Ivan Perisic

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I think in general wingers are inconsistent.

Yeah, but the problem is that he is actually good with Croatia, all the time, so it's not a by product inconsistency. Personally I don't trust him, the same way I didn't trust Podolski but if we sign him hopefully Mourinho will have the right formula.
 
I posted this in another thread but sits better in this one.


I can see the sense in Perisic as it would allow us to go 352 (especially in big games) with Valencia and Perisic either side to allow Griezmann (if we get him) as a second striker and Pogba in a position that is supposedly his best position. (This maybe the thinking)
I would love Shaw, Blind or Darmain to be able to fill this wing back role but for individual reasons they all come up short.
Against the so called weaker teams even if we reverted to a 433 and Perisic played left back we'd have a very attacking option there or if we continued with the 352 then both wing backs could push up further forward.
If we play away versus a West Brom or Stoke then he could be a good option in the left side of the front 3.
As a fan I would have preferred Silva but Jose has been playing a lop sided team all season and our play has been affected. Down the left our full backs have been dreadful to be honest and offered nothing in attack this has obviously (not all) had an affect on Martials form. Now all I have written is hypothetical but if Jose is looking to readdress the balance of his squad who can blame him?
Perisic can play left back left wing and left wing back to a high standard. A muppets dream no but neither was Bailly and I've also seen posts in here about picking top 4 players to sign and some want Valencia replaced when our left side is shambolic. This left side needs addressed to allow our football to become better and our goal output and style to be better.
Trust in Jose that's what I say.

Perisic is a very good player and one of the few proper ones that make the difference at Inter and of course now they sell him :D

But he is not ideal for a 352 setup, it would be a waste of money for a player that gives his best in the last third of the field when attacking. He certainly does not cover the whole lenghth as WB in a 352 formation needs to and he is not particularly good defensively. He can be very good in a 4231 or 433 side, certainly not in a 352. So if 352 is MU preferred choice Perisic would not be a good choice.I doubt though that 352 will be the key tactical formation if it is true that you will buy Griezmann, another player that would not be used at his best in a 352 side .
 
His biggest problem is he thinks he's Robben

His greatest strength is he thinks he's Robben

Anyways, interesting move if true...
 
Would rather us go for Mertens who has a release clause set at 25 million and would be perfect to rotate with Martial at 30 years old. He has 26 goals and 9 assists in 28 games played up front this season and a goal every other game from the wing. Maybe Jose wouldn't like him though because he mark the opposition fullback for 90 minutes.

If he comes i won't judge the transfer until he plays tbh, unless we spend a ridiculous fee like 40 million for him. We have signed plenty of big name flops over the past 3 years.
 
Yeah, but the problem is that he is actually good with Croatia, all the time, so it's not a by product inconsistency. Personally I don't trust him, the same way I didn't trust Podolski but if we sign him hopefully Mourinho will have the right formula.

I think he will be used to provide the balance on the wings as all our wingers drift centrally. He can play on both wings and he is very quick. So he might be good enough for Jose, to drop deep and hit on the counter.

This signing might be like Willian?
 
I think he will be used to provide the balance on the wings as all our wingers drift centrally. He can play on both wings and he is very quick. So he might be good enough for Jose, to drop deep and hit on the counter.

This signing might be like Willian?

Willian was very consistent though and a force to reckon at Shakhtar.

Edit: By the way this could be fake news, we have been linked with a lot of player lately.
 
Willian was very consistent though and a force to reckon at Shakhtar.

Edit: By the way this could be fake news, we have been linked with a lot of player lately.

I mean wingers are considered as inconsistent when they fail to produce end product, I know Willian was very good at Shakhtar but his role was changed completely under Jose. He was used to provide work rate and width on the right side of the pitch when they had very attacking left winger.

I thought this was just clickbait but then few good journalists started tweeting about it.
 
Perisic is a very good player and one of the few proper ones that make the difference at Inter and of course now they sell him :D

But he is not ideal for a 352 setup, it would be a waste of money for a player that gives his best in the last third of the field when attacking. He certainly does not cover the whole lenghth as WB in a 352 formation needs to and he is not particularly good defensively. He can be very good in a 4231 or 433 side, certainly not in a 352. So if 352 is MU preferred choice Perisic would not be a good choice.I doubt though that 352 will be the key tactical formation if it is true that you will buy Griezmann, another player that would not be used at his best in a 352 side .

In a one off game i personally think, he would fit in a 352 or even a 343. Not for the Whole year though. 352 wont be our Main system that's for sure.
 
