I said in the Maguire thread, if he was called Maguiré or Maguirinho people would be asking us to spunk 80m on him.
Jose's interview - "Wish to sign 2 more players"
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If Dalot is really one of the best young right backs in the world then we should be happy that we aren't signing a rb and he will likely get some time to play
How the hell is Vidal, Boateng, Willian & Perisic even comparable to the players City & Liverpool have. In willian's position Liverpool have Salah & City have Sane. My lord a gulf in class is observable.
Young has been so solid at Left back. Did people forget how good he was last season and at the world cup?
Jose is also giving Shaw a chance to battle for the LB position. Come on lets not get too negative!
Jose is also giving Shaw a chance to battle for the LB position. Come on lets not get too negative!
Not fussed about RB as I think Dalot can really impress this season if he gets the chances when back but it's criminal if we don't sign a left back.
No, we would still question why he wasn't targeted for £12m just one year ago.
Yeah exactly. I know LB is a concern to some but that may have to wait for now.
Don't panic lads, someone posted in transfer tweets thread that his da told him the Mbappe deal is definitely happening
Keep in mind he might be lying, we are still in the transfer window period, and him coming out and saying we desperately want a full back is only going to strengthen any club looking to sell. If he says he doesnt want one then it helps us negotiate if anything.
Because he hadn't proven himself then. Since moving clubs, he has had a very good season and a great world cup. That makes him more of a sure thing than before. Maguire will be a great signing. I personally would like to see Skriniar come in but Maguire would be on that shortlist
We’re after Alderweireld. Was confirmed by the BBC about a month ago.
One of the two players has to be Bale. Jose was filmed telling him so just before kick off at the US friendly with Madrid last season.
So when Jose says what he wants versus what will happen potentially being different, I don't think he means to imply the club won't back him. It's more about whether Bale will finally stop flirting with us and make a firm commitment.
So when Jose says what he wants versus what will happen potentially being different, I don't think he means to imply the club won't back him. It's more about whether Bale will finally stop flirting with us and make a firm commitment.
So who should we go for then? Who is not so average in your humble opinion mate?Splurging £70m on an average winger who’s 30
His comments on Pogba are really interesting and enlightening, says a lot about his thoughts on Pogba. Why are we only focusing on a throwaway transfer comment?
Definitely!
We're we'll short in the midfield area. With Pereira and McTomminay far from reaching their potential and needing game time, let's splurge 75m on another promising midfielder who's not reached his potential.
Because he's the player Jose wants and also Utd's need for a RW is more urgent than Barca's.
I agree, it is negligence
Valencia has been nursing and managing injuries for a while now.
We need someone special to arrive for that RW position
Can't watch this at work right now, but found this quote:
'One thing is what I would like, another thing is what is going to happen,' Mourinho admitted when quizzed on his transfer strategy. '[If you had any wish…?] I would get two more players.'
doesn't sound too promising tbh, is this how it went in the interview?
'One thing is what I would like, another thing is what is going to happen,' Mourinho admitted when quizzed on his transfer strategy. '[If you had any wish…?] I would get two more players.'
doesn't sound too promising tbh, is this how it went in the interview?
Young is still a decent enough option and there’s still the chance that Shaw can turn things round. The problem is that Dalot won’t play much, and Young and Valencia is a car crash.
From the sounds of it he thinks Dalot will be a starter and he may even play him on the Left. Interesting.
I think we are all happier that it sounds like the problematic RW option and one other position are what we are after.
I think we are all happier that it sounds like the problematic RW option and one other position are what we are after.
A whole lot of people are slamming Luke Shaw here, but I'd like to show some faith in the lad. I believe he'll come good for us. When he plays regularly he tends to be quite good IMO and Young is better than people seem to give him credit for. RW seems the bigger priority to me.
Shaw has had plenty of faith shown and for very little reward. He’s not shown any real potential for a few years now, he’s beyond lucky he’s getting another season with us.
Bloody Griezmann took us for a ride, and it doesn’t seem we really had a good enough plan B.
I like this, I really like this.
Except Sane doesn’t play the same position as Willian.
I think his comment is totally unwarranted and clearly shows that the two of them don't get along at all. Jose is being a miserable twat and I'm worried it's going to be one of those seasons for Jose where he completely loses it.
What are these comments? No one has actually quoted him here yet.
Yeah because McTominay and Pereira are already the Xabi Alonso's of Old Trafford. We still don't have that deep-lying playmaker type in the team you lemon who can control everything hence the endless rumours in reputable source AS today about Jose wanting Kroos. In certain games you need certain midfielders which is why Fergie mixed it up between Hargreaves, Fletcher, Carrick, Park and Scholes depending on who we played.
Welcome to Jose-Ball
So according to ESPN Mourinho confirmed that he had two specific names in mind. Maguire and Perisic maybe? That would really get my hopes up. Let’s sell Jones and Martial and buy them 
Maguire and William although not “statement” signings are both the kind of signings we have neglected over the years. Maguire has the personality and leadership we so desperately need, and William is a right-midfielder with pace we haven’t had since Valencia’s best days.
So according to ESPN Mourinho confirmed that he had two specific names in mind. Maguire and Perisic maybe? That would really get my hopes up. Let’s sell Jones and Martial and buy them
If we were to sign Maguire and Perisic I expect we'll be playing 3 at the back far more often.
Football isn't for you mate. Hopefully, you will never make it out of the noob's although with the sate of some of the recent posts on here you will likely be expedited for promotion.
Looking at the squad as a whole on paper leaving LB for one more season in favour of more pressing positions (RW for example) is fairly sensible, but it relies so heavily on Shaw coming good that it's a big risk. If we can also get a world class CB or at least one that is a significant upgrade on what we have and maybe offload Rojo, again that would be fairly sensible business.
That is a very good point. I doubt they would be bidding near 60M for a 29-year-old who does not seem to be their type of profile to have him Just as a backup for Dembele and Now a young similar type of player to Dembele. They could be selling Dembele on. If so, then to who?
Random players won't but I do think out team would be unrecognisable if we had a proper RW, fullbacks who could cross and a centre back and who can defend AND build up play from the back.
Right now we suffer so much because;
- our defenders tend to circulate the ball amongst themselves or play it long. Our midfielders have to come back to collect the ball from the defence, this put us on the backfoot instantly, or it means we have to challenge for the ball in the air, instead of just having it in our feet.
- our fullbacks push up but don't cross quickly or accurately. This means play slows down and attacking momentum is lost. It could be argued that we don't have enough players in the box or making runs to bother crossing early or quickly, but if the delivery isn't there - why would you make the runs?
- 90% of our actual potent attacks come down the left hand side. We make runs in attacking areas on the right, so the stats won't show such imbalance, but really the opposition know the right hand side is weak, it doesn't need to be defended as much. Our best attacking players are all on the left, we build up the most threatening attacks down that side, so the oppo can just focus on defending that side.
2 more players.. interesting!
I suspect it will be Willian & Maguire & maybe one or two more if we start selling a few players before the window!
A summer of Willian, Fred, Maguire & Dalot & Grant.. Probably doesnt look the most glamorous on paper however with Fred and Willian we could strengthen 2 areas where we were weakest last year.
Still think we need a new LB & another striker/impact sub but we cant get them all in.
I suspect it will be Willian & Maguire & maybe one or two more if we start selling a few players before the window!
A summer of Willian, Fred, Maguire & Dalot & Grant.. Probably doesnt look the most glamorous on paper however with Fred and Willian we could strengthen 2 areas where we were weakest last year.
Still think we need a new LB & another striker/impact sub but we cant get them all in.