We need to go all out to sign Reus in the next window. ADM on the right, Reus on the left in a 4 3 3. That would be immense!
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We need to go all out to sign Reus in the next window. ADM on the right, Reus on the left in a 4 3 3. That would be immense!
You forgetting the Falconator there, Moyesy.
Ter Stegen stagnated last year, he's just simply not as good as De Gea. We don't overrate De Gea, overrating him would be saying he's the best keeper in the world by a mile. De Gea is a top 3 keeper, I can't believe this is even a debate. And if he was only a top class shot stopper I think we would have tried to find a replacement by now, only issue being there aren't actually many keepers better than De Gea.
I reckon Angel is the superior player to be honest, both world class just going on the season di Maria just had...
It's not really addressing our real issues though, plus it's going to drive us even further from our identity.
You're on one tonight, aren't you?
What attacking wingers?
Its not stereotyping, Im just not sure if he's as good as he is made out to be. He needs to get off his line and be more commanding at times, close down and make to goals smaller but he seems to stay on his line far to often. Unbelievable reflexes though.
What attacking wingers?
More performances like that will do nicely!
Getting Reus over a top CB and CM would be stupid. Although we probably would be in for all 3, if that's the case I'd be all for going mental.
Just going on tonight there's no question, we haven't seen talent like his in Old Trafford since you know who left.
Yep, ah this is great. Roll on Sunday week.
Bebe?
So good a post you posted it twice.
There's a thread around here somewhere that might explain
So good a post you posted it twice.
There's a thread around here somewhere that might explain
Just like Djemba-Djemba! Not sure what happened there? Not so smartphone presumably?
Watching him tonight made me laugh that he has just inherited a shirt that was previously worn by Antonio Valencia.
Some player he is. We have been starved in recent years. Last season had to happen. Our squad needed this injection.
Some player he is. We have been starved in recent years. Last season had to happen. Our squad needed this injection.
Di maria--Falcao---Rooney
---Mata-------herrera
---------blind
Shaw--Rojo---Jones--Rafael
--------De Gea
We can start to put out some absolutely filthy lineups when these injuries bugger off, and our strength in depth in our attacking options are right up there with the best in the world now.
to think, were an injury to falcao away from being forced into playing robin van persie, and we might have the draft that rooney lad from the b side to cover as a last resort...
---Mata-------herrera
---------blind
Shaw--Rojo---Jones--Rafael
--------De Gea
We can start to put out some absolutely filthy lineups when these injuries bugger off, and our strength in depth in our attacking options are right up there with the best in the world now.
to think, were an injury to falcao away from being forced into playing robin van persie, and we might have the draft that rooney lad from the b side to cover as a last resort...
'Building the team around him' is one of the most cringe worthy expressions in the game to be fair. I hate it.
Did he play right wing today for a goal and 3 assists? Awesome!
Hopefully he can fill MO7's boots.
Watching his highlight tonight, building a team around him, I don't think he will give us much choice not too.
I doubt we'll go for him really, we have januzaj who will be a starter soon. Reckon we'll get strootman in January or next summer as well making our midfield sorted as well. Just the defence now pretty much.
Cringey?
How so? He's arguable our best player, why not play to his strengths?How good was Angel Di Maria tonight? All my German Bayern fans were so jealous that we have him! They are really looking for a Ribéry/robben replacement.
And he is ours
How long is the contract? Please tell me 5 years?
And he is ours
How long is the contract? Please tell me 5 years?
The simple truth.
The problem with De Gea is that he's been plagued with a dodgy back line for three seasons and now he has to deal with more dodginess. You really can't expect him to stop shots that come in from just outside the six yard box.
Is De Gea one of the top 5 keepers on the planet? Easily? Top 3 on the planet? Probably.
Cringey?
I just find it silly personally. I've heard kt said that Everton is 'built around Baines'.
All it basically means is a player is very good and does his job very well. But there are others. Is City built around Toure, or is is Kompany?
They definitely play to Toure's strengths, City. Moyes' Everton played to Baines'.
Agreed, the reinforcements this window have been sensational. We're two players off being an elite team, no one realises how good of a team we're actually building. It leaves us very little work for the coming windows. I hope you're right about Januzaj, and even so rumour has it the next winger we'll go for is Depay anyway who van Gaal has worked with and trusts. Reus is Barca or Madrid bound.
The Ronaldo days, the system was simple, get the ball off the opposition, give it to Ronaldo, Di Maria has the same kind of edge, Toure and Kompany are components to deliver the ball to Aguero. When you have a central player like Di Maria the components in the team should be designed to get the ball at his feet so he can create, he's that good that the managers plans center around him. It's not building a new team to accommodate his talent just utilizing it at every available chance.
And even so he's still been fantastic. If we didn't have him last year we wouldn't have made 7th, he pulled us out of the shitter more than once.
How good was Angel Di Maria tonight? All my German Bayern fans were so jealous that we have him! They are really looking for a Ribéry/robben replacement.
And he is ours
How long is the contract? Please tell me 5 years?
5 years
And when the ball got to Baines, hid job was to then cross it for the striker to score. Are they not therefore playing to the striker's strenghts?
I still think it just meant Baines was very good. I don't believe you can 'build a team around a player' literally, i just think you can have a best player. He usually will have nothing to do with whether or not you have the best right back in the world or not though.
I'm sure many would say Barca has been built around Messi in recent years, but i don't see why it wasn't built around Xavi or Busquets for instance.
The pure truth.
We're so used to seeing him make astonishing saves that we're setting the bar far higher for him that is justified.
I will nitpick, however, and concede that his distribution has been a bit off this season. But my god the man can still hit a gnat's eyebrow from 60 yards out!
Yep 5 lusciously long years
A key part of a midfields job is to get the ball to their wingers. The difference between Angel and Valencia is that one is just very good, so he will do better things with it. That said, if we play Valencia instead, we just give it to him all the time too. He has just been doing feck all with it.
It is still just the players doing their jobs I reckon. And even if it were the strategy, and Di Maria's job was then to create for Falcao with it, can it not be said that the team is built around Falcao instead? After all, we got a ball winner to win it, to give it to a ball user, to give it to Di Maria, just so he can give it to Falcao. Perhaps he is the most important then?
You could say that of course but the central player is the key, he will be creating the chances for his strikers and unless it's a backs to the wall affair there usually two.
Di Maria looks like he's going to be our biggest threat going forward so it makes perfect sense for the team to center around him. The players will do it naturally anyway, if you've ever played a bit yourself and you have that lad who's going to create you chances you just get it to him, it's almost automatic.
Indeed. Van Gaal also hates it. He has said himself he will never build his team around one player because what would that mean if that player was to get injured or has a poor run of form?
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