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Lets have a look at last season before Fergie totally destroyed Tevez as a player with the purchase and persistent playing of Berbatov.
The Wayne Rooney - Carlos Tevez set up, scored 27 goals between them, the Berbatov- Keane set up scored 30.
Berbatov scored one more league goal then than Tevez, Rooney scored 12 but had at least 2 extended lay offs with injuries.
What Ferguson has bought this season is less goals scored across the whole of the front line (so far) that includes Ronaldo.
Berbatov playing has broken up what was the most devastating attack in Europe, nobody could live with Tevez Rooney and Ronaldo, the pace, the interplay the goal scoring.
Now what we have is one dimensional, one paced lethargy when he plays, and a disjointed mess when he doesn't, as Tevez confidence is through the floor.
incorrect, no one could play against RONALDO, Rooney wasn't half bad, but for me Rooney is a much better player this year, Tevez was a hanger on last year and same this year.
Your midfield is wholly worse this year, Scholes, Giggs, Nani, Fletcher, the midfield 4 Ronaldo included have been playing worse this year, considering they make your chances thats the reason for not scoring, not Berbatov, recently its Carricks inability to pass, aswell as Scholes who finally had a good game this weekend.
As for Berbatov, he had twice Tevez's assists last year aswell as one more goal, in a MUCH MUCH WORSE TEAM.
The only difference is this, Berbatov has been bought in as a up top striker, when really he's a goal creator/late arriver into the box who wants a Keane infront of him. Realistically Fergie needs to play Rooney as a upfront player who stays up the pitch. In reality the midfield has been subpar this year, the left wing has been pretty dire especially lately so Rooney's been deployed on the left. If Giggs wasn't pass it and Nani wasn't so ineffective you could play a proper 4-4-2, which is what Berbatov needs and would make Rooney score a hell of a lot more.
Man U really need to get back to a proper 4-4-2 but to do so really need truly quality replacements for the likes of Giggs and Scholes.
EDIT:_ Tevez has started 9 of the last 12 games, only missing one, he's scored one and set up one, in a 5-0 drubbing of West Brom and the assist against BW, other than that, no goals or assists. Its also in that run that Man U have sucked, before that the so called Berbatov/Rooney combo that sucks was powering you towards a possible quadruple with no worries in any competition, its ONLY since tevez has been played consistantly that Man U's form has sucked.
