Will Forlan Ever Be Great?

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Finally it seems that young and brave Forlan has gotten his breakthrough in Manchester United.

And no one can say that he doesn't deserve this. He seems to be a fantastic person (e.g. concerning his everlasting devotion to his ill-fated sister).

But is his lift in form just a short spark? Is his psyche strong enough to achieve great displays AND goals in the really big matches?

Is he a big bang or a big fart?
 
Originally posted by sidsutton:
<strong>You are such a twat.</strong><hr></blockquote>

And you are such a nice person. With a great personality and insight. Not to mention your fabolous looks and really sexy brain. And your sense of humor is something I really admire.

What was your point again?

:)
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The more responsability placed on him, the better he plays IMO. Invariably in the lesser matches, like Maccabi and tonight, he has looked very confident of himself. We can only hope it does move into the bigger occassions.

The thing with his sister, shows that he is a top bloke to cap it all off. Would take someone with a cold heart to wish him anything but luck.
 
Funny you mention his sister. I remember when she had her accident a charity game was organised to raise funds for her to get some specialised surgery to help her recovery.

The best players from both sides of the River Plate responded in style, including Maradona. It was a few days after XMAS and the stadium was absolutely packed.

I remember his dad (a star from the 60s when you made little if any money) thanking the way the football community (players, football association and fans) had responded to his call. A young Diego Forlán was crying right next to him.

Tell me if you can think of any kind of experience that will give you the drive and hunger as well as the love for football. In an era of mercenaries here you have someone who has his heart 110% in it.

And it shows. <img src="graemlins/keano.gif" border="0" alt="[Keano]" />
 
Piss off Paul

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Originally posted by paulengland:
<strong>feck me...

Wheres the tissues!

<img src="graemlins/smirk.gif" border="0" alt="[Smirk]" /> </strong><hr></blockquote>

You about to have a wank then? ;)
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Originally posted by WeasteDevil:
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You about to have a wank then? ;) </strong><hr></blockquote>

<img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laugh Out Loud]" />
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After Sunday, he's already great :D

Apparently someone (Gaz I think) grabbed him after scoring the second and said something like "It wont matter if you never score again, you're already a legend after this"

Luckily he didnt take him literally and scored again tonight :D

(still grinning)
:D
 
Originally posted by Private PeeWee:
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But is his lift in form just a short spark? Is his psyche strong enough to achieve great displays AND goals in the really big matches?

Is he a big bang or a big fart?</strong><hr></blockquote>

Why are you speculating on something so negative??

At least wait until there are signs that it might be the case.

What next? Is Ruud Van Nistelrooy really as great as we think he is - 50 plus goals in less than 70 games could be a fluke.

For goodness sake concentrate on the positive stuff at least until such time as there isn't any. Or even the negative stuff that actually exists.
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Yeah, what Livvie said.

I was economising with my words though. :D
 
Originally posted by Livvie20:
<strong>

Why are you speculating on something so negative??

At least wait until there are signs that it might be the case.

What next? Is Ruud Van Nistelrooy really as great as we think he is - 50 plus goals in less than 70 games could be a fluke.

For goodness sake concentrate on the positive stuff at least until such time as there isn't any. Or even the negative stuff that actually exists.</strong><hr></blockquote>

Agree. IMO Forlan has already shown enough quality, attitude and passion which are required to be successful here. Doubters should stop moaning at least for this moment.
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Forlan was showing a lot of quality even before he started scoring. His lively skillful play and commitment has been evident since day one.
However, all the mounting media attention on him not scoring did start to get to him and some fans I think. He did start to snatch at chances and though he never "went missing", he did become content with creating rather than scoring.
But we can all rest easy now, the goals have come and we now have an ebullient forward looking to get on the end of things.
I don't think he will ever become a "great" goalscorer though. He's not a natural finisher like Ole or a powerful penalty-box player like Ruud.
He was a tad unlucky early on in his United career, and he's been a tad lucky recently in front of goal.
Nothing much has changed for me. It was all about settling down, getting those few goals under his belt and losing the "joke" tag.
Diego is what he is and always has been, an exciting all-round forward with bags of enthusiasm who'll perhaps get 10 to 15 goals a season and as many assists.
Sit back and relax, he may not become a United "Great" but he'll play with skill and passion and bag a few goals along the way.
In short, he's a United player.
 
