[city-puma]

He has added like 10-15lbs to his upper body in the past year or so. Not that skinny kid that first came or even when he was at Ibrox.

It’s good development, isn’t it?
He is small but the talent will be unlashed eventually. I watched Diaby playing in Aston Villa team. He is small as well but just superb talented and makes big difference. Hope Amad do the same, but ETH needs to play him first.

 

[sglowrider]

It’s good development, isn’t it?
He is small but the talent will be unlashed eventually. I watched Diaby playing in Aston Villa team. He is small as well but just superb talented and makes big difference. Hope Amad do the same, but ETH needs to play him first.

Yes. He wont be so easy to knock off the ball like earlier

 

[FriedClams]

He has a weight of pass no coach on earth can teach

 

[sglowrider]

He has a weight of pass no coach on earth can teach

100% or the touch to trap a ball.

Its such a joy to see him cushion a ball. He can teach Lukaku a thing or two.

 

[yardieUnited]

Hopefully we wont kill his united career by playing this counter attacking nonesense

 

[sglowrider]

Hopefully we wont kill his united career by playing this counter attacking nonesense

Think he will be ok under that approach. Sunderland werent exactly a possession-based team either.

 

[MrBest]

Anyone have any info on when he may be back? Would love for him to replace Antony.

 

[AltiUn]

Think he will be ok under that approach. Sunderland werent exactly a possession-based team either.

He is actually very good on the counter, my friend's a Wigan fan so we went to watch them vs Sunderland and Amad was a constant threat when in possession and on the counter. To be fair, any winger worth their salt should be good on the counter.

 

[DJ Jeff]

You'd easily forget that we spent like 30m on this guy.

 

[Strelok]

Anyone have any info on when he may be back? Would love for him to replace Antony.

Same here. Almost forgot about him. He did pretty well at Sunderland if my memory serves me right.

 

[Champ]

You'd easily forget that we spent like 30m on this guy.

Probably because we didn't.

 

[Ali Dia]

He’s a good player this lad but I do feel like he might not take the final step with us. Same with Pellistri. The only young players we should really be buying for big money are the likes of bellingham Camavinga and haaland when they come up. Throw the kitchen sink at them. Sure things for the first team from the off. Otherwise we may as well just wait until they have the formative experience completed and pay a little bit more. The only other way is to loan them out but our loans have been a bit crap. A PL loan would have been the logical step for amad this year injury aside. Maybe in January? I hope ETH gives him a decent crack at it but I’m not sure he will.

 

[Giggsy13]

Is he fit to play? He can’t be any worse than Antony, another option at least.

 

[DJ Jeff]

Probably because we didn't.

"The reported fee was of €25 million – €40 million including bonuses"

 

[Neil_Buchanan]

You'd easily forget that we spent like 30m on this guy.

He cost 19 million, with a further 19 million in potential bonuses. The journalists keep reporting it as a £38 million signing but it definitely wasn’t and if one day he ends up costing us 38 million then he’ll be considered a successful transfer.

 

[DJ Jeff]

He cost 19 million, with a further 19 million in potential bonuses. The journalists keep reporting it as a £38 million signing but it definitely wasn’t and if one day he ends up costing us 38 million then he’ll be considered a successful transfer.

Fair enough, far from our worst signing anyway

 

[TempusFugit]

That RW spot is wide open for him. He doesn't even need to do much, just play to his admittedly good level at Sunderland and Antony won't be seeing the pitch anytime soon if Ten Hag actually wants his team to do well.

 

[Adamsk7]

He is the best right winger at the club. Just need to get him fit and give him games

 

[Red00012]

You'd easily forget that we spent like 30m on this guy.

Easily forgotten when we spent nearly 100mill on Antony

 

[Red00012]

He is the best right winger at the club. Just need to get him fit and give him games

Agreed , there is limited talent for the right . Any bit of consistency and it’s his

 

[Champ]

"The reported fee was of €25 million – €40 million including bonuses"

21 million euros up front.

The rest in addition ons which haven't been met

 

[Mwooyo]

Amad needs to not be sleeping because the RW spot is there...all he has to do is show up. I think he has what it takes to own it. Am actually more worried about Anthony even being the backup option there because he is soo one dimensional

 

[The holy trinity 68]

Easily forgotten when we spent nearly 100mill on Antony

Considering English clubs fees are always discussed in their countries currency, it was £82m not nearly £100m.

 

[Red00012]

Considering English clubs fees are always discussed in their countries currency, it was £82m not nearly £100m.

Bought from a country where euros are the currency so potato / potato

 

[Mwooyo]

He’s a good player this lad but I do feel like he might not take the final step with us. Same with Pellistri. The only young players we should really be buying for big money are the likes of bellingham Camavinga and haaland when they come up. Throw the kitchen sink at them. Sure things for the first team from the off. Otherwise we may as well just wait until they have the formative experience completed and pay a little bit more. The only other way is to loan them out but our loans have been a bit crap. A PL loan would have been the logical step for amad this year injury aside. Maybe in January? I hope ETH gives him a decent crack at it but I’m not sure he will.

Every time I see these comments I understand why haaland and Bellingham chose to go elsewhere. Amad has the right skillset to own that RW position. He just needs a run of 10 games there.
Anthony, pellistri and sancho are good players btw...they just dont have the right skillset to be "manutd" right wingers. Keyword being manutd...they are either one footed or cant beat their fb either way when one on one or cant pass or lack all these basic qualities (pellistri). Doesn't matter how long we wait on them for...they may never fully own that position outright, Amad can.

