What was he first to report regarding us that came to fruition then?
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What was he first to report regarding us that came to fruition then?
Wow, I'd assumed he was 29+ being generous. He's a quality finisher and would be a great option if he won't break the bank.- Joined
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I think your Liverpool friends don’t understand his role at Liverpool then or his strengths as a player.
He’s never going to be a blood and thunder forward that breaks a nose to score or presses a back line to exhaustion but as a ball striker and positionally aware LW he’s as good as any in the league. He generates so much power and accuracy with little back lift, consistently manages to find the inside run and space to do so and uses his body increasingly well now that he’s adapted to the PL.
My prediction is him ending up with 15 league goals this season.
A quick scan through his Twitter page suggests otherwise!
Three clubs CAN look at a player but it also means than none of them are seriously close to signing the player, hence why two other clubs are also being linked.
Is he available? What price would temp Brentford?
Gakpo is distinctly underwhelming. Very happy we didn't end up with him.
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I think I’ll trust the league leaders judgement on this one.
Good player, but I see him in that right sided 10 position in out current set up, which Amad surely has locked down currently?
Interesting player, but maybe not a priority position to go spending a chunk of money.
Interesting player, but maybe not a priority position to go spending a chunk of money.
Summer signing not a winter signing.
I would sign him, as long as the fee is reasonable as can get rinsed for PL proven, with 2 years left hopefully that's the case.
We don't have many options, we need to be realistic, were talking about finishing mid table, not competing for the league.
He clearly improves us, offers us something different, would be a perfect signing for what we need, whether he is the elite signing we need remains to be seen.
We don't have many options, we need to be realistic, were talking about finishing mid table, not competing for the league.
He clearly improves us, offers us something different, would be a perfect signing for what we need, whether he is the elite signing we need remains to be seen.
We would need to sell first, and even then we might need be able to afford him.
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Sensible. Liverpool in the summer then if they don’t renew Salah?
Arsenal are copying our targets now. Normal service has resumed.
He doesn't fit in. Are you going to drop Bruno or Amad for him? I'm not. We could potentially play Amad as our starting wing-back on the right, with Mbeumo in the 10 position. Other than that, he'd just be another option for us.
It would mean selling Garnacho and moving Amad to wing-back. I'm not sure Mbeumo is worth the fuss.
He can literally play any of the 3 attacking positions. He would start plenty of games over Hojlund or Zirkzee, Amad and Bruno and it also allows Amad to cover wing back and Bruno to cover midfield, especially in games where we have a lot of the ball.
He would start up front today if he were a Utd player and would be more likely to score than nearly anyone we have.
Anyway their manager has said he isn't moving.
I don't view him as the player United need, despite him being a very good player who's easily good enough to be an important player for a top 6 side.
I'm not saying Mbeumo is slow and weak, but he doesn't really strike me as a pace and power merchant either...which is what I think we'll be missing in the attacking department if Rashford leaves the club. Hojlund will be the only PnP player left but he can't play as a #10.
Fernandes, Amad, Mount and Garnacho are all good-to-great options, but IMO we will need someone who's not just a great ball carrier, but also lightning fast and powerful, like Morgan Rogers (maybe he's not lighning fast but his power and carrying abilities easily make up for it), if he was attainable...which he isn't.
I'd look elsewhere despite Mbeumo obviously being a great player. I wouldn't want Kvaratskhelia at United for mostly the same reasons. He's an upgraded version of Garnacho. We need something else.
I'm not saying Mbeumo is slow and weak, but he doesn't really strike me as a pace and power merchant either...which is what I think we'll be missing in the attacking department if Rashford leaves the club. Hojlund will be the only PnP player left but he can't play as a #10.
Fernandes, Amad, Mount and Garnacho are all good-to-great options, but IMO we will need someone who's not just a great ball carrier, but also lightning fast and powerful, like Morgan Rogers (maybe he's not lighning fast but his power and carrying abilities easily make up for it), if he was attainable...which he isn't.
I'd look elsewhere despite Mbeumo obviously being a great player. I wouldn't want Kvaratskhelia at United for mostly the same reasons. He's an upgraded version of Garnacho. We need something else.
It would be nice to have his name correctly written in the thread title: Mbeumo.
I like his style and efficiency, but it prefer for us to for a more proven Kolo Mauni or perhaps try to unearth a new Ruud van Nistelryoo or Johan Criujff
Just out of interest what exactly has Kolo Muani proven?
Really not feeling him as the Garnacho replacement.
I didn’t realise he was only 25 and thought he was 28-29. He’s a good player but it’s that Schneiderlin situation to consider, where a player looks really good for a certain stature team, playing a certain way and surrounded by certain other players who can bring the best out of him… and then you take him out of that and he looks mediocre.
That's the risk with pretty much any player you buy unless they have a track record of fitting in with multiple teams, and then the concern would be why does he keep getting sold
At least with Schneiderlin (and DiMaria) we basically got our money back
Wissa is a little too old.
He's proven vowels are cheap as feck in Bondy.
Yeah I love Wissa but didn't realise he was already 29
Semenyo is better than Mbuemo.
Arsenal need him to replace Saka while he’s out
That he's cack
whenever I watched him play, i see him as a pure RW, like Saka or Salah, quick, direct, goes both ways (outside or inside), I don't think he fits the 10 role, but he is quality and quite the baller, so he could be one those that can play multiple roles.
Suggests the spelling of Mbeumo should be corrected and then misspells Cruijff, van Nistelrooy and Muani. Was that deliberate?
Clearly deliberate, but I didn’t rise to the bait
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Why? (Genuine question)
Both good players, but I think Semenyo is a bit unique in terms of his pace and physique. Mbeumo has a very special season, but I cant help feel has produced something that is not really sustainable this season. 10 goals from open play with an npxg of 4,2.
He's a good player, no doubt. Would take him here in a heartbeat.
He's better than anyone we've got at the moment
He's better than anyone we've got at the moment
We should be doing the devil's work much like Madrid trying to convince him to join us for free in the summer. In our current financial situation he's one of the best targets we could get.
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Do you not think Semenyo is a bit more of a counter attack threat whereas Mbeumo has the better technical level?
Very good player. I rate him and I actually think he’s more important player for brentford and more talented player than Toney was. He can dribble, can hold the ball when defenders behind his back, can cross and shoot, can take set pieces, not one dimensional player, can press, has good end product, and physically strong. I’m not sure where he’s going to play though. But because he played as second striker (his PL first season) and right winger (now), I think he will play in one of our no 10. I have also seen him used as RWB last season in the last 15-20 mins when they were behind by throwing more attacking players.