MyOnlySolskjaer
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Is he left footed?
Yes.
Is he left footed?
Did you miss the ‘brexit fc’ bullshite on here when Ole signed a few home grown players?! I agree fans are weird though.Don’t understand this Dutch obsession. If we bought nothing but EPL favourites on here there wouldn’t be a peep about us being obsessed with one market.
Saying that it’s still only reportedly 2 out of 4 Dutch league signings that’s being made. Fans are weird.
I'm not in that box but we've done no deals as it stands so no one has been put in any box.
I firmly believe we'll have 3-4 transfers done in the next week, for what it's worth. Just a bit of a silly comment from you.
Not sure we'd get away with Option 2-----------------------De Gea
NewRB----Varane----Maguire----Malacia
-----------------------Martinez
Sancho---De Jong----Fernandes---Rashford
-----------------------Ronaldo
-----------------------De Gea
NewRB----Varane----Martinez----Malacia
-------------------------McFred
Sancho---De Jong----Fernandes---Rashford
-----------------------Ronaldo
-----------------------De Gea
Timber----Varane----Maguire----Malacia
-----------------------Martinez
Sancho---De Jong----Fernandes---Antony
-----------------------Ronaldo
Option 3 would be ideal!
Fabrizio's word mean nothing to you?I'm not in that box but we've done no deals as it stands so no one has been put in any box.
I firmly believe we'll have 3-4 transfers done in the next week, for what it's worth. Just a bit of a silly comment from you.
Dude, frenkie sits infront of the CB and takes the ball off them to then start to build out of the back and dictate play. There isnt going to be a DM behind him.-----------------------De Gea
NewRB----Varane----Maguire----Malacia
-----------------------Martinez
Sancho---De Jong----Fernandes---Rashford
-----------------------Ronaldo
-----------------------De Gea
NewRB----Varane----Martinez----Malacia
-------------------------McFred
Sancho---De Jong----Fernandes---Rashford
-----------------------Ronaldo
-----------------------De Gea
Timber----Varane----Maguire----Malacia
-----------------------Martinez
Sancho---De Jong----Fernandes---Antony
-----------------------Ronaldo
Option 3 would be ideal!
Dude, frenkie sits infront of the CB and takes the ball off them to then start to build out of the back and dictate play. There isnt going to be a DM behind him.
He never was being bought as a DM, people are just projecting their desire for us to buy one onto this signing. We do need a DM signing though.
Every game vs a physical number 9:I have a vision of him as R2D2 and Lindelof as C3PO
Mate i have no idea. We are gonna have to wait and see when the season starts.Do you not think that makes us a bit lightweight
Every game vs a physical number 9:
Funnily enough I rewatched the all touches vid and I am inclined to agree. He also had a couple loose moments against Dortmund specifically that could have easily led to a goal.In the 2 aerial duels we saw in the Haaland video, it wasn't even a contest? Haaland won both easily. The last one at 1.59 of the video Haaland won the header and Dortmund briefly had a 2v1 in attack precisely because he won the physical battle with ease.
And it's not that a centre back can't ever lose a duel obviously, it just comes down to frequency and competitiveness. In an aerial duel that's considered a 50/50 ball, the opposition's most physically dominant players will win the large majority against any 5ft 9 player.
And besides, we judge players over the 50 games they play in a season. There will no doubt be games where teams either don't get enough of a foothold to cause us any trouble, or they don't manage to isolate their aerially strong players against our weakest aerial CB, or they fail to isolate him in dangerous positions. Over the course of the season though, there will be so many times where we wish we had a centre back who met the pre-requisite for aerial dominance.
Fred or McTominay might very well partner FdJ in midfield. Frenkie will be your main DM and the one next to him will fill in a tactical role next to him.I'm sure he isnt being specifically bought for the position but I bet he does get some gametime there too at certain points. Reason being injuries, rotation etc. Even if he isnt 1st choice to play there he's miles better than McTominay and Fred as DM. At the same time he might be too important to move out of CB.
Mate i have no idea. We are gonna have to wait and see when the season starts.
True. However, their opinions would be at least worth considering more than posters from other countries.True but you would get a wide range of answers on any particular player of ours or elsewhere in the PL if you asked on here. It's not a particularly good guide either.
