Sunday, June 10, 2012

Kagawa, he sells shirts !!

For all the quality that the Japanese player has shown for Dortmund over the past two seasons, the press are almost as cynical as most of us were when we first heard of United's interest in Kagawa. Even though it seems to be accepted that we have bought a good player, the press can't help themselves, the Express talk of United's Asian fan base being the envy of the rest of the football world.
German football writer Raphael Honigstein argues that Shinji Kagawa is far more than a shirt seller, he proved himself the most efficient and best attacking midfielder in last years Bundesliga ahead of Robben and Ribbery. I can't say i rate the Frenchman that much, but i do rate Robben, so i like the sounds of that. The Glazer's will love the sounds of the Japanese media presence, if Fergie wasn't in charge, you would wonder if they would be doing an Abramovitch, telling the manager whoevere else he picks, Shinji must start. As Mark Ogden writes the move suits United on and off the pitch.
Talking of selling shirts Sporting intelligence takes an in depth look at that infamous 659 million United supporters survey and ridicules it, whilst wondering why the need for the bullshit when United clearly are the biggest football name in the world if not the biggest sporting name. 
Kagawa cares only for success, not money, argues this Sabotage times piece, he was definitely made in a Glazer heaven. To be honest, that makes a change and is nice to hear, i was suprised to hear the package he agreed to, but he's hardly going to be a pauper is he. Playing for United and Japan i would imagine those sponsorships are going to start piling up for the guy, especially if he turns out to be the real deal.
Louise Taylor reckons Kagawa will be the man to add an incisiveness and attacking thrust to a United side that lacked those qualities last season. It's what we have lacked since Ronaldo left, though to be fair we seemed to have refound those qualities at the beginning of last season only for injuries to prompt us back into a conservative mode for the rest of the season.

Ed Vulliamy takes a look of the hypocrisy of western banks "reaping billions from the Colombian drugs trade",whilst Columbia, Mexico and the rest suffer ate the front line of the "war on drugs".

Craig Murray speaks out for the "silent minority" that didn't ridicule themselves over the royal family's jubilee. I spent Tuesday aftrenoon watching Jean Renoir's La Marseillaise, stirring stuff. I was proud as fuck that United fans sang Cantona songs during the national anthem ahead of the 96 FA cup final against the dippers, you couldn't see that happening today i'm afraid.

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