Haha OK. It's amazing how short a memory people have. Selective memory maybe. Sancho's transfer saga went on for two seasons and he was always seen as the solution to the right wing conundrum. Solskjaer at one point even tried to convert him to a right wing back role. Sancho played more at RW under Solskjaer than he did at LW. Greenwood was undroppable but played RW, this is what hindered Sancho's deployment in that role
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Haha OK. It's amazing how short a memory people have. Selective memory maybe. Sancho's transfer saga went on for two seasons and he was always seen as the solution to the right wing conundrum. Solskjaer at one point even tried to convert him to a right wing back role. Sancho played more at RW under Solskjaer than he did at LW. Greenwood was undroppable but played RW, this is what hindered Sancho's deployment in that role
Pretty sure he spent more time on the bench, and eventually started getting played at LW before Ole was fired (because the player seems to prefer it)
Greenwoods form is what kept Sancho away from the RW role and Solskjaer struggled to integrate him
Indeed and its again all over the press again that RW is a priority this summer
For people who just looked at his stats without seeing what type of player he was at Dortmund.
Is it? Can you share any links? I thought the Antony rumors are based on lazy journalism seeing as he's a star player at Ajax and Ten Hag might be at the helm next season
Because Rashford doesnt play in his favored position, he stops working? If thats the case, thats poor professionalism, crybaby attitude.
Not disagreeing. He's not the traditional explosive type of winger most united supporters thought he'd be. More a dynamic hybrid wide playmaker type
We need to play players where they're strongest.
Greenwood, Lingard, Cavani and possibly Ronaldo and Martial are gone this summer. Elanga and possibly Amad should have squad roles next season. Rashford at the moment is a shadow of the player he once was and should be seen as a squad player rather than a starter until he can prove himself again.
Sancho on the left, Antony or Raphinha on the right (think Raphinha is headed to Liverpool, personally) and another player as striker should be the route forward.
Greenwood, Lingard, Cavani and possibly Ronaldo and Martial are gone this summer. Elanga and possibly Amad should have squad roles next season. Rashford at the moment is a shadow of the player he once was and should be seen as a squad player rather than a starter until he can prove himself again.
Sancho on the left, Antony or Raphinha on the right (think Raphinha is headed to Liverpool, personally) and another player as striker should be the route forward.
100%. I think he should be sold in the summer for a number of reasons, his work rate on the pitch being the main, but may as well have one last shot at seeing if he's permanently shit or not on the left wing before selling him. At the same time, you can get a good assessment on Sancho on the right, whether he can actually do the job in the position we originally planned for him.
No its been in the press for months. Striker, RW and DMC
Never seen him or seen him play but he reminds me too much of Anthony Martial
Don’t want
Don’t want
You think he is that good? Interesting! The showboating aside, I really think he is so sloppy whenever I see him play. Would love him to be our solution. Left footed RW, brazilian with flair and pace. But I really struggle with how sloppy he is.
When United rejected Leeds reported 20M bid for Daniel James and went ahead and signed Raphina from Rennes for 17M I couldn't believe it. How does this club lack such foresight? I think Raphina will either sign for Barcelona or Liverpool. More likely Barca
I think the scouting department needs a refresh.
I assume this is a hidden joke?
We really missed something not going for Kulusevski. Would go for Antony but he’s very raw, whatever striker we sign has to be world class.
They have similar first names I guess?
Why would anybody genuinely world class want to move to Manchester United at this moment in time?
Yeh could be that I guess
You've mentioned that, I merely asked for a few links concerning the RW position being brought up as a priority. I'm aware about the striker and DM positions as they've been discussed at lengths on this forum and others online. Those are obvious positions and I have indeed read many articles linking us to various players in these roles
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No I’m just incredibly weird
Thats the kind of player I hope we sign, talented and willing to play
I like him, but also intrigued by Adeyemi. Hadn’t considered him before due to Dortmund/Barca talk - but appears they can’t rub two pennies together and he is still available. He’d be a real goal threat from the right, which I think we need.
Never watched him, if our scouts recommend him he must be shite
He's highly rated in the football circles but like Kounde many will disregard this aspect due to his height.
From what I’ve seen he’s similar to sancho, great at close quarters but doesn’t have that burst of pace and has scored nearly all his goals cutting in from the right. I don’t think he’d be up to it personally and hope we avoid.
Gakpo would be much better in the PL but he plays on the LW.
Gakpo would be much better in the PL but he plays on the LW.
Havent thought of him as sloppy at all. He probably is, but he is playing in a position where he needs to make stuff happen. Ajax don't pointlessly keep the ball.
yeah same, i never thought of him as sloppy, not even a player who losses the ball dribbling a lot.
He's far, far less sloppy than Raphinha, especially with his passing.
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It's worth noting that Antony's numbers are even more impressive than they look, because fbref doesn't include stats for non-top 5 leagues - so those numbers are just from his Champions League performances.
He is very fast.
Remember Nani showboating against arsenal? Loved it
Btw George Best had his moments of showboating too
I can't help but say his name in the voice of Caroline Aherne's character in The Royale Family
Do they have pressing numbers on there? Be interested in knowing how hard he works.He's far, far less sloppy than Raphinha, especially with his passing.
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It's worth noting that Antony's numbers are even more impressive than they look, because fbref doesn't include stats for non-top 5 leagues - so those numbers are just from his Champions League performances.
Hmm, they did yesterday, but the scouting report section of fbref has disappeared for me suddenly... Not sure why, hopefully they're not putting it behind a paywall or something, it's nice for stats.
Did a comparison to a few of our players on squawka instead. He definitely seems to work hard enough. His defensive stats look a lot more like Bruno and Elanga rather than Sancho or Ronaldo.
When you normalise for average possession, Antony’s numbers are way more impressive. Ajax average almost 70% possession compared to us at just over 50%. As a result he has fewer opportunities to make a tackle, pressure or interception, because his team has more of the ball. I wish there were publicly available possession normalised defensive numbers out there, it would make our players look even more like the thieves stealing a living (calling 150k a week on average a living feels vomit inducing but that’s by the by) than they already do.
Cheers. That’s very encouraging! My only slight issue from what I’ve seen on the every touch videos is how insanely one footed he is. He’s going to have to at least occasionally go down the line in the PL or he could get a touch predictable ala Greenwood who seemed to forget he had a great right foot at the end. Looks a great prospect though and has a wand of a left foot - great delivery on him.Hmm, they did yesterday, but the scouting report section of fbref has disappeared for me suddenly... Not sure why, hopefully they're not putting it behind a paywall or something, it's nice for stats.
Did a comparison to a few of our players on squawka instead. He definitely seems to work hard enough. His defensive stats look a lot more like Bruno and Elanga rather than Sancho or Ronaldo.
But at least Antony has a great dribble in 1v1 situations comparing to Mason and he doesn't afraid to run into the box from right wing and cross the ball to the striker or whoever is there
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