The quality is there, the consistency certainly isn't.
Henrikh Mkhitaryan | BVB confirm transfer
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The quality is there, the consistency certainly isn't.
I don't think his dribbling is on their level. Reminds me of a better version of Tadic.
As De Bruyne in his final season at Wolfsburg? No way Mkhitaryan was close to that level.
Yeah, spot on. A consistent Coutinho could be brilliant.
Hmm, maybe Coutinho. I have to say I haven't seen anything to suggest Mkhitaryan is as good as de Bruyne or Hazard. (Yes Hazard had a terrible season but his talent is still obvious and I think it's pretty clear he didn't want to be at Chelsea last season)
I think a lot will depend on how he gets along with Mourinho. He was kinda shit under Klopp, and Tuchel nurtured him like a precious little flower. I think he was the first player Tuchel called, cause Mkhitaryan wanted to leave Dortmund. So basically I think the success will solely depend on the relationship with Mourinho.
In 51 appearances KDB had 16 goals and 28 assists in all competitions.
In 52 appearances Mkhi had 23 goals and 32 assists in all competitions.
KDB was better in the league in terms of assists because he had 10 goals and 21 assists.
Mkhi had 11 goals and 15 assists but overall Mkhi had a better season.
No he really didn't. Stats, fecking stats. I doubt even Dortmund fans would make that claim. Mkhi played in a much stronger team and was rarely the main focus of the opposing defenders. Neither did he lead nor carry the team at any point. He was a great part of a brilliant attacking unit, arguably the most important part and he was incredibly productive. That's brilliant of course, but that's still nowhere near what De Bruyne did in 14/15. De Bruyne's season at Wolfsburg was much more impressive, because he actually carried his team in a crazy way. He was the only reason why Wolfsburg overachieved and actually won a trophy. De Bruyne also regularly showed up in the big games and shouldered all the responsibility while Mkhi often went into hiding when it got difficult. Mkhi's season is much closer to Firmino's best season in the Bundesliga than to De Bruyne's.
Maybe, just thought I'd throw some names out. If you were to go down a notch to say Mata/Oscar/Eriksen I'd say that's under rating him. He will be up there with the best AMs in the league.
This. You'd take de Bruyne's last BuLi season over Miki's 10/10 times. Miki's was great, but KdB's was very special.
What number will he get? 
Would be a good signing on paper but there's no guarantee how it will work out in the PL. This time last year many thought Pedro would be an excellent signing.
I think I'd lean more towards that level from what I've seen. He has very impressive stats but when I look past that he strikes me more as a Mata with different attributes (which is still very good). He's a lot quicker than Mata of course and probably has a better work ethic than Eriksen. I think Oscar is probably the closest to him from the players you have named with Henrikh being somewhere in between Oscar and Coutinho in terms of talent. I hope he does prove to be at an even higher level than I expect of course. Looking forward to seeing him here regardless.
We should not give in to Dortmund's demands, especially when the guy has one year left on his contract. There are alternatives on the market.
A very good comparison imo
We've already given in, sorry.
Spot on. Claiming Mkhitaryan's last season surpassed de Bruyne's is ridiculous imo and when someone says that I find it difficult to take them seriously tbh
Thank God somebody speaks some sense in here.
I think Di Maria failed here because he simply did not want to leave Madrid. He played like a world beater for a month or so; I don't think his talent/ability to adapt (on field) was ever in question. Van gaal started using him badly, his house got broken into, injuries affected him etc until he was a shadow of his former self. Di Maria failed, don't get me wrong, but his heart was never in it. I don't actually think he wanted to succeed. Mkhitaryan, from all we've heard, seems to want nothing more than a transfer to United. He's motivated, and will surely be willing to work hard. I think a more apt comparison would possibly be Pedro transferring to Chelsea, as someone previously mentioned, but I personally don't think Pedro has ever played at the level Mkhitaryan has. A case could possibly be made that he didn't want to leave Barca either, and only left because he could not find a way into the first team. Anyway, in my opinion, all the right vibes are coming out of Mkhitaryan's camp.
Mourinho wants him and will get him. Your post is too late.
Which book does he read?He also plays chess, reads book, and speaks 6 languages.
No matter when he posted that I don't think it was ever going to influence Mourinho to be fair...
Matas.What number will he get?
Starting to think this was all paper talk, until I've seen him arrive for a medical, I'm gonna assume it's nonsense.
I'd agree if the Dortmund CEO hadn't made his comments yesterday.
Other than the players agent constantly very publicly talking about us trying hard to sign him, the CEO of Dortmund himself confirmed we'd submitted a much improved bid yesterday which they'll be considering over the weekend.
The book.
Why would you think that. It sounds like it's basically a done deal.
Some people literally have no patience whatsoever do they?
There's always one. ''I have no patience, it's taking too long so it must be off, Woody should have had this sorted in one day''
This isn't news to you, surely?
is this not done yet ffs?
And according to BILD tomorrow - Mkhitaryan has send a text message "I'm going to Manchester United" to Tuchel 3 weeks ago
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The way some are overrating Micky you would think we're signing Neymar.
Wonder how long it will take before he's compared to Depay and there will be calls to get rid.
Wonder how long it will take before he's compared to Depay and there will be calls to get rid.
He's going to be our Kaka. Give them what they want so we can move on to other targets.
To be fair, there's been plenty of posters underrating him.
According to BILD tomorrow - Mkhitaryan has send a text message "I'm going to Manchester United" to Tuchel 3 weeks ago
Imagine if De Gea did that to van Gaal.
'I'm going to Real Madrid.'
Only saw some Liverpool git that compared him to Mane. On the same page he's on the same level as KdB and Hazard. Okay...
Why would Tuchel show journalists his text messages?
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