Do continue... please.
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Anyways what i meant is, he plays above his means, constantly tries difficult stuff, but is good enough to pull it off enough times to be a very effective player

And mou's interest in him is interesting because he's a completely different player from those he currently has for the position. He's an actual winger. Signing Perisic would mean Mou wants his LW to provide the width, instead of the LB

It also doesn't bode well for Martial, especially if you're in the market for another CF
 
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Anyways what i meant is, he plays above his means, constantly tries difficult stuff, but is good enough to pull it off enough times to be a very effective player

And mou's interest in him is interesting because he's a completely different player from those he currently has for the position. He's an actual winger. Signing Perisic would mean Mou wants his LW to provide the width, instead of the LB

It also doesn't bode well for Martial, especially if you're in the market for another CF
Not necessarily the case regarding the point on Martial. Perisic can play on the right wing too. Hypothetically, even if Perisic started on the left wing with Martial, the latter would be given more freedom & not be instructed to huge the byline. Rooney likely to leave. Zlatan may take awhile until his return, and him coming back to his previous level is uncertain. The only option is Rashford. So even adding 2 forwards (one second forward, hopefully Griezmann), then it's 4 forwards with at least 3 can be deployed in wide area. That's nothing hard to manage gametime
 
Has Di Marzio got involved in on this yet? Seems strange that a signing from an Italian club has slipped by his radar.
 
Perisic has scored as many as Mata this season and won't be our only attacking signing.

Thauvin scored more than both, it doesn't mean much. And the Serie A isn't a lot better than the Ligue 1.
 
He is an out an out winger which we need. Are there any better options for such category?
 
Just feeling at bit underwhelmed considering the other names being thrown around. But in Jose we trust.
 
Was it the constantly beating the defenders you didnt like? Should he have blasted it at the oppositions legs more often?

Constantly beating the defenders and then doing nothing of note. At 28 I can't see him improving now. He is what he is, a guy who takes his man on effortlessly and then just does whatever with his crossing. Another Valencia when he was a winger.
 
Mods if we do a poll about this signing can you use a "peri-ometer" which uses Nando's spices to assign a rating.

For example some might find this signing "lemon and herb" whereas others may say "extra extra hot". It will add a bit more fun to the normal poll merriment!

Just a suggestion please don't ban me.
 
Constantly beating the defenders and then doing nothing of note. At 28 I can't see him improving now. He is what he is, a guy who takes his man on effortlessly and then just does whatever with his crossing. Another Valencia when he was a winger.

To be fair a prime Valencia was a quality player.
 
There's nothing to be excited about. He's a fast, tall and hard-working winger with decent dribbling ability, but one with poor decision making and delivery when in and around the box. His lack of crossing ability for a natural left footed LW is rather obvious.

That's a quick summary as a result of watching plenty of Serie A.

I agree with this summary 100%. Do not want.
 
Any credible sources yet?

Nothing apart from 'sky sources' and some other guy who I can't vouch for. Mostly rumours than anything substantial. We are probably interested, the asking price is high. The last pages are just a discussion on Perisic the player and why he may or may not be a sound signing. Feel free to read or not.
 
Nothing apart from 'sky sources' and some other guy who I can't vouch for. Mostly rumours than anything substantial. We are probably interested, the asking price is high. The last pages are just a discussion on Perisic the player and why he may or may not be a sound signing. Feel free to read or not.

I'll just take your word for it.

It will just end up depressing me. This place has almost sucked the joy of the cup final out of me.
 
from what ive seen of him can't say he is much of a improvement on what we have....... would be a lot to spend on a 28 year old fairly average players
 
Mods if we do a poll about this signing can you use a "peri-ometer" which uses Nando's spices to assign a rating.

For example some might find this signing "lemon and herb" whereas others may say "extra extra hot". It will add a bit more fun to the normal poll merriment!

Just a suggestion please don't ban me.

For me personally I'm at "hot". I don't know much about him but he's certainly to add a little spice to our wings! He's gonna get a peri high amount of money but hopefully we will all have our mouths watering next year!!!!
 
I'll just take your word for it.

It will just end up depressing me. This place has almost sucked the joy of the cup final out of me.

I think there are decent view points on both sides but you will have to search through with rigour and more importantly these views will be repeated multiple times in the coming days so its alright to not trouble yourself at the moment.
 
He is an out an out winger which we need. Are there any better options for such category?
We wouldn't need an out and out winger if we had a competent left back who could support our left hand side instead of camping in the box to avoid getting skinned by average players. Playing with defensive fullbacks and real wingers is primitive and takes a lot out of a team going forwards in the modern game.
 
Very underwhelmed if there is any truth to this. When was the last time an ok player from Serie A (because I don't consider him among the best) truly adapted and succeeded in England ? It is weird because players coming from Germany, France and Spain do well in general but there is something with the players from Italy
 
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