Emil Forsberg

VanHaal'sRedArmy said:
Don't bother. Some 'fans' on here only think you're worth the transfer if you've played for Bayern or Dortmund.
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It has nothing to do with that I have watched the lad for a long time, From the Swedish league to the national team and now Bundesliga. Many base their opinion on either stats or some youtube video. I simply dont see him making it here. I wont be dissapointed or annoyed if we buy him the people at the club know way more than both me and you about football, all I'm saying is I don't believe he would do well here thats all.
 
Nicklas said:
I'd say it has been a huge difference the last three years, he's been outstanding. He's a late bloomer, this is the same guy that didn't get into football class in his high school at Sundsvall (a smaller city in Sweden with a population of 50 000) and nearly quit football.
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Similar with Lindelof who was reserve for Sweden U21 two years ago and now is a top player for me. If you look at the huge difference it's been I would like both at United as they can be superb players.
 
Denis79 said:
It has nothing to do with that I have watched the lad for a long time, From the Swedish league to the national team and now Bundesliga. Many base their opinion on either stats or some youtube video. I simply dont see him making it here. I wont be dissapointed or annoyed if we buy him the people at the club know way more than both me and you about football, all I'm saying is I don't believe he would do well here thats all.
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You're entitled to your opinion as I am to mine. For a reasonable fee, I say why not.
 
VanHaal'sRedArmy said:
You're entitled to your opinion as I am to mine. For a reasonable fee, I say why not.
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That's what forums are for, We have the money and are world class att offloading players after 1 season, I guess why not buy him and test him.
 
We dont need another 10, as good of a season he has had. Get the best out of miki or griezmann playing there and get proper wingers to balance out our attack.
 
bosnian_red said:
We dont need another 10, as good of a season he has had. Get the best out of miki or griezmann playing there and get proper wingers to balance out our attack.
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He is a proper winger. Red Bull play 4-2-2-2. He was one of the two "attacking midfielders" with Sabitzer. They both ended up more on the wing then they did centrally.
 
Another one from Red Bull? This team feels like it's FM-generated and full of random guys with great stats. 8+19 in 27 starts sounds incredible to be honest
 
He looks like a Glyfi Sigurdsson type. He would probably do well at a club like Liverpool.

I would rather we signed James.

Griezmann, James, Lukaku, Van Dijk. That's the dream window for me.

De Gea
Valencia Bailly Van Dijk Darmian
Herrera Pogba
James
Griezmann Lukaku Mkhitaryan

Bench: Romero, Rojo, Blind, Fellaini, Mata, Martial, Rashford
 
Reminds me of Arnautovic. Interesting player though seems to have strong football iq, good technical skills and powerful but not sure if he looks a elite wide player .. lacks pace and top tier agility. Will be a big player for any team that tries to build around him though.
 
As a swede, i can say that he 100% will stay. He has a incredible role in a team that finished second in Bundesliga and will play CL next season. He is there best player, and is allowed to mostly do whatever he wants. He has a free role. To go from the second in Bundesliga where he has that kind of a role, to a United where he could be put on the bench, or a Arsenal who doesent even play CL. Its makes no sense guys.

He is Leipzigs best player. He has a unique role. They have money and they want to invest in the future. No chance he will move.
 
TheSwedeFromSweden said:
As a swede, i can say that he 100% will stay. He has a incredible role in a team that finished second in Bundesliga and will play CL next season. He is there best player, and is allowed to mostly do whatever he wants. He has a free role. To go from the second in Bundesliga where he has that kind of a role, to a United where he could be put on the bench, or a Arsenal who doesent even play CL. Its makes no sense guys.

He is Leipzigs best player. He has a unique role. They have money and they want to invest in the future. No chance he will move.
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I generally agree with all this but, it looks like his agent is pushing for a move.
 
I think he settled in Bundesliga this season. I watched him a couple of times earlier in his career and I never thought he'd take this huge step. I don't know if he has got the mentality to become a real superstar. I really wonder if Mourinho is even considering him.
 
I guess nowadays the bigger clubs are picking up these players in their later 20s after a couple of very productive seasons. Munich sticking with Robben and Ribery... Miki Perisic etc. I'd say he'll need another big season before a top club go for him and his current club aren't going to sell cheap which will put off clubs possibly looking to take a punt and see if he can recreate that form in a different league etc
 
Keeps It tidy said:
I generally agree with all this but, it looks like his agent is pushing for a move.
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His agent obviously likes to hear himself talking, but Forsberg has just extended his contract until 2022. BTW the most important part was mostly not mentioned and that was, that its the decision of Rangnick and he has been very clear, that he wont be sold under no circumstances.
 
http://www.football-italia.net/103923/forsberg-milan-project-interesting

Emil Forsberg confessed he’s very flattered by Milan interest. “They are a big club, one of the largest in the world, and have an interesting project.”
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Why aren't we in for this guy? 8 goals and 19 assists and surely won't be more expensive than Perisic. We're dying out for a creative winger and as far as I know this guy fits the bill perfectly.

