Berbatov: Worth a cheeky bid?
Monday, April 20, 2009 at 3:48PM Something tells me Utd fans aren’t happy (praise from Reds fans over at Redcafe.net):
"Veron mark II. That is all"
"Lazy, unprofessional, infuriating"
"Didnt think he would bottle it to be honest. Too cool for his own good"
"Hey, Howard! Don't cheat! You're not meant to move for the ball"
"Frustrating, I saw alot of determination from Rafael, Fabio, Gibson, Welbeck and Macheda and then Berbatov shows nothing"
"Can someone print his pass completion rate and his ground covered compared to other players. I'm sure another lesson in how great berbatov appears to be for us on paper would go a long distance to making us feel better about his pathetic contribution when we needed him today"
"Summed up everything about him in two seconds"
"Possibly the worst penalty I've ever seen"
"How can you take such a lazy, nonchalant penalty at a time of such importance"
"If Howard went the wrong way then he could have probably got up gone and collected the ball considering how crap the shot was"
"Wish we had never bought him"
£15M should do the trick then.
You can't blame a player for wanting to better himself by moving from a team stuck in the stasis of transition to one that wins silverware season in, season out. And more importantly, one that plays Champions League football - as a player with ambition would inherently lust for the centre stage of European football. But the fact is that not all players make that cross-over from being a key player at a smaller club and just another superstar at a bigger one.
We all know Dimitar well. We all know he has great vision and effortless ability. His swagger is sometimes deceptive and often mistaken for being lazy. At Spurs he was mostly sublime and it was almost forgivable when he was a little slow to get stuck in. At United he hasn't quite made the grade because the expectation from fans and manager alike is that every player - no matter their squad status - pulls the same amount of weight. I guess it's the reason why they are successful and we still struggle to be.
This isn't just about the penalty miss. It's his overall (lack of) effort that has made him the £30M bane of Old Trafford.
So was it worth it Dimi in the end? Your dream move? Maybe he's better suited for Serie A. Or maybe he'll suddenly come to life and lead Utd to a domestic league and Champions League double, and all the abuse will be replaced by 'Cantona Mk II' plaudits.
Guess there's nothing more to say here. Happy to have Modric in our side as the new creative spark of WHL, and as far as I know he doesn't have a squirrel fetish - so we can rest easy for now.
Reader Comments (33)
No thanks.....wouldn't want that moody git back!
We have Moddle now. Berbatov was too big for us, according to his ego. If he cant cut it at Utd, then its tough shit on the player.
Saw someone on another site liken Keane and Berba's partnership to being worth £50m but as individuals it's more like £12m-£15m each. Maybe Spurs could buy him back for £15m and reunite the £50m partnership (for around £27m!) However, his attitude and manner in which he left the club has left irreperable damage and as such he'll never be welcomed back to WHL.
Modric is the future, Wilson the destroyer, Lennon the pace and King the grace. COME ON YOU SPURS!
Seriously guys, you'd have him back in a blink of an eye. Not that he would return to us. Might be fine for the likes of Robbie Keane to come back all red-faced but doubt we'll ever see him in Lilywhite again.
Actually think he'll do fine at United given time. No patience nowadays from fans. Although I guess you could argue that for £30M he should be Ronaldoesque of last season. Hey maybe if Ronaldo moves on in the summer, Berbatov will start to shine more.
No thanks, wasn't crazy about Keane coming back after he scuttled off like that but Berbatov is only a boit behind Sol in my dislike league.
He is ManUre's headache now (if there is an issue with him). I thought he was on his way back from an ankle injury. Quite hard to run and cut with a dodgy ankle. Bringing him back to the Lane would upset any balance we currently have.
It just shows that selling berbatov and keane has paid off sensationally, fair play to levy for making a brilliant profit. We sell keane for £20m get him back half a season later for £15m, a £5m profit. Then we sell old' misery guts berbatov for over £30m and he is hated and isnt playing well and will be heading out for the exit door soon. Love every second of the blokes misery he treated us like dirt, but still he was sensational. The problem is that berba needs to be the centre of attention, the star of the show. At spurs there were only 2 or 3 other stars, however at united there are 9 or 10 and he is struggling to be a team player. It even showed at Leverkusen. Early on berba struggled when they had the likes of neuville, ballack, basturk and lucio. However when they all left he was the star man, everything went throuhg him and he was seen as world class. I dont think he will return to spurs due to the embarassment but he will be playing in italy soon as the style suits him. I reckon Milan will be his next step.
Why would he shine more because Ronaldo is not there? I think Berbatov is so self-centred he wants everything to revolve around him. If things are going great, he's a great player. If things arenot going great he doesn't roll up his sleeves and battle. That's not him.
Fergie knows what he bought. Hard luck if he can't change the way DB plays.
He'll be made up in Italy. Pace will suit him fine out there. I actually laughed my face off at WHL earlier this season when he was defending for Utd. He was actually defending! Running back and helping out the Utd back four, even chasing balls down. Not sure he's done that since. Utd fans might be able to confirm.
We knew what they were getting and we were all chuffed to be getting £30m for him. The only shame was that it was so close to the end of the window and Comolli had left us with 2 strikers (one who hadn't even played in the PL before) F*ck me I hate Comolli!
