United getting "Shinji"ed

After the row of Hazard’s transfer speculation, the fans of Manchester United were finally relieved after the signing of Shinji Kagawa was made official. With the transfer still fresh, there has been a huge buzz about the two new faces in the Premier League. The Londoners have been hailing Hazard as the next big thing where as the Mancunians have gone forward and claimed that Hazard is no better than Kagawa, instead Kagawa has better figures than Hazard. Borussia Dortmund won the Bundesliga this season. Kagawa won the inaugural Best Player of Bundesliga ahead of the likes of Bastian Schweinsteiger, Robben, Ribery, Gomez, Neuer, etc. Hazard on the other hand has been tipped as the Next superstar in football.

Hazard had one of the most dramatic transfers in history. There was speculation throughout the summer regarding his whereabouts. The two Manchester Clubs were considered as favourites after curtains were drawn on the Premier League. The Blue side of Manchester won the League on virtually the last kick of the season but the availability of a starting position at Reds still kept the contest alive. But after Chelsea won the Champions League, a whole new dimension was added to this transfer saga. In came Roman and his Russian Money, swooping away the bids from Manchester city and Manchester United. The agent fees were finally met.

Parallely, Twitter had become a battleground. Tweets were firing in as the speculations were at a peak. Hazard’s official account added to the drama. Hazard had decided to declare his choice on twitter. After hours of restlessness on the part of the football fans, he finally tweeted the name of the Club. Then started the series of hate posts and hate tweets as some Mancunians(who had been praising Hazard since being linked to United) were hell bent on proving that Kagawa was better than Hazard. Glazers failure to spend big money had again faltered United in buying a great talent.

The lack of money from the owners had put the Kagawa deal, which looked set, in jeopardy. There was a fear amidst the United fans that this deal could well be cancelled after the “likely” deals such as “The Legendary Sneijder Saga”  and the latest “Hazard” deal.

Fans were concerned about the aspects of the deal. But recently this deal was sealed as Kagawa put pen to paper, to the relief of the numerous United fans throughout the world. The Japanese advanced forward will now be donning a Manchester United jersey next season. The world has already seen how great a player Kagawa is. He’s good, He’s young and He Loves Manchester United.

Kagawa had earlier made a statement that “Playing for Manchester United would be a dream come true for me.” This statement alone is enough for me to accept him whole heartedly into the team. If he loves our Club, the questions about his abilities go out of the window. Gary Neville is a prime example of such a case. Though Gary was never a “too skilled” full back but his intense passion for doing something for the club turned him into a legend. He could have showed his name to the Scouse but instead he chose kissing the badge. The name of the front of the jersey is much more important than the name on the back. Neville has time and again proved it. Since Kagawa loves us, he would play for the club, not for his own sake.

But there is a lot more to football than just plain desire and passion. When it comes to the football pitch, it all boils down to skill. And this lad, Kagawa is one hell of a player. Exquisite dribbling, brilliant vision and excellent passing to match, makes him one of the brightest talents to have graced the English League.  Statistics speak for themselves.. Shinji has had a greater impact on the Dortmund squad than Bastian has had on Bayern. This fact alone speaks volumes about the player. Let’s hope that this young player doesn’t suffer the same fate as his Asian counterpart in the United Squad who is now more of a squad player than a good player.

It doesn’t really matter whether you support Manchester United or Chelsea or any other club from the English League, you have to be happy at the arrival of these two bright talents to the League. The presence of these talents guarantees a great season to come. So cross your fingers and wait for the Season to end.