Milos Kerkez

Some people talk a good game in this thread but then say something that make it clear they’ve never actually watched him.
Took notice of him last season and some of the balls he was putting in to the box were incredible. Interesting that he is 2nd in expected assist in that tweet.

I really like him, think he’d be a fantastic addition but it’s going to come down to price and how much we have to spend. I can’t see him going for less than 45 and there are options we could get for a better price most likely.

I still think we’ll go for Carreras and hope there is a good bit of interest in him so we can sell him on at a profit.
 
Quality quality player. One of those steady and consistent players who when put in an elite system of high quality players will thrive.

Has all the physical qualities for the upgrade we need too.
 
Think people are going over the top in this thread.

Cant imagine he'd cost more than £30 million which would be over double what they paid for him and a lot for a fullback.

He has played 2nd most minutes to Bournemouth but as with Zabarnyi he's been fairly good overall and not more than that.

Against Arsenal, Spurs, City and us he was very good - and last season against us as well. I would say he's Bournemouth's big game player where you can count on him to play well against the top 6 teams.

Unfortunately with the other 14 teams hes usually only decent and sometimes a weak area. Granted he's still young but there are 21 year old players who are far more consistent and will give you a good performance every week. He isnt one of those.

In the game before playing us Bournemouth played West Ham in a 1-1 draw

AWB goes past him with ease in the move 1:54 here



Pedro scores reacting to a saved shot before Kerkez here



Buonanotte goes past him and Cook



Buonanotte then gets in behind him with a simple 1-2, then beats Senesi and scores the winning goal



Just a few things he'd get hammered for on here, as our players do when they make the same mistakes. Dalot is a better defender who has more defending to do and wins the ball more, whilst making the same kinds of mistakes as the examples above.

Going forward hes a bit better just not to the degree you'd want in a new wingback. He isnt one of Bournemouth's bigger attacking threats averaging 1 key pass a game, 0.7 crosses, 0.4 dribbles (very low), 1.1 times fouled, 0.6 shots

Dalot going forward has been dissappointing. He is 0.6 key passes, 0.1 crosses, 0.6 dribbles, 0.3 fouls won, 0.6 shots so certainly an improvement on a weak area and a left foot. Malacia hasnt played enough, or well enough to make a comparison.
 
Ekeke said:
Think people are going over the top in this thread.

Cant imagine he'd cost more than £30 million which would be over double what they paid for him and a lot for a fullback.

He has played 2nd most minutes to Bournemouth but as with Zabarnyi he's been fairly good overall and not more than that.

Against Arsenal, Spurs, City and us he was very good - and last season against us as well. I would say he's Bournemouth's big game player where you can count on him to play well against the top 6 teams.

Unfortunately with the other 14 teams hes usually only decent and sometimes a weak area. Granted he's still young but there are 21 year old players who are far more consistent and will give you a good performance every week. He isnt one of those.

In the game before playing us Bournemouth played West Ham in a 1-1 draw

AWB goes past him with ease in the move 1:54 here



Pedro scores reacting to a saved shot before Kerkez here



Buonanotte goes past him and Cook



Buonanotte then gets in behind him with a simple 1-2, then beats Senesi and scores the winning goal



Just a few things he'd get hammered for on here, as our players do when they make the same mistakes. Dalot is a better defender who has more defending to do and wins the ball more, whilst making the same kinds of mistakes as the examples above.

Going forward hes a bit better just not to the degree you'd want in a new wingback. He isnt one of Bournemouth's bigger attacking threats averaging 1 key pass a game, 0.7 crosses, 0.4 dribbles (very low), 1.1 times fouled, 0.6 shots

Dalot going forward has been dissappointing. He is 0.6 key passes, 0.1 crosses, 0.6 dribbles, 0.3 fouls won, 0.6 shots so certainly an improvement on a weak area and a left foot. Malacia hasnt played enough, or well enough to make a comparison.
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Ouch
 
The Red Thinker said:
Quality quality player. One of those steady and consistent players who when put in an elite system of high quality players will thrive.

Has all the physical qualities for the upgrade we need too.
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For the reported 30m we should wait for dorgu. He is better in almost all attributes
 
A big game for him today against Newcastle. He adds so much to the team at both sides of the pitch. He runs up and down and tracks back very well. At 90+ minutes vs Newcastle, he made a fantastic run forward before picking up the ball and scoring. Can surely be a solution for the LWB position
 
Yes please... he is quality.
 
No idea whether he's the best option on the market for what we need at LWB, but he's a very good player. And still only 21. No surprise big clubs are interested in him.
 
Good decision to dribble with his right towards the defender. So many left-footers would’ve gone to their stronger foot immