Damn! Today feels so slow after the rush of last two days.
Manchester United transfer news and rumours for summer 2014
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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.
My guess is nothing major will happen today. No signings announced and no encourage tan with regards to potential signings.
No medical today?? Sack Woody, sell Giggs!!
LvG will want the majority of his targets now and build from there. He'll know that some of his targets he may not get until January/next summer ie Strootman. Saying that, his targets may change from now until then.
I always said before the summer that we will sign 3 or 4 players max. But after we already sign two players before the official start of summer transfer window and all the talk about many more to come i see us signing 5 players. The CB, CM and a winger comes to mind. If we show the money as we did with Herrera and Shaw i am confident that we will sign top players.
I am still hoping that all this Schweine talk is real because he will lift us more than any other player. About Vidal i think that if we throw Juventus €45m+Nani they will pack him bags and pushed him on the plane. They really think that Nani could still be one of the best wingers in the game.
We are not as desperate as we were before the Herrera signing but if we decide to bring one more CM in i think he will be a good one like Schweine and Vidal. No point bringing squad players.
About CB i think if we don't land Hummels we will be after one backup players. I have faith in Smalling, Jones and Evans. We will not pay more than €30m for a young promising defender because we have enough of that. Maybe we will even give opportunity to one of our youngsters if we can't bring the players we want.
We are in real need for one WC winger too because i don't think we will be playing the same formation as Holland is playing. We will be playing with wingers. Sanchez is one of the options but i think we can be very suprised with the player we will bring for that role.
The most important thing is bringing new players as soon as possible because if we bring in 4-5 players in the first team they will need time to settle.
But we need to sell a lot of players. This is as important as bringing new one in. Without CL footbal we really don't need as big squad as we have. We will probably sell Nani, Young, Anderson, Fletcher if he don't retire, maybe one of Cleverley and Fellaini, i am not sure about Hernandez because he is one of the most useful squad players but unless we decide to play Welbeck or Rooney on the wing we are too stocked in that department. I can see us selling young players which are not fulfilled their potential like Macheda and Petrucci. I think we will send on loan Bebe because he is really starting to show his potential. About Lingard we will decide when we saw who will be able to sold and who comes in. I can see him getting the opportunity in the first team.
I am still hoping that all this Schweine talk is real because he will lift us more than any other player. About Vidal i think that if we throw Juventus €45m+Nani they will pack him bags and pushed him on the plane. They really think that Nani could still be one of the best wingers in the game.
We are not as desperate as we were before the Herrera signing but if we decide to bring one more CM in i think he will be a good one like Schweine and Vidal. No point bringing squad players.
About CB i think if we don't land Hummels we will be after one backup players. I have faith in Smalling, Jones and Evans. We will not pay more than €30m for a young promising defender because we have enough of that. Maybe we will even give opportunity to one of our youngsters if we can't bring the players we want.
We are in real need for one WC winger too because i don't think we will be playing the same formation as Holland is playing. We will be playing with wingers. Sanchez is one of the options but i think we can be very suprised with the player we will bring for that role.
The most important thing is bringing new players as soon as possible because if we bring in 4-5 players in the first team they will need time to settle.
But we need to sell a lot of players. This is as important as bringing new one in. Without CL footbal we really don't need as big squad as we have. We will probably sell Nani, Young, Anderson, Fletcher if he don't retire, maybe one of Cleverley and Fellaini, i am not sure about Hernandez because he is one of the most useful squad players but unless we decide to play Welbeck or Rooney on the wing we are too stocked in that department. I can see us selling young players which are not fulfilled their potential like Macheda and Petrucci. I think we will send on loan Bebe because he is really starting to show his potential. About Lingard we will decide when we saw who will be able to sold and who comes in. I can see him getting the opportunity in the first team.
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Pogba comes across has someone who always has itchy feet
Im pretty sure Fergie wanted sign Varane before he joined RM. thats good enough for me
On the selling players, I am still a bit confused which ones will leave.
I can see fellaini giving another chance as he is a very handy player off the bench, that is key for the season to come, different tactics, different styles, and we need plenty of options off the bench to change a game. What ever we think of fellaini, myself have been guilty of doing it, he still can score goals in double figures, hes scored 12 goals in one season for everton, so he could really be a great impact player when we really want to throw the kitchen sink at teams. The ones I think should be on the list are nani young and anderson, that would leave us in midfield of herrera carrick fellaini cleverly fletcher, we sign another CM player even though I feel it would a bit bad to let him go, I could see fletcher being sold. So we sign another CM player, our options would be, of? herrera ?? carrick fellaini and cleverly valencia ?? janazaj mata kagwa. The question is? which of the 2 spots that will replace fletcher? young and nani? Which CM player will be signed? and that wide player we need badly
Upfront, hernandez is the only one I can see in danger.
