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Player of the Month

March 10, 2006 By red devil

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Player Review:

Louis Saha

A rich run of form recently including a run of goals and assists, suggesting that Fergie leaving RVN on the bench is not some personal vendetta, but a decision based on genuine form.

Stats:
Appearances: 21

Breakdown:

Premiership: 10

Europe: 2

FA Cup: 4

League Cup: 5

Goals: 11

Cards:

1: yellow

0: red

Goalscoring – 9

The Daily Telegraph amongst others suggested that playing Saha ahead of RVN in the League Cup Final was a political decision, but the truth is that Saha had scored in every round and his goal in the final jutified the selection. He has had a hard road to recovery from a series of injuries, but is finally beginning to justify the price tag that came with his transfer from Fulham. Creating an excellent understanding with Rooney, Ryan Giggs and Ji-Sung Park – Saha is a power house in the air and chases down everything. Perhaps still not as clinical as he might be.

Attacking Play – 8

Strong on and off the ball- an excellent “front man”. His downside is perhaps his lack of versatility in crossing the ball from teh wings.

Defensive Qualities – 7

Obviously not Saha’s strongest attribute. Nevertheless, he is making more effort these days to track back and help out.

Passing & Link up play – 8

Ji-Sung Park and Saha are developing an excellent understanding- which bodes well for the future.

Fitness and Attitude – 8

Seemingly getting back to full fitness which is good news for the squad.

Overall Score– 9

With all the ups and downs and his reputation as being so injury prone, it is a welcome site to see Louis Saha getting back to his best. Manchester United Blog is happy to announce that Louis Saha is our:

Player of the Month.

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