If this happens, a midfield duo of Vidal and Herrera will be some force to be reckoned with. Very nicely balanced. Both have great engines and are genuine box to box players. Depending on who and where we are playing, they can either have Carrick put behind them with more license to attack, or Mata in front of them with more defensive responsibilities. This is assuming a front three of Rooney, RVP and ADM. My word, that's mouth watering. And then we have Januzaj and Welbeck to rotate in, with Wilson on the horizon.
This is a tough time for us, but our left hand side is likely to be Shaw and Di Maria over the coming few years. Probably only bettered by Marcelo/Ronaldo and Alaba/Robben in world football.
If this signing comes off, the only areas of our team that are a worry are right back, because Rafael's development has stalled due to all his injuries, and centre back. There's a lot of talent at centre back. I still think Jones can turn into a world class centre half. People remember all the hype when he came through. He's moved around a lot since and gained some much needed experience elsewhere on the field, especially midfield, which will only make him a better ball carrier. Centre backs tend to develop much later, as a rule, and Jones is only 22. I think this lad will become and absolute Titan. Smalling is a natural defender and probably our best centre back right now, he just isn't great on the ball at all. He really needs to improve that aspect of his game considerably. Evans is the other way around for me. He's great on the ball but I still think he lacks the qualities that make a world class centre half. Useful player no doubt though. Rojo? We'll see. Work in progress I suspect.
I'll be surprised if we buy another center half this window. I can only imagine we'll switch to 4-3-3 or a variation of, if we buy Vidal. And that would leave us with Jones, Evans, Rojo and Smalling for two positions. Not counting Keane and Blackett, who are both good enough to play for the first team IMO.
If anything, I'd imagine we'd buy a right back to cover/replace Rafael. I love Rafa, he's brilliant, but these constant injuries are so frustrating and he's rarely at top form because he struggles to put a decent run of games together.
Come on Woody, get us Vidal.
This is a tough time for us, but our left hand side is likely to be Shaw and Di Maria over the coming few years. Probably only bettered by Marcelo/Ronaldo and Alaba/Robben in world football.
If this signing comes off, the only areas of our team that are a worry are right back, because Rafael's development has stalled due to all his injuries, and centre back. There's a lot of talent at centre back. I still think Jones can turn into a world class centre half. People remember all the hype when he came through. He's moved around a lot since and gained some much needed experience elsewhere on the field, especially midfield, which will only make him a better ball carrier. Centre backs tend to develop much later, as a rule, and Jones is only 22. I think this lad will become and absolute Titan. Smalling is a natural defender and probably our best centre back right now, he just isn't great on the ball at all. He really needs to improve that aspect of his game considerably. Evans is the other way around for me. He's great on the ball but I still think he lacks the qualities that make a world class centre half. Useful player no doubt though. Rojo? We'll see. Work in progress I suspect.
I'll be surprised if we buy another center half this window. I can only imagine we'll switch to 4-3-3 or a variation of, if we buy Vidal. And that would leave us with Jones, Evans, Rojo and Smalling for two positions. Not counting Keane and Blackett, who are both good enough to play for the first team IMO.
If anything, I'd imagine we'd buy a right back to cover/replace Rafael. I love Rafa, he's brilliant, but these constant injuries are so frustrating and he's rarely at top form because he struggles to put a decent run of games together.
Come on Woody, get us Vidal.
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Don't make me laugh. Vidal is a better player than Di Maria imo and would have a much bigger impact on our team considering the black hole we have in the CM area. Vidal is a match winner as well and is arguably the best midfielder in the world, and you don't think he has the skill set to accommodate Herrera? Are you on drugs? 