Christ if we're looking at players that have bossed our midfield this season then nearly everyone in the league is a potential target.
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik (@Rood) and Imran (@Annihilate Now!) are here to discuss Amad saving our blushes in a win against Southampton as well as our now annual loss at home to Brighton. They discuss Amorim's post-match comments, revisit how mid-table we may or may not be, and discuss some transfer news.
He is quality, but too similar to Carrick for us.
He impresses every time i watch him play. He should be a target and wouldn't cost much but we'd still need another top class CM along with this signing.
He's supremely talented. I don't know if he's good enough for United in an ideal world but he's certainly more than good enough for this United side.
His idol is Stevie Starfish and his twitter name is/used to be "Kirrard" because of it
His idol is Stevie Starfish and his twitter name is/used to be "Kirrard" because of it
What went wrong with him at Swansea? He seems perfect for their system.
Surprising considering he plays nothing like Stevie. Maybe he should have Joe Allen as his hero. Killen. 
Been wondering that for a while.
Hes been fantastic this season. I think a big club will buy him off Swansea soon enough.
Everytime I watched Swansea last year he played as a defensive midfielder or filled in at centre back, seems to have been given a lot more freedom at Sunderland.
I think he's a quality little player (that's actually quite tall) - probably not the level we'd want to be going for - but still very good none the less.
Kagawa could do worse then take some notes.
Kagawa could do worse then take some notes.
I heard rumours that Laudrup didn't think he was overly committed - apparently he buggered off home to marry a popstar at some point or something?
That doesn't sound like the sort of player Kagawa should be learning from, nor someone we should be looking at.
He's achieved much more in his career than Ki. Why should Kagawa be learning from him?
Ki is a player who'd be a very competent man as a supporting cast for another, top class midfielder.
He's better than any option we have but Carrick. I said this when Swansea signed him.
It's not an ambitious signing, but he would've been a far better fit than Fellaini in my opinion.
He's better than any option we have but Carrick. I said this when Swansea signed him.
It's not an ambitious signing, but he would've been a far better fit than Fellaini in my opinion.
Liverpool could do worse actually.
Yea his playing style is pretty much similar to Alonso/Carrick - although he can be a bit more dynamic if given the freedom as he has been recently.
His not really quick or agile, but his speed of thought means he can play some lovely passes quickly and is good at switching play.
He takes the ball under pressure and usually finds his way out as well. Plus he's physical and quite dynamic in style.
Wouldn't be a bad partner for a more creative option in there, but then again, neither is Carrick.
If you played him next to a Fabregas or someone similar, it'd be similar to the Scholes-Carrick partnership in 06-07. With Carrick reaching the wrong side of 30 he'd be a great Carrick replacement - I've been following his career since 2010 and his always had the talent. It was about getting the necessary experience and fulfilling his potential.
Not sure if he is ready for a CL club but if you wait longer you probably would have to fork out a bigger fee. Might be worth the risk.
We, the collective voices on the Caf, seem to say this about a great number of players. I really like Carrick and I think he's very good, but I also think we overrate him a little. He's done a good job for us, especially last season.
I've only really taken notice of Ki this season, so I can't judge what he's like long term, but based on this season alone, Ki has been a far better player than Carrick, IMO. If he can keep that level of performances up, and continue to get better, I think he could end up being significantly better than Carrick.
Similar in that he too is a good passer, but he is so much quicker and more mobile than Carrick.
I don't think he's quite at the level of a top shape Carrick, but then again Carrick's been rather poor this season.
The point being I think he'd be a welcome addition for us.
I too have been following him since before his Celtic days and have always thought quite highly of him. I agree with your assessment of him.
Nah I wouldn't say he is much quicker, maybe slightly more mobile but only cause of his age. Carrick's getting on a bit now.
Carrick is like an oil tanker; his top speed is good - he had no problems with holding off Borini on a longer run - but he struggles in tight corners as his acceleration and agility are quite poor and he takes forever to turn, except when he does a 360
Admittedly, I haven't seen much of Ki, so I might be wrong.
His really good, but something just tells me he wouldn't really succeed at a top, top club. I don't know. It's just an inkling I have. Would be interesting what you think of him seeing as you've been following him for a while.
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Played very well last season at Sunderland including against us. Seemingly available for really cheap with a year on his contract. Not the right kind of player to pair with Ander in a duo, but with 3 in midfield he could be a useful addition.
Not good enough to start regularly for us and really improve us.
He's a tidy player, good technique and smooth pass, nice to watch. He definitely some of the traits of a top midfielder.
But he's just not got 'it'. Whenever I've watched him he's really seemed to lack urgency. One of those who likes stroking the ball about so much that it's detrimental. No point signing him just to add numbers because he's cheap. He'd become unreliable and rusty due to the lack of regular football. We may as well give that time and space to our current younger players.
He's a tidy player, good technique and smooth pass, nice to watch. He definitely some of the traits of a top midfielder.
But he's just not got 'it'. Whenever I've watched him he's really seemed to lack urgency. One of those who likes stroking the ball about so much that it's detrimental. No point signing him just to add numbers because he's cheap. He'd become unreliable and rusty due to the lack of regular football. We may as well give that time and space to our current younger players.
In some games, you need to mix up your formations. Buying him doesn't mean dropping Mata, it means having depth to vary your tactics depending on the situation. Is that much not obvious?
Sometimes you need central midfielders in central midfield
In a 4-3-3 Mata doesn't play in central midfield, or we get shafted
Buying him means we have another average midfielder who turns up when he feels like it. We should be signing players who are consistent.
You do realize that being average and being consistent are two different things, right?
Not saying we should buy him as I don't want him, but to build a squad you need diversity and different qualities - buying someone who fits something else doesn't mean we're going to dorp our best players for him.
This guy performs at a decent level week in week out, but we don't need that IMO. We need some real first team quality players right now, we have a lot of average players for depth.
Doesn't possess the mentality to succeed at the top, top level IMO, but could do well for a team at a level of Spurs, Everton, etc.
As above, Im a fan but ultimately @Speak is right, he's far too casual to play in central midfield for a big side, especially under Van Gall as well.
You mean like he was last season?
He didn't play very well at Sunderland at all. Had some good spells, and then complete rubbish ones as well where he went out of the team and was benched. Was only little bit better than what he was at Swansea before.
Don't think they are that keen on re - signing him either. He is neat on the ball but offers little else most times, except the odd few games where he looks great.
Not good enough for us.
Well thats just incorrect, he was one of their most consistant and best players. They wanted him back but Swansea want to keep him, his contract situation is a game changer.
He's a better Cleverley
Yes and he's average. If he's so good, why are Swansea selling him and why didn't Sunderland take the chance to buy him? And why are only Aston Villa who only sign bargain basements these days are interested? Surely if he's as good as you make him out to be other clubs from all over Europe would be sniffing around at that price.
I don't get this idea of stacking up on average players. That's what got us in trouble in the first place.
I edited my post a few minutes back bud, you completely have no idea what I was saying.
If your criteria of buying midfielders is better than Cleverley. We'd have a very long list of midfielders we should be looking at.