He would certainly seem to tick all the Jose boxes for a wide attacker - quick, capable of switching wings, will score goals, and not shy when it comes to working hard for the teamAm I the only one imagining Reus and Hazard on the same team? If Chelsea are to strengthen next season, he's the player.
Due to his release clause, he can demand higher wages, similar to players on a Bosman. Do you think the buying club just saves money on the clause?
All the money saved in the fee will go to the player and his agent.
That's cos he pretty much only wanted to go to Bayern.In a case like Lewandowski's it won't be all the money going to the player and agent, Bayern saved a lot my getting him on a free.
I don't see us moving to 4-3-3 as long as we have more than one world class striker but Reus could play the role Robben played in the front 2 for us if we bought him.
Januzaj could pass RVP sooner than we think, so if we had Reus (or Ronaldo) this would make a lot of sense:
---------Falcao/Rooney---
Reus------Mata/Rooney--Januzaj
-----Di Maria--------Herrera
-------------Blind----------
or if Falcao doesn't stay:
---------Rooney/RVP---
Reus------Mata/Rooney--Di Maria
------------Herrera--------
-------------Blind----------
---------Falcao/Rooney---
Reus------Mata/Rooney--Januzaj
-----Di Maria--------Herrera
-------------Blind----------
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Fair enough mate. The part about him scoring about 30 odd goals may have been a bit presumptuous. But Ronaldo in the latter stages of his career will mirror Giggs closely. He carries more bulk and is more muscly but he is naturally lean just like Giggs. He's also had the chance to observe Ryan on a regular basis till when the latter was about 35 so that should help too. Also even if Cristiano loses the mobility, his game in recent seasons is largely predicated on getting himself in the correct positions, detecting weak spots in the opposition defenses and using a well honed technique to place or shoot the ball. It's a subtle art and mentally he's evolved massively even from the player he was 2 years ago. These kind of things don't wither with age and that lends itself to the point I made about the 30 goal average per season. some player transition really well to advancing years. Might be wrong but that's just the way I feel.
Furthermore couldn't Reus be considered injury prone too ? He was sidelined through spells in Dortmund's 2013/ 2014 season, missed the World Cup and injured his ankle at the start of the current season. Also I don't necessarily concur on the long term part. Football is moving towards a stage where you'd ideally want instant success without worrying to much about what happens 5 or so years in the future. There's a huge volume of players that top clubs churn out every season.
If Ronaldo can give us 3-4 top draw seasons then that's good enough for me. It'd hard to project long term plans without factoring in the unforeseen events. Even if he performs for 3 seasons and we want a replacement, Manchester United makes enough money to move for someone like Draxler or Deulofeu or maybe Sterling whose contract expires in about 2 seasons. They will all be relatively young even then at 25, 24 and 24 years of age and about to enter their prime. Or maybe bring in a young talent through the academy of via the 2003 Ronaldo route to sit behind Ronnie for a bit and take center stage once he fades away. There would certainly be no dearth of quality options IMO.
So an anchor man, 2 cm's, 2 wingers, a no.10 and a striker, means 3 at the back. Was that intentional? Otherwise you have to drop one of those positions. If not, you have Reus and Januzaj as wing backs. Suicide. Leaves shaw and Rafael in the cold.
Have to believe you just miscounted.
Reus in a front three with any two of Falcao, Rooney, RVP, Januzaj and Wilson, when service is coming from Di Maria and Herrera, would be hard to stop. Difficult to fit Mata in. Oh well.
I'm interested to know where this ridiculous idea comes from.
Fair enough. That might not happen but the idea in itself is not ridiculous.
This is your first season in the Champion's League since 2009/ 2010. That's 4 years worth of top tier European football and revenue and the added attraction you guys missed out on. You still have some debt which FSG is paying off itself in bits. But the thing is, they don't run a charity. They are businessmen primarily. One might be better than the other. But they all want their money's worth and some profit on top of that. Even with Henry lending a helping hand, you've accumulated losses in the last couple of seasons. The situation might improve and probably will but the expansion of Anfield will add significant financial impediments. This season will be really critical for you.