Amad has all these base qualities plus the work rate...he just needs a chance there for a small period of time. If people saw saka when he debuted and saka now, they would be hard pressed to believe that its the same player. Amad needs the same faith

 

[sglowrider]

That RW spot is wide open for him. He doesn't even need to do much, just play to his admittedly good level at Sunderland and Antony won't be seeing the pitch anytime soon if Ten Hag actually wants his team to do well.

Losing most of pre-season, needing 4-6 matches just to gain some match fitness & sharpness -- I doubt if he can knock the teacher's pet off his perch anytime soon to get that match fitness & sharpness.

I bet he plays scantily and gets shipped out on loan in January.

 

[sglowrider]

Amad needs to not be sleeping because the RW spot is there...all he has to do is show up. I think he has what it takes to own it. Am actually more worried about Anthony even being the backup option there because he is soo one dimensional

Never seen a attacking Brazilian international player so predictable as Antony -- never mind the price tag

 

[The holy trinity 68]

Bought from a country where euros are the currency so potato / potato

But when you are talking about what an English club paid, they paid in GBP and it is converted. Usually for a Prem team when you say they paid X amount, it means in GBP.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

He cost 19 million, with a further 19 million in potential bonuses. The journalists keep reporting it as a £38 million signing but it definitely wasn’t and if one day he ends up costing us 38 million then he’ll be considered a successful transfer.

If he becomes a regular starter he’ll be an absolute bargain compared to most of our squad.

 

[Bondi77]

We need someone to have a Williams/Damon Good Will Hunting moment with ETH regarding Antony (it's not your fault) and once the tears have been shed we then give Amad a decent run in the RW position.

 

[Crashoutcassius]

That RW spot is wide open for him. He doesn't even need to do much, just play to his admittedly good level at Sunderland and Antony won't be seeing the pitch anytime soon if Ten Hag actually wants his team to do well.

He would need to work very hard on defence.

Going forward I agree, he would need to do basically nothing

 

[sglowrider]

We need someone to have a Williams/Damon Good Will Hunting moment with ETH regarding Antony (it's not your fault) and once the tears have been shed we then give Amad a decent run in the RW position.

It wont be a good look for ETH if he ditches Antony -- that means he doesn't start the majority of his Eredivisie Specials and most of his transfers other than Onana.

 

[Trequarista10]

It wont be a good look for ETH if he ditches Antony -- that means he doesn't start the majority of his Eredivisie Specials and most of his transfers other than Onana.

Martinez will start when fit.

Malacia was a cheap backup, Eriksen (if we're counting him as a former Ajax player) was a free option and plays frequently (too frequently, tbh).

Hojlund, Casemiro likely starters. Amrabat a regular if not first XI but price reflects that.

Mount and Antony so far are the two big money transfers who don't look they should be playing and potentially big mistakes. It's not great but it's only two of his signings (albeit two of the three most expensive, and the other in Hojlund isn't producing yet but perhaps his age and the lack of service affords him some grace).

Regardless of how it looks dropping him though, it looks worse persisting with him. If Amad was fit it'd at least be an option take Antony out of the spotlight a bit, and he could be the one making late 15-20 minute appearances against tired defences which might help his confidence level.

 

[r0663664]

Even if he recovers, I don't see Erik playing him. Just look at Mainoo, he is sitting on the bench while Erik continues to play McTominay and Eriksen. When it comes to youngsters, Erik can be stubborn. Amad will probably plays 2-3 U23 games, then he is allowed to sit on the bench. Thrown on when Antony is on a yellow or suck on the 80 mins. Just like how he handle Garnacho last season. Hope Erik will use him but low chances it will happen.

 

[Skills]

He'll be under too much pressure I think.

The cult of the manager will be looking for a reason to say - and that's why Ten Hag plays Antony.

 

[NM]

Even if he recovers, I don't see Erik playing him. Just look at Mainoo, he is sitting on the bench while Erik continues to play McTominay and Eriksen. When it comes to youngsters, Erik can be stubborn. Amad will probably plays 2-3 U23 games, then he is allowed to sit on the bench. Thrown on when Antony is on a yellow or suck on the 80 mins. Just like how he handle Garnacho last season. Hope Erik will use him but low chances it will happen.

Mainoo just came back from injury. You can't throw him in

He'll be under too much pressure I think.

The cult of the manager will be looking for a reason to say - and that's why Ten Hag plays Antony.

Playing Antony when other RWs are available (and this includes Pellestri) might be what gets EtH sacked. He needs to be less stubborn. There's no cult of the manager though

 

[OleGunnar20]

Save us Amad, you're our only hope.

 

[red_de_pologne]

Even if he recovers, I don't see Erik playing him. Just look at Mainoo, he is sitting on the bench while Erik continues to play McTominay and Eriksen. When it comes to youngsters, Erik can be stubborn. Amad will probably plays 2-3 U23 games, then he is allowed to sit on the bench. Thrown on when Antony is on a yellow or suck on the 80 mins. Just like how he handle Garnacho last season. Hope Erik will use him but low chances it will happen.

there 's been one game where he was available so far this season

 

[Champ]

He'll be under too much pressure I think.

The cult of the manager will be looking for a reason to say - and that's why Ten Hag plays Antony.

What does this mean?

 

[mattunited1978]

Where the feck is he?

Going to be another who's career never takes off because he's always fecking injured when the opportunity is there for him