I reckon he'll taken the number 59
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You can't win anything with midget centrebacks
Evident from your posts.Yeah I do that on most people anyways
Probably a bit better at the moment, very close in level though.
Timber is a bit more robust as he is more blessed athletically with his insane agility, speed and explosivity. Martinez is more composed, better reader of the game and a better passer. Better in the air as well. Timber dribbles better.
Or play Martinez as CDM or a back 3? The positives are that Martinez is versatile and that ETH knows his strengths. Maybe we can recoup 20m by selling Lindelöf?
Yeah but if he didn't want to move to them then their offers are irrelevant.
Can he play in midfield? Does he have the legs and stamina?
You think so? I am fairly cool with most people here imho.
I think Linda stays. With this signing we would be looking at Varane, Maguire, Linda and Martinez for the squad and hoping we can get Bailly, Jones and Tuanzebe off the books.
Vibes of that shakhtar donetsk guy describing how shocked they were when we paid what we did for Fred back then. I fear this will be a similar story.
Arsenal were making offers due to the player willing to join them according to reports. And it was also reported that if Arsenal's offer was better for Ajax he'd have gone there. But if the offers were similar, then joining Man Utd was his first choice.
Looks like he's made of the right stuff this guy. A real tenacious little rascal.
Its happened plenty of times before. Also, what did you expect him to do, come in week 1 and say he’s replacing him as captain? Yikes thats not how the real world works.
That’s exactly how it works. No nonsense mode. He isn’t good enough to be in the first XI let alone be a captain. Would have sent the right message.
He can, he has done so for Ajax even in the CL.
As a sitting DM he should have the stamina and legs, but he is no Kante by any means either. He would have to rely on his positioning and tactical awareness, which are some of his strenghts.
Funny thing is that for all the fretting about his height, he's probably better in the air than other CBs we were linked with this summer like Timber and Pau Torres.
Yes, I see it like that too. Those three sick notes would be fantastic to recoup a few quid on.
Thank you! Think he will do well then?
One or two?
Spurs have Kane, City have Haaland, Liverpool have Nunez, Newcastle have Wood, Fulham have Mitrovic, Wolves have Jimenez I bet all teams have physically imposing CF.
I hope I am wrong and he adapts and settles nicely, but I think this signing has disaster written all over it.
How fast is he by the way?
As Adnan has stated, his ultimate motivation was to play in the Premier League. He really didn't care which club he'd join as long as it was a good side. He wasn't picky about the team as long as Ajax were happy enough with the offer. Either he's suddenly had a change of heart and only wanted United, or his agent notified him that Arsenal weren't keen on making a better offer than United.
More like Lisandro Manlet-ez right?!
Try the veal, folks!
Try the veal, folks!
I think he will be a cult hero here and a big succes, as Blind would and should have been in better times.
The guy has everything you want in a player, apart from a bit of height.
Don’t think Maguire is a guaranteed starter under EtH. Can see Varane and Martinez being EtHs preferred back line.
Big claim, I like it, thank you for answering my questions.
Why wasn’t he played there more often? Isn’t it a more influential role in the side where he would have contributed more?
What does "personally rejected Arsenal" mean?
The only question I need answering, is he better than Marcos Rojo?
He’s either being sold or ETH is going to try and improve him. Personally I’d rather see Phil Jones, Axel Tuanzebe and AWB to leave before Baily at least we can use him in cup and Europa league to get his value up.
Short answer: yes
Long answer: yes, by a long shot
He watched AFTV
Funny how the story a few days ago was that they didn’t want to let him go because they believed they would get more for him after the World Cup.
Has anyone mentioned how height?
Exactly this. Fabio Cannavaro was 1.76 and one of the best defenders in the world for years. Mascherano was 1.74 and arguably the best player of WC 2014. Puyol, Baresi and even Koeman weren’t that tall. They all could eat taller players in the air for breakfast.
I think they did the sensible thing actually, nobody else is dumb enough to offer them such amount even if he won the bloody cup.
Sounds like he drove himself to the Emirates to tell Arsenal that he is not joining them.- Status