Douglas Costa

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I guess it all comes down to what people expect of him. He's no playmaker from the wing and his crossing is pretty average but he's beating his man more often than not, got decent technique and passing ability and a good shot on him. His performances are highly dependant on his mood. As long as he's feeling a good vibe he'll be up for it. A sulking Costa is equivalent to standard Lingard, so United could actually do much worse than going for Costa.

Don't forget he's able to pull this off as well...:drool:

 
Dong Fangzhuo said:
It's very much possible for a player to be better than Lingard and still be a bad signing.
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Obviously many don't understand the difference between how good a player is with the ball on his feet, and how important a footballer can be on the pitch for his team.
Lingard kept out Martial and Micky (who was the best player of the Bundesliga) for large parts of the season, and now some people want a bench warmer? That's the only hilarious aspect in this thread....especially since Douglas Costa is pretty much the opposite of the type of player we need. Depay kind of signing
 
Hopefully he's a genuine target. Will offer us space in the middle for others to exploit.
 
We should not be signing him just because he is slightly better than what we have. If we are convinced he can do a job as a starter here, go for it. If he is going to merely turn into another average squad players we can't get rid of due to his high salary, steer clear.

I think Mkhitaryan is a much better player and he has had difficulties finding his way into the team.
 
Sarni said:
We should not be signing him just because he is slightly better than what we have. If we are convinced he can do a job as a starter here, go for it. If he is going to merely turn into another average squad players we can't get rid of due to his high salary, steer clear.

I think Mkhitaryan is a much better player and he has had difficulties finding his way into the team.
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That's just the way it is. Some players adapt better/faster than others and some won't adapt at all. Mkhitaryan isn't Douglas Costa so extrapolating from Mkhi's example won't mean a thing. Over all comps Costa managed to score or assist roughly every 120 minutes 2016/17 and he's supposed to have had a very underwhelming season. For just a tad more than £ 20m United can do no wrong imho. Especially if it means Lingard starting no more.
 
Costa on the left, Mkhi on the right :drool:

I guess he is struggling with the system? I don't watch much of Bayern but I guess they are playing more possession based? Like how Sanches is struggling as well.

Put Costa in Mourinho's counter attacking team. Hngh! :D
 
I seriously hope we are in for this guy.
We haven't had proper winger in years, he is exactly what we need. Fast, tricky pacey and can beat his man off the dribble consistently
 
Get this guy if we have the slightest chance. He and a top striker could do wonders for our team
 
I dont watch Bundesliga, so i cant say much about his current form, but i remember some Bayern fans here saying that his performance level dropped a lot in the last season.
 
Would walk in our starting XI and instantly improve us. If Jose can manage his mental issues, it'd be a big win for us.

Only real red flag for me is that Bayern usually doesn't let talent like that walk away. But that concern just circles back to if Jose feels he can manage him.
 
Arthur Friedenreich said:
I dont watch Bundesliga, so i cant say much about his current form, but i remember some Bayern fans here saying that his performance level dropped a lot in the last season.
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Carlo sets our wingers up differently. With Pep, in his last season, our wingers played out wide until they reached the goalline. Then they would cross in the back of the defense. The wingers sole responsiblity was to provide depth, beat their man and cross. Carlo changed this significantly. The width now comes from the fullbacks, while the wingers are expected to play more in the middle of the field. Which suits Robben and Ribery better, but doesn't fit Costa's style at all. He has neither the coolness in front of goal, the intelligence to play through the middle nor the the calmness on the ball to do this.
What he offers is pace. Amazing and almost unique pace, the ablitiy to beat his man and a good shot (he's still a bad finisher, though). If you are able to set him up in a way where he can play to those strengths I think he could help you. But once you ask him to do more, you will be disappointed. I'm actually surprised that you lot seem to rate him this much.
 
One of my muppet signins year a go. I don't know what he have done since then but was brilliant in games what i saw before.
 
One thing about him and Perisic is that they're direct. Apart from Martial, we have no direct wingers, who are looking to beat their man.
 
If Mourinho could motivate him, he'd be an amazing signing. He has the ability to be one of the best.
 
Didn't Mourinho try signing him for Chelsea a few times? Either way, he'd be really good for us.
 
