Would be the best looking player at the club.
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Would be the best looking player at the club.
Jesus was a terrible player, he couldn't cross to save his life.
FFSCan only confirm (not the comparsion with Pogba though). Saw him the first time in a friendly in Lima two years ago as a new Valencia signing and the sheer elegance of his movement was amazing. He came for €15m when nobody knew him but he made it look like a steal now. Did struggle at times with Valencia but I'd still say that this guy is the real deal this summer.
Would be the best looking player at the club.
Indeed, Portuguese Giroud in that department.
So if rumours are to be believed. We will sign Gomes, Bailly and Ibra. Would people be happy with that as a transfer window?
Personally, I'd be seriously underwhelmed. We need a winger as well. I think that should be our main concern.
Underwhelming, Ibra is the only one of those I'd have any faith in making an impact. Bailly has potential but looks raw and will take time IMO, Gomes just doesn't fill me with confidence, his whole demeanor is that of a wet weekend and he's not done anything for the last season.
Yup fully agree however, I am afraid that considering there aren't many great options available in that position, that we might ignore strengthening the RW position this summer...
That depends on who's going. But if we played like this;
Martial - Zlatan - Rashford*
Gomes - Schnederlin - Schweinsteiger
Shaw - Bailly - Smalling - Valencia
DDG
Gomes - Schnederlin - Schweinsteiger
Shaw - Bailly - Smalling - Valencia
DDG
I think we without any doubt would get into top3.
*Januzaj, Lingard, Memphis (if he improves)
I've got hopes that Januzaj will finally kick on so i wouldn't be too dismayed if we didnt get that winger.
Regardless we need one, we need a good squad to win the league. I'll take Januzaj plus 1 down the right.
If we can add a RW to that list I think I would be happy.
Not really. If you would add Mkhitaryan and possibly another midfielder or CB, that would be great.
I do not believe our RW options will fill Jose with confidence.
It is a key area for strengthening this year.
Would prefer Pjanic to Gomes, or both.
Honestly not sure who's out there available right now who would DEFINITELY improve us. Unless we go big for somebody like Coman, maybe Mkhityran but he's more of an AMC I thought. I'd be happy to see how Rashford/Lingard/Januzaj fair on the right first, and see if anybody else starts to make waves.
Some United fans need to remove their petty sense of entitlement and actually consider the reality of the transfer market these days. I am more than fine with that.
Ibra is the most cost efficient signing that would benefit us the most because it gives us a top 10 forward in the world that would assist in the development and take the pressure of the younger kids.
Eric Baily was probably the best option we could have gotten. A great talent who could turn into our own Kurt Zouma and provide a reliable backup to Smalling and Blind seeing as Rojo and Jones are too incompetent/ injury prone.
Gomes has a great skill set. Tall, built, exceptional dribbler with two feet, an eye for goal, good vision, and brings a lot of confidence to his game(something that a lot of our softies don't have). These attributes ought to be welcomed to a new counter attacking side and would provide an option in close games when we would need a goal. He is still raw, makes careless mistakes, but he could become so much more under Mourinho. Herrera, Gomes, Schweingstiger, Carrick, Schneiderlin is a very deep midfield.
Once we hopefully acquire a right winger(Mhkitriyan fingers crossed), I believe we will definitely have the players to challenge for the title.
We need a right winger, but even if it is all that I'd be happy as Mourinho also has a team that under performed last year. He can do much better even with the current crop of players at his disposal.
I don't think he'll stop with only those three tho. We have a lot of players that most likely will be sold and Bailly, Gomes and Ibra won't cost all that much compared to how much he can spend.
Add a winger to that and I would be absolutely thrilled with those signings. I'm in the "Not so sure about Zlatan" camp at the moment, but it is Zlatan after all, so it will be spectacular one way or the other. Bailly seems to have the potential to be a top talent (Just worried about his discipline though) and I can't stop fawning about Gomes (From a football perspective ofcourse).