From what Ive seen he can pick out some sweet diagonals or balls over the top too.I don't ever remember watching him or even hearing his name. However, since United's interest and some acquired knowledge of how EtH likes to set up his teams, I would think he wants a defender who is comfortable playing further up the pitch to make up an extra player in midfield.
How is he compared to Timber, in your opinion?Seems like our most likely CB signing at this point. I'm excited. Heres some of my posts about Lisandro Martinez as I've kept an eye on him and first saw him breakthrough in the Argentine league as an outstanding player
So if we do sign him and he turns out to be rubbish, I'll fully accept responsibility On the other hand...
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Fred and tactical in the same sentenceFred or McTominay might very well partner FdJ in midfield. Frenkie will be your main DM and the one next to him will fill in a tactical role next to him.
It wouldn't be a priority for me but Varane is too injury prone and Lindelof isn't good enough. This guy is a risk for the PL though.Doesn't make sense to me. We already have Maguire, Varane and Lindelof fighting for two positions, unless we are going 3 at the back. Does ETH do 3 at the back.
No ETH is not a fan of three at the back. There are a few videos of ETH tactics throughout his career and he abandoned 3 at the back very early on in his managerial career.Doesn't make sense to me. We already have Maguire, Varane and Lindelof fighting for two positions, unless we are going 3 at the back. Does ETH do 3 at the back.
Brilliant video. So a WC left foot. Press resistant and a playmaker CB ala the types we saw in the 70s and 80s. This lad looks so interesting.
These videos are so well made. Encourage anyone with an interest in martinez to spend 10mins and watch this one.
Do you not think that makes us a bit lightweight
Well in that case that happened when we entered negotiations for Malacia, as it was obvious we were already negotiating for De Jong.Not really, the comments were we couldn't work on more than one deal at a time, not complete one at a time.
We are quite clearly working on more than one, comment stands.
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Nothing's done until United confirm it, for me anyway.Fabrizio's word mean nothing to you?
Doesn't make sense to me. We already have Maguire, Varane and Lindelof fighting for two positions, unless we are going 3 at the back. Does ETH do 3 at the back.
It makes sense when you consider how injury prone they were last season, how Varane is made from glass, how shit Lindelof is and how out of form maguire was last season. We need a strong spine, and a leader which this lad is compared to themDoesn't make sense to me. We already have Maguire, Varane and Lindelof fighting for two positions, unless we are going 3 at the back. Does ETH do 3 at the back.
Hopefully he is flexible enough to try it again. Nothing wrong with 3 at the back, think some people here are still associating it with LVG 2015. Tuchel uses it most of the time and usually controls most games. When we go up against top oppo like city and liverpool, we should do what we have to do to get a result.No ETH is not a fan of three at the back. There are a few videos of ETH tactics throughout his career and he abandoned 3 at the back very early on in his managerial career.
Besides you need 4 x CB in a squad especially if your playing in multiple competitions.
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I’d say it does.. if you look at all our rivals and there dm, there all physical… you need a strong DM.Do you not think that makes us a bit lightweight
Doesn’t look a bad idea. Maguire can mask Martinez’s lack of height, and Martinez and Varane can mask Maguire’s lack of speed. We wouldn’t really be losing out on much in attack too considering Rashford’s lack of form. However, I’d definitely be looking to get a top attacker like Antony to play with Bruno/Eriksen, Ronaldo and Sancho in a 4-3-3, with Maguire out of the team instead.If we get him, this how I think we should line up
------------------------------------ De Gea-------------------------------------
------------------Varane------Maguire----Martinez-------------------
Laird/Elanga---------- De Jong--------Fred-----------Shaw/Malacia
-----------------------------------Fernandes(Eriksen)---------------------
---------------------Ronaldo(Martial)------------Sancho(Rashford)-----------------------
Back 3 with WBs pushed forward. LWB with Shaw/Malacia playing more as inside WBs shifting centrally as extra midfielders, allowing Sancho to drift left. Laird/Elanga playing more as RW adding width on the other end.
Back 3 would allow Fred and De Jong to play with more freedom as well with the WB tucking in can allow one of those two to move forward with/without the ball
Fixed that for you a bit.It makes sense when you consider how injury prone they were last season, how Varane is made from glass, how shit Lindelof is and how dogshit maguire was last season. We need a strong spine, and a leader which this lad is compared to them