İlkay Gündoğan

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This whole name pronouncing shit is useless. Its like in the Arrow thread when people were arguing how to pronounce Raz al Ghul.
 
Raoul said:
You said gundohoon, which is diffferent than what the video says. But i suppose it doesn't matter unless one is Turkish.
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Yeh i made myself laugh pronouncing it that way. Ive always actually pronounced it goondegoon similar to "gooners" i suppose
 
I have a Dortmund shirt with his name on it, my dad saw me in it once and asked why i had 'Gone dogging' on my back.

EDIT: @Duffy Dad?
 
To hell with the rest of the season, who needs games when our transfer window starts in April? :lol:
 
If Gundogan is our only midfield signing, I think Herrera will lose out most. Gundogan will rotate between Herrera's and Carrick's role in the team. Fellaini will probably keep his place more often than not. It gives us options though.
 
Kazi said:
If Gundogan is our only midfield signing, I think Herrera will lose out most. Gundogan will rotate between Herrera's and Carrick's role in the team. Fellaini will probably keep his place more often than not. It gives us options though.
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With Carrick at 34 and randomly injured, I'm sure there will be setups where Herrera and Gundogan can play together. I also think LvG will incorporate Blind into CM as well. He's too good to sit on the bench when Shaw is playing.
 
Kazi said:
If Gundogan is our only midfield signing, I think Herrera will lose out most. Gundogan will rotate between Herrera's and Carrick's role in the team. Fellaini will probably keep his place more often than not. It gives us options though.
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As opposed to if we sign another three? ;)

We're going to have tons of games next season (fingers crossed for Top 4 and Champions League), so rotation is a must. If Herrera is as good as he promises to be, he'll be a mainstay in our midfield next season.
 
duffer said:
Are you lot trying to buy the league again?

Disgusting.
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Bloody hypocrite. As if there were two different clubs willing to sign Torres in the same season without some sort of financial chicanery.
 
Raoul said:
With Carrick at 34 and randomly injured, I'm sure there will be setups where Herrera and Gundogan can play together. I also think LvG will incorporate Blind into CM as well. He's too good to sit on the bench when Shaw is playing.
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Yeah, it looks likely that Gundogan's been brought in to be Carrick's long-term replacement. He'll need some fine-tuning from LvG and Carrick himself though, as I don't think he's ever played as a sole anchor in the past.

December_16 said:
As opposed to if we sign another three? ;)

We're going to have tons of games next season (fingers crossed for Top 4 and Champions League), so rotation is a must. If Herrera is as good as he promises to be, he'll be a mainstay in our midfield next season.
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Haha nah I think he'll be the only one (if the strong rumours are true). I agree with you on Herrera. There'll be plenty of games for all of our midfielders.
 
Attila said:
Strange that Gundogan is the same price considering the injuries/uncertainity. Although who cares as it's still a bargain
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What? 30 Mil. € for an underperforming player with one year left on contract is certainly not a bargain. There is actually currently no telling if he is underperforming or if his long injury cost him his absolute edge.

If he fully recovers his form and plays in the right set up (with a defensive orientated anchor either alongside or behind him), then this could turn out to be a really good deal for all parties involved. If not, you buy a pretty expensive squad player.

It is certainly a gamble, but one United can easily take.
 
Who would have thought after the nightmare of Moyes, when for a brief moment it seemed if we would do a Liverpool. Now in LVG tenure were finally signing players of quality, and rightly so, for a club of our stature
 
Sphaero said:
What? 30 Mil. € for an underperforming player with one year left on contract is certainly not a bargain. There is actually currently no telling if he is actually underperforming or if his long injury cost him his absolute edge.

If he fully recovers his form and plays in the right set up (with a defensive orientated anchor either alongside or behind him), then this could turn out to be a really good deal for all parties involved. If not, you buy a pretty expensive squad player.

It is certainly a gamble, but one United can easily take.
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30m euros is like 20m pounds I think these days, so I think it's more just a good deal for both. A lot of money for Dortmund for a player who has a year left on his contract, but not too big of a gamble for United considering the resources we have. Could also be that we want to keep a good relationship and are paying over the odds so it gives us a better chance for Hummels as well..
 
How certain is this, cause I have an uneasy feeling that it's gonna fall to shite.
 
Sphaero said:
What? 30 Mil. € for an underperforming player with one year left on contract is certainly not a bargain. There is actually currently no telling if he is underperforming or if his long injury cost him his absolute edge.

If he fully recovers his form and plays in the right set up (with a defensive orientated anchor either alongside or behind him), then this could turn out to be a really good deal for all parties involved. If not, you buy a pretty expensive squad player.

It is certainly a gamble, but one United can easily take.
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Hows he actually been this season @Sphaero?
And how do you feel about him (potentially) leaving?
 
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