WelshManc
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This guy is my dream signing but I don't think it will ever happen. Barca are his dream club and he seems to have won over Xavi.
Majer's role is more like young Modric. A playmaker playing closer to forwards. He can dribble, but not comfortably dropping deep to build up with the defenders. I don't think he has the potential to become a world class player, or to make a transition to CM like Modric.Unstated in that video but Odegaard obviously arrived at Arsenal (initially) on loan and then in a mid-price deal from a different league. It's very clear that we need someone who can break the lines both with dribbling and short/medium passes under pressure, as well as established competition for Bruno. We could alternate with dribbing and short passing-focused 10s like Sancho and Amad, but that still leaves us with the issue of an 8 who's sufficiently mobile and able to both control and quick transition. In the absence of Iqbal and Mainoo stepping up in the next couple of years to that level - which would be unfair to expect - who could we get with that profile. I've seen Madrid linked with Sucic or Majer - would either of those players substitute for De Jong ?
Hes a free agent this summer. So theres a chance if ETH did want him there wouldnt be a fee to pay.If there's any chance of convincing de Jong to join in the summer he would still be the player I'd pursue. If not him it has to be a player who shares similar traits but I can't think of anyone of that profile who is as good or might be available in the summer. One of the better alternatives would be someone like Kovacic but I doubt Chelsea would want to sell to us and he's approaching the dreaded 30(!)
The fact that we got as far as agreeing a fee with Barcelona last summer shows there is (was) encouragement from their side to do the deal, at least. It's a different story if there's no interest whatsoever from the player's side but I'd be surprised if ten Hag was courting him for the majority of last summer if there wasn't even a remote possibility of the transfer going through.
His contract is up in 2024, he still has a year left.Hes a free agent this summer. So theres a chance if ETH did want him there wouldnt be a fee to pay.
Thanks for correction.His contract is up in 2024, he still has a year left.
I think so, but in a slightly different way. His long passing has improved a lot, like you can see in the Sevilla goal (and an earlier assist on Raphinha), but they're still different types of players. Frenkie will be more of a carrier.Can he be as good as prime Modric?
Did you at least plant a kernal of an idea of moving to utd in his head?I actually bumped in to him after the Real Sociedad game in San Sebastian. He was with his girlfriend. I'm not kidding
Did you at least plant a kernal of an idea of moving to utd in his head?
Agree, and we are in a position right now where we don't need someone who is necessarily a first choice option right off the bat. Eriksen is more than good enough to be our starter next season as long as we have adequate backup options who can deputize for him. I would be fine with us going for someone who is cheaper (hopefully) in that 19-21 year old age and not yet at a top side given that we likely will be spending big money on a striker this summer.I think last season was our chance to sign him, now it appears he has established himself as the first choice player, which was expected with his talent. It will all depend how willing Barca are willing to sell him, but even then as we saw last summer, he was not interested in moving, so despite agreeing a fee for him, we could not get him over the line.
Its surprising there is not a single player in the world closer to his style of play and be just as good. Maybe somebody in Brazil or Argentina, after all only what 9 months ago Benfica bought Enzo, so there will be gems like him, we just need to scout properly.
I'd say it's inferior, but he has the potential to up his game.How does his passing and playmaking compare to Eriksen? I’m aware of his press-resistance and dribbling ability.
Eriksen is superior because most of his career he made his trade by being an attacking play maker.How does his passing and playmaking compare to Eriksen? I’m aware of his press-resistance and dribbling ability.
A random thought, if you cant get frenkie and need an alternative, would you favour a midfielder who likes to operate in the right half space rather than the left half space?
Left half space is favoured by bruno and rashford. Hence bruno has 4 assists this season for rashford through that left half space.
Whereas we dont tend to get many goals or assists through the right half space where antony likes to cut in and operate.
Someone like nicolas barella (very different profile to Frenkie, more of a ball winner) who prefers the right half space could link up well with antony. Also as antony needs an overlapping right back to get the best out of him. Someone like barella would be an insurance policy if antony and said right back got caught up field.
