Angel Di Maria | £59.7M fee agreed I Maybe tomorrow...or the day after...
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OK, I'll spin a bit of misery. This will only be a good signing (ADM has been exceptional any time I've seen him, but dives a bit) if we get the sodding defence and central MF sorted. Without that being done we look even more 'unbalanced' squad-wise.
And... you'd think he's so good that he can't fail, but he might.... (Stoke, midweek wet etc).
Definitely a move towards ON status, however, on paper. And worth a
ahead of today's tricky visit to Wearside.
And... you'd think he's so good that he can't fail, but he might.... (Stoke, midweek wet etc).
Definitely a move towards ON status, however, on paper. And worth a
ahead of today's tricky visit to Wearside.van Persie/Rooney
Rooney/Januzaj Mata Di Maria
If you play the same team week in week out they will suffer from fatigue which was your case last season.
Yeah, we should stick to the Fellaini type transfers. Those and hoping a Dong or Manucho come off.
Think the latter has more going for it imo. Mata/Januzaj/Di Maria is a great trio capable of damaging from wide and also making runs inside and I think they all compliment each other very well with then who ever the striker is benefiting from that.
But I think the former is more likely although I can see it morph in to a diamond. I think we can then fit in all the best players although I don't think it will be quite as effective as the second set up could be.
If we do get Di Maria then I really don't see why we'd need to play 5 at the back given centrebacks and wingbacks are hardly a strength of ours.
I don't need to hear about your sex life right now Vato.
You'd rather the Glazers pocket the ridiculous amount of money the club is making?
He asked for a transfer before Rodriguez was bought.Wtf! you guys are unreal!
Maybe he "wanted" to leave because we bought a replacement?
OK, I'll spin a bit of misery. This will only be a good signing (ADM has been exceptional any time I've seen him, but dives a bit) if we get the sodding defence and central MF sorted. Without that being done we look even more 'unbalanced' squad-wise.
And... you'd think he's so good that he can't fail, but he might.... (Stoke, midweek wet etc).
Definitely a move towards ON status, however, on paper. And worth a
Out of interest, how does bringing in a top class attacking player make us in any way "more" unbalanced?
He'd be playing instead of a Young or a Valencia, who he is much better than.
I can't see any way this can be spun to not improve us.
Yes.
Just seen the ancelotti quotes, wow. Guess we and opposition fans can put to bed the belief we don't sign world class players now. RvP, Mata and Di Maria in the last few seasons.
Well mata made us more unbalanced, so it is possible. But not for a winger. Our wings are dreadful apart from a 19 year old who can't start all the time anyways. A winger was vital if we wanted our attack to work.
The squad is unbalanced in terms of too many no.10s and no.9s. We're desperate for quality out on the wings, which is what Di Maria will solve.OK, I'll spin a bit of misery. This will only be a good signing (ADM has been exceptional any time I've seen him, but dives a bit) if we get the sodding defence and central MF sorted. Without that being done we look even more 'unbalanced' squad-wise.
And... you'd think he's so good that he can't fail, but he might.... (Stoke, midweek wet etc).
Definitely a move towards ON status, however, on paper. And worth a
Save face?! Hang on, do you really believe he would have left had we not brought in James? Seriously?
You are right that the Perez and co have made a mess out of this and it reminds me of Ozil last year. But seeing how that turned out forgive me for not panicking just yet.
I'm starting to believe.
No, but do you see Oscar, Willian, Costa, Hazard and Schürrle lining up in the same team? Or Ronaldo, Benzema, Bale, James and Isco? One or two of them have to be on the bench, same at United. I'd much rather have Rooney/Mata coming off the bench than not. And considering injuries (we always have a lot of them) everyone will get enough playing time!
This transfer makes so much sense to me. We need someone who can run with the ball, we show the world we can attract anybody, Di Maria (along with Rooney, RvP, Mata) will lure more quality players here. Rojo and Di Maria can help each others settle, they can speak Spanish with Herrera, DDG and Mata. Glazer and Woodward can shut some sceptical fans up about being leeches. Transfer of Di Maria makes me more certain there will be more business before the window slams shut.
