Just the thought of not having to watch that useless turd Valenica on the wing, week in week out, fills me with absolute joy.
Alexis Sanchez | Signed for Arsenal
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik (@Rood) and Imran (@Annihilate Now!) are here to discuss Amad saving our blushes in a win against Southampton as well as our now annual loss at home to Brighton. They discuss Amorim's post-match comments, revisit how mid-table we may or may not be, and discuss some transfer news.
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United interested - united eyeing up blah blah blah...
If we want the player just make the damn bid and get on with it.
By the time we make up our mind or prepare the bid, as usual he will end up signing for some other club.
If we want the player just make the damn bid and get on with it.
By the time we make up our mind or prepare the bid, as usual he will end up signing for some other club.
Hasn't he just signed a new contract?
Not since 2011 I think.
Sanchez would be brilliant for us. Kill Young, if needed. Give sanchez the wing the wants.
If we started the season with Sanchez, Januzaj, Welbeck, Kagawa and Mata as the options for the two wide forward roles in 4-3-3 I'd be very happy.
So would I, it's behind that lot that worries me
One can dreamWe can buy Vidal and Strootman to play there.
We will play in 4-2-3-1 Like his old Ajax team.
Always fun to dream until the moment they the dream is crushed by the hefty boot of reality.
Glad LvG let you know how he will set us up.
Trouble is, is that our dreams have been crushed quite horrifically the last few years. I see it now as if the player isn't sitting next to Woody/LVG then we haven't got a hope in hell of signing him.
Yeah, it's hard to have a lot of faith when it comes to the dream signings despite getting RvP, Kagawa and Mata in the last couple of years, it's not helped by the increasing flood of made up crap that flows forth at this time of year, skewing hopes.
He always sets up like that when he can, you assume that we are going to play in 4-3-3 , why can't i assume that we are going to play in his favorite set up ?
You're more likely to be right given the players at our disposal. Moving to a proper 433 means no place for some of our best players.
He'd be a great signing.
This is the same Sanchez that joined one of the best teams in the world at the time, who was given his favoured attacking position.....and still managed to 'flop' (in many people's eyes)?
I am genuinely unsure why the sudden huge excitement (and comparing him with Reus?!)
Not a dig, I am happy to be proved wrong.
I am genuinely unsure why the sudden huge excitement (and comparing him with Reus?!)
Not a dig, I am happy to be proved wrong.
He'd be ok, but not the answer to our problems really.
This is the same Sanchez that joined one of the best teams in the world at the time, who was given his favoured attacking position.....and still managed to 'flop' (in many people's eyes)?
I am genuinely unsure why the sudden huge excitement (and comparing him with Reus?!)
Not a dig, I am happy to be proved wrong.
He's hardly flopped. He scored 19 league goals last season which was more than Pedro, Neymar and only behind Messi while only Cesc and Messi set up more goals. He was very good last year but supposedly doesn't fit into Enrique's plans.
This is the same Sanchez that joined one of the best teams in the world at the time, who was given his favoured attacking position.....and still managed to 'flop' (in many people's eyes)?
I am genuinely unsure why the sudden huge excitement (and comparing him with Reus?!)
Not a dig, I am happy to be proved wrong.
He proved you wrong this season. And at Udinese he was in a role similar to Reus at Dortmund. He had to adapt totally his style and his playing zones.
ah, interesting (the goals). Good to know.
Sorry, just didn't see him as a tier1 with huge clubs lining up, if available...
So what's the story here then? Anything actually happened, or just tabloid links?
^ The Guardian said we might be keen.
I'd be very excited for us to sign him, not really sure why as I don't think he's been very good for Barcelona.
I'd be very excited for us to sign him, not really sure why as I don't think he's been very good for Barcelona.
Probably because LVG wont restrict him as much as he was restricted at Barca.
Unfortunately the piece was written by Jamie Jackson in the Guardian and he has a reputation for spouting endless transfer nonsense similar to the daily star, Express and Metro etc
He's been spot on regarding united so far so I wouldn't bet against it being true.
Jamie Jackson has been briefed with quite a few good storys lately. For example the Kroos not being on LVG list story he broke. Atleast I bloody hope so. The winger I want the most.
