It will therefore be interesting to see if he seeks counsel from Giggs, Rio Ferdinand and Phil Neville, who have so far helped to smooth his transition, over whether to give Kagawa a run in the No.10 role against Tottenham on Sunday. Yet his decision making may be aided by another senior voice at Carrington; Robin van Persie, frustrated by Moyes intense training methods, is now effectively dictating his own schedule and will inform his manager if he is ready for the trip to north London following injury - not the other, traditional, way around. Moyes comments on Wednesday suggest the Japaneses budding combination with Rooney will be just another option at his disposal rather than the main attraction, so you can expect Kagawa to grab any opportunity he is given in the absence of Van Persie with both hands. He is clearly determined to prove himself, and the situation is made significantly easier by the fact that his advisors are not pushing for a transfer - his £70,000-per-week wages will unlikely be matched elsewhere, especially at Dortmund where he was earning a third of that. Moyes, though, must still handle the situation carefully. He cannot afford to take Kagawas willingness for granted, even unwittingly, and will at some point have to work out how to effectively fit the playmaker, Rooney and Van Persie into the same line-up. The better Kagawa plays, the bigger the challenge for Moyes. It is another happy headache for the new manager.
Posted on: Thu, 28 Nov 2013 09:14:05 +0000
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