That would be around the time he was making his MLS debut.
Alphonso Davies | Verbally agreed to join Real Madrid
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That would be around the time he was making his MLS debut.
Bayern do seem quite good at finding this type of player. Of course its never a guarantee, but when was the last time we picked up an obscure playet and turned them into something near world class? Our transfer policy over the last decade really has been shambolic.
It is not only Liverpool though. Pretty much all great teams had fantastic attacking full backs. Barca at their peak had Alves and Alba, both great going forward. Real had Marcelo who was even better at that, and Carvajal who was decent. Bayern before had Lahm. Even us when we were good had Evra and Rafael.
So yes, having attacking full backs of important for every team regardless of the other positions. Of course you don’t necessarily need someone as attacking as TAA, but you need good attacking full backs. Unfortunately, we don’t have any. Shaw is good at play but has 0 end product, while AWB has just no footballing skills.
No way, this boy is a force of nature. Robertson is a very good player, there's a difference.
Anyone know what happened to this scout? Sounds like he should be running our scouting.
City don't though. Guardiola's Bayern used the wingbacks as extra central midfielders, too
That poster is right when they say how good you need your WBs to be in attack depends on how your team is built and plays
The idea that TAA will be moved into midfield is nonsense on the other hand. Only way that happens is if his team gets a player who's just as good or better on his flank
For sure. Regarding Atiba specifically, my worry is that Davies and David both would make Canadians forget about how good Atiba was. He really was a classy midfielder who I enjoyed watching, and I hope that Canada keeps him up there as one of our best players ever.
Oui
Well yeah, he made some mistakes at the start. Fair play to him and then for making the position his own so quickly
Surprisingly how Bayern managed to do that, sign the player when we could not.
We usually sign the players we desperately need one or couple of windows late. Finding and developing a hidden gem is beyond us post Sir Alex.
Ok let's take this logically:
1. Our scouts recommended Davies to the staff in Manchester
2. The staff at Carrington offered him a trial
3. The player was away on international duty and we had to work/communicate through his agents who then turned down the trial.
4. Bayern Munich offered him a trial
5. He was keen to go to Germany and sign for Bayern
So I'm not sure what the issue is. Our scouts did their job. Our coaching team did their job.
Maybe...just maybe the agent and player had some say in all of this? Maybe the player just didn't fancy England. Maybe he is a Bayern fan. Who knows.
Whenever a player rejects United, it doesn't necessarily mean we failed in any way.
1. Our scouts recommended Davies to the staff in Manchester
2. The staff at Carrington offered him a trial
3. The player was away on international duty and we had to work/communicate through his agents who then turned down the trial.
4. Bayern Munich offered him a trial
5. He was keen to go to Germany and sign for Bayern
So I'm not sure what the issue is. Our scouts did their job. Our coaching team did their job.
Maybe...just maybe the agent and player had some say in all of this? Maybe the player just didn't fancy England. Maybe he is a Bayern fan. Who knows.
Whenever a player rejects United, it doesn't necessarily mean we failed in any way.
Fair enough - and let's not discuss Robertson-the-prick any longer on this thread.
Yeah, it seems more a matter of unfortunate circumstance than someone at the club cocking up, and I'm ok with that.
As per our American chief scout, He recommended him to us a long time before he went on international duty and our guys took a long time to offer Alphonso a trial and by the time we showed our interest he was on international duty and already Bayern approached him few times.
I say if we had a proper football person calling these shots, we would have got both Haaland and Alphonso who would have improved us a lot. People can say what ever they want but if Ed showed some flexibility we could have got Haaland. After losing Haaland Ed didnt put 40M asking price on Lyons Dembele and I feel that is also not a wise descision.
Now he is doing same mistakes with Sancho too.
Can be also the work permit thingy in UK.
Wasn't even conceived when Ole poked the ball into the net in Barcelona, and now he's played in and won a final himself.
Feel old yet?
Feel old yet?
The CL final was possibly the worst game he had for us but he still didn't feel like a real liability. The future is very bright.
Will probably give you smiles... She is a canadian footballer playing for PSG.
Recovered well after the nut megging and didn’t let the yellow card phase him at all.
Dominating for canada. How's he been for Bayern?
He's an established player and regular starter. Better offensively than defensively, but his ridiculous speed also helps in defense when positioning or anticipation weren't quite right. Still very happy we got him
I love to see when the opposition breaks through, runs at full speed and Davies catches up with ease. Always looks incredibly funny.He's an established player and regular starter. Better offensively than defensively, but his ridiculous speed also helps in defense when positioning or anticipation weren't quite right. Still very happy we got him
Played up front for canada and won the game. We were missing some CFs this game so Davies and Jonathan David got the starts up front.
He's had games before as a striker. Looks like it will be a more common occurrence.
He's had games before as a striker. Looks like it will be a more common occurrence.
I've been watching football for freaking ever, and I thought I'd seen it all, but I'm still buzzing over that goal last night. His absolute certainty he'd reach that ball and take it from the defender and that it wouldn't cross the line was breathtaking. The finish was tidy, but it was the whole thing. From his position pretty much at right back, that almost supernatural sprint over eighty yards, the way he took it past the defender on the touchline, to the goal itself, all of it.
It was an incredible to see in the stadium. No one in the crowd thought that anyone would reach the ball, but a few of us noticed Davies sprinting for it, and that's when the crowd noise started to swell. It's probably one of the best sporting things that I've ever seen live.
I'm envious. Even on TV, I noticed him start out, and I thought, What are you doing? You'll never get there! This after watching him in his Whitecaps years; I should've known better. It was an unforgettable moment.
He has a great sense of humor too
Man's international now fam. Check the stetistach.
Too green to make it yet. We need to wait until he's ripe.
Even then, mangoes typically don't make good full backs. They're too sweet.
Even then, mangoes typically don't make good full backs. They're too sweet.
The editing is horrendous, I don't think that they've showed the whole goal uninterrupted once! That sprint looks absolutely insane, deserves to be mentioned among the very best speed-based goals like Bale vs Barca & Blokhin vs Bayern.
I was absolutely outraged about that shitty video. Just awful editing, it's really one of the worst football videos I've ever seen.
Regarding the goal, very impressive sprint. His pace is world class and other parts of his skillset are international class. All things considered, he's already an elite player at the age of 20 (21 in november), but still has room for improvement. One of the most exciting young players out there for sure.
When are we getting him ?
?He's not only a gem on the pitch, but also on TikTok
Cringe
Simply awesome.
And it's not made better by that unbearable, obnoxious and embarrassing commentator on top of it. 'Are you kidding me?'
He's an established player and regular starter. Better offensively than defensively, but his ridiculous speed also helps in defense when positioning or anticipation weren't quite right. Still very happy we got him
Left-sided Dani Alves, you say?
In 10 years, when he is done at the top level and doesn't have the legs anymore. Like everytime United signs a player from Bayern.When are we getting him