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You might aswell shut this thread now. He's going to sign for Bayern, his agent is seemingly in discussion already with them. That's obviously his favoured destination.
Get set for the arrival of Di Maria & Vidal then!....Benatia will be small change for the Glazer's
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Yeah, that's sort of my point.They already have.
Yes we could buy but then we buy either Di maria or Vidal.
The post didn't exactly come across as sarcasticYeah, that's sort of my point.
Don't forget the £37m for Mata, may have been in January but it still counts.Well we have spent about 75m pounds so far and made about 5m in sales. I believe we could spend that same amount again. Vidal and Benatia would nice. I would really like Di Maria but would prefer we became more solid through the middle.
I'd agree if Smalling, Jones, and Evans weren't constantly injured.We don't need Benatia. We have four senior center halves plus two talented ones in Keane and Blackett. Benatia would take away Smalling's and Jones' playing time and if they are going to ever develop they need to play, otherwise we may as well sell one of them because it's been 4 and 3 years respectively since they've come here and neither have got enough playing time in their favoured position.
We don't need Benatia. We have four senior center halves plus two talented ones in Keane and Blackett. Benatia would take away Smalling's and Jones' playing time and if they are going to ever develop they need to play, otherwise we may as well sell one of them because it's been 4 and 3 years respectively since they've come here and neither have got enough playing time in their favoured position.
I could never see Glazers spend £120m or so on players in a year.
This year:
Fellaini, £27m
Mata, £37m
Herrera, £29m
Shaw, £30m
£123m in a year.
Plus ZahaPlus Rojo.
if we bought benatia, imagine what would happen the next year when we will try to find players for 4-3-3 formation to play and if we found them as I am quite sure we can do it through two windows coming not icluding this which is not over yet.. if we found them we could play only two centre backs so it would make Jones/Smalling/Evans/Blackett/Keane/Rojo/BENATIA basically 7 CBacks to compete for two positions. Yes Jones is capable to be a make-shift RB, CM but we dont want it, the same with all other, They should not be played out of their positions. Buying another CB is nonsense for now, we are well covered even for the 5-3-2, and if we change it the next year we can change our mind and buy some centreback. I think Hummels can be more availible than this year.. once he find out after next season dominated by bayern that they are not going to win again and doubt they could win champions league, he could be on his way out if some great money comes from already champions league team MUFC, hopefully we will make top4 so it would make things much easier for us.. After we acquired Rojo there is no room for Benatia for me right now..
Well, I prefer Benatia and Di Maria if I have to choose because we have at least 6 CM players of which 3 are decent( Herrera, Mata, Kagawa). Vidal is quality player but we can survive this season without having box to box DF if we are coved in other positions.Well we have spent about 75m pounds so far and made about 5m in sales. I believe we could spend that same amount again. Vidal and Benatia would nice. I would really like Di Maria but would prefer we became more solid through the middle.
What will this mean for Dante/Martinez (once he recovers) and Boateng?
Someone will eventually have to make-way once (if) they're all fully-fit.
Don't forget the £37m for Mata, may have been in January but it still counts.
We've spent £115m in 2014 with basically no returns. When is the last time a club did that? Apart from maybe PSG. It's massive, massive money. People can complain all they want but the idea that the Glazer's aren't committing money to the club right now is silly. The real culprits here are our CEO and managers (or at least, previous manager) who didn't spend that money well enough.
I could never see Glazers spend £120m or so on players in a year.
Look there is a lot of room for them this year to finally show what they are capable of doing. Finally they will be palyed in their positions and if they can stay fit, thi is the biggest issue with them but if they can manage it. i guess they will be less injuries when players will play in their positions ie. Jones misjudging a lot of tackles in midfield etc. So we can make a great pair of centrebacks. Mertesacker and Koscielny were arguably the best last season and even they are not the top tier they were fantastic together and say top level. We have by no means worse players. Jones still have massive potential and Smalling can be a better defender than Mertesacker by his age..We should not be panicking all other players can be decent enough but if not given chance we will never know..Quality over quantity. Benatia is a better player than all 6 of the other CBs, so would make sense to buy him and get rid of the weakest links (I don't include Blackett or Keane in the weakest link category).
Look there is a lot of room for them this year to finally show what they are capable of doing. Finally they will be palyed in their positions and if they can stay fit, thi is the biggest issue with them but if they can manage it. i guess they will be less injuries when players will play in their positions ie. Jones misjudging a lot of tackles in midfield etc. So we can make a great pair of centrebacks. Mertesacker and Koscielny were arguably the best last season and even they are not the top tier they were fantastic together and say top level. We have by no means worse players. Jones still have massive potential and Smalling can be a better defender than Mertesacker by his age..We should not be panicking all other players can be decent enough but if not given chance we will never know..
We don't need Benatia. We have four senior center halves plus two talented ones in Keane and Blackett. Benatia would take away Smalling's and Jones' playing time and if they are going to ever develop they need to play, otherwise we may as well sell one of them because it's been 4 and 3 years respectively since they've come here and neither have got enough playing time in their favoured position.
You might aswell shut this thread now. He's going to sign for Bayern, his agent is seemingly in discussion already with them. That's obviously his favoured destination.
Smalling especially isn't up to the task, how many times do we need this to be demonstrated?
We don't need Benatia. We have four senior center halves plus two talented ones in Keane and Blackett. Benatia would take away Smalling's and Jones' playing time and if they are going to ever develop they need to play, otherwise we may as well sell one of them because it's been 4 and 3 years respectively since they've come here and neither have got enough playing time in their favoured position.
Once would be nice if your point was to have any merit.
Evans Jones and Smalling, do we really need 3 CBs who have difficulty staying fit and might one day become top class?
I would happily cut our losses with one of them and bring in an establish CB and developed the other 2
This year:
Fellaini, £27m
Mata, £37m
Herrera, £29m
Shaw, £30m
£123m in a year.
I would have a tearful wank in the shower if we signed Benatia and Di Maria.
Yeah, Bayern seem set to get him after some haggling over the price.
Smalling especially isn't up to the task, how many times do we need this to be demonstrated?
I know, I was just being facetious. The point I was trying to make is that the spending is not the problem here. Blaming the Glazers for not spending is pointing in the wrong direction imo. The problem isn't the amount of money being spent, it's the players the money's spent on that is. Fellaini's crap, and while I love Mata as a player, he definetly wasn't the player we needed at the time and it was hardly a bargain.you completely misunderstood Sarni point!
not wanting to derail the thread, all i will add is...spending £120 over 3 transfer windows is hardly a lot of money when compared to what other clubs are spending! and considering the current state of United's squad!
you completely misunderstood Sarni point!
not wanting to derail the thread, all i will add is...spending £120 over 3 transfer windows is hardly a lot of money when compared to what other clubs are spending! and considering the current state of United's squad!
Don't think this will happen but it really should. Signing both Benatia and Rojo would in no way be overkill.