Is he going to play with Matic and Pogba, i.e. to replace Herrera?
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Those passes look so foreign to me. I don't watch football other than United and I've become accustomed to seeing our players make sideway passes most of the time when they're in the final third.
Also, not many of our players make runs anymore.
You weren’t the only one who thought that.
How refreshing will it be if Fred can translate over and make those sort of plays to unlock our other attacking players + Pogba by being able to play b2b / the middle man between Paul and Matic.
...this signing will really have huge ramifications on how well United do next season. Very much break-or-make potential, being able to connect the dots and get everything clicking and going.
Don’t think people quite understand how big of a factor this one signing will be assuming Fred is the big CM signing and we won’t be getting Savic. Difference between unlocking the squad or not. Let’s jsut hope it doesn’t end up being the latter!
You're overrating Zidane.
He grew into it after a while or they got tired, but I think City and the press they usher had that effect on many teams last season as it's not 'english' way and shocking to face, it exposes mediocre decision-making and lack of pace OR lack of preparation for it as a team. Not something sides are trained to face domestically and very hard to practice against given a change of mindset is needed. I guess the novelty factor fades too as mid coaches do try to counter. With just 1 team they can skip those fixtures or hope for best but if it's a trend with many teams opting higher press they will be forced to build more towards it making it harder. With Fred, Sanchez, Lingard or Willian, we would all of a sudden have the potential to press a lot and be more versatile/mobile. I like where this is going. Doubt we will lead any passing or pressing game vs City any ever way we play but widening the bag of tools is very nice move. Fred look a bit like many different players rolled into one high energy package. Mou vs pep is always fun, no doubt he will find a formula for those fixtures.
Yeah I'm not trying to pretend that's conclusive. Just someone said watch that as an example and I wasn't impressed.
Im glad I'm not the only one to see this.
Castles couldn't say Fred to Utd was agreed or his article would be a carbon copy of Di Marzios article with the added Arnautovic news so he changes the one aspect that can easily be bluffed.
Oh the fee wasn't agreed when Do Marzio said it was, it was a day later..
Is this guy similar to Hargreaves when he played for us? Very decent addition if so, hopefully less injury prone.
Castles is just using Di Marzio as a reliable source for the news and repackaging it for his British audience.
If he wins Saturday, how many Champions Leagues in a row would that be? And how many seasons as manager would that mean he HASNT won it?
Most managers could hand pick 11 players and still not win consecutive Champions Leagues
Yeah that video is really not that bad. Ignore the first 30 seconds (nervous start I assume) and it's pretty decent. He's playing against a strong City midfield that press like demons, he won't have anything like that in Ukraine.
3/4 of the video is him dealing with pressure and passing/carrying it forwards, exactly what we need.
Not sure if posted, but he has said he will decide after the World Cup.
'Maybe after the World Cup I will make the choice,' he said. 'Now I am only thinking about the World Cup.'
'Maybe after the World Cup I will make the choice,' he said. 'Now I am only thinking about the World Cup.'
Valencia isn't going to be benched, there are positions with more urgent need of replacing.
Haven't they won 3 out of 4, and if they win Sat, it will be 4 out of 5 and 3 in a row (and 3 For Zidane?).
Bearing in mind Fergie 'only' won it twice in his whole career I would say that's pretty incredible.
That’s just Brazilian pronunciation of “Fred”, the same way they do that weird thing where they pronounce “sport” as “esporte”
If that’s the case, bin him!
I can’t be bothered with these sagas and if guys don’t want to jump at the chance of signing for United then I’m not interested.
I can’t be bothered with these sagas and if guys don’t want to jump at the chance of signing for United then I’m not interested.
What choice is there to make ffs? Stay in Ukraine or play for United
Could possibly be more offers? Or he's waiting to see if he has a good world cup and can boost his wages or get a move to Madrid/Barcelona?What choice is there to make ffs? Stay in Ukraine or play for United
The choice has already been made. When Di Marzio says deal has been agreed its because he got direct word from agents.
You don't think our FB positions are in urgent need of replacing??
Fred is Red
Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior sounds even better.
His video reminds me of Anderson and for some reason I can anticipate them through balls disintegrating in the EPL and just not coming off. Call me a pessimist. Call it the realisation that he will not be afforded such space and the defences will be more organised with teams sitting deep against us.
I don't know how good his playmaking is. Personally it needs to be better than Pogba's if we are going to free Pogba up and relieve him from such duties. Pogba may already be at Juve levels in his output. This guy needs to come with Kroos level playmaking from deep or it could be anticlimatic
Agree fully.
You're speculating and he's been wrong before.
Fred is Red
Those two pricks annoy me. The first comment on every United post and every United players posts. Screaming for attention who ever the feck they are.
That's not speculating. Di Marzio pays agents for information.
And no he hasn't been wrong before, it's just people seem to have no idea how to actually process the information he puts out.
Fred could change his mind and the deal could fall through. But you can be certain that a deal has been agreed. Until a contract is signed a player can do whatever he wishes, that doesn't mean someone was wrong.
It would appear not.
Hopefully he's just talking it down to cut the hype before the world cup, but it's a bit weird he's saying "he will choose" after.
Only Lb for now. Valencia is still in great shape and probably one of the first names on the team sheet. What makes you think he will be replaced this summer? Maybe next summer but not now.
Yes, he has, no matter how you choose to spin it. You have it straight from the player's mouth that he hasn't made a decision yet and you choose to believe a journo (who has been wrong before) over that?
And even if he does pay agents for his transfer news (do you have a source to confirm that?), agents work for their players and for themselves. If they feel it's in their interests to get bullshit out in the public domain, they'll do it.
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Yes, perhaps. Although provided he chooses to come to us eventually, it doesn't make much difference whether the decision is made before or after the tournament.
The man in question even admits he gets things wrong.
Hopefully.
You are right mate. I completely forgot about Gomez. Di Marzio has been on a hot streak lately (especially with the Alexis Sanchez deal) so my apologies.
Sounds to me like a deal is agreed in principle and he waits til after the world cup to make a final decision (potentially waiting to see if other offers come in).
If he only wanted United and he would sign before the world cup, he would say his future is sorted and will be decided in the coming days or something along those lines
If he only wanted United and he would sign before the world cup, he would say his future is sorted and will be decided in the coming days or something along those lines
No worries.
Always thought Brazilians pronounce the word 'Brazil' like they have a speech impediment. Bwaziw
So his agents decide his future?
Football become just a matter for who pays more.
Football become just a matter for who pays more.
It's been that way since oil clubs ruined the transfer market.
Hazard and Lucas Moura come to mind.
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