Just a thought.
I actually think FDJ + Casemiro is too defensive. I mean sure he's comfortable under pressure and can receive the ball from defenders, and carry the ball. But his passing is not very incisive and he doesn't control a game in the way Eriksen would. What happens when teams sit back against Casemiro and Fdj with Bruno at 10?
Don’t play Bruno at 10…I actually think FDJ + Casemiro is too defensive. I mean sure he's comfortable under pressure and can receive the ball from defenders, and carry the ball. But his passing is not very incisive and he doesn't control a game in the way Eriksen would. What happens when teams sit back against Casemiro and Fdj with Bruno at 10?
Would have been of great help today when our defense just kept passing it among themselvesThe way he just dribbles through an entire midfield from his own box is mental. It looks so easy.
We bring on Eriksen for the second half
We won’t be signing FdJ now he’s won over Xavi, but in the event we did, Eriksen doesn’t just cease to exist.
If there's any chance of convincing de Jong to join in the summer he would still be the player I'd pursue. If not him it has to be a player who shares similar traits but I can't think of anyone of that profile who is as good or might be available in the summer. One of the better alternatives would be someone like Kovacic but I doubt Chelsea would want to sell to us and he's approaching the dreaded 30(!)
The fact that we got as far as agreeing a fee with Barcelona last summer shows there is (was) encouragement from their side to do the deal, at least. It's a different story if there's no interest whatsoever from the player's side but I'd be surprised if ten Hag was courting him for the majority of last summer if there wasn't even a remote possibility of the transfer going through.
A random thought, if you cant get frenkie and need an alternative, would you favour a midfielder who likes to operate in the right half space rather than the left half space?
Left half space is favoured by bruno and rashford. Hence bruno has 4 assists this season for rashford through that left half space.
Whereas we dont tend to get many goals or assists through the right half space where antony likes to cut in and operate.
Someone like nicolas barella (very different profile to Frenkie, more of a ball winner) who prefers the right half space could link up well with antony. Also as antony needs an overlapping right back to get the best out of him. Someone like barella would be an insurance policy if antony and said right back got caught up field.
Just a thought.
If Kovacic wanted to leave to us, I think they would. He would be a great alternative to FDJ. In fact I'd rather say Osihmen and Kovacic than a cheaper striker and FDJ.
A random thought, if you cant get frenkie and need an alternative, would you favour a midfielder who likes to operate in the right half space rather than the left half space?
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Someone like nicolas barella (very different profile to Frenkie, more of a ball winner) who prefers the right half space could link up well with antony. Also as antony needs an overlapping right back to get the best out of him. Someone like barella would be an insurance policy if antony and said right back got caught up field.
He would be awesome too but these Italians rarely leave.
He was a simping boyHe was a turtle,
She was a hamster,
Can I make it any more obvious?
He played football,
She did feck all
What more can we tell?
He wanted Eccles
She'd never move
Secretly she wanted Vimto too,
But all of her friends
Stuck up their kecks
They had a problem with his baggy neck
He was a Ten Hag boy
She said, "See you later, boy"
He wasn't good enough for her
She had a pretty face
But he could attack the space
And Casemiro's hamster face is cuter
*Shit guitar solo played on broken two string ukelele*
I doubt it, they still owe him money don't they?The moment has passed.. He is on the verge of reaching his final form in Barcelona right now, they will not let him go anymore..
But it was only a dream, that’s all it ever was…We signed De Jong in my dream last night snd it felt so real at the time
Not following barca this season. Is he getting really good these days?The moment has passed.. He is on the verge of reaching his final form in Barcelona right now, they will not let him go anymore..
Getting a lot of praise.Not following barca this season. Is he getting really good these days?
Oh well Barca better pay up his salary then.Getting a lot of praise.
Nah Casemiro will sit on ‘em!This fecker and Pedri will run rings round us.