Alex Sandro

[El-Manos]

Muppet mode on - Who'll be our first signing ?

- Alderweireld
- Alex Sandro
- Bonucci
- Willian
- Sergej Milinković Savić
- Jorginho
- Fred
- Absolutely nobody
- Other

 

[devilish]

Apparently Sandro is similar to Roberto Carlos,but no,lets keep the faith with Luke Shaw FC....

That's the spirit. Eventually he'll give us a good game

I'd say we should bring some competition to the hype train. Since Mou seem obsessed by Brazilians then lets bring the Brazilian Luke Shaw ie Fabio Da Silva back

 

[Nate Dogg]

Ed is almost poised to prepare the bid.

Lets hope he doesn't do a disappearing this summer.

 

[Sultan]

- Alderweireld
- Alex Sandro
- Mahrez
- Sergej Milinković Savić
- Maybe a right back. No idea who, mind.

 

[FootballHQ]

Muppet mode on - Who'll be our first signing ?

- Alderweireld
- Alex Sandro
- Bonucci
- Willian
- Sergej Milinković Savić
- Jorginho
- Fred
- Absolutely nobody
- Other

Danny rose.

 

[kr0nix]

It's still better to try and fail than play wingers who suck at attacking as wingbacks.

That's the thing, as converted wingers you'd sort of expect Young and Valencia to be good in attack and poor in defence. What they have shown is exactly the opposite. Both are competent in defence and mostly poor in attack, especially Valencia.

 

[ElectroManiac]

Muppet mode on - Who'll be our first signing ?

- Alderweireld
- Alex Sandro
- Bonucci
- Willian
- Sergej Milinković Savić
- Jorginho
- Fred
- Absolutely nobody
- Other

I will say between Sandro or Fred. I can see Alderweireld take some time to get done as is Levy we are dealing with

 

[Sterling Archer]

In terms of our needs, I want to say this could be our best transfer of the season .

Muppet mode on - Who'll be our first signing ?

- Alderweireld
- Alex Sandro
- Bonucci
- Willian
- Sergej Milinković Savić
- Jorginho
- Fred
- Absolutely nobody
- Other

My choice in bold. Absolutely Nobody could single-handedly add the twenty plus points separating us from City and also guarantee a CL win to moot.

hehe

 

[StonedhamsterZA]

In terms of our needs, I want to say this could be our best transfer of the season .


My choice in bold. Absolutely Nobody could single-handedly add the twenty plus points separating us from City and also guarantee a CL win to moot.

hehe

At least you don't have to worry about his value going up at the WC.

 

[MP1711]

La Stampa are saying it's close with Darmian heading the other way in a separate deal.

 

[Lawman]

That's the spirit. Eventually he'll give us a good game

I'd say we should bring some competition to the hype train. Since Mou seem obsessed by Brazilians then lets bring the Brazilian Luke Shaw ie Fabio Da Silva back

Fabio hasn’t disappointed as much as Shaw has to be fair.

 

[Lawman]

That's the thing, as converted wingers you'd sort of expect Young and Valencia to be good in attack and poor in defence. What they have shown is exactly the opposite. Both are competent in defence and mostly poor in attack, especially Valencia.

Both are well into their 30s to be fair and had very good seasons. The fact they can’t charge up and down anymore is more to do with father time than their lack of ability.

 

[devilish]

Fabio hasn’t disappointed as much as Shaw has to be fair.

Fabio was way cheaper. Both were ridiculously hyped by the fans despite barely ever show anything positive on the pitch.

 

[StonedhamsterZA]

Fabio was way cheaper. Both were ridiculously hyped by the fans despite barely ever show anything positive on the pitch.

And we got a 2 for 1 special.

 

[devilish]

And we got a 2 for 1 special.

They took 2 beds in the treatment room though.

 

[Murray3007]

Fabio was way cheaper. Both were ridiculously hyped by the fans despite barely ever show anything positive on the pitch.

did he not start one of the CL finals v Barca, sure he had been superb for about 3 months before it looked the real deal then just seemed to go to rubbish. seems a common thing with young players here

 

[StonedhamsterZA]

They took 2 beds in the treatment room though.

