Why, wouldn't his knee issues happen regardless? I think we dodged a bullet, if anything
Kevin Strootman
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Why, wouldn't his knee issues happen regardless? I think we dodged a bullet, if anything
He did his acl and was unlucky to do it and you cant really blame him or roma for it.
Fair enough, I'm not really blaming him. But he's basically missed out 2 of 4 years at Roma through injury so it's hard to feel we "missed out" on him
Is his form anything like pre-acl injury? He was pretty good back then, wasn't he?
Think he'd be a great signing. The Carrick replacement doesn't have to be a Carrick clone. Strootman has looked tidy enough whenever I've seen him and would be great with pog and Herrera. Slightly similar to Schneiderlin but seems to have a bit more authority about him.
Still think blind should be given a chance with pogba and Herrera though. Seems ages since he played cm for us, maybe his time in defence has added the discipline necessary to anchor the midfield. Not mobile but Carrick wasn't.
Still think blind should be given a chance with pogba and Herrera though. Seems ages since he played cm for us, maybe his time in defence has added the discipline necessary to anchor the midfield. Not mobile but Carrick wasn't.
Strootman is a box to box to me. He reminds me more of Schweinsteiger not Carrick. I liked him back in the days but I'm not sure how good he is now after the injury. I watched the game Lyon Vs Roma, i don't think he was anything special or great in that game. He didn't seem to be controlling the midfield at all. However, for a player who missed two seasons, I must say when I watched his game against Lyon it's still considered to be a massive progress. He also already played more 30 games this season in all comp with Roma so that's also a good sign of him for both fitness and mentally.
If he's been performing like the Lyon game, I don't think he can be an upgrade of Herrera but I reckon he will still be a good additional for depth of our midfield choice. It's not like there are many available midfields out there, if the price is not overpriced then I'm in.
If he's been performing like the Lyon game, I don't think he can be an upgrade of Herrera but I reckon he will still be a good additional for depth of our midfield choice. It's not like there are many available midfields out there, if the price is not overpriced then I'm in.
I'd rather we added 20m and turned our attention to his belgian teammate.
Unsure about this, haven't seen him play since his injury problems. If others think he'd be a solid signing though, I'd be happy if the price was alright.
My thoughts on blind too. I just hope that he is not being utilized at CDM because our issues at LB. I mean there will always be people saying he isn't good enough to play there but he hasn't really had a chance to show us what he has can bring with players of better quality all around him.
Anyone actually watched him play since his injury?
Well I'm just glad we didn't use that logic when we signed Ruud.
Double knee injuries makes me uneasy about this one.
Agreed about both Strootman and Blind. Add Perreira into the mix as well.
We do love injury prone players don't we?
I think he's been injury free for over a year.
even Gundogan was and Hargreaves prior we bought him from Bayern
So was Ruud. What's your point.
Ruud had 1 injury in his entire career. Which was pretty straightforward too. Strootman had 2 knee operations, a cruciate ligament and back trouble. He's a wreck
Ruud and Keane also had cruciate ligament operations and came back better than ever. Unless you have seen something about Strootman in the present that suggests he will get injured again I suggest you give it a rest.
No. And that's why there's nothing in this story.
His left knee had been explored more by doctors then tourists had visited London. Its good for both Strootman and us if he remain there. The Serie A is played at much lower tempo and is far less physical then the EPL
Again, unless you know something know one else knows about his current condition, you're just smearing the player with your own anxieties.
Name me a player who had a past filled with injuries at a previous club but things got well once he signed with us. Its usually the opposite
That's all irrelevant. Each player is different than the other. If he has fully recovered then he has recovered. No need to attack him or suggest another injury is imminent.
Rumours picking up with some Dutch article saying that we're in advanced talks to sign him (not sure how accurate the rumours are though).
Got any links ?
Each player is different and yet all players who came with an injury prone past saw their situation get worse once they came with us. From Hargreaves to the Da Silva twins to Jones right to Micheal Owen. We weren't able to repair our own injury prone players (ex Wes). That doesn't fill you with confidence
Conversely, you have Ruud and Keane who successfully recovered from major knee injuries. Everyone is different so you don't know. What I do know is if Mourinho pursues him, the club will have made the assessment that he's in the clear.
Actually he did with Thiago Motta and Khedira.
They both suffered from 1 injury which needed alot of recovery time but was pretty straighforward. Strootman has been in and out of injury for quite some time. He's more like Hargreaves, Jones and the Da Silva twins on that regard
They were major injuries though. And Strootman is back for well over a year now.
Yes, here: http://www.football-italia.net/99496/man-utd-advanced-strootman-talks
It's quoting soccernews.nl, so it doesn't sound very accurate.
Yeah it looks like its bouncing around between the Sun, Express, soccernews.nl - some quoting a skysports italia article that seems hard to find. I'll wait until some of the major journos like Di Marzio, Ogden etc start talking about it before believing it.
Fact 1 - Contract only has 1 year left
Fact 2 - Dutch captain at like 23 = leader
Fact 4 - We need a couple of midfielders
Fact 5 - Left footed
After analysing these facts i think we should sign him, maybe Roma will take Fellaini as his replacement. I think they were interested in him before - a win win for all parties involved
http://www.football-italia.net/83423/roma-fellaini
Fact 2 - Dutch captain at like 23 = leader
Fact 4 - We need a couple of midfielders
Fact 5 - Left footed
After analysing these facts i think we should sign him, maybe Roma will take Fellaini as his replacement. I think they were interested in him before - a win win for all parties involved
http://www.football-italia.net/83423/roma-fellaini
If we sign anyone from Roma it should be naingolan or manolas
We couldn't find more underwhelming at this stage. Keita, please.
Yeah nothing really in it at this stage. Di Marzio will likely be the one to watch out for.
Underwhelming is a good way to describe Strootman, he was compared to Gareth Barry which is pretty apt. Keita is a different type of player though, he's much more attacking, we need a holding CM.
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