he has all the pace Lindeloff will never have. That alone is good enough reason to get him. Lack of paceand agression is what kills Lindelof's partnership with Maguire. Not lack of aerial ability.
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I wouldnt mind, as their national team plays better than our squad.
So he’s comparable to Kounde?
If ten Hag wants him then we have to back the manager. I would think Antony should be the bigger priority though.
I was certain one of Vlaar, Martins Indi, De Vrij were signing.
100%, need that right wing sorting… I’d say a DM stands as top priority aswell. Get those 2 in with the transfer budget and then get other positions with any spare money and money from sales.
He was talking about how he'd rather join City than Barcelona because he wants to win trophies only a few days ago. Even if we were in for him I doubt he'd want to come.
Let the navel gazing commence!
He's basically a Daley Blind with better pace. Strong on the ball. Reads the game well. Likes to dribble a lot. I think he might also be able to play as a CDM. Lot of people in the Netherlands think he's already better than De Ligt.
He is a fantastic young footballer. He could play either right back or centre half and probably has enough in him to play as a defensive midfielder
I actually feel a bit sorry for Ajax. Just imagine the teams they could create if they weren't raided every other season and could afford bigger wages.
They are a brilliant club. Always admired them from afar.
They are a brilliant club. Always admired them from afar.
Sounds like a great prospect!
Their early 90s CL team was truly a thing of beauty.
Depends on his relationship with Ten Hag.
I like the sound of that....
Have heard from those who watch the Eredvise that he's a fantastic defender. Going unnoticed similar to Gakpo but I think the club could do with him more so than Antony.
English football culture is so different.
I don't think he has Daley's vision or long passing ability. He is definitely quicker, more aggressive and can drive forward
I think he is a better dribbler on the ball, but has nowhere near Blind's vision and passing on the ball.
But he is probably more press resistant than Scott / Fred and can easier dribble himself out of situations.
He's a million times as press resistant to the likes of Varane and Maguire, far more capable of offensive solutions in tight situations.
Helping the team to not only keep the ball, but to consistently create danger. It is a complete different style than United is accustomed to.
He’s not going unnoticed at all, he’s been frequently linked to all the best teams in the world.
In regards to aerial ability, the PL team who have won the biggest percentage of "aerial duels" they've faced in the league this season is..... Manchester United. For all the good it has brought us.
Whereas a side like Man City face the fewest aerial duels. In fact they face so few that they rank bottom in terms of both the number won and the number lost. And they benefit far more from that than we do from being the more aerially dominant side.
I would suggest that were ETH to play as he does at Ajax, we would be adopting an approach closer to City's than perhaps any other side in the league does.
In other words the first priority should be how much a defender will contribute to reducing the amount of threat (aerial or otherwise) we face. And then only subsequently how well they deal with the threat that remains. As opposed to beginning with the assumption that we'll be bombarded aerially non-stop and prioritising that as the non-negotiable.
Whereas a side like Man City face the fewest aerial duels. In fact they face so few that they rank bottom in terms of both the number won and the number lost. And they benefit far more from that than we do from being the more aerially dominant side.
I would suggest that were ETH to play as he does at Ajax, we would be adopting an approach closer to City's than perhaps any other side in the league does.
In other words the first priority should be how much a defender will contribute to reducing the amount of threat (aerial or otherwise) we face. And then only subsequently how well they deal with the threat that remains. As opposed to beginning with the assumption that we'll be bombarded aerially non-stop and prioritising that as the non-negotiable.
Timber turns out to be the best RB on FM 22 but he’s definitely being signed as a central defender right?
Such posts should be pinned on every page of this.
Exactly what is required.
Then I think we should be asking Ajax to the table to negotiate his signing, along with Antony.
Would be interesting, United would need to push very hard. Ajax isn't that ready to lose them, especially Timber I imagine.
I think we'll back ten Hag with who he wants this summer. We're about to lose a lot of players for free/sell, a lot of money will be off the wage bill. I'm guessing he wouldn't be cheap?
So you are confident he will get job then, there is also that growing concern of how much interference from the board as well
I think people would do well to stop speaking as if our next manager has been revealed to be honest. I can see some real dummy spitting coming ahead.
Guessing something around 50 million euro's.
I doubt our budget will be big, but let's see.
I am, I feel like PSG are too proud to let us take Poch and I feel like ten Hag is our first choice anyway.
I think it'll end up more than people think
When do you see some concrete news
Let's hope, we were one of the few clubs spending during the pandemic and we are going to miss out on the CL. I can imagine we wont be splashing this summer.
Verweij: Ten Hag wants to take Timber with him to Manchester United.
So that's CB, DM and right back sorted.
It sounds like Timber is better on the ball, but Kounde looks stronger and actually wins a decent amount of aerial duels.
I think the manager is probably sorted.
If Ten Hag wants him then bring him, Im all in to support Ten Hag in bringing all the explayers he wants.
Its all happening 
Think it’s all very premature personally. Think people need to sort through what is fact and what is speculation. We know Ten Hag has been interviewed, as has Pochettino. We also know that it seems to be quite public knowledge that majority of United fans, certainly on the internet, seem to favour Ten Hag. From there, there have just been loads of jumping the gun, daily updates as to who is in the lead and hypotheticals about which players ETH would like to bring - but I think the facts remain that he has been interviewed as have others. The rest seems like noise to me, and quite possibly all hot air due to the obvious appetite for such hot air at the moment.
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