Ins - herrera shaw ?? ?? ??
outs - vidic ferdinand butner fletcher anderson nani young hernandez.
We already lost 4 players. Giggs, Buttner, Vidic and Ferdinand. Anderson is gone so it's 5.
Then we have Young, Nani, Fletcher who i see going. That's 8 players. Then there ar question marks over Hernandez, Cleverley, Fellaini, Lindegard. And if you add youth players who will go as finding game-time elsewhere and players going on loan (Macheda, Bebe, Lingard itd.) the number off leaving players can rise up to 15. That is a lot of players for me. I see going at least 10 first team players (4 of this 10 already gone):
And i don't think Fellaini can make it here. Maybe he will get another season but he will not be good enough. He would be the first on the exit doors for me as we can get good money for him aswell.
We haven't signed a player in almost 24 hours, this is worrying. 
Our expectation is that of 1 player per day until the start of the season.
Our expectation is that of 1 player per day until the start of the season.We haven't signed a player in almost 24 hours, this is worrying.
Studward OUT!
DDG
Rafael Hummels Evans Shaw
Vidal Herrera
Sanchez Rodriguez Depay
RVP
Based on past few days, anything less than this will be an utter disappointment.Rafael Hummels Evans Shaw
Vidal Herrera
Sanchez Rodriguez Depay
RVP
Nah, not Depay:
DDG
Rafael Hummels Evans Shaw
Vidal Herrera
Sanchez Mata Rodriguez
RVP
Rafael Hummels Evans Shaw
Vidal Herrera
Sanchez Mata Rodriguez
RVP
--------------------DDG-------------------
Rafael-----Dante/Subotic--Evans----Shaw
------------Vidal-------Herrera----------
Sanchez-----------Rooney-----------Mata
---------------------RVP-------------------
Subs: Lindegaard, Jones, Smalling, Carrick, Janujaz, Kagawa, Hernandez
We only need a 50 mil more.
Nani + 30 mil = Vidal
15 mil = Kagawa
35 mil = Sanchez
15-20 mil = CB
15 mil = Selling off fringe players like Anderson, Amos, Buttner, etc.
I am going all muppet mode but don't blame me blame Edward. But honestly though this can happen.
Rafael-----Dante/Subotic--Evans----Shaw
------------Vidal-------Herrera----------
Sanchez-----------Rooney-----------Mata
---------------------RVP-------------------
Subs: Lindegaard, Jones, Smalling, Carrick, Janujaz, Kagawa, Hernandez
We only need a 50 mil more.
Nani + 30 mil = Vidal
15 mil = Kagawa
35 mil = Sanchez
15-20 mil = CB
15 mil = Selling off fringe players like Anderson, Amos, Buttner, etc.
I am going all muppet mode but don't blame me blame Edward. But honestly though this can happen.
Mata would be useless out wide either put him in the no.10 role or sell him.--------------------DDG-------------------
Rafael-----Dante/Subotic--Evans----Shaw
------------Vidal-------Herrera----------
Sanchez-----------Rooney-----------Mata
---------------------RVP-------------------
Subs: Lindegaard, Jones, Smalling, Carrick, Janujaz, Kagawa, Hernandez
We only need a 50 mil more.
Nani + 30 mil = Vidal
15 mil = Kagawa
35 mil = Sanchez
15-20 mil = CB
15 mil = Selling off fringe players like Anderson, Amos, Buttner, etc.
I am going all muppet mode but don't blame me blame Edward. But honestly though this can happen.
I'dthink a clever move for 2 CB & CM migjt do the trick for us.no need for £30 m signings. A solid englih cb like Steven caulker & Luis Gustavo.
No....just no
-------------------DDG------------------
Rafael--Hummels--Evans---Shaw
-------------Herrera--Vidal-----------
Sanchez-------Rooney--------Mata
--------------------RVP------------------
They did say 5 signings
Rafael--Hummels--Evans---Shaw
-------------Herrera--Vidal-----------
Sanchez-------Rooney--------Mata
--------------------RVP------------------
They did say 5 signings
Nah, not Depay:
DDG
Rafael Hummels Evans Shaw
Vidal Herrera
Sanchez Mata Rodriguez
RVP
Rodriguez would be wasted out wide, best number 10 at the world cup behind Messi. Type of player I'd actually get rid of Mata/Rooney for - he's more dynamic and talented.. build your side round him.
