Well, that's good enough for me...
Slight change of subject here but, we go on about SAF attending games, what the hell is Gill doing at all thee matches?
"See Ed, that's a football...That round thing? Yeah that's it...Keep it up you're doing great"
Mata | Mourinho says it's just a Mata of time
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik (@Rood) and Jamie (@Vault Dweller) are here to talk about United's dreadful home defeat at the hands of Big Ange's Tottenham Hotspur. Should this have been the end of Ten Hag? How long does he actually have left? And does Nik finally want ETH out?!
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Slight change of subject here but, we go on about SAF attending games, what the hell is Gill doing at all thee matches?
"See Ed, that's a football...That round thing? Yeah that's it...Keep it up you're doing great"
My point being that you don't need to buy the player you need for the transfer to be a huge success and to give the club a lift.
We NEED a CM but Mata would be an amazing addition.
He definitely wouldn't be my first priority, but he would also help quite a bit. Imagine Januzaj and Mata out wide with any of Rooney/Welbeck/Kagawa and RvP up top. We still desperately need a center mid but Mata would definitely make a bog impact.
That said, I have no confidence whatsoever that this will happen.
That said, I have no confidence whatsoever that this will happen.
Showing Ed how to sort out a transfer deal obviously. Woody was shadowing him for the day and taking notes in the corner.
Would be a brilliant signing. Of course we still need a midfielder, but if Mata is available to buy, and he is willing to come, then we should do all we can to bring him in. Let's be honest here, nobody in midfield is good enough to start for the club at the moment, whether it be wingers, attacking mids, defensive mids, or center mids. Rooney and Van Persie are both strikers, and one might leave in the summer and those two are the only players pretty much in our front 6 who you can consider top players. Januzaj will become one in a few years, but he isn't there yet. There would definitely be space for Mata.
RVP
Mata Rooney Januzaj
That would be a brilliant front 4, a more narrow formation with overlapping fullbacks. Out and out wingers are a thing of the past anyway, most wingers these days are of the Januzaj mold or the Nani mold, so we should stop trying to constantly have a flat midfield with 2 wide players hugging the touch line. Move on with the times. Mata, 2 very good midfielders and a left back and our starting lineup is sorted. Unless Rooney is sold, then either we put in Nani or buy a winger.
Woodie and Roman talking turkey is the insinuation. TBF the timing of this after us playing them could be more than a coincidence.
You whack in Carrick and Fletcher or Fellaini in there behind that and we are golden. In fact if we had that level of creativity in the top 4 my first concern would be LB rather than midfield from here on.
Maybe this is a ploy from Mourinho to veto a move late on and make it look like Moyes has been incompetent.
Completely agree. Basically the only world class player that we could say we wouldn't need would be a striker. Any other player would be a huge lift to the team and make the others play a lot better, in basically any outfield position.
COCK OUT!
A lot of tomorrows papers saying he is on his way to us. A lot more smoke than usual ?
with our awful wingers I'm coming round to the idea of playing more narrow and swamping the midfield a bit more
Januzaj, Mata, Rooney are players with terrific movement and Nani, Valencia and others could offer pace if needed
I'm not sure how we'd be able to accommodate Rooney and Mata in the same side. That is unless Moyes tinkers with the formation. I'd rather we not spunk £37m on a number a 10. Ironically we've already wasted £27m on a player who's best position...is...a number 10 role.
Yup, 2 midfielders would be enough to bring that team to one of the top teams in the world, but I think we'd need 1 still. Wouldn't need to be a really creative player, just a good young, quick, good on the ball and proper all around midfielder, next to one of our defensive mids to go along with the rest. Hell I'm sure even Cleverley would look pretty good alongside all of them.
--------------DDG--------------
--------Smalling-Jones---------
Rafael----------------Coentrao
--------Carrick-Fletcher--------
Januzaj-----Rooney-----Mata
---------------RvP--------------
Don't mind if i do...
--------Smalling-Jones---------
Rafael----------------Coentrao
--------Carrick-Fletcher--------
Januzaj-----Rooney-----Mata
---------------RvP--------------
Don't mind if i do...
Shinji no like
---------Rooney---RVP
---Mata-----Januzaj-----Kagawa
-------------Carrick
Evra-----------------------Rafael
---------Vidic------Evans
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Feck it.
---Mata-----Januzaj-----Kagawa
-------------Carrick
Evra-----------------------Rafael
---------Vidic------Evans
---------------DDG
Feck it.
The way I see it:
- We shouldn't be buying Rooney's replacement after Rooney leaves.
- Signing Mata would prepare us for Rooney's departure, whilst also showing him that we are still a club challenging for the title and future titles.
- A marquee signing should help to boost the squad's morale.
- £37m is a hell of a lot more than £25m, and as long as Fellaini becomes a good squad player at minimum then there won't be such a massive fuss over his price tag in comparison to Mata's.
- It shouldn't be a concern if he's cup tied, players of Mata's ilk will help United to get into a league position where there'll be European football next season.
He'd slot in anywhere behind our striker and instantly be miles better than most of our options. If Rooney still wants to leave then the Glazers aren't going to want to lose him on a free. Right now I think we should focus on the present and that is doing all we can to finish fourth.
Mata on the left would surely be suicidal defensively? Unless both Carrick and Fletcher sit extremely deep.
Fellaini is Andersons replacement. Club hairdresser needs to be kept busy.
It's now obvious that we threw the Chelsea game so we'd be out of the title race & then José would let us sign Juan Mattress.
Not happening.
How do Chelsea make it work with Willian Hazard and Oscar? Or Madrid last season with Ronaldo, Ozil and Di Maria with Benzema up top? Or this season with Ronaldo, Benzema, Bale and Isco? Or Bayern with Robben and Ribery? We're the only team who picks wingers for defensive qualities.
"Manchester United are proud to announce a sponsorship deal with Juan Mattress...The leading Spanish bedding manufacturer"
I would not be surprised
Chelsea paid like £25m for him didn't they? £37m is not bad when you look at it like that. He's only 25 too. Does also help that he has an absolute magic wand of a left foot and had 35 assists last season.
Apart from England.
City seem to do ok, but their midfield actually has moving parts.
Of course not. But at the same time, Moyes won't sign him either so why not indulge in some "never gonna happen" speculation.
Not being funny but who cares about his defensive game, the guy is a magician of a player that would get in virtually any team in the world.
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