The reason this transfer's taking so long is because both Porto and United are negotiating via intermediaries. They are: Pini Zahavi (Telles' agent) and Jorge Mendes ().
.... is because we have no interest in the player.
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.... is because we have no interest in the player.
Nice way to collapse on your point there!
What's with you? Why so agro? Not getting enough? Are you looking to start an argument with everyone? Wasn't aware points are awarded for winning a conversation?
Yes, im chatting with you not arguing...FFS!
Ok. Lock the thread.
Relax, this is a forum to debate. No one is attacking you, I just wanted to get more scope on your view on Brazilians at the club. Weirdly you bucketed an Argentine as near enough the same which is oddly racist. But yeah let's leave it. You're unsure on the move, I get it.
Chill out. His only point was that Di Maria was Argentinian, which is not Brazilian. We’ve done slightly better with Brazilian’s I’d say.
What would this guy be?
- A starting LB in a back 4 (replaces Shaw)
- A backup LB for Shaw
- A starting LWB in a change of system (Shaw and him play, one as LCB one as LWB)
I hope the club have thought about this properly. I assume Rojo must be on his way too.
- A starting LB in a back 4 (replaces Shaw)
- A backup LB for Shaw
- A starting LWB in a change of system (Shaw and him play, one as LCB one as LWB)
I hope the club have thought about this properly. I assume Rojo must be on his way too.
What points to us having no interest in Telles?
Why is he backup to Shaw? What exactly does Shaw do that makes him so loved by the caf? From what I've seen on Telles, he'll provide the necessary threat from the left that we desperately need when Rashy is not up for it (which sadly happens alot)
Nice one, insinuating I'm a racist.
Forget Ed Woodward and our Negotiators. Simple yes or no do you think he will sign for United.
I'm excited. We had 5 gigantic holes this summer to fill and we'll have filled two if we sign Telles.
LB to challenge Shaw- Telles
Backup for Pogba and Bruno so we never have to see Lingard, Pereira or Mata (sorry, loved ya!) again as a 10/8 - Van De Beek
CB to start next to and carry Maguire mentally and organizationally and let him be the bruiser -
DM to start while McTominay eases into the job as a backup and we evaluate if he can be #1 there -
RW who can create by dribbling or playmaking like Ziyech or Sancho -
Only 3 to go before we have a proper squad for the next manager I reckon
Despite being Rashford's big fan, I am worried about him. Something does seem to be wrong with him. We would be in for a big big trouble if he regresses.. he is one of the 3 key players at United. That's why would have preferred to get Sancho so that atleast we have the attack covered against other eventualities. But otherwise I agree with you, there is still a lot of time to turn this into a very successful window. I am still not convinced that we are seriously in for this guy. Papers have been exaggerating our interests for players the whole window and it could be the same story now.
I'm preparing my answer. It may take a week or two to submit said answer.
Quality control
I was on the phone to Ed Woodward only last night and he told me that left-back is way down the list of priorities, and if we were to bring one in, he would be defensively minded, and not an attacking one just because that's what the fans want because Liverpool have got one.
Don't tell me he cots 20M plus and we are dragging our feet on that.
Gosh!! We are poor - literally and figuratively
Gosh!! We are poor - literally and figuratively
It's the injury mate, give him some time. I agree though, we need another forward.
Baldrick's cunning plan no.249
Wait until the window closes, nobody will be the wiser.
English bias mixed with no competition for position for 5 years (aka his replacement is pathetic) mixed with overall ok-ish level of LBs in the league.
Yes that's what I mean, some players aren't the same after a bad injury. Several examples at United itself. Just hoping that its a temporary blip
You need some tonic, Jinn.
You right, especially after reading some of this shite.
I'm going to monitor this conversation.
The correct answer. This window has killed the little muppet in me, these threads are now a source of disappointment and anger.
We’ll probably come out and sign a different left back and mr-leave-himself-enough-wriggle-room-Romano will come out and say he knew so all along.
We've reportedly been in talks regarding his fee as recently as today
watched him live last year v rangers, defensively he was pretty awful, going forward always looked a threat so would be a massive improvement on shaw attacking wise, might see us change to a back 3 at times, even could see shaw play at CB more.
I'm not sure what Shaw can be defined, to be honest. He doesn't seem to stand out in defense, or attack. He seems to do good things in between. Doesn't assist, not really good at crossing; defensively, he gets caught out of position due to brain switching off at times.
I think Luke Shaw being good defensively is a weird fallacy. It probably comes from the fact that he can defend one on one situations quite well and is surprisingly decent in the air - his actual positioning sense is bloody terrible IMO and that can be seen on the goal v Palace where he was woefully out of position and didn’t read the situation.
Telles is no better defensively so will get caught out in a similar way but he is at least double as good going forward so I’ll take that!
Telles is no better defensively so will get caught out in a similar way but he is at least double as good going forward so I’ll take that!
If Alex Telles signs, I think it's because we'll play more and more 5 or 3 at the back, with Luke Shaw on the left in a 3 defensive.
Let's see if Judge et Woodward can pull this out, not confident at all, just like Sancho.
Let's see if Judge et Woodward can pull this out, not confident at all, just like Sancho.
Here’s hoping he’s more Ricardo than Dalot.
who would play on the right?
AWB seems more suited to being one of the three at the back as well to be honest rather than a wing back (though full back in a 4 seems his natural position)
Dalot on the right? (james
)---------AWB-----Maguire----Shaw----------
Dalot ---------------------------------------Telles
-------------VDB?---------Pogba----------------
----------------------Bruno--------------------------
-------------Rashford---Martial----------------
Perhaps greenwood for martial? - im not convinced we have the right players for it to be honest
who would play on the right?
AWB seems more suited to being one of the three at the back as well to be honest rather than a wing back (though full back in a 4 seems his natural position)
Dalot on the right? (james
---------AWB-----Maguire----Shaw----------
Dalot ---------------------------------------Telles
-------------VDB?---------Pogba----------------
----------------------Bruno--------------------------
-------------Rashford---Martial----------------
Perhaps greenwood for martial? - im not convinced we have the right players for it to be honest
It's possible that's what they are trying to do. But if I was subbing in greenwood for someone it would be Rashford. He's been terrible lately despite his goal yesterday
Not my fault if Alex Telles is not yet a done deal... but #MUFC are working on it.
Take it easy folks as we're still working on it.
Take it easy folks as we're still working on it.
Fixed that for ya.
Where are we upto on this one guys? Considering a bid? Preparing a bid? Considering considering a bid??
Typical United really. Drag things out as much as possible for them clicks!
Typical United really. Drag things out as much as possible for them clicks!
Think we’re at the preparing a bid stage so will probably get round to submitting an offer in the January window.
Ed and Matt are sat counting the pound coins out one by one. They get to about half way through and forget where they're up to so have to start again.
Thats why it takes so long to get it submitted!
I’m not convinced AWB would be a good centre back, which means he would be dropped from the team entirely, I agree I don’t think we have the players for this system.who would play on the right?
AWB seems more suited to being one of the three at the back as well to be honest rather than a wing back (though full back in a 4 seems his natural position)
Dalot on the right? (james
---------AWB-----Maguire----Shaw----------
Dalot ---------------------------------------Telles
-------------VDB?---------Pogba----------------
----------------------Bruno--------------------------
-------------Rashford---Martial----------------
Perhaps greenwood for martial? - im not convinced we have the right players for it to be honest
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