Yep. And given United's resources perhaps LVG will stop kvetching about overseas tours-which keep sponsors sweet.
Angel Di Maria | £59.7M fee agreed I Maybe tomorrow...or the day after...
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Indeed. Ask Shaw to provide width, Mata to come inside and swap with Rooney and this formation will work with time.
352 now would be ridiculous waste of talent.
50M pounds for Di Maria! madness...
Hopefully he will quickly adapt and we are going to change to a 433 formation
Hopefully he will quickly adapt and we are going to change to a 433 formation
I'm no muppet but if this doesn't go ahead then I will be seriously heartbroken.
He could do a great job for us in CM. I was always impressed with him playing central midfield for Madrid last season. A position I didn't expect him to do so well in. His energy and work rate are exceptional, and he just seemed everywhere at all times, both on and off the ball, like an unorthodox box to box midfielder. He was winning the ball back and create chances, as you'd expect form a box to boxer. I still think he'll be brought in to play on the wing though, as Van Gaal seemed to mention in a presser that he doesn't have any top class wingers, and name-dropped Di Maria in the same instance. But it's good for rotation and versatility, knowing he can play a few positions. Perhaps even a wing back too.
A player worthy of the no 7 shirt!
Definitely one of the top 10 players in the world, you have to pay big for these kinds of players.
Very good player, one of the worst divers on the planet. Solves very little either.
Di Maria played in a 3 man midfield usually shadowing Ronaldo on the left. He was slightly more advanced than the other midfielders.
One good season in a team full of stars and for you he is now top 10 in the world?
He comes to the right place to prove it then.
We've had shite wingers for years and yet there's still people moaning about Di Maria and his cost etc.
can't we all just be happy that we are signing a world class player
can't we all just be happy that we are signing a world class player
With Di Maria we'd have a large varied squad. I think we'd see a variety of systems and styles depending on the opposition and no particular system as such.
LVG says himself the formation is flexable.
LVG says himself the formation is flexable.
Who cares how much he costs? We're rich, bitch! Plus he's probably a top 5 player based on last season
Why is it madness? He's a top quality player that we've been craving and something we've missed since Ronaldo. He was also arguably Madrid's most important player last year after Ronaldo. Fit him anywhere and he plays well. He was even made a midfielder and he played well. 17 assists in La Liga in 34 games. The highest in the league. He's worth every penny in my book.
This is amazing. I honestly did not see this one coming. I'm always up for grabbing one of the best players in the world, even if our team should have other priorities.
that's how Woody feels right now. He still has work to do thoughIt's not just one season though (although it was by far his best), he's been consistently brilliant for years.
One good season? Okay then.
He was arguably their best player last season. Ronaldo got the headlines because of the continuation of his ridiculous goal record but he'd never finish those chances if the likes of Di Maria weren't putting them on a plate for him every week - something he's done over 4 seasons, not just the one. He's had a solid career with them but just happened to be noticeably better last season than in his previous three, largely because of the role change where he was essentially playing a dual-role.
Couldn't give a flying feck how much he costs. We obviously have more pressing issues but he's a world class game changer, and they don't come around very often.
He solves our habit of starting the worst wingers to ever play at the club on the wings. By a long mile too, as he's world class. I agree that he doesn't solve everything, but our wings have become almost as bad as our CM. Under everybody's noses too.
Was working all day! Some good news? Everybody seems to confident he is heading here?
What worries me is that Di Maria is arguably better at centre mid than winger.
Is he £10m better than Ozil?
Absofeckinglutely.
Absofeckinglutely.
The wide options are as bad, if not worse. Adnan was our best winger last season and many believe he isn't even a winger!
The issue is we've needed midfield reinforcements for so long that people are turning a blind eye to how bad our wings are - even suggesting that shoehorning our over subscribed #10 cohort in wide areas solves that problem, and the club should focus on CM and CM only.
Fact is, in 2014 forgetting midfield issues circa 2010, we need BOTH.
Laugh all you want, but it wouldnt surprise me if LVG tried him as a WB - he has the workrate to be excellent in that role, like an improved, two-footed version of Valencia, with some technique.
How is it desperate?
Valencia - Shit
Young - Shit
Zaha - Won't/Can't step up.
Januzaj - potential to be class.
Nani - gone
We have no pace in our starting line up, we have players who can't/won't cross. I mean this is Angel Di Maria, world class, fast, skillful intelligent footballer.
You say desperate? Excuse me but we are fecking desperate.
I think Di Maria was a bigger priority for us than another CM. Reason? We have a lot of tidy footballers but nobody with pace and penetration to unlock well-organised teams. I'd like to see us go to a 4.3.3 with a midfield 3 of Fletch, Herrera and Mata and a front 3 of Di Maria, Rooney and RVP. Januzaj can come on off the bench regularly in that team for any one of the front three.
Where has all the enthusiasm come from?
I don't get people complaining about the fees we pay. It used to annoy me, but we unfortunately have to accept the fact that you need to spend top dollar to get top players.
Exactly. The two positions don't cancel each other out. Why should we not go for a winger just because we need a CM? We've obviously got the budget, and seems we're willing to spend.
One or two more signing on top of of Di Maria and we're set. Sneaky title challenge if we end up with a very good midfielder after buying Di Maria too.
Careful mate, some people here won't be able to put food on their table because United are spending too much on Di Maria
Exact same people that are moaning because we are not spending. I'd frigging love for United to spend £200m this window
CM is the obvious hole as has been mentioned ad nauseum , but di Maria has had a great season for Madrid and is tailor made for united in a way young and Valencia never were. Given the option of €60mil for di maria now and hope we "have enough left" for an awesome cm or not sign di Maria and save the €60mil so we definitely have enough for a cm we might not sign, I think I know which is preferable.
No complaints with this at all. About time we get some actual quality.
See this is where I think we would be stronger potentially with januzaj out wide, mata central and one of rooney/rvp leading the line. I think with those players out wide mata can get more out of them than rooney/rvp can dropping off and them him and the overall 4 would function better. But would expect both Rooney and RVP to play. Still either set up would be very nice to have.
I am genuinely slightly aroused by the prospect of signing him @Muffled Funk I'm about to have a cold shower
at the Lion King-inspired gif above.How much have we spent so far? 72m? With the rumoured 50m, we'd be spending 122m? 50m on a CM?
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