We didn’t, but you responded in turn with equal hyperbole by saying he would be “much more useful” than two of our best CBs.
Jarrad Branthwaite
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik (@Rood) and Jamie (@Vault Dweller) review both the Everton and Bodø/Glimt victories at Old Trafford. Listen to the guys discuss 2 wins and 7 goals in the last week, analyse of the Amorim formation, focus on Amad and how he is playing, and also take a look at Hojlund, Rashford & Zirkzee – who starts v Arsenal?
Not buying Branthwaite for 80m is 100% dodging a bullet.
It wasnt an own goal - it was 100% going in with or without Brantwaithe.
Anyway, if he was a Ten Hag player (psv loan spell) more than an Ineos player then avoiding him maybe the right thing
Disasterclass.
It's not hyperbole. We need at least 4 CBs who can eat up space quickly and we only have one in Yoro.
He's not worth 80m, but Branthwaite for 55-60m would've been at least as good of a deal as De Ligt was for 38m, even long-term, despite me thinking 38m for the Dutchman will turn out to be a bargain eventually. And short-term, it would've been a much better deal for the reasons I've already pointed out.
I haven’t seen a decent angle which suggests Pickford was or wasn’t going to save it
Worth pointing out that Branthwaite is a good player. Not sure we need to pursue him any further given that both Martinez and Shaw can play that exact role. Shaw being the best of them all in there by some distance.
And who did we sign to solve that issue? Ugarte, another player who cannot cover big spaces quickly.
If we spent more on Braithwaite, we would not have had to money to do the cheaper double deal with Bayern.
Is there a single football team in the world who has four of these?
Poor for the 3rd goal too. By no means his "fault" but sucked into midfield and didn't win the ball, which opened up the space behind.
The 3 best teams in the league all have more than us despite playing with back 4s.
We might not need 4 out and out CBs for this, so Shaw could count as one. Mazraoui arguably too. Maybe Dalot could fill in there too. But we need at least 1 addition there next summer and every time Martínez plays LCB next to De Ligt, Evans, or Maguire, we will be vulnerable to these quick breaks.
Agent Branthwaite 
Saving us millions on transfer fee next summer
£80m 
And to think Everton fans were getting pressed when we offered about £55m. Would've been a massive waste.
And to think Everton fans were getting pressed when we offered about £55m. Would've been a massive waste.
Good player, having a mare.
I don't watch a lot of football outside of United these days, but I've never seen him actually play well. Not saying he's always been bad (though he was against us last season too) but I've never seen anything more that a pretty ordinary centre back.
I can see why Everton fans were annoyed we didnt buy him
Apparently this guy is worth £70m.
He's a 30m development player.£80m
And to think Everton fans were getting pressed when we offered about £55m. Would've been a massive waste.
One I hope we still don't pursue.
Dodging a bullet infers a scenario where we had to react to save ourselves.
Not buying Branthwaite is more like not deciding to upgrade your PS5 Slim to PS5 pro because you don't really play it enough to justify owning it in the first place, never mind spending money on a small upgrade.
I think he has some good attributes you can see why there's interest in him from good clubs. But he was never a 70 million pound player.
If you can get him under 40 mil you've got a decent deal.
If you can get him under 40 mil you've got a decent deal.
No way this lad is worth 80M. I don't think he's even 50M. Disaster class today.
Would still go for him. But not paying what Everton wanted worked out great.
Terrible match. He's been back a few matches now so shouldnt be too rusty. Deflected the ball into his own goal and lost the ball to Amad for the 2nd
Who are the alternatives to Brantwaithe?
I dont watch much football outside United but maybe Hincapie? Not much else.
I dont watch much football outside United but maybe Hincapie? Not much else.
Every time I have watched him he seemed like a younger version of bad Maguire. Seen nothing to change my mind.
Could be decent at 40 million + addons, but I'd look elsewhere first. And not pay more than that.
Could be decent at 40 million + addons, but I'd look elsewhere first. And not pay more than that.
You can see pretty clearly in the from-behind clip that he'd be too late, in my opinion. At least it very much looks that way.
In any case, as long as the shot's on goal, it's not an own goal.
I'm sure no one will pay Everton's asking price for him
Not going to judge him after this game, but imagine the pressure at United if he had these kind of performance
Not going to judge him after this game, but imagine the pressure at United if he had these kind of performance
Hincapié, Inácio, Hato (Ajax), Lukeba (Leipzig), Zézé (Nantes)
He is a lot like Maguire.
Yes I agree. He will become Maguire v2 if he comes to United.
Gonna be trolling the shite out of Everton fans on twitter after that howler of a performance from him. I wouldn't normally but after the shite they were chatting to us in the summer because our reported interest in him they deserve a little back.
Eat shit, Everton. Should’ve taken £50 million or however much we offered last summer. His value has peaked.
Where is the white text?
I thought his distribution was really poor at times. Doesn’t seem to fit the bill for what we’re looking for.
Please stop... he has shown nothing to be worth more than 20m. Apart from his speed he has no strong points, clumsy, bad with the ball and to top that with making stupid mistakes in dangerous positrons. 60 m players are star defenders.
I don't rate this guy much, personally. Forget 80m, not even worth 40m.
Money is going to be tight, and we can't afford to make any more costly mistakes.
Money is going to be tight, and we can't afford to make any more costly mistakes.
£80m!
Played at blinder, followed Ruben's instruction to a tee. Our coach is just that good