Valid. Still wish ol' Rafael didn't lose his head all the time. Was still a fun player to watch. Fabio was always better technically, but was always injured.

 

[Adam-Utd]

did he not start one of the CL finals v Barca, sure he had been superb for about 3 months before it looked the real deal then just seemed to go to rubbish. seems a common thing with young players here

He kept getting loads of injuries which derailed his career. Rafael then stepped up and took his RB place permanently, so Fabio was stuck being 2nd choice behind Evra.

 

[devilish]

did he not start one of the CL finals v Barca, sure he had been superb for about 3 months before it looked the real deal then just seemed to go to rubbish. seems a common thing with young players here

Its common with many many youngsters at other clubs as well. Young players are unpredictable. They are expected to grow quickly in terms of quality and maturity in a very short time frame at an age were people prefer going to the pub and meet friends rather then train hard. Other things effect them including physical changes (Mctominay wouldn't be were he is now if he hasn't grown 6ft3 in few months) and injuries (we lost the best talent of class of 92 because of injury).

What I find exclusive with United is how easily hyped kids are and how loyal we tend to be with players who simply don't put their weight in improving themselves. I lost count of how many arguments I had with people protecting the likes of Ando because he's fun. FFS that's stupid. Same with Shaw, Fabio and many many others who could do better but simply didn't mainly because of lack of commitment. Despite everything they still get applauded by United fans.

 

[Nick7]

He kept getting loads of injuries which derailed his career. Rafael then stepped up and took his RB place permanently, so Fabio was stuck being 2nd choice behind Evra.

I mean Fabio was never ever our first choice RB. He played the last few games of the 10/11 season including the CL final, that was mostly because Rafael had gotten injured in April and Fabio stepped in.

 

[Donnie Brasco]

Its common with many many youngsters at other clubs as well. Young players are unpredictable. They are expected to grow quickly in terms of quality and maturity in a very short time frame at an age were people prefer going to the pub and meet friends rather then train hard. Other things effect them including physical changes (Mctominay wouldn't be were he is now if he hasn't grown 6ft3 in few months) and injuries (we lost the best talent of class of 92 because of injury).

What I find exclusive with United is how easily hyped kids are and how loyal we tend to be with players who simply don't put their weight in improving themselves. I lost count of how many arguments I had with people protecting the likes of Ando because he's fun. FFS that's stupid. Same with Shaw, Fabio and many many others who could do better but simply didn't mainly because of lack of commitment. Despite everything they still get applauded by United fans.

One of the biggest reasons for our downfall alongside overhyping average players.
Also a part of our fanbase acts like we are Southampton and our sole reason for existing as a club is to be giving youngsters playtime even though they are not good enough.

 

[devilish]

One of the biggest reasons for our downfall alongside overhyping average players.
Also a part of our fanbase acts like we are Southampton and our sole reason for existing as a club is to be giving youngsters playtime even though they are not good enough.

I fully agree. It seem to me that we just love the extremes ie either the naughty ones who seem to get away with everything or the average talent whose all workrate and nothing else. The former I tend to find them tragic as they should put the effort in actually become top players. The latter, well, I appreciate effort as much as the next guy but effort alone won't get you far with a club like United and I often find it very silly how people go on hyping the squad players as if they were crucial to our success because seriously they weren't. We didn't win trophies because of Fortune, Phil Nev or OShea. We won them because we had some absolutely unique talent like Scholes, Keane, Giggs, Ronaldo, Rio and Stam.

I remember once at MUTV were Paddy clearly called Fortune a legend on life TV. Fortune whose not our youth and knows exactly what a legend at a top club like ours would be was clearly embarrassed by it.This mentality hurts us big time as it persuade young players to think that there's no need to improvement once they started getting games with the first team. What's the point of putting for a talented player to become a Scholes or ruining his knees to become a Keane when he can easily enjoy his life and be a squad player like some OShea?

 

[Mr Smith]

Both are well into their 30s to be fair and had very good seasons. The fact they can’t charge up and down anymore is more to do with father time than their lack of ability.

Young had a good season. I think it's stretch to say Valencia had a good one. Yes he was good defensively, but when you consider the amount of space he was afforded down the right in most games, the fact that he wasn't more productive going forward is a bit of an indictment on him.