Moot discussion, never going to come here but then again I can't see an opening for him at any of the other big clubs. I think if Mata/Rooney don't impress over the next season and LVG feels we need an even better player at number 10.. then he might be of interest.
-------------------DDG------------------
Rafael--Hummels--Evans---Shaw
-------------Herrera--Vidal-----------
Sanchez-------Rooney--------Mata
--------------------RVP------------------
They did say 5 signings
Mata out wide is a no go. People need to stop shoe-horning big names into positions they're clearly not comfortable in. Mata and Rooney central or out of the team.
Mata is not comfortable out wide? Yes he is better centrally, but he has shown he can come off a wide position and be effective.
He's better than Rooney and Kagawa, but he's not a threat from that position. Lacks pace. It would be a waste of his talents.
How can you say he is not a threat when he has shown to be threatening from that position before? Besides, this is not the Mata thread, so I'm going to leave it there.
Playing Mata out wide to accommodate Rooney would be utterly stupid. Play a #10 at #10 and a wide man out wide. Do not damage the balance of the team to accommodate superstars.
I liked Rooney just slighly left for England which was a similar position he played when we had Tevez and Ronaldo ..... same position David Silva plays a lot. I think it could work then we can put Mata as a AM.
Other than Moyes no tactically competent manager would play Rooney in the no.10 role over Juan Mata.
Sanchez or Vidal in, and we'll be a real force next year.
Both in, and it'd just be outrageous.
Both in, and it'd just be outrageous.
He starts out wide most of the time, just drifts in as opposed to hugging the line like a proper winger. He wouldn't be wasted at all.
For squad harmony and stuff I fear we have to do that, can't see Rooney being benched for a sustained period without a media shitstorm. I'm sure there is a way to accommodate both in a way that won't damage our attacking output like Mata starting from a nominally left position driftinh inwards whilst Rooney would push up during a move, playing a lopsided 4-3-3 in attack which mutates into a 4-4-2/4-5-1 off the ball. It depends on what the manager will want to do but I feel that both are too good and too productive to leave either out.
Vidal
Hummels
Sanchez/Depay
That would top off a perfect summer for us, and providing LVG hits the ground running and has everyone gelling early doors, then this team is capable of mounting a title challenge, although top 4 is obviously the priority.
Hummels
Sanchez/Depay
That would top off a perfect summer for us, and providing LVG hits the ground running and has everyone gelling early doors, then this team is capable of mounting a title challenge, although top 4 is obviously the priority.
De Gea
Rafael -- Hummels -- Evans -- Shaw
Herrera ----- Vidal
Sanchez/Depay -- Mata -- Rooney
RVP
Subs: Lindegaard, Jones, Carrick, Valencia, Januzaj, Kagawa, Welbeck
Rafael -- Hummels -- Evans -- Shaw
Herrera ----- Vidal
Sanchez/Depay -- Mata -- Rooney
RVP
Subs: Lindegaard, Jones, Carrick, Valencia, Januzaj, Kagawa, Welbeck
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Like it (except Depay) ,Januzaj doesn't make the bench?
And how many of you still remember Zaha?
Need to be reminded
That team would easily run away with the league, a front four of Sanchez, Van Persie, Mata and Rooney is simply unplayable when on song.
Lol completely forgot about Januzaj, which is hard considering he was one of our brightest sparks last season. He'd definitely earn a spot on the bench, if we landed Sanchez then I think Januzaj's chances would be limited when everyone is fit, however if we signed Depay I think there would be regular rotation between him and Januzaj as their both young talents in need of game time but won't be overplayed thus avoiding burnout.
Useless 'winger' from CP?
And how many of you still remember Zaha?
Well, turns out he's actually a United player now. Must have missed this one, how did his WC go?
Now that Moyes is off in Istanbul, he must be having better days with his girlfriend.
De Gea
Rafael Smalling Mangala Shaw
Vidal Herrera
Januzaj Mata Depay
Van Persie
Make it happen!!!!
Rafael Smalling Mangala Shaw
Vidal Herrera
Januzaj Mata Depay
Van Persie
Make it happen!!!!
Don't understand why Rooney gets left out of a lot of starting line ups! He is our best player.
Because Mata's a better 'number 10' and RvP's a better striker.