Have we been linked to him over the last few days or something?
 
ravi2 said:
I seriously hope we are in for this guy.
We haven't had proper winger in years, he is exactly what we need. Fast, tricky pacey and can beat his man off the dribble consistently
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Yeah would be a great addition for us. Sometimes the mind boggles if we're not in for seemingly available and affordable options like him and someone like Fabinho. (Having said that, we could definitely be in for them. Early days)
 
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He'd still be a great addtion here he'd certainly give Martial food for thought.
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Yes and they also can play together. Costa can play on the right and he is very good at it. An inform Martial- Mikhitaryan-Costa support group is a striker's dream. I am desperate for this to happen.
 
This is a no brainer for me. I know he's inconsistent and what not but he's the right player for what we need.
He adds much needed pace, width, dribbling to our attack. I don't understand people wanting us to sign big names, we've been doing that since Fergie left and it hasn't been successful. We need the right players and guys like Costa and Fabinho are, IMO at least, the right players for us. They fill in weaknesses we have in our squad regardless of their stardom and all that.
I'm tired of #10s playing out wide for us, I want a proper winger and this guy is one.
 
Ballache said:
This is a no brainer for me. I know he's inconsistent and what not but he's the right player for what we need.
He adds much needed pace, width, dribbling to our attack. I don't understand people wanting us to sign big names, we've been doing that since Fergie left and it hasn't been successful. We need the right players and guys like Costa and Fabinho are, IMO at least, the right players for us. They fill in weaknesses we have in our squad regardless of their stardom and all that.
I'm tired of #10s playing out wide for us, I want a proper winger and this guy is one.
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this.
 
Ish said:
Yeah would be a great addition for us. Sometimes the mind boggles if we're not in for seemingly available and affordable options like him and someone like Fabinho. (Having said that, we could definitely be in for them. Early days)
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Just fabinho and d Costa would transform our play completely and open up space for the rest of the team to shine. They are available options that we can afford and it would be a shame if we aren't in for the both of them
 
Ballache said:
This is a no brainer for me. I know he's inconsistent and what not but he's the right player for what we need.
He adds much needed pace, width, dribbling to our attack. I don't understand people wanting us to sign big names, we've been doing that since Fergie left and it hasn't been successful. We need the right players and guys like Costa and Fabinho are, IMO at least, the right players for us. They fill in weaknesses we have in our squad regardless of their stardom and all that.
I'm tired of #10s playing out wide for us, I want a proper winger and this guy is one.
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Exactly. I'm done with #10's on the wing for us.
 
Strangely i'd of been happier before he joined Bayern. I wanted him then.

In my head at least, his form has dipped. Not sure I'd like him to sign or not. Ahh if he comes I'll probably be happy he is here.
 
He is very similar to Martial. Fast and beating his Opponent most of the time but his crossing and link-up Play Needs improvement from what I have seen.
Those 2 could become the best Pairing of wingers or end up being 2 of the most frustrating Players.

Depending on the Price tag I would take the risk and gamble on Costa.
 
He's not tactically aware enough or disciplined enough from a really good post I read about Carlo Ancelotti at Bayern v Pep at Bayern.

And he played on the right under Pep, which is when he looked his liveliest. Having a talent like this at United would be exciting, but it's not exciting having to wait again for him to adapt, language, living, playing style, etc.

Not exactly sure he has matching winning ability either.
 
He's " inconsistency in performance " in its finest, though. I don't know if he'll be a good signing or not tbh. He has enough talent to be top class player but we need consistent players to win the league. Will he excel in the EPL ?

BTW, I don't remember reading a correct news report from Bild to be considered as trustful as the people regard it.
 
ravi2 said:
Just fabinho and d Costa would transform our play completely and open up space for the rest of the team to shine. They are available options that we can afford and it would be a shame if we aren't in for the both of them
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Absolutely. And considering today's market prices, their fees seem fairly reasonable.
 
MyOnlySolskjaer said:
Never scored more than 7 in a season. :nervous:
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I think this is the concern with Costa. If the idea is that Pogba is best off in a 4-3-3, then we might not be able to have a complete non-scorer in the front 3. The fact that Costa had one bad season and had a finally healthy Robben and Ribery take his playing time doesn't really bother me.
 
NoPace said:
I think this is the concern with Costa. If the idea is that Pogba is best off in a 4-3-3, then we might not be able to have a complete non-scorer in the front 3. The fact that Costa had one bad season and had a finally healthy Robben and Ribery take his playing time doesn't really bother me.
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Its not like our wingers are scoring bucket loads either. Not many goalscoring wingers out there so hes probably the best we could get.
 
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