Already justifying his fee
Tiago Bebe Was A Superb Buy For Manchester United. I have to praise the signing of this young starlet who is hotly tipped to have a bright future at Manchester United.
The stats speak for themselves. In 7 appearances for Manchester United, 3 of which were starts, Bebe has scored 2 goals this season. That is a strike rate of around 29% for the highly rated right winger. This stat is definitely highlighted more when you consider Nani, the Manchester United Player’s Player of the Year 2011, has a strike rate which only stands at 17.5%.
In addition to this, the transfer price of £7.5million is seen as a complete bargain to me if compared to Fernando Torres, the £50million hitman who has made 17 appearances for Chelsea yielding only 1 solitary goal. I would be so bold as to say that Bebe is probably Manchester United’s best buy since the signing of Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez. The Homeless World Cup’s player of the tournament has also scored a goal in the most prestigious tournament in Europe, the Champions League, helping Manchester United set up a meeting with Barcelona at Wembley.
Touted as a star of the future, his star has definitely been shining in Europe’s premier competition where he has outscored both Fernando Torres and fellow Manchester United teammate Michael Owen having made only 1 substitute appearance for a meagre half an hour in the tournament. He has also scored more goals than Steven Gerrard and Carlos Tevez in this seasons Champions League, a major feat in itself.
I do feel that Sir Alex Ferguson has a big decision on his hands soon with the Blackpool game coming up. However tempted he may be to play Bebe on Sunday afternoon, I feel he will be hard pressed to rest him for the final of the Champions League. Such an occasion could surely only bring out the best in Bebe… and Obertan and Gibson. He was only just pipped to the finishing line for Manchester United’s reserve player of the year award by the promising Oliver Gill. I can only put that down to sheer bad luck for Tiago Bebe, something that has been following him for a large proportion of his life.
In Novemeber of last year I remember that Goal.com ran an article on their website that “Bebe Is Proving Too Fast And Too Strong Not To Make A Name For Himself At Manchester United.” Personally I am tempted to agree. In the very few appearances that he has made this season he has excelled and I can only predict that due to his raw footballing talent, once shaped into a Michaelangelo-esque statue, he can only get better and better. The world is his oyster.
IF EVERY CHICHARITO AND SMALLING COMES WITH A BEBE, THEN KEEP THE BEBES COMING!
amen to that brother
Agree + players like van Persie and even Thierry Henry were more or less crap at their starts in England. They were more proven when they came and also given a lot more time to build their rhytm. Evra played 25mins or so in his debut before they took him off. Maybe Bebe IS crap, but I find it hard to dismiss him already. The same goes for Obertan – not performed too well for the first team, but had many good games for the reserves. Only time will tell. At last:
We already had Tevez and he was, in my opinion, not good enough either…
Just a thought on reading the forum again!You might have hit on something, if Chicharito and Smalling got it on! or maybe biologically they cant make Bebe’s pmsl….Jokin
I think he will be better player in the future. Sir alex seldom got it wrong.
@… that Bebe is probably Manchester United’s best buy since the signing of Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez … YES, CAUSE HE IS THE ONLY ONE FRO THEN 🙂
REALLY FUNNY, LIKED IT … & still – DO WISH HIM well, can u just imgine the scared aces of those enemy fans, that laughed at us all last year after he was brought in – LOVELY IMAGINATION
Tongue in cheek article, and well-done too! If only young Bebe was a deceptive with his ball skills. Still, as a United fan I desperately want to see him do well.
Don’t criticize the boy it will pain me if he is being sold. He will come better iz a matter of time. Cum on BEBE Prove them wrong next season i luv to see u next season in manutd shirt n scoring 4 us
its easy to condemn somebody else. Pleaes encourage the guy. Bebe, work hard and prove the haters wrong. I would love to see you win laurels like sir gigsy. Common united, we need the champions league trophy…please!!!!
I dont think chelshit ar critzing torres as Man u fans ar critizing bebe…
I don’t know how many layers of sarcasm we’re working with here, but I’m going to ask anyway…
Wasn’t the Homeless World Cup rumour debunked?
Excellent piece, Vik.
sit there and nock players down typical, in bebes case the cream always rises to the top wait and see. CHAMPIONS UTD 19 AND COUNTING…..
sir alex never gets it wrong he is like father ted
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Thats such a coherent thought out response.Well done. ****Applauds****