You and I watched very different performances than last year. He controlled every game for Chelsea, they just had absolute crap around him and 0 structure. It's like if you stuck Toni Kroos in a team with McFred and told him he was playing DM. And Caicedo offers the athleticism that Enzo lacks a bit.
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik (@Rood) and Jamie (@Vault Dweller) are here to talk about United's dreadful home defeat at the hands of Big Ange's Tottenham Hotspur. Should this have been the end of Ten Hag? How long does he actually have left? And does Nik finally want ETH out?!
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You and I watched very different performances than last year. He controlled every game for Chelsea, they just had absolute crap around him and 0 structure. It's like if you stuck Toni Kroos in a team with McFred and told him he was playing DM. And Caicedo offers the athleticism that Enzo lacks a bit.
I remember it well... 18 million... ffs etc
Its a signing I guess, but not amazingly over-the-moon about it. Decent enough player on his day.
He's not exactly someone you see on the Chelsea teamsheet, and think "sh*t, Mount's playing, gonna have to keep him quiet!"
Hope he proves the doubters wrong and settles in to the team and improves our midfield balance.
Time will tell.
He's not exactly someone you see on the Chelsea teamsheet, and think "sh*t, Mount's playing, gonna have to keep him quiet!"
Hope he proves the doubters wrong and settles in to the team and improves our midfield balance.
Time will tell.
Based on the whining, all the others are United signings too. We have a very whiney online presence as a fan base.
Another 5M on top of the previous 50m +5m offer probably has no effect on Chelsea's pursuit on Caicedo.What a bunch of absolute fannies, claiming we're buying Chelsea Caicedo.
The Saudis have chucked £16m at them for Mendy and another £17m for Koulibaly, Arsenal chucked £65m for Havertz and City £30m for Kovacic but apparently only our money counts towards that potential signing. fecking bedwetters.
Chelsea can always count on United to pay big money for a midfielder they arent fussed on keeping anymore
"Ma-son Greenwood's Mount's dynamite,
"He scores them with his left foot and he scores them with his right."
"He scores them with his left foot and he scores them with his right."
Well, the fee wasn't too bad in the end and I'm really thankful this hasn't dragged on all summer.
We better still sign a striker though.
We better still sign a striker though.
This is as bad a signing as we could have made. Offers absolutely nothing in terms of what we needed to address given the gaping chasms that exist in the team and we've blown 55m on him. Yet another player we'll struggle to shift down the line.
Having some money left for a keeper and a striker might be a little bit more prudent than using the budget to wave our massive dicks in Chelsea's faces.
55 + 5 for a lad in the final year of his deal and coming off of his worst season. You do you, Murtough the chief clown of negotiations.
Yeah, I don't see Mount helping us achieve whatever the addons involve between now and the end of the transfer window.
Yeah but we're not going to buy Caicedo now. It doesn't matter if he's a completely different player to Mount and would mean a change in the tactics Ten Hag seems to be planning for next season but "Caicedo, Caicedo, Caicedo" like a broken fecking record.
If he's the only midfielder we wind up signing this summer, we're in trouble
Very good deal for Chelsea with a player 1 year left on a deal.
Yeah. The it's not my money people. It isn't our money but it does affect the clubs future transfer business.
If Rice is worth £100 million on the open market, then this lad is worth that much too.
He is the same age and has had a much more accomplished career thus far. Two times POTY and CL winner with one of the worlds biggest clubs.
It’s a great piece of business in comparison and adds real quality and tactical flexibility to our midfield.
Even if we just add Onana and a striker now, we are a completely different proposition next season.
He is the same age and has had a much more accomplished career thus far. Two times POTY and CL winner with one of the worlds biggest clubs.
It’s a great piece of business in comparison and adds real quality and tactical flexibility to our midfield.
Even if we just add Onana and a striker now, we are a completely different proposition next season.
Not the player I wanted for United, and not the type of player I think we miss the most. But I wish all the best for him in his time here at United.
So did I bro. I had him down as our next captain. Sad day today.
When I'm done grieving, I'll be praying for his downfall.
There’s a stat that he gets dribbled past more than any other player in the league and he only joined in January. I think it’s an average of two a game.