Expecting a central midfielder and another defender.
Expecting a central midfielder and another defender.
It's like anything too much of a good thing... Anyway when was the last time we bought a top top quality player from a rival (?) league? Veron? Let's hope this one's more successful eh.
Please give us more insight and "facts" about our club please. Which journalist gave this information this time?
This signing will mean nothing if we don't sort out our fecking defence and midfield. Spunk £60m on Di Maria and say bye bye to any decent midfielder/defender coming in.
Ozil wasn't your best player the previous season though, Vato. I also think Bale was obviously a far more clear cut success than James is.
We just don't sign world class midfielders
Which one of the Glazer brothers are you? :P
I am intrigued now what formation LVG wants to play and where he plans to use Di Maria.
Surely he would have worked it out already and not be like Moyes with Mata.
Feck off.He'll be ready to make his debut away to MK Dons.
Of course not because Real usually have a world class (or close enough) player in the position they're about to replace with a marquee signing.
Bale in Ozil out
James in Di Maria out
Kroos in Khedira out
You were in the minority then.
Even United fans thought that without CL we won't be able to sign these players.
Haha, I didn't know that. Yes, perhaps not the most appropriate theme for one of our best players. Unless we spin it as the funeral chant for the player that's going to kill the opposition?
*gets coat*
So much money. I hope we buy a CB.
They are on a completely different level. They unveil their signings to a stadium full of fans and get them to perform tricks akin to asking a seal to balance a ball on its nose. I've always wondered if a player has ever cocked up in one of those unveiling ceremonies?
I didn't think it would have been an issue and all.
Not the best player but one of the 3 best at the very least, just like Di Maria. As for James, he's still settling in, the season hasn't even started yet.
Well that's your opinion obviously. I myself am quite confident we will see one or two more signings.
Some, not all.
Some of us are cynical enough to realise smashing 200k a week at someone probably makes up for them not having a season in the champions league, and remember too well when City got Silva and Toure.
It's quite clearly not the player, he's a Real fan who happens to be a fan of Jese...
I reckon Rojo is that CB. I don't think we will buy another Defender.
Huh, thinks he can just turn up and walk into the team eh?
Okay, he can, but I don't like it
He only joined Madrid because we rejected him in favour of Bebe. Otherwise he would have of course joined his dream club, United. Finally, he realises that dream.What?
Seriously, this is hilarious.
All I'm waiting for now is confirmation that we've agreed a deal with Juve for Vidal and I'd dare say we'll be playing in the CL again next year no doubt.
Curious to see all the departures though. one of (if not both) Welbeck and Hernandez is sure to leave sadly, but understandably so. I'm guessing Anderson is a dead certain pick to leave as well.
so far though
IN:
Di Maria
Herrera
Shaw
Rojo
OUT:
Giggs
Vidič
Rio
Evra
Nani
Curious to see all the departures though. one of (if not both) Welbeck and Hernandez is sure to leave sadly, but understandably so. I'm guessing Anderson is a dead certain pick to leave as well.
so far though
IN:
Di Maria
Herrera
Shaw
Rojo
OUT:
Giggs
Vidič
Rio
Evra
Nani
Delighted with this to be signing. He's a brilliant player that is pretty much exactly what we need in attack.
With regards to the fee, 60m is probably 10 million too steep. He was never going to go for a Sanchez like fee because unlike Sanchez, he was actually excellent for madrid and vital to them in recent times. And frankly, an extra 10 million for a player of this quality isn't that important.
Were desperate, we're loaded and he's excellent. Hope we wrap this one up quickly.
With regards to the fee, 60m is probably 10 million too steep. He was never going to go for a Sanchez like fee because unlike Sanchez, he was actually excellent for madrid and vital to them in recent times. And frankly, an extra 10 million for a player of this quality isn't that important.
Were desperate, we're loaded and he's excellent. Hope we wrap this one up quickly.
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