Even if we get Perisic we can play him on the right, would also help with negotiating for him if we show Inter we have other options
 
Saf94 said:
We're dying out for a creative winger and as far as I know this guy fits the bill perfectly.
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I think we're 'dying out' more for an actual winger than a creative one who looks to get inside. Perisic is the polar opposite to Forsberg -- he keeps width, and runs in behind.
 
DWelbz19 said:
I think we're 'dying out' more for an actual winger than a creative one who looks to get inside. Perisic is the polar opposite to Forsberg -- he keeps width, and runs in behind.
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Don't see us going for a #10, which means a wide playmaker would be pretty good fit IMO. And this guy is really what you need at this point.

Him, Lemar and Auba are the players we should be looking at yet, we seem to go go more expensive options yet a level below in terms of individual quality.
 
Enigma_87 said:
Don't see us going for a #10, which means a wide playmaker would be pretty good fit IMO. And this guy is really what you need at this point.
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We already have Mkhitaryan and Mata as wide playmakers. Rashford and Martial are essentially wide forwards. We don't have a winger who will hug the touchline to maintain balance in attack. That's exactly why Mourinho is pushing so hard for Perisic.
 
Enigma_87 said:
Don't see us going for a #10, which means a wide playmaker would be pretty good fit IMO. And this guy is really what you need at this point.

Him, Lemar and Auba are the players we should be looking at yet, we seem to go go more expensive options yet a level below in terms of individual quality.
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We already have Mkhi as the wide playmaker.
 
DWelbz19 said:
We already have Mkhitaryan and Mata as wide playmakers. Rashford and Martial are essentially wide forwards. We don't have a winger who will hug the touchline to maintain balance in attack. That's exactly why Mourinho is pushing so hard for Perisic.
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Rashford isn't a wide forward, he's a striker who's being played on the wing and certainly didn't show much to suggest he'd be prolific from there, definitely not 8 goals and 19 assists level. Martial clearly isn't working either for one reason or another

Both Mikhitaryan and Mata are number 10's who are being played on the wing, they aren't comfortable wingers either, they like to drift inside and play in the middle when we have the ball. Forsberg is an actual winger, he can go inside and out and beat his man with pace. If we get him we will actually have a proper winger in our team even if he isn't a traditional Perisic type

Forsberg certainly would be an upgrade on the wing compared to any of the above 4 mentioned
 
DWelbz19 said:
We already have Mkhitaryan and Mata as wide playmakers. Rashford and Martial are essentially wide forwards. We don't have a winger who will hug the touchline to maintain balance in attack. That's exactly why Mourinho is pushing so hard for Perisic.
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SS said:
We already have Mkhi as the wide playmaker.
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I wouldn't be opposed to have 2 of them on the pitch against the bottom 10 teams in the league at home. Most of the draws we have made last year we were missing key pass that could unlock the defence.

Being wide playmaker doesn't mean that he can't stretch the flank or isn't excellent on counter - as Forsberg fits both of those aspects. I don't see Perisic being more useful for us unlocking tight defences at home rather than Forsberg.
 
Saf94 said:
Rashford isn't a wide forward, he's a striker who's being played on the wing and certainly didn't show much to suggest he'd be prolific from there, definitely not 8 goals and 19 assists level. Martial clearly isn't working either for one reason or another

Both Mikhitaryan and Mata are number 10's who are being played on the wing, they aren't comfortable wingers either, they like to drift inside and play in the middle when we have the ball. Forsberg is an actual winger, he can go inside and out and beat his man with pace. If we get him we will actually have a proper winger in our team even if he isn't a traditional Perisic type

Forsberg certainly would be an upgrade on the wing compared to any of the above 4 mentioned
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Yes... None of those are pure wingers, which is exactly why we need one! Forsberg is as much of an 'actual winger' as Mkhitaryan is. Both are quick but aren't the type to stay wide and beat their man on a one-on-one. They both want to move infield. Mkhitaryan played RM almost entirely for Dortmund in his best season.
Enigma_87 said:
Being wide playmaker doesn't mean that he can't stretch the flank or isn't excellent on counter - as Forsberg fits both of those aspects. I don't see Perisic being more useful for us unlocking tight defences at home rather than Forsberg.
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But what it does mean is he'll be less useful at it than a traditional winger. Tight defences at home with two wingers who want to move infield will make your play narrow and predictable. It'd require more from your fullbacks and in his first season Mourinho was extremely content with his fullbacks playing very deep. The LB especially.
 
