Does make me wonder how much Carrick go for in today's market, considering Rice went for 100M. I stand by my view that he's still criminally underrated by most football fans.
Within my social circle of non-United fans he's definitely still underrated.Carrick has been called underrated so often that it loses it's meaning.
Anyone who watched him regularly knew how good he was. Probably only Busquets was the only player of his position in the world that was better than him.
I would say he was under utilised by England.
He’s not a complete player either but Ugarte would suit us better right now. Get Ugarte this summer and go for Wharton next summer.So who should we go for then?
How ridiculous is it that after obsessing over Frenkie De Jong, 2 years have passed and we've been unable to identify any player with any similarities in terms of attributes.Frustrating as it is think we will have to wait until next summer for that high volume forward passer
How ridiculous is it that after obsessing over Frenkie De Jong, 2 years have passed and we've been unable to identify any player with any similarities in terms of attributes.
He’s not a complete player either but Ugarte would suit us better right now. Get Ugarte this summer and go for Wharton next summer.
I’m more worried about teams cutting us open again and again without a proper DM and less worried about controlling games, that’s a structural issue. Also, a single player won’t help us in controlling games plus that type of player isn’t there. Get a proper DM like Ugarte right now to stop that glaring hole in the midfield.I hope we sign him, however if we are waiting for Wharton then what happens about controlling tempo in games this season would be my concern
How ridiculous is it that after obsessing over Frenkie De Jong, 2 years have passed and we've been unable to identify any player with any similarities in terms of attributes.
He's a kid, and we need 6 first team midfielders.Mainoo has that slot in the team now though so I expect we're less focused on it because of that
He's a kid, and we need 6 first team midfielders.
Eriksen, Casemiro and Mctominay should all be out the door.
Within my social circle of non-United fans he's definitely still underrated.
We can't expect Mainoo to consistently perform at these levels through a full second season. He's a gem, but we can't play him every single game or it could potentially ruin him in the long run.Mainoo has that slot in the team now though so I expect we're less focused on it because of that
I think Zubimendi is overrated by a lot of people this year. Physically I don't think he's up to it for the Premier League.
When I saw Rodri at Atletico you could see he was tailor made for the Premier League. Zubimendi isn't anywhere near the potential, he's a good jack of all trades but can see why the big clubs haven't looked to spend big money on him yet.
Fofana/Ugarte/Onana/Neves all should be above him for us.
We can't expect Mainoo to consistently perform at these levels through a full second season. He's a gem, but we can't play him every single game or it could potentially ruin him in the long run.
Money talks. Everyone wants a player for free.... Yet No1 has actually stumped up the cash to go and get him. I'm saying there's a reason why. Those teams found the money for other signings instead.Barcelona has been interested in signing Zubimendi for years, he was Xavi's primary target when he came in as manager and the player first identified as the desired heir to Busquets. Arsenal has also been very interested in Zubimendi for a long time. He is one of the few midfielders around who really seems to have the passing skills and positional sense to play the pivot 6 for a positional play team. He isn't a jack-of-all trades at all - he's got a very rare skill set that managers who play this styel of football greatly value, like a Jorginho. That profile is very rare, much more so than a destroyer like Ugarte or an all action 8.
There have been several obstacles to these deals, including Barcelona's finances and Arsenal probably not signing another pivot six unless they can sell Partey. But by many accounts Zubimendi simply doesn't want to leave Real Sociedad. I haven't seen any real indication that this has changed.
This is what I also believe and if we’re going to keep Casemiro then I think Ugarte and Rabiot should be brought in so we have Ugarte/Casemiro/Collyer, Mainoo/Rabiot and Fernandes/Mount with McTominay and Eriksen both being moved on.He's a kid, and we need 6 first team midfielders.
Eriksen, Casemiro and Mctominay should all be out the door.
Money talks. Everyone wants a player for free.... Yet No1 has actually stumped up the cash to go and get him. I'm saying there's a reason why. Those teams found the money for other signings instead.
Are we actually still looking for that type of player? Seems like we've switched profiles and I recall some comment ETH himself made that suggested he was no longer interested in that type of player.How ridiculous is it that after obsessing over Frenkie De Jong, 2 years have passed and we've been unable to identify any player with any similarities in terms of attributes.
This is what I also believe and if we’re going to keep Casemiro then I think Ugarte and Rabiot should be brought in so we have Ugarte/Casemiro/Collyer, Mainoo/Rabiot and Fernandes/Mount with McTominay and Eriksen both being moved on.
A lot of talk about us being in for Rios from Palmeiras so maybe that’s who we’d be looking at instead of Rabiot but either way I’d still bring in Ugarte plus one whether it be Rabiot or Rios.Honestly think Rabiot interest is dead in water which I know will be music to ears of many in the CAF
A lot of talk about us being in for Rios from Palmeiras so maybe that’s who we’d be looking at instead of Rabiot but either way I’d still bring in Ugarte plus one whether it be Rabiot or Rios.
We aren't looking for that player because we are developing him in Mainoo. Mainoo has the natural awareness to know where to move in space to get on the ball, he has the elite press resistance, and the ability to carry the ball through the lines. He has to grow to increase his amount of involvement and get more expansive passing sure, but the targets have changed because of Mainoo and now you want to find the ideal partner for him (which for our team currently is a team who is an aggressive ball winning midfielder).How ridiculous is it that after obsessing over Frenkie De Jong, 2 years have passed and we've been unable to identify any player with any similarities in terms of attributes.
Are we actually still looking for that type of player? Seems like we've switched profiles and I recall some comment ETH himself made that suggested he was no longer interested in that type of player.
I think the problem was that he was compared to Lampard, Gerard, Keane, Scholes etc...
But really he wasn't like any of them. His peer was Busquets.
He was extremely clever player with good technical skills.
Is this even a legit story? Not sure I’m buying the whole personal terms thing, they’ve been saying this for days.
Is there any actual evidence that Utd have made a bid?
Yeah that's fair, I do still think we need reinforcements in this area in terms of a ball playing midfielder rather than someone with more physicality.I agree and I never said otherwise
just that it makes sense there is less focus on that position now that we have him performing well there
Also Alonso. In both cases, significantly better than him.Carrick has been called underrated so often that it loses it's meaning.
Anyone who watched him regularly knew how good he was. Probably only Busquets was the only player of his position in the world that was better than him.
I would say he was under utilised by England.
Interested to hear why you feel Alonso was significantly better than Carrick?Also Alonso. In both cases, significantly better than him.
But he was probably the best of the rest, and it was a crime that he didn't start for that very unbalanced England. Especially with Barry starting who wasn't half the player Carrick was.
So we need 6 midfielders but, you want to boot 3 of them?He's a kid, and we need 6 first team midfielders.
Eriksen, Casemiro and Mctominay should all be out the door.
Hard to find, one who is available of the sufficient quality. Fabien Ruiz springs to mind but can't see PSG letting him go.How ridiculous is it that after obsessing over Frenkie De Jong, 2 years have passed and we've been unable to identify any player with any similarities in terms of attributes.
Yeah that's fair, I do still think we need reinforcements in this area in terms of a ball playing midfielder rather than someone with more physicality.
He's a kid, and we need 6 first team midfielders.
Eriksen, Casemiro and Mctominay should all be out the door.
Correct. Letting players leave who aren't good enough and replacing them is hardly an unheard of concept.So we need 6 midfielders but, you want to boot 3 of them?