Originally posted by redpie:
<strong>Forlan was showing a lot of quality even before he started scoring. His lively skillful play and commitment has been evident since day one.
However, all the mounting media attention on him not scoring did start to get to him and some fans I think. He did start to snatch at chances and though he never "went missing", he did become content with creating rather than scoring.
But we can all rest easy now, the goals have come and we now have an ebullient forward looking to get on the end of things.
I don't think he will ever become a "great" goalscorer though. He's not a natural finisher like Ole or a powerful penalty-box player like Ruud.
He was a tad unlucky early on in his United career, and he's been a tad lucky recently in front of goal.
Nothing much has changed for me. It was all about settling down, getting those few goals under his belt and losing the "joke" tag.
Diego is what he is and always has been, an exciting all-round forward with bags of enthusiasm who'll perhaps get 10 to 15 goals a season and as many assists.
Sit back and relax, he may not become a United "Great" but he'll play with skill and passion and bag a few goals along the way.
In short, he's a United player.</strong><hr></blockquote>

Great reply. I think maybe you are spot on. The question then should be; because he isn't as lethal as the two others on top, and also is a little wet behind the ears still-shouldn't we buy another striker rather quickly?
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Originally posted by antohan:
<strong>Funny you mention his sister. I remember when she had her accident a charity game was organised to raise funds for her to get some specialised surgery to help her recovery.

The best players from both sides of the River Plate responded in style, including Maradona. It was a few days after XMAS and the stadium was absolutely packed.

I remember his dad (a star from the 60s when you made little if any money) thanking the way the football community (players, football association and fans) had responded to his call. A young Diego Forlán was crying right next to him.

Tell me if you can think of any kind of experience that will give you the drive and hunger as well as the love for football. In an era of mercenaries here you have someone who has his heart 110% in it.

And it shows. <img src="graemlins/keano.gif" border="0" alt="[Keano]" /> </strong><hr></blockquote>

I think a lot of other players would have crumbled under the pressure Diego's had to face this past half year. And I wonder if his life experiences haven't helped him in the last few months. With everything that's happened to his sister, it's probably not only given him a drive to succeed, but I'm sure he's also realised that there are a lot worse things in life than not scoring in a few matches.

I'm so pleased for him though because he's always shown such a fantastic attitude and he comes across as a genuinely nice person.
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Originally posted by DanishDevil:
<strong>What exactly happened to Forlan's sister??</strong><hr></blockquote>

Car crash left her wheel-chair bound in her late teens (or early twenties, don't quite remember).

My story was on the follow up to that and how people linked to football closed ranks supporting the Forlan family and helping them finance treatment (which hasn't solved the problem, just stopped it from being worse).
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Originally posted by Private PeeWee:
<strong>Excactly WHEN did this accident happen?</strong><hr></blockquote>

I can't quite remember, sometime in the early 90s. The game was in 95 I think (Maradona was already fat and certainly was after WC in US) but she had her accident a few years before that.
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Originally posted by antohan:
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I can't quite remember, sometime in the early 90s. The game was in 95 I think (Maradona was already fat and certainly was after WC in US) but she had her accident a few years before that.</strong><hr></blockquote>

Well, I truly hope he will reach what he desires. It's such a tragic story, but also a beautiful one. You could say what you want, but even though his sister has met a terrible fate, she IS lucky to have such a gem of a brother. That is what I would call love, what he shows and does for her. And I'm she's worth every sweatdrop he produces.
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