Can’t help but feel they’ve started Fullkrug in the hope they’ll have similar joy aerially as we’ve seen from other ‘target man’ opposition strikers in recent games.
As someone’s mentioned, statistically Rooney’s best seasons for United were 09/10 and 11/12 (34 goals in all comps), by which point he was in his mid-20s.
https://www.theargus.co.uk/sport/11383490.Trio_expected_to_sign___and_there_could_be_more/?ref=var_0
Never felt so let down as only 1 of the 3 came off.
Ah yes, he was the one I was forgetting - guessing he would ordinarily be above him in the pecking order.
Either way, van Hecke looks to be staking a decent claim for plenty more starts in the future based on the bits I’ve seen.
Glad I finally can move on from being bitter towards the Dutch...
JPvH certainly looked very confident and comfortable during the bits of the game I caught.
Do we know if he’s now getting in ahead of De Ligt and De Vrij etc based purely on form or are they carrying injuries?
Find that really bizarre if so. His season at USG was almost entirely played on the left wing and his numbers were superb. Hence why he was seen as a bit of a potential successor to Mitoma, having followed the same loan path.
Shame about the demise of Curry Leaf Cafe but Mowgli and Permit Room are decent recent additions that both give Chilli Pickle a run for its money in my opinion.