What's more, those signings would not even cross the 100m mark (Neither in Euros nor pounds)!
Just need the right wing sorted though. I see Januzaj as more of a No 10 and Lingard is a rotation option. Unless Memphis can play on the right, we need to buy someone for that side.
Also, if by chance, Pjanic is also signed, then it would be one of the best transfer windows in United's history.
Add Hirving Lozano, Krychowiak and Stones and we are talking.
Where are people getting this "mentally" weak notion from?
If anything he exudes confidence in his game every time he is on the pitch regardless of the opposition or the situation he is in. In fact, his confidence is probably his biggest issue.
If anything he exudes confidence in his game every time he is on the pitch regardless of the opposition or the situation he is in. In fact, his confidence is probably his biggest issue.
The caf is full of resident psychologists.
Eric Bailly is imminent thus making the need for Stones redundant. Its not like he is even coming off a fantastic season, just one overhyped English defender.
Hirving Lozano is a great prospect, but from what I have seen he is much more suited to playing on left. Our priority should be to get proven players who are suiting to playing on the right wing.
We have enough DM's already.
Haha
It baffles me because our most direct and confident attacking players, Martial and Rashford, actually turned out to be our best attackers this whole season. We need more versatile creative forces like these guys.
He's always reminded me of Kaka and Gourcuff the way he plays. Hopefully without the injury records. I'd be all for a signing like this .
Yeah we need two CMs. Arguably 2 CBs as well. And a winger. And it looks like we're getting ibra. So 6 players would probably be perfect, if unlikely.
Get rid of bastian and jones. Maybe herrera as well, depending on the formation we play.
DDG, romero
Darmian, valencia
Shaw, CBJ, Blind
Smalling, Bailly
CB, Jones
CM, CM, Carrick, Fellaini, Rooney, Schniederlin, Mata, Fosu Mensah
Martial, Memphis
Winger, Lingard, Janzuzaj (
)Ibra, Rashford
26 man squad there.
Don't think we need two CB's (This season atleast). Most likely, 4-5 signings would be perfect for us and Mourinho can make minor tweaks next season (Hopefully, he's still in the job by then). Going by the 2 players per position concept that Mourinho favours, we'd look a little something like this (Assuming those signings are true).Yeah we need two CMs. Arguably 2 CBs as well. And a winger. And it looks like we're getting ibra. So 6 players would probably be perfect, if unlikely.
Get rid of bastian and jones. Maybe herrera as well, depending on the formation we play.
DDG, romero
Darmian, valencia
Shaw, CBJ, Blind
Smalling, Bailly
CB, Jones
CM, CM, Carrick, Fellaini, Rooney, Schniederlin, Mata, Fosu Mensah
Martial, Memphis
Winger, Lingard, Janzuzaj (
Ibra, Rashford
26 man squad there.
DDG/Romero (Good enough for 2nd choice)
Valencia/Darmian -- Smalling/ TFM -- Bailly/Rojo -- Shaw/Blind
Pjanic/Carrick
Rooney/Mata -- Gomes/Herrera
RW/Linagrd -- Ibra/Rashford -- Martial/Memphis
That's a team more than good enough to challenge for the title.Valencia/Darmian -- Smalling/ TFM -- Bailly/Rojo -- Shaw/Blind
Pjanic/Carrick
Rooney/Mata -- Gomes/Herrera
RW/Linagrd -- Ibra/Rashford -- Martial/Memphis
Hope he is a stronger personality than Gourcuff.
Mentally strong players step up, he was invisible for Valencia last season when the shit hit the fan, I also don't see how not thinking he'd be that great of an option is "entitled" there's no reason we can't buy Pjanic instead given the money being touted for Gomes anyway.
That team would struggle defensively IMO, the midfield doesn't have any steel or a ball winner in it and Bailly is like Smalling, very right footed, Smalling always looks poor when playing from the left side of the CB partnership and adding a raw CB next to him isn't ideal. I think Bailly will play as a RB and we'll add another experienced CB rather than 2 CM's.
