Who says we can't do both anyway?
Edinson Cavani - SIGNED for United
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looks like we are buying a left back. We have multiple players who can play midfield, it might not be ideal but we can cope.
We have more than enough CB cover, whether the quality is there is up for debate of course.
we clearly needed a striker. if we didn’t buy him, it doesn’t mean we were going to buy a CB and a midfielder as well does it.
we need a right winger, but buying Cavani doesn’t affect that.
we can’t go any buy 1/2 a brand new team every year, that’s not realistic. Get over yourself
you seem to think buying one player means we can’t do anything else, or haven’t tried.
Then why are we about to pay him first team wages to sit on the bench and fight for a position? This will end in tears
What kind of bollocks is this? So Cavani should be a starter?
If he's not happy he can leave at the end of the season. People have raised questions about his injury record so I doubt he'll even be able to start most games.
I hope you're right but I can't see it happening myself
Then what's the fecking point in signing him? Josh King would have been a better option.
He would have cost more.
you didn’t answer my question, and it seems pointless debating with you.
An interesting link up would be Sancho crossing for Cavani.
Do you see Sancho playing for United?
Thing is he’s nothing like Ibrah who was world class. Even in his prime Cavani was massively overrated.
Zlatan was not a forward in the throes of clear physical decline. Not every player there or thereabouts 34 is in the same physical state.
Is Josh King a better footballer?
This is what I'm worried about. How does a 33 year Cavani fit Solskjaer's plans? Short answer: he doesn't. So will he sit on the bench for 2 seasons? Probably not quietly. In that case does Solskjaer have to play him considering the wages he's on? Yes most likely. Who suffers? Martial, Rashford or Greenwood.
Cavani was a beast of a player but this deal to me is as much marketing as it is about football,
It will not surprise me in the least to see him wear #7 and see how much coin that will generate.
It will not surprise me in the least to see him wear #7 and see how much coin that will generate.
mid he comes with the attitude that he should be our starting no 9. Brilliant. That’s what’s called competition, if he proves he can do it, all for it. Martial will need to up his game, fantastic news.
your negative is my positive.
That seems like a bunch of excuses for the club hierarchy. We had half an year to plan this, even with the pandemic happening, we still had loads of time to plan everything properly.
If you are happy with this, more power to you. I don't care anymore to be perfectly honest, because I don't expect us to do anything meaningful anymore, unless we get extremely lucky in some of the cups.
The fact that people are happy with those excuses 7 seasons after we last won the league is enough proof to me we won't have a positive future in the next 5-10 years. I keep on debating with people to see if anyone comes up with something rational or meaningful, but it's the same old shite everyone is basically saying. Woodward and the rest of the people responsible probably can't believe their luck that there are still United fans that will try to rationalise and defend their decisions.
According to this article from Laurie Whitwell, Cavani was demanding 9 million Euros per year (~173k/week).
There's no exact info on what we agreed on with him, but that should give us an idea of what he'll be earning in the club.
There's no exact info on what we agreed on with him, but that should give us an idea of what he'll be earning in the club.
On current ability? Let's see Cavani play a game in the PL before we make that claim but would he be cheaper? Yes. Would he be happy to be second string? Yes.
Why have we signed a huge name at the age of 33 to play as our main striker?
Nor is Cavani reliant on physical attributes. His movement is exceptional.
If it makes any of our accountant fans feel better. BBC have reported this:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/54404308BBC said:
What a dumb post, it must be hard for you to follow what has been said already.
No it's all about marketing.
It's so outrageous that even Ole might veto it, and he's a total yes man.
It doesn’t generate anything. Surely you know that don’t you? That myth has been debunked for years.
It also sounds like we got him down from that too. I consider that a good deal personally.
If Martial is injured who do you play there then?
Bit of an exaggeration tbh. Yes, people will complain but imagine going the bench options from Lingard, Ighalo, Williams to Dvb,Cavani and Shaw ?
People are frustrated because we haven't signed Sancho yet.
What if he comes in and it's Sanchez all over again? Someone earning big money, thinks they should start but isn't doing it on the pitch? This is such a big risk with very little chance it will pay off.
The idea is rotation, but Cavani is not happy with just that. He is the type to push to play. He has rivalry with Neymar, then Icardi.
For all the bad press against Icardi, he get on well with other players, like Neymar, Mbappe. Cavani is very competitive, but also the type that thinks he's better than he really is.
Edit: Cavani had rivalry with Zlatan too. And by all the rumor, is one of the few players that Zlatan holds grudge for.
https://en.as.com/en/2020/05/07/football/1588839328_356466.html
Because he’s free, buying Josh King would cost more. ANY decent bench option, much worse than him would cost more, clearly @crossy1686
He is on half the wages Sanchez/De Gea are on. Don't understand the panic. Cavani won't play on a 80k contract. Some seem stuck in the 00's.
Then he's shown the door in the summer.
have we signed Cavani as our main striker? I’m sure Martial will have something to say about that.
Yup taking his number 9 shirt too.
it will be hard for me to follow anything you post from now on.
and his parking spot.
You play the other 3 players that are available for that position.
If Shaw is injured, who do you play? If Matic is injured or tired, who do you play? If Maguire is injured or tired, who do you play?
Not too exited about this transfer but we need an additional striker and we don't want to / can't spend, so I guess there aren't many options.
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