Jarrad Branthwaite

[Tallis]

I like the idea of him - tall, strong, fast and left footed. I can overlook the average ball playing skills but he seems clumsy in one on one’s against tricky wingers / forwards.

 

[Highfather_24]

I like the idea of him - tall, strong, fast and left footed. I can overlook the average ball playing skills but he seems clumsy in one on one’s against tricky wingers / forwards.

He's a left footed Maguire? Pass.

 

[SilentWitness]

4 out of 5 matches are clean sheets since his return to the first 11.

This surely has something to do with his return and performances for Everton right?

@SilentWitness

We just look more assured with him and Tarkowski as a pair than when Keane is there.

 

[Scholsey2004]

I'd much rather we went after Inacio at Sporting for a left footed centre back. He's far better in possession.

 

[Shaw's Shank Redemption]

I'd much rather we went after Inacio at Sporting for a left footed centre back. He's far better in possession.

I personally feel like United cant be United without some of the best British talent in its squad.

Its like Barcelona having no Spanish players.

Whether or not Brantwaithe is a great british talent i dont know.

Maybe its the british eyes of Ashworth that was targeting Brantwaithe last year & maybe wanted to keep Rashford too whilst INEOS have different plans hence why he left.

Im open to Brantwaithe coming if Ineos seeing him as a top british talent, if not then lets move on and maybe target someone like Hincapie.

However for me - this whole "ball playing ability" is quite overrated to me personally because a possession based team usually switches the ball across its defensive line and occasionally plays a progressive pass to the midfielders when the space opens.

Sure, a player like Martinez can make a world class pass like the one in to Amad against City - however, i think Martinez has shown me this season why we shouldnt be targeting all our CB's predominantly on their ball playing abilities.

We have 6 CB's and arguably 5 are ball playing CB's, im not sure buying another one is going to make much of a difference to the quality on our defensive play.

 

[Red00012]

Anything north of £40 million is a pass for me

 

[Zed 101]

I hope we don't waste funds on Branthwaite, can't say I have ever been over impressed by him, has the hallmark of being over rated due to being English

If funds are going to be limited as I assume they will given the number of positions we need to reinforce last thing we need is to spunk a huge wad on a CB who is not yet or likely to be world class

 

[Stadjer]

He's a left footed Maguire? Pass.

Maguire is the opposite of fast. So your comparison cant be more wrong.

 

[ROFLUTION]

Please dont sign a player who comes from a team sitting back all the time. That’s where it’s the easiest to defend and look good.

There’s so much we don’t know if he’ll cope with in Amorim’s system.

 

[Hammondo]

Maguire is the opposite of fast. So your comparison cant be more wrong.

Both turn like tanks, both clumsy, both easy to pressure on the ball.

 

[Telsim]

Hardly need another CB that isn't good on the ball.