I mean that was prophetic! If people don't believe him as a source after that, they've got trust issues.
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I mean that was prophetic! If people don't believe him as a source after that, they've got trust issues.
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"Guy's some chick on twitter took a picture with Pogba and she said don't listen to the papers, i think he's off to madrid"
The following were Di Marzio stories:
Done deal/very close/"advanced talks": Falcao to City from Monaco, Alves to PSG from Barca, Gaitan to United from Benfica, Sanches to United from Benfica, Aubameyang to City from Dortmund.
United's interest/strong interest in: Benteke, Benatia, Handanovic, Manolas.
He was not necessarily wrong in any of these instances - things change, deals collapse at the last minute etc. and he may well have been accurately reporting each of these situations as they stood at the time, but obviously none of these actually came off. He'll also be fed disinformation and false briefings and agent claptrap just like every other hack out there. Cautious optimism should be the name of the game until this 'bid' is confirmed at the French or English ends by someone reputable...
"Guy's some chick on twitter took a picture with Pogba and she said don't listen to the papers, i think he's off to madrid"
Can't believe I still see people retweeting her shit!
Agree with that entirely, was just curious about specifics, thanks.
Hopefully he can be our new Anderson
If anyone doesn't trust Di Marzio they may as well stay away from the transfer forum altogether and just visit manutd.com for news.
To me Fabinho is basically a better Fellaini minus the latter's goalscoring ability.
He is faster than Fellaini, without being fast.
He is a better dribbler than Fellaini, without being particulary excellent on the ball.
He is a better passer than Fellaini, without coming close to people like Carrick or Scholes.
He is not world class, and I don't expect him to become world class, but he is better than what we have. So yeah, why not.
He is faster than Fellaini, without being fast.
He is a better dribbler than Fellaini, without being particulary excellent on the ball.
He is a better passer than Fellaini, without coming close to people like Carrick or Scholes.
He is not world class, and I don't expect him to become world class, but he is better than what we have. So yeah, why not.
I highly doubt we had an actual Europa transfer list and CL transfer list.
Mourinho would simply have told Woodward what positions he wanted filled and given a list of 1st, 2nd, 3rd and maybe further preference for those roles. It seems likely based on media reporting that Fabinho, Matic and Dier were our three options for the DM role, but we don't know what order of preference they were. Unlike many I would also be quite happy with Matic, but it's Dier that I'm iffy about.
This guy loves Fabinho more than NLMax loved Depay.
My days he does go in allot doesn't he. I cringed at fear from him being injured in those challenges
Terrible assessment, IMO. It's not a computer game of stats out of 100. I mean, almost everything you said can be applied to Kante too. What about his defensive awareness, tackling etc? I'd imagine these are the things he's being signed for. Not about 'how good is his shooting? How good is his dribbling?'
Most defensive midfielders would probably be just a bit better than Fellaini at individual attributes like that. If not, they would probably be #10s. It's about how they put their game together that matters.
What the heck
They are nothing alike apart from the fact that both are quite strong.Busquets is a better Fellaini minus the latter's goalscoring ability.
Great comparison. If you don't mind me summing it up:
Things they have in common:
- Tall
- Earn their living playing football
- Nationality
- Everything else
People thought he was talking bs when he said we Morata was our first choice ahead of Griezmann. That was when we all thought Morata to Milan was all but done and we were in for Lukaku
Basically Di Marzio is king and can tell you what you'll be thinking before you even think it
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Also, for reference, Fabinho's goal tallies last two seasons: 11, 8. Fellaini's last two: 4, 4. Which is especially impressive considering he's a converted full back.
The worst thing, is people on the net, from Cheshire and beyond often just decide themselves what is credible based on their own opinions. I imagine that when we were first linked to Perisič, most simply said it was 'bollocks' or whatever - based on no actual knowledge, just the fact that they themselves, wouldn't sign Perisič.