It’s understandable, for some reason Chelsea played him more or less as a DM but those shocking off the ball performances were there. If we could criticise Pogba over the same thing then Enzo doesn’t get a pass.
I’ll also argue against this controlling game nonsense. Chelsea didn’t control a fecking thing for a good 2/3 of last season. Second best in every department
Based on those metrics in a season where Chelsea were in turmoil (more than there usual chaotic self) and where he was injured, what do you consider a decent fee for a player who is a consistent high performer.
Bruno did that in Portugal. Same position, younger than Bruno and PL proven - Mount has had high productive couple of seasons with Chelsea . Are you saying its not comparable ?
The Arsenal and Maddison fees were brought on to compare the going rates of transfers. 40m is the minimum rate going these days.
Any Chelsea fan I've spoken to is very annoyed this is happening. Ten Hag really wanted him. I'm happy with this.
Being annoyed over the fees , especially when its just a few million, is funny.
No one here knows that payment structure we had proposed when we offered 50+5 .. the number of instalments or what those add ons were.
No one knows the structure of the bid that is reportedly accepted.. 55+5..
We don't know the number of instalments or how its spread.. we also don't know how easy / difficult the 2 add ons proposed are to trigger.
Discussing the player is one thing.. being upset about the transfer fee being 55+5 and not 50+5 is hilarious.
No one here knows that payment structure we had proposed when we offered 50+5 .. the number of instalments or what those add ons were.
No one knows the structure of the bid that is reportedly accepted.. 55+5..
We don't know the number of instalments or how its spread.. we also don't know how easy / difficult the 2 add ons proposed are to trigger.
Discussing the player is one thing.. being upset about the transfer fee being 55+5 and not 50+5 is hilarious.
He will surprised to find that our gym equipment is apparently older than him.
I'm honestly fecking furious about this.
@VP89 so that’s 200m that Chelsea have brought in before the end of June.
Expected price and deal. I hope he does very well.
Not the most pressing need but I think this is a very good deal for the money involved. Maddison would be more flashy but Mount provides greater versatility, is better off the ball and has the sort of top-end experience that matters going to a club like United. Can't see a world where he doesn't end up proving to be a good signing.
McTominay and Eriksen had a good chunk of very decent games together. We are talking about being backup for arguably the best DM in the world who plays almost every game. You aren't getting a top player. Your best hope is someone home grown. I agree he's not really a DM, but functionally to be a strong, energetic ball winner next to Eriksen he's as close as we have, so that's why he'll stay unless we can sign someone to be casemiro's backup... Which seems unlikely.
It's not a big deal to have McTominay as a backup player. People overreact because of ptsd of him playing every game. It's not the case anymore.
Not the signing I thought we’d make this summer, not the one we needed but ETH seemed to really want him so we’ll see how it goes I guess.
lord what i wouldn't give for another Michael Carrick in this squad....
Mount is technically very good. he can play the 8 or he can play as an attacking inside forward if EtH decides to play 3421...
we need depth and quality...he brings both. he's better than fred, scott or eriksen.
Mount is technically very good. he can play the 8 or he can play as an attacking inside forward if EtH decides to play 3421...
we need depth and quality...he brings both. he's better than fred, scott or eriksen.
How disappointing - such an average player, £55M too. Insane. I have faith in ETH but I just do not see how Mount fixes any of the glaring issues we had last season: a lack of a striker, a midfield partner for Casemiro or the goalkeeper. I thought that with us finally getting UCL we may be able to get the best up and coming players in the world in those positions.. but whatever. I hope Mount proves me wrong and he shines.
He's not as creative as Bruno but pretty much no one other than KDB is. He's still quite creative though.
Wasn't enthused initially when we were linked with Mount but now fully onboard I believe he would surprise lot of people and prove naysayers wrong .
Welcome to Theatre of Dream Mason .
Welcome to Theatre of Dream Mason .
So, what are his wages gonna be…?
That wasn't the point.
I'll be happy with this signing if we sign Caicedo and a top striker
can't see it, but let's see
can't see it, but let's see
You were way too late for that!
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