ever since he was a teenager, de ligt’s dad hasn’t made a single error that’s led to a calorie deficit.
De Ligt | €45+5m agreement reached pending medical | Signed!
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Very good sir.
Slovakia goal was pretty much all him and wasn't great against Slovenia either. Was in general just OK. I don't know why he got so many plaudits, there were lots of CBs who played equally as well.
England did, it wasn't because of Guehi, he was OK. Nothing more.
It definitely is. What game did he particularly stand out in? Serbia was probably his best game and it never got any better.
Never go full Souness.
Rio, Scholes and now Souness all questioning the signing. Really hope he can shut a few people up.
None of our ex-players and least of all the super scouser Souness are worth listening to. They are emotional fans like us. Let’s go with results
With Rio I can imagine him selling a great future at the club to Yoro being a part of it. Suddenly a senior defender comes in and he worries that the path is blocked for his guy.
Ah the 'told you so' brigade. Just getting in early in case he flops. Nothing to see here.
It's amazing how every player that joins us is horrible and every player that joins Liverpool is world class according to Souness. You would've thought they would've won more trophies than us the last couple of seasons....
Hey maybe they went out drinking together. 2 drinks are enough for our boy.ffs
Has he literally ever even seen De Ligt?
I am excited by this. He really wants to be here and is an absolute warrior. We really lack leaders. He could be transformative for our defence which has been soft as shite.
Mazraoui has had a full pre-season. de Ligt has had the same as Zirkzee, which is not a lot.
Their opinions are worth no more than Goldbridge's
Guehi was one of England’s better players, for sure. I’d have been happy had we signed him as well, I’m equally happy that we’ve signed De Ligt.
Just depends how good he actually is. I ask this, because Eric Dier was being picked ahead of him by Tuchel. If Bayern wanted him, Bayern keep him. This constant Ajax/Erividise/Dutch link for his signings, just puts ETH under pressure because it looks like he's quite a restrained in the transfer market. Man Utd don't just buy Dutch players, it's looking a little daft.
INEOS will be looking closely, for sure.
INEOS will be looking closely, for sure.
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Mazaroui might as he’s had a pre-season, can’t see De Ligt starting though, maybe 15 mins at the end
Marc Guehi would cost the same amount we’ve just spent signing De Ligt and another player.
Guehi is a decent level PL CB. But he’s not particularly good on the ball nor much of a dominant force aerially. He wouldn’t have added much for his transfer fee.
So maybe Mazz starts but DeLigt doesn’t.
Dalot - Maguire - Martinez - Mazz
Assuming Shaw is alive but not fit
I cmsee this as being the most likely lineup. I wouldn't be shocked if ten Hag threw de Ligt straight in, but Maguire is more likely.
Just asked ETH. He said "What the hell are you doing in my bathroom, get out, I'm calling the police"
Ye I’d go with that. Maguire has gotten into some good form so would be harsh to drop him. No need to rush De Ligt. Should have enough to beat Fulham.
Incredible take
That mind be the single worst bit of Souness' punditry... and that's a very, very
Will the new lads get an introduction at OT Friday night before the game?
He was seemingly independently identified as a target separate to Ten Haag as discussed in an interview a few weeks ago.
As for how good he is, that's covered a lot in this huge thread but all the Bayern fans seem to really rate him.
I expected that from Souness.
Incredible take
He has never watched him play in his life before. Just the usual Talksport wumming of United before the new season.
The media not sold on him then.
And I could not care one bit about the opinion of any of three of them.
How you can look at Maguire and Lindelof stinking up the place for so many years and be against De Ligt for 50M EUR I don't understand. That too in a window where Guehi is going for close to 85M EUR. Absolute worst case, he's a good rotation option with Martinez and Yoro locking up the CB spots.
The sooner we realise that these lot don't know much about modern football, the better.
The genuinely get so much wrong over the course of a season. Factually incorrect too. I wouldn't put much stock in what they say
Never listen to Scholes and Souness they just love moaning about everything we do. De Ligt will probably be 3rd CB when everyone is fit, if he gets in the first 11 even better cause it’ll mean he’s playing really well.
Martinez, Yoro & De Ligt is a very good CB option to have.
Martinez, Yoro & De Ligt is a very good CB option to have.
Ten Hag rates De Ligt. He will play alongside Martinez when every defender fit.
Ahead of Yoro?
He’s younger than me as well!Nuts that he's younger than Martinez and has only just turned 25 today
I imagine Yoro will be eased into the team over the next few years and will have to play second fiddle to De Ligt for a while. It won't matter though because either he or Martinez will inevitably get injured at some point.
I think Rio is positioning himself as Yoro’s mentor so his questioning of this signing is about siding with his boy and keeping his foot in the door there.
Martinez is way too small for the league, don’t know why we are signing him, he’s only 2 foot 2
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Honestly don't buy the "he failed at Juventus and Bayern" narrative. Their fans seem to think very highly of him, particularly Bayern's.
Head over to Reddit and look on the Bayern sub. Under the "what do you think of the decision to sell De Ligt?" thread the number one, most upvoted comment is "f*king pissed!". We already know they started a petition to stop the club selling him.
I'd say about 80% / 90% of the comments are saying he's a great "stopper", a natural leader and a better CB than Kim and Upamecano. Also they almost unanimously believe he's better than Tah. Many have labelled his sale as "horrendous mismanagement" from the Board.
Some more "glass half full" posters say he lacks pace and that Kompany wants Tah so they can play a much higher line. Others point to his struggles with injury last season and his high salary as justifiable reasons for selling. But even those posters putting forward these more balanced comments seem to agree he's a very good player and it's a huge shame.
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