When Di Marzio said we were after Morata as a priority, I remember people saying things like 'see, even he isn't credible' or whatever. Based on absolutely nothing.
This whole credibility thing is tedious anyway. The thread forum is completely censored to the point of hardly any tweets, simply because people can't control their emotions if something turns out to be untrue. It's not that deep, we will all know soon enough.
Only thing I would argue with is the fast part. At least without the ball ( have not seen him with it allot due to the tackle and distribute nature of his game)
He seems to be lightening quick with acceleration and fantastic anticipation. The players in France are rapid and for him to even get to those players who had a head start on him let alone wining the tackle to me is very fast. It's like "where the feck did he come from" all of a sudden you lost the ball.
I don't have anything to add to this thread, I've already said I hope we sign him, but I though I'd give you all the opportunity to be the one who grants me my 10th like.
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Fabinho may not be a great player, but the balance he could bring to our midfield could potentially be of massive value. A midfield three of Fabinho, Herrera and Pogba could compete with the very best - even if Pogba is the only genuine world class player of the three. It would probably give us the best midfield in the league. Really hope this happens.
My 2cents:
Di Marzio is as credible as they come. Obviously has a lot of contacts and gets a lot right therefore has no reason to fabricate stuff and ruin reputation.
Poor information or changing situations means not all stories turn out true though.
I trust what he says but I don't take it as gospel that it will result in a signing.
Di Marzio is as credible as they come. Obviously has a lot of contacts and gets a lot right therefore has no reason to fabricate stuff and ruin reputation.
Poor information or changing situations means not all stories turn out true though.
I trust what he says but I don't take it as gospel that it will result in a signing.
Fabinho is actually pretty quick. He kept up with sane in a sprint.
Di Marzio has a stellar record when one of the parties involved are Italian, but for the rest he's a bit hit and miss, like everybody else.
I guess that explains where he got his Morata information.
The guy was part of a team that reached the CL semi's beating Man City/Dortmund and won the title in spite of PSG. He is a good player.
Seems to me like juve tried for Fabinho but they've given up, obviously because we won the race. Italian journos have been told this info which is why they know about the bid.
That's exactly what is after happening I reckon.
That's impressive. How many games did he and Fellaini play last season ?
The lack of talk around it and Fabinho's coy reactions could be explained by that too. We do like to keep things under wraps again after Woodward's initial bravado (which I think was necessary at the time to make us attractive to the top players).
That may be true, but I remember similar wording from Castles last summer saying that Mourinho wanted an elite level RB in Fabinho. Mourinho probably views Fabinho as a CDM, but I also remember reading about how Fabinho prefers the attacking freedom of a full back more than as a CDM.
That may be true, but we have also been linked to Semedo and Aurier to various degrees this season. Those rumours may be fully made up, but If Mourinho wanted a RB, I wouldn't put it past him to look at Fabinho (though Sidibe in Monaco alone is a better RB). On Matic, I think the Times wrote recently that Conte would allow Matic to be sold to United to help the Bakayoko transfer through, so there may be something in the Matic rumours.
Didn't this story start when Di Marzio reported Juve didn't want him anymore because we bid 50m? That could explain how he knows?
Yep, Juve leak info like crazy. We have to remember it was the CdS journo that heard something first/concrete on Fabinho to MUFC not too long ago, then Di Marzio went one step further. Di Marzio likely has the superior contacts thus we then find out there is a bid and talks are advanced.
Feels like another Saturday evening announcement
Sounds like a done dealio to me.
Total appearances last two seasons: Fel: 34, 47. Fab: 47, 50
CdS journo was the first recent journo to put his name to the move in the recent uptick of news. The CdS journo was very adamant that it was done. Di Marzio likely picked it up from Juve contacts and from there he's found out more info like the price and how advanced the talks are.
So Fapinho might be cumming this Weekend already?
Fabinho is the main penalty taker for Monaco, so the vast majority of those goals are from penalties. Not that, I think the comparison between Fabinho and Fellaini was any good.
That would make sense.
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