After injury and the form of the ex-Dortmund crisis has found the Champions League duel with Madrid to its former strength. The fans musically rewarding. Coach Ferguson raves in superlatives.
One has to leave England football fans, in terms of creativity makes them so fast that no one before. Especially not when it comes to Applied songs. Queens classic "Radio Ga Ga" about changes to the parts of Manchester, who believe it with United, since the summer as follows: "All we need is Shinji Kagawa". Rhythmically, however there is no objection, the name of the Japanese fits that admission. Only the contents, it rarely met in recent months, the heart of the matter, however, even on a Saturday night.
Manchester United won 4-0 against Norwich City , 1-0 Kagawa, Kagawa 2:0, 3:0 Kagawa. The fourth goal contributed Wayne Rooney, but only at the margins. It was Kagawas first hat-trick in Europe, it was the first ever hat-trick in an Asian history of the English Premier League. Eulogies they agreed then to the little man with the nimble legs. "An excellent enforcer" praised Sir Alex Ferguson, "a fantastic day for him." His second goal was out playing well, his third brilliant.
Only Kagawa (23) gave himself the way he cares to give always. With a good track humility he provided the evaluation of its work. The three goals against Norwich are well and good. And will yes, find resonance in Japan, he said. "But the game is really looking forward to all that is on Tuesday against Real Madrid, me too."
Basically Manchester United in the League already made the master, so outrageously big is the projection. Norwich was no more than an expected win. The Champions League match against Real but there is already a very different cup of tea. For days it is hochgejazzt with martial vocabulary.
How he wanted to stop his former player Cristiano Roanldo, Sir Alex was asked. "With a machete," he replied. "Plan B is the machine gun." 1:1 in the first leg ended in Madrid. Ronaldo met his return to Old Trafford is one of the themes of the game, since Saturday but it is also the "resurrection Kagawas" (The Sun).
Real against the offensive man will once again be in the starting lineup, which has already announced Ferguson leave on Saturday. Quite naturally, this is not, even if for all who saw Kagawa play recently last May for Dortmund, may sound rude. Two Cups and a Cup win, which was his lush yield in Germany two years ago.
When he then moved with plenty of fanfare and for 15 million euro transfer fee to Manchester, questions were asked as these: Can replace Dortmund Kagawa? The two crazy years were broken down to a simple formula: Kagawa Was it good, it was good of the team. With the Japanese in top form, BVB took about ten points more per six series than without it. A broken metatarsal Kagawa had stopped in the meantime.
"Exciting, young midfielder"
Dortmund has now Marco Reus. And Kagawa? In the last season United had missed all eight goals for the Championship. Another reason why Ferguson had so persistently courted by Kagawas services. "An exciting young midfielder," he called him. Kagawa liked the words.
The Premier League is for all Asians, the non plus ultra, in recent decades the league has there tumbled so massive that only Manchester United has 325 million fans in Asia. Kagawa also says he was a child everything you know about English football. That his commitment to the PR machine is very beneficial, is beyond question. Kagawa but thinks in different categories: "I want to play my best football."
His early days in Manchester turned out neat. The Scottish English from Sir Alex gave him problems though ("I do not understand a word"), but the training and the team, "everything was great". On the second day against Fulham's first goal, his second on the sixth against Tottenham. In short, it worked.
Month after month goal drought
But then the end of October the Champions League game against Braga came, Kagawa injured his knee, the first round was over. And when he could ran just before the turn of the year again, as he was no longer the old Kagawa. Normally it was, Ferguson said, as the drop in form even weeks later stopped.
Kagawa was just not normal. He must be mentally stronger. "I need to do more," he said. "I need to learn to deal with pressure. I can do much more." There were self-critical words, maybe a little too critical.
Ferguson anyway smiled smugly on Saturday after the end of the month-long goal drought of his charge and said, "Kagawa will gradually return to its shape, but next season he will be much, much better and we'll see a really good player..."
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