DWelbz19 said:
But what it does mean is he'll be less useful at it than a traditional winger. Tight defences at home with two wingers who want to move infield will make your play narrow and predictable. It'd require more from your fullbacks and in his first season Mourinho was extremely content with his fullbacks playing very deep. The LB especially.
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Yes that's a valid point and I think we should really go for a more offensive LB.

IMO offensive LB and Forsberg combo is much likelier to improve our attack than a reserved LB and Perisic.

Our right flank is fine with Valencia giving us options and participating in the attack.
 
Enigma_87 said:
IMO offensive LB and Forsberg combo is much likelier to improve our attack than a reserved LB and Perisic.
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I honestly wouldn't mind it at all, but I think Mourinho is content with one attacking one defensive fullback. As a result, Perisic/out-an-out winger will have more impact in our side than a player like Forsberg.
 
A real player, far better than Lingard, more useful than Mata.

I prefer him over Perisic
 
DWelbz19 said:
I honestly wouldn't mind it at all, but I think Mourinho is content with one attacking one defensive fullback. As a result, Perisic/out-an-out winger will have more impact in our side than a player like Forsberg.
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I'm not sure how Jose will line up next season. To me 4-3-3 makes much more sense given our players at the moment than 4-2-3-1. If it is 4-3-3 indeed (comparing to most modern teams playing in that formation) you still need a probing left back. And by all accounts (Griezmann transfer being off and unlikely to get James) it does seem we won't be using 4-2-3-1 unless he intends to use what we have right now for that formation.
 
Why aren't we interested in Emil Forsberg? I might be slightly biased but he's basically a two year younger version of Perisic with more flair. His numbers in the Bundesliga is very impressive and with Zlatan retired he's really stepping it up in the Swedish national team. Every time he's on the pitch he seems to have one second more than everybody else, which is quite a unique attribute.

He would flourish under Mourinho imo.
 
stygg said:
Why aren't we interested in Emil Forsberg? I might be slightly biased but he's basically a two year younger version of Perisic with more flair. His numbers in the Bundesliga is very impressive and with Zlatan retired he's really stepping it up in the Swedish national team. Every time he's on the pitch he seems to have one second more than everybody else, which is quite a unique attribute.

He would flourish under Mourinho imo.
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Quite frustrating us not being rumoured with him or Keita, makes perfect sense for us to be in for them both..
 
stygg said:
Why aren't we interested in Emil Forsberg? I might be slightly biased but he's basically a two year younger version of Perisic with more flair. His numbers in the Bundesliga is very impressive and with Zlatan retired he's really stepping it up in the Swedish national team. Every time he's on the pitch he seems to have one second more than everybody else, which is quite a unique attribute.

He would flourish under Mourinho imo.
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Well he might be on this big list of ours, so you never know.
 
We should be throwing big money at Timo if we want an RnB Leipzig player. He's a top striker in the making.
 
I'm surprised Leipzig aren't being Monacoed. they have lots of talented young players.
 
Kurosawa said:
I'm surprised Leipzig aren't being Monacoed. they have lots of talented young players.
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For the same reason City aren't being Monacoed, despite being a relatively small club with top players.
 
stygg said:
Why aren't we interested in Emil Forsberg? I might be slightly biased but he's basically a two year younger version of Perisic with more flair. His numbers in the Bundesliga is very impressive and with Zlatan retired he's really stepping it up in the Swedish national team. Every time he's on the pitch he seems to have one second more than everybody else, which is quite a unique attribute.

He would flourish under Mourinho imo.
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can he play full back/wing back?
 
Rozay said:
For the same reason City aren't being Monacoed, despite being a relatively small club with top players.
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But Monaco have very wealthy owners don't they? They are both small, ambitious clubs, with young players and wealthy owners and aren't 'destination' clubs. Maybe it's because Monaco's players have proven themselves at the highest level? I don't believe Leipzig could hold on to their players if the biggest clubs wanted them, anymore than Monaco could.
 
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Kurosawa said:
But Monaco have very wealthy owners don't they?
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In a manner of speaking. The owners are rich, but they don't put that into the club. When was the last time you saw Monaco spending the kind of money they spent on James and Falcao? I think following the owners extremely expensive divorce, they have been run a lot more organically.
 
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