Over/under until he's vice captain? I give it a year (unless Ramos actually signs...).
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What a great interview. I didn't realise how well spoken he is, or how good his English is. He's genuinely clearer and easier to understand then the likes of Rooney and Smalling.
Definitely Van Gaal's love child. He even says "philosophy" barely 20 secs into the interview.
Don't take it personallyOi.
To be honest, the whole idea of a multi-millionaire going on holiday in England is just wrong
Don't take it personally
To be honest, the whole idea of a multi-millionaire going on holiday in England is just wrong
If Ana Ivanovic was my girlfriend, I'd quite happily follow her to a crack den in Hull for my holiday.
Look at him, he's actually happy and proud to be at the club. Feels a bit like when RVP came, more so than with ADM. Hopefully his impact will be similar.
HD version of interview with Schneiderlin and Darmian speaking English too
But I like that when he was asked how much influence of LvG getting him here and he said yes, but it's not about him (LvG), it's about the club. Very good answer there and it shows he genuinely loves joining us. It's great to hear him say, I am here to win titles, and Manchester United is used to winning titles.
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Same here. Its an odd feeling.
At least he was here when it was 30+ degrees
poor Darmian will have come from sun soaked Turin to rain soaked Manchester.Great interview from him. Really warming to him, seems chuffed to be here.
If he still ends up first choice with the choice of midfielders we have available, something has gone seriously wrong.Started off second choice last season and we all know how that ended.
Not really. It'll be because he's deserved it.
Having seen his level the last three seasons, if he ends up 'deserving it' then someone needs to get kicked out of OT considering the talent we have in that position now.
Fantastic interview, intelligent and articulate with a clam presence, I also liked that he was keen to stress it was the club more so than the manager that was foremost in his decision.
Right, this has been fun. Now it's time for us all to wake up.
Three seasons?
If he ends up deserving it, it's because he's played well like last season. I mean, there was times last season when he kept Herrera out the team. Yes, it's Fellaini and he didn't have a great first season, but name and reputation of players should mean feck all.
Also, nothing has changed in regards to Fellaini's place in the team. Last season he finished off playing as the most advanced midfielder (10). Neither of the two signings (Bastian and Schneiderlin) play as a 10, which means they shouldn't jeopardize Fellaini's position in the team. It'll just most likely mean that Herrera will be pushed into the position Fellaini was in at the end of last season.
How can somebody who has spent his whole life living in Germany speak better English than me?
And that is the point. If we go 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1, we have at least 3 midfielders better than him in the position for the two at the base. As a #10, Mata and Herrera are both way ahead of him. So as things stand, he would be third choice considering the talent on display.
If he still ends up being first choice, two players must have had a mare in their positions and that is what I meant when I said something must have gone horribly wrong.
I said three seasons as I started paying attention to him in his last season at Everton when he started getting player higher up the field and was a nuisance in general for opposing defenders.
You say nothing has changed for Fellaini, but then mention Herrera will likely replace him (which I consider to be highly likely)? So which is it?
I think Herrera is near undroppable at this point...
Where are you from?
At least he was here when it was 30+ degrees
Sun soaked Turin?
Good English!
Impressed with each of Schweini, Schneiderlin, and Darmian's interviews. They seem like down to earth lads and good professionals.
Smalling has seemed pretty clear and articulate whenever I've heard him speak. Better than most.
He does speak well, but he's just so slow. Always seems very nervous.
Bastian was as cool as they come. What a man.
I said this yesterday but we had the best possession stats in the league last season with a an avergae of 61%, what the hell kind of possession stats will we have this season now we actually have a midfield?
Krauts part.
Wow his English is spot on and he comes across as such a nice guy. I've never seen a new signing say so many good things about United and genuinely mean it. Tbf RVP did as well. I really think Schweini is a United fan. I usually slate people who say a top footballer would come to United just because he supports us but in this case it's genuinely true.
I think he is now my favourite United player. I used to strongly dislike him as he came across as a cnut for some reason. I will probably be happy to see Germany do well from now on if he's still leading them.
I think he is now my favourite United player. I used to strongly dislike him as he came across as a cnut for some reason. I will probably be happy to see Germany do well from now on if he's still leading them.
Nothing has changed in terms of Herrera was here last year, and started over Fellaini in the advanced position (him or Mata) until Fellaini got played ahead of the both.
Anyway, this is not me coming on here to try and say Fellaini should be starting. I mean, he most likely won't, but it's kind of annoying that some people have written him off, despite giving us something different no one else can offer us in midfield. He was a massive danger man for us last season and I recall him Van Gaal saying he was 'undroppable' at the time.
Fellaini won't be played at the base. In a 433, yes, I can imagine Herrera will start over him, but to say he and Mata are 'way ahead of him' is silly because Fellaini offers something completely different to those two. He was a big part of our great run last season.
At least he was here when it was 30+ degrees
You know Turin is in the northern most part of Italy, right? Not Sardinia? There are ski resorts about an hour away.
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