But there could be many reasons? Like Gomes wanting to come and Pjanic holding out for other offers. All that is certain is Jose will have a view to who is a better fit and his job and reputation is on
The line if he gets it wrong.
Of course, but that doesn't mean an opinion is entitled, it's simply an opinion on players who are on the market. It's not like saying we should get Verratti or Busquets who are simply unobtainable.
Looks fairly similar to mine really. I think if bonucci was our CB signing i would agree, but i think we need some experience in there really. Don't know anything about bailly but i know he is young, would be more comfortable with someone experienced to help him and smalling.
Yeah, there isn't an out and out ball winner in midfield, but we haven't really had one in years. It's usually the collective performances of the midfield that did it. Even last season under van Gaal, a midfield of Carrick, Rooney and Mata should have got completely run over but yet, they didn't (Well, not by much anyway).
Pjanic is a very clever midfielder, positions himself very well and is not afraid of a tackle. Gomes is very tenacious and has good upper body strength to tussle for the ball. Rooney, well, he'll make a Goal line clearance atleast once in the season.
I do fear that Bailly might be used as an RB like you said, but I think he'll be back up to Valencia really. Also, yeah the Smalling-Bailly partnership could either work really well or could be a complete car-crash, but despite the poor season we had, Smalling was one of the few people who actually improved under van Gaal. There is no reason to think he won't step it up another level under Mourinho either.
Also, might get hammered for saying this, but I feel Rojo might actually improve under Mourinho
.He's not retired to Portugal as well has he?! One can only hope.Also, might get hammered for saying this, but I feel Rojo might actually improve under van Gaal
It is similar really, but I just didn't think we'd need another CB. Bonucci is very likely to cost a lot of money for sure, and we have an academy right now that is filled with CB talent in TFM, Williams and Tuanzebe. But I agree, if we do sell a CB (Jones or Rojo), we will need to bring someone in.
, Sorry. I mentioned van Gaal a few times in that post, so automatically typed his name. Edited.I just wonder if smalling is the right CB to help them come through. Maybe bailly isn't the right signing. Get in someone experienced who can bring through the youth team CBs but be a starter as well.
That's true, but does it mean that experience has to come from a player ? Can't it be a coach who works with these players everyday in training sessions, after training etc ?
Yeah, there isn't an out and out ball winner in midfield, but we haven't really had one in years. It's usually the collective performances of the midfield that did it. Even last season under van Gaal, a midfield of Carrick, Rooney and Mata should have got completely run over but yet, they didn't (Well, not by much anyway).
Pjanic is a very clever midfielder, positions himself very well and is not afraid of a tackle. Gomes is very tenacious and has good upper body strength to tussle for the ball. Rooney, well, he'll make a Goal line clearance atleast once in the season.
I do fear that Bailly might be used as an RB like you said, but I think he'll be back up to Valencia really. Also, yeah the Smalling-Bailly partnership could either work really well or could be a complete car-crash, but despite the poor season we had, Smalling was one of the few people who actually improved under van Gaal. There is no reason to think he won't step it up another level under Mourinho either.
Also, might get hammered for saying this, but I feel Rojo might actually improve under Mourinho
That midfield we used last season didn't get overrun because it featured against poor teams where we just passed the ball around cautiously for long periods, unless Jose plans to have us continuing the keep ball style I think we'll need a more combative presence in there. That may come from in house though, with TFM blooded in with the players we have sharing out the role next season. A midfield 3 that relies on a has-been striker and a CM that hasn't really done anything of note would be pretty worrying IMO.
I am actually hoping Bailly is being bought for RB, we don't have a settled one and are still using a converted winger who is getting on. Bailly sharing the position this season with Valencia before taking over fully would be great. I agree on Smalling but for me if we are going to progress him further we need to get someone that compliments him and not someone he needs to look after and who comes with the same strengths and weaknesses.
If Rojo improves under Jose I expect his next trick to be walking on water.
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