I agree with Ringo. Jackson is off and on with stories from United so I take his news a bit less seriously but it seems his sources are legit so I give it some thought. I dont think the move will happen personally but happy to discuss Sanchez's role as a potential United player.
Didn't we try get him from Udinese? Understandable that he turned us down for Barca to be honest.
Would walk into our team but I fear teams like Juventus and even a few of our prem rivals with Champions League football would also be in for him.
Would walk into our team but I fear teams like Juventus and even a few of our prem rivals with Champions League football would also be in for him.
I wouldn't hold that against him considering they were dominating every competition at the time.
Tbh i'd rather see Lingard given a shot by a manager who does wonders with young talents. I'd welcome the move though, Sanchez is class.
Really? He does great with young players but he's not a magic worker here... Lingard is a promising player but if we're being honest, he's more then likely going to end up at a mid table premier league team considering has age and has only played in the championship currently. Don't think there's much hope of him becoming a first team player ever, he's just not on that level of talent. Sanchez on the other hand would instantly be our best winger by far and would make the right wing his own for the next 6 years at least.
Word is Juve are interested and Vidal is in his ear telling him that Juve is where he wants to be. Plus serie a happens to be a league in which he flourished at so I can see that happening. Juve are tight with money so it wouldn't really be difficult for us to blow them out of the water with our now infamous war chest.
Can see City being interested. Nasri is a good player but just that. Plus they are thin on squad options in the roles Silva and Nasri play in the team often resorting to dross like Milner in tough times. Their manager is also from chile and everyone there loves him.
We should compete for his signature, we have nothing better happening on the wing, infact we have nothing happening at all. He's added end product to his game but is still being restricted by barca and I'm sure he'd love to leave and express himself as he used to. Get it done woody!
Can see City being interested. Nasri is a good player but just that. Plus they are thin on squad options in the roles Silva and Nasri play in the team often resorting to dross like Milner in tough times. Their manager is also from chile and everyone there loves him.
We should compete for his signature, we have nothing better happening on the wing, infact we have nothing happening at all. He's added end product to his game but is still being restricted by barca and I'm sure he'd love to leave and express himself as he used to. Get it done woody!
This mate of mine would not stop raving about him. Kept on going about how Arsene has this deal wrapped up and then come big bad United and Chelsea and steal their "kid" from them.
This is the same Sanchez that joined one of the best teams in the world at the time, who was given his favoured attacking position.....and still managed to 'flop' (in many people's eyes)?
I am genuinely unsure why the sudden huge excitement (and comparing him with Reus?!)
Not a dig, I am happy to be proved wrong.
Barcelona has a history of *not* fitting in Non La Masai players. Yaya Toure, David Villa, or Zlatan come to mind? It is hard to break into that side not because of the skill, but because of the culture. I mean they have a whole team just from their own academy...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...a-Liga-game--does-Premier-League-compare.html
That honestly in this day and age is insane.
So just because a transfer "flopped" at Barca... in no way shape or form do I rule out he may be brilliant elsewhere.
This thread's a trainwreck with all the confusion between Reus, Sanchez and MAta
I agree that the Barcelona system restricts him and he'd have a better chance of doing well elsewhere where the shackles are taken off and his job isnt just to support someone like Messi. What I meant was that there are other factors which I mentioned that come into play which make it tough to lean towards him over Reus given how Reus has played for some time now.
In any case, there's no chance in hell we're getting Reus this summer and if Sanchez is actually available for 25mil, its really a no brainer.
That's true tbf, I agree.
I agree that the Barcelona system restricts him and he'd have a better chance of doing well elsewhere where the shackles are taken off and his job isnt just to support someone like Messi. What I meant was that there are other factors which I mentioned that come into play which make it tough to lean towards him over Reus given how Reus has played for some time now.
In any case, there's no chance in hell we're getting Reus this summer and if Sanchez is actually available for 25mil, its really a no brainer.
That's true tbf, I agree.
Sanchez as an alternative to Muller? I read some where that LvG used Muller as a winger? With the contract extension, maybe we have switched to Alexis...
£25-30m would not be so much for a player of this type that if he did come here and flop it would be seen as a massive waste of money IMO. He's definitely a better player than Fellaini who we paid that sort of wonga for.
I would imagine he'd prefer to return to Italy but if we could pull this off it would be a massive transfer. Would be even more devastating for us than in the Barcelona setup I think.
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