 

[Judas]

Valencia can charge down the line alright still, he just doesn’t know what the hell to do when he gets to the oppositions box beyond his standard overdone routine that everyone and his dog knows at this point.

 

[Trizy]

Muppet mode on - Who'll be our first signing ?

- Alderweireld
- Alex Sandro
- Willian
- Sergej Milinković Savić
- Fred
- Meunier
- Dembele?
- Absolutely nobody
- Other

Hopefully the board sees what Pep did last year and warrants such spending.

Pep on MNF said they don't need to spent 300m every season but they DID need to do it last year (for an overhaul). He said he spent it in 1 season as opposed to 3. It makes sense, especially if there are young players brought in too. Alot of those player address our biggest weaknesses. Instantly making us better from the first game of the season.

 

[Enigma_87]

Who we absolutely need

- Alderweireld
- Alex Sandro
- Fred
- Meunier

Apart from them I'd certainly hope to see someone like Griezmann or Dybala in as well.

We'll probably sign Sandro first according to reports that is.

 

[Brinky]

Who we absolutely need

- Alderweireld
- Alex Sandro
- Fred
- Meunier

Apart from them I'd certainly hope to see someone like Griezmann or Dybala in as well.

We'll probably sign Sandro first according to reports that is.

Agreed, two top class full backs is essential if we are going to compete at the highest level again.

 

[Infra-red]

Who we absolutely need

- Alderweireld
- Alex Sandro
- Fred
- Meunier

Apart from them I'd certainly hope to see someone like Griezmann or Dybala in as well.

We'll probably sign Sandro first according to reports that is.

I'd be surprised if PSG sold Meunier this summer.

 

[Enigma_87]

I'd be surprised if PSG sold Meunier this summer.

Wasn't he a bit unhappy sitting on the bench for many games this season? He almost got sold to Chelsea last transfer window.

 

[Infra-red]

Wasn't he a bit unhappy sitting on the bench for many games this season? He almost got sold to Chelsea last transfer window.

I'm sure he'd like more game time, but Alves is 35 now, he's surely going to have opportunities ahead.

 

[Hans Moleman]

Bullshit fake news Yeah whatever. La stampa is reliable for Juventus, Sandro is going to be player soon than later.
Even if he's "not on the verge of signing".

You're not getting this at all mate. SportWitness are not saying that La Stampa are a bad source they're saying that they never reported that Sandro was close to joining. SportsWitness are not a source for transfer news, they've never claimed to be. All they do is go through transfer news and tell people if these sources are reliable or if they even reported on what's being claimed on twitter.

Thank you Tom. Glad some people have reading comprehension skills

 

[Nick7]

Thank you Tom. Glad some people have reading comprehension skills

It's a lost art in forums, specifically when it comes to transfer news.

 

[Sanche7]

I'd be surprised if PSG sold Meunier this summer.

Especially since Alves just tore / injured his ACL.
At his age, that could be a very serious injury.

 

[FootyGirl88]

Who we absolutely need

- Alderweireld
- Alex Sandro
- Fred
- Meunier

Apart from them I'd certainly hope to see someone like Griezmann or Dybala in as well.

We'll probably sign Sandro first according to reports that is.

It would be a great window if we got those players! ❤

 

[Infra-red]

Especially since Alves just tore / injured his ACL.
At his age, that could be a very serious injury.

Yes agreed. Meunier's patience thus far is likely to be rewarded next season.

 

[RedMachine03]

 

[Enigma_87]

I'm sure he'd like more game time, but Alves is 35 now, he's surely going to have opportunities ahead.

yeah of course, but he definitely needs 100% game time now. He's 26 and pretty much at his physical peak. Would be happy if we got him, the lad is quality.

It would be a great window if we got those players! ❤

Definitely. It's not entirely unrealistic either, considering we'll ship out 5-6 players too, to recoup some funds.

 

[VP89]

Why is he not in the World Cup squad?

 

[izec]

Why is he not in the World Cup squad?

Because Marcelo and Filipe Luis are prefered

 

[VP89]

Because Marcelo and Filipe Luis are prefered

Ah. Maybe not seen as quite the world class full back many posters claim he is then.