Berbatov is a lazy bastard. At Spurs we were happy to carry him as he was our match winner and one of the only players capable of winning a match on his own, we didn't like that he was lazy BUT we wanted him because of what he could do when he could be bothered. At Man Utd the players and fans expect all the players to have the passion and hunger of players like Scholes, Giggs & Rooney, Berbatov doesn't have that in him and their fans are starting to find that out.
Question is will Fergie stick by him or will he bin him?
Typical Utd. fans...when he came on he held the ball up well and laid a goal on a plate for Wellbeck who missed from 10 yards...the sort of thing that convinced Berba to give-up at Spurs. So he missed the penalty...so did Ferdinand and he cost the same. Wouldn't want him back though after the way he behaved. Didn't want Keane back either, but that's because he isn't good enough to take us forward, but Harry had to keep us up so he did what he thought was right.
The honeymoon is officially over. I honestly thought Fergie would get a lot out of Berbs, but he regressed to his old ways. The only problem for him is that he can't raise his hands and give Ronaldo, Rooney, or Tevez a "what the f@%& are you doing look" that carries any weight. Manure is not going to bend to fit Berbs. Fergie will sell him at a loss and some player interested in giving it his all will come in.
When sulkertov left inthe summer, all my Man ure friends gave me stick for spurs being a good feeder club for them. Personally I was glad to see the back of the miserable git, even though deep down it hurt, like all spurs fans. Unlike Keane who I was more than happy to see back at the Lane, the sulk can rot in his own s**t pit.
He's not welcome back.
i think keane's exit was more worthy of our vitriol than berbatov's. one sniff of a top four side and he's gone in a blink. berbatov won't come back - if he did the motivation and ambition wouldn't be there, and his hitherto unfounded reputation for "energy-efficient movement" would be cemented. best remember him for the sublime player he was for us.
great work with the modifications to the site, spooky. i like the simplicity - it loads really quickly and it's not cluttered with myriad badges of "flair", shall we say? (cough - HH - cough)
Think Berbatov could be finished myself. Always felt he looked arrogant, sour and lazy when he played for us, but the logic here was he was a player with the potential to be great in a team that didnt. Now he's playing for Utd and he still looks bitter and contemptuous. You can coach a player's game but not his personality.
Can see him ending up like Adriano or Antonio Reyes gradually whilting away unloved at a club he considers himself above.
Some players ooze class but for a short time and not consistently through a longer sustained period of time. He was superb in Germany, effortless at Spurs but the fact is maybe he isn't as good as he thinks he is because for all the touches and goals if he lacks the step-up quality he wont ever make it on the world class stage. Struggling to do so at the moment and is showing no signs of improvement.
Compare him to Tevez.
Berba is a git.
Blog looks well polished.
Would have him back tomorrow - best player to grace the lane in 10 years.
I wouldn't buy him back with Sugar's old Klinsmann shirt.
I would love Berba back at the Lane. Keano and him will run riot next year, esspecially with our defence so much more solid now. Bring Berba back home, Mr Levy...
shame that berba and keane ever seperated as they were awesome.......lets not forget some of the best goals for spurs and it would be a repeat of a problem to have the strikers all competing.... defoe etc so a selection headache
maybe he has realised the spurs years were great
This happens all the time doesn't it? Big Billy Bollocks moves on and it turns to shit. Better the devil you know.
Er, no pun intended.
Berbatov will never be back at Spurs. The fact that he refused to play for us before heading to Manchester must never be forgiven. He can rot up there as far as I'm concerned.
Wish we could get rid of Keane again he's always paying the backward pass.He's too slow we need pace blame him for defeat at blackburn.He kept slowing play down insted of going on to get the killer second goal.As for Berbs no thanks come back to us then chelski show interest and off he goes again .No keep the 30mil Mr Levy and invest in Cruz and Glen johnston and get rid of hutton he is ruinning Lennon add Tucay as well and sell Moric too slow and gets caught on the ball too often.Go after Young at villa get rid of King great as he is and buy a quality centre half dump the dead wood who we dont need and lets start next season the way we are finishing this one.
Davy41 are you crumbling anphetamins into your eyes again? Sell Modric.....he has been awesome for the last 6 or 7 games!! Hutton is quality and only plays when corluka is out anyway and king is worth his contract just for his presence in the dressing room!! Glen johnson wouldn't add anything to the team, Cruz is not the answer either. In fact, the only thing you said that makes me doubt you are completely high is to sign ashley young...... agree with you there
I'd like to kick the guy in the cunt.
Berba is a World Class striker. His conduct was reprehensible BUT if Spurs could get him back AND I DONT BELIEVE WE CAN. I would rip of Fergie's arms for him. I would pay £20 million for him but no more.
I did laugh! These things look brilliant when they work but you look a total cunt when they don't. Funny how fickle the Utd fans can be. On his day he is a mesmerising player - highly skilful and superb in front of goal. However, he is also a lazy arrogant infuriating fucker; all things they knew when they bought him so why do they complain. They got exactly what they paid for and we made a very tidy profit. Am a bit worried about how he will react on Saturday - assuming he plays he will have a point to prove and we could be on the receiving end of one of his better performances.
have him back still, hes better than tosspot keane and just as moody, just he shows it !
Is the last post a joke?
Davy41, are you a gooner?
berbatov will get snuffed if e comes gloating round the lane man u sorry man u munich air disaster lives on fukin mugs how much that cost ya ferbal i mean fergie.