Call me deluded but putting aside the banter - really United's situation isn't that dire in comparison even if we stay out of the top 4. We have much much higher revenues that help cushion the blow a bit. It's $551 M vs $313 M going by last season's financials. That's a difference of almost $240M. Even if we factor in the lack of European football and similarly you include it, the divide is even higher because those figures don't take the Chevrolet and Adidas deals into consideration. So really it's closer to $300M. That's like night and day to be fair. Another couple of seasons out of Europe and you might even have to asset strip. It's a perfect storm with the implementation of FFP, your stadium expansion and a genuine chance that you might miss out on the Top 4 (fwiw that applies equally to either one of us, Liverpool or Arsenal - not just you lot).
But let's just say things go tits up for you on the European front. Sterling's current contract runs until 2017, that's abut 3 seasons away. Will he be willing to stick around if say United come calling in 2016 ? He's not even from Liverpool or an academy product and doesn't have deep roots at the club. And more importantly will you resist the opportunity to extract maximum value helping bolster your finances or let him walk for free 2017 in a show of pride just to prove a point like Dortmund did with Lewandowski ?
Of course in saying that, there is a chance that you secure European football each season and we miss out. That'll help you bridge the financial gulf over a period of time. Maybe you could afford to hand him massive wages and compete for the league title each season and keep him happy competing at the top end. But it could easily go the other way too.
Improbable and percentage based ? Maybe so. Ridiculous ? Definitely no. I don't wanna be mean but. Owen ? Gerrard almost ( and at the peak of your modern day prowess too) ? Suarez ? None of them were willing to commit. Why is it ridiculous to suggest that Sterling might not either ?
Improbable and percentage based ? Maybe so. Ridiculous ? Definitely no. I don't wanna be mean but. Owen ? Gerrard almost ( and at the peak of your modern day prowess too) ? Suarez ? None of them were willing to commit. Why is it ridiculous to suggest that Sterling might not either ?
None of them went directly from Liverpool to United. Sterling might not commit, that's not ridiculous to suggest, but the idea that he'd join United directly from Liverpool is.
None of them went directly from Liverpool to United. Sterling might not commit, that's not ridiculous to suggest, but the idea that he'd join United directly from Liverpool is.
do real need him though what with Ronaldo, Bale, Rodriguez, Isco and Jesse... mind you when has that ever stopped madrid before?Its inevitable that he will leave BVB. Its either going to be BM or RM can't see him going elsewhere.
Can't see him in the first XI at Real, could perhaps see him at Barca in a front four of Rues, Messi, Saurez and Neymar. Did he not say he won't go Bayern?
I think Reus will end up in the PL, probably playing for City.
I actually think Arsenal have £30m or so set aside for either Reus or Draxler.
Can't see him in the first XI at Real, could perhaps see him at Barca in a front four of Rues, Messi, Saurez and Neymar. Did he not say he won't go Bayern?
Didn't ronaldo ask not to be played centrally before though?I can see it if Ronaldo plays as a Striker.
Imagine
Ronaldo
Reus......Rodriguez......Bale
With Benzema, Isco and Jesse as back up, deadly.
Poor BVB supporters. Since Guardiola took over Bayern Munich the whole league has gotten so boring. No other team is in the same class as them.
Rummenigge is a disgrace
The player has a valid release clause and every club in Europe will be considering to offer Marco Reus a contract. I don't see what's particularly disgraceful about stating that Bayern will do the same but nothing has been decided..
fecking hate to say it but he could end up at city/chelsea.
Oh come on you know what i mean. Rummenigge talks about Reus in every 2nd interview.The player has a valid release clause and every club in Europe will be considering to offer Marco Reus a contract. I don't see what's particularly disgraceful about stating that Bayern will do the same but nothing has been decided..
Oh come on you know what i mean. Rummenigge talks about Reus in every 2nd interview.
A) Okay Reus has a release clause in his contract but you don't talk about that in the public*
B) It isn't fair towards Reus
C) Bayern Munich would go crazy if Dortmund or any other club in the world would do the same with one of their players
*I don't know why Rummenigge does that...maybe because of his "war" with Watzke or he thinks he must replace Hoeness "spielchen"
