[Massive Spanner]

Doesn't he have a really hot girlfriend?

 

[DomesticTadpole]

Doesn't he have a really hot girlfriend?

Don't say that, some of our lot will be devastated.

 

[Rykker_4united]

Anyone who actively knows that there's no e in Grindr must be a fudge packer Pogue.

Looks like he's been found out then, Pogue has

 

[Pogue Mahone]

Anyone who actively knows that there's no e in Grindr must be a fudge packer Pogue.

I'm just impressed you got the reference, darling.

 

[Massive Spanner]

I'm just impressed you got the reference, darling.

I've just set my range to max, I'll find you.

 

[Seveneric]

Doesn't he have a really hot girlfriend?

Elton John was once married to a reasonably attractive woman, jus' sayin'

 

[Raul Madrid]

Don't say that, some of our lot will be devastated.

I am surprised there is not a fanfiction thread on the caf so people can ship mata, de gea and now hererra.

 

[Invictus]

Back off ladies he's taken !

 

[Pogue Mahone]

That's two different women?

 

[Raul Madrid]

Back off ladies he's taken !

I am sure the caf will now be sending her death threats like I hear one direction fans send to any girl seen with a member of the band. In the first picture she looks a lot like messis girlfriend imo, which is definitely a good thing.

 

[Invictus]

That's two different women?

Perks of being rich and famous.

I am sure the caf will now be sending her death threats like I hear one direction fans send to any girl seen with a member of the band. In the first picture she looks a lot like messis girlfriend imo, which is definitely a good thing.

Ooh gossip. Tell us more.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

A lot of handsome gay men have an assortment of hot female friends.

Just sayin...

 

[Invictus]

Ok this is creeping up on weird territory.. Bye.

 

[DomesticTadpole]

Do I hear the creaking of closet doors?

 

[Invictus]

Do I hear the creaking of closet doors?

Run !

 

[Zoo]

 

[carlosp]

Ander, Mata and De Gea is a cool trio of dudes, has to be said.

The Three Amigos

 

[MancunianAngels]

http://www.theguardian.com/football...nchester-united-sir-bobby-charlton?CMP=twt_gu

This guy is going to be wonderful to watch.

 

[Skywarden]

That is some interview. Good read.

 

[jojojo]

He's great

 

[Santos J]

Great read that.

 

[Sixpence]

Great lad, he won't be a moment's problem for any manager. Top player and professional.

 

[Steven Seagull]

Smart kid. Really refreshing to read some of that stuff.

“I still enjoy football. I love football. I love my profession. What I don’t like is cases where owners prioritise their interests over the club’s. Football can’t be solely about profit. Look, no one’s stupid: no one wants to lose money but nor should it be about people getting rich off people’s dreams.”

 

[Fbh112]

Thanks for posting that @MancunianAngels. Great read. At this rate he'll be vying for Mata's likeable crown. Interesting guy, real football nut. Can't wait to see him in action particularly in matches against rival teams, his baby face certainly deceives!

 

[Rooney in Paris]

http://www.theguardian.com/football...nchester-united-sir-bobby-charlton?CMP=twt_gu

This guy is going to be wonderful to watch.

Loved that, thanks.

Comes across as a really interesting guy with his head firmly on his shoulders. He's going to be fine here.

 

[Sied]

Smart kid. Really refreshing to read some of that stuff.

“I still enjoy football. I love football. I love my profession. What I don’t like is cases where owners prioritise their interests over the club’s. Football can’t be solely about profit. Look, no one’s stupid: no one wants to lose money but nor should it be about people getting rich off people’s dreams.”

I came here to post that paragraph too. This kids love for the game is great to read. You don't see many footballers talking with that sort of passion these days.

 

[Nights]

I came here to post that paragraph too. This kids love for the game is great to read. You don't see many footballers talking with that sort of passion these days.

They go and trademark themselves instead.

TC23...

 

[J-Stander]

Came across really well in that interview. It's so refreshing having someone here who was desperate to play for us. I think he'll have a cracking season.

 

[carlosp]

Haha, awesome interview. Love his enthusiasm. So happy for him that he wanted to play for the club. You can see he will eventually become a manager when he stops playing.

