 2010-2011, it is now time to take a look at the final two footballers on this list from Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur respectively...
Javier Hernandez
Hernandez’s move to Manchester United in the summer transfer window of 2010 was not a highlight of that particular transfer window as most of the attention was captured by Cesc Fabregas’ possible move to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/David-Silva-c10601’s big money transfer to Manchester City. However Ferguson was quick to wrap up the transfer as Manchester United were extraordinarily keen on securing the youngster’s signature.
The Mexican striker soon showed why the Red Devils were so interested in his services at the FIFA 2010 World Cup as he scored against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Argentina-c2841 in the round of sixteen. Both goals showcased his tremendous ability to find space inside the box and finish the hardest of chances. In the 2010-2011 Premier League season, Hernandez performed beyond expectations that were associated with them.
He cemented himself as a starter in Sir http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Wayne-Rooney-c36736’s goal against Schalke 04 in the first leg of the semi-final.
All in all, Hernandez was the star of the show for Manchester United. He managed to score in United’s season title deciding encounter against Chelsea at Old Trafford near the end of the season as well. In http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Total-c40747, the Mexican goal scorer netted 20 goals in 45 appearances for the Red Devils in the 2010-2011 season.
Rafael Van der Vaart
An absolute steal, are the only words that are suited to Rafael Van der Vaart’s transfer from http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Real-c30728 Madrid to Tottenham Hotspur in the English Premier League. The Dutchman’s 8 million pound move was secured in the last hours of the summer transfer window thanks to some brilliant work by Harry Redknapp.
Van der Vaart was seen as a player with wasted potential at Real Madrid but he redefined himself as one of the best midfielders in the world in the 2010-2011 Premier League season with Tottenham Hotspur. The Dutch playmaker was at the centre of Redknapp’s 4-4-1-1 formation which saw him playing in the hole behind the solitary striker which was usually http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Peter-Crouch-c29741.
Crouch and Rafael linked up perfectly for Tottenham in the UEFA Champions League as well as the English Premier League. Van der Vaart pulled the strings from the centre of the park playing alongside the likes of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Luka-Modric-c22857. Moreover Rafael scored 13 goals and eight assists in the English Premier League but that wasn’t enough to propel his team towards a UEFA Champions League finish in the end. Nonetheless, Rafael Van der Vaart was impervious in the 2010-2011 season for Tottenham and he will play a major role in their upcoming season as well.
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