 

[Rood]

http://www.theguardian.com/football...nchester-united-sir-bobby-charlton?CMP=twt_gu

This guy is going to be wonderful to watch.

great interview - he is obviously far more articulate than your average footballer

was suprised that he compares himself to Nigel De Jong and lists Cleverley as one of the leaders in the squad!

 

[#07]

great interview - he is obviously far more articulate than your average footballer

was suprised that he compares himself to Nigel De Jong and lists Cleverley as one of the leaders in the squad!

Might explain why he´s played in a more restrained way for us (and also why he´s been happy to put the boot in! )

Seriously speaking, I think Herrera understands that he can´t get too far ahead of the play in Van Gaal´s system as Mata is a dedicated #10. If he goes wandering off to join our attacks and we lose the ball we risk getting overrun on the counter. He's shaping his game to suit the Van Gaal philosophy.

Very nice interview. Great piece of work by Sid Lowe.

 

[El Zoido]

Loving our Spanish contingent. Mata, Herrera and Dave are probably my three favourite players at the moment.

 

[Lynk]

Bit of the Guardiola in him, a smart midfielder who meticulously studies the game off the pitch.


Also, props to Sid Lowe. Best sports journalist out there in my books.

 

[Someone]

I'm starting to think we've signed the nicest three men in spain, or are they all that nice out there ?

 

[sullydnl]

I'm starting to think we've signed the nicest three men in spain, or are they all that nice out there ?

Sergio Ramos provides an entire nation's worth of cuntishness all on his own.

 

[charlenefan]

If only more players were like him I'm sure we'd sign more

 

[united_99]

<3 <3<3

 

[Mockney]

That really is a ridiculously good interview. 3/4s of the Caf can't chat as good a game as that.

 

[Invictus]

Does anyone else think he has the makings of a great trainer coach one day ? Really impressed by his articulation and general football knowledge. Seems an analytical student of the game :

“One of the things I’ve liked about Van Gaal is that he gives mucha, mucha, mucha importance to the ball, to possession. He believes that if we have the ball it’s easier to attack. It’s not ‘ball or run’, they’re not separate things. Run, yes but with the ball. I prefer that; you don’t get as tired.”

“Van Gaal’s sessions have some similarities: he’s hands on. Bielsa made me a better player and I’m sure Van Gaal will, too.”

Slowly, Herrera is getting an idea of what Van Gaal wants, something he was already starting to piece together during the World Cup. Holland’s World Cup games were matches that Herrera watched more closely than normal – and he has a habit of studying matches anyway. “I watched what he did with Tim Krul. It was unusual but in our sessions, too, everyone takes penalties and all the keepers face them. Van Gaal watches and I imagine he notes it down. He’s sharp on detail, he uses a lot of statistics. I’m sure he’d do [something like] that again if necessary.

“I watched Holland, focusing on the system. Naturally, you think where you might fit, what he might ask of you.”

It is a familiar routine. Herrera’s dad was technical secretary at Zaragoza, Ander his unofficial assistant. “He’d travel to games and phone me up: ‘Put the telly on and watch him, him and him.’ I’d have been 12 or 13 and I’d be there, writing it down. Then I’d report back: ‘I liked the No7, I didn’t like him, I did like him … ’

“I watched a lot of football. A lot. I still do. Last season I watched some pretty friki games. Second division, Copa Libertadores, the Brazilian league, the Argentinian league. I like to watch Boca, for Riquelme. I’ve seen … ” there’s a pause. “Yeah, some friki matches. I watch a lot. I love it.

“I don’t know if my perspective is different because my dad played but I’ve always admired footballers: second division players, second division B players. When I was a kid anyone who played professionally I admired intensely – and now here I am at Manchester United. Imagine.”

Comes across as genuinely humble and complementary to the senior squad figures too. The likes of him will be an asset in the dressing room and a credit to our club.

 

[Ole's_toe_poke]

Proper student of the game. Love players like that. Also he seems a proper down to earth lad who understands the club which is rare in football these days.

Mata and Herrera must be the nicest footballers out there.

I can see Herrera becoming the new Evra in terms of the eloquence with which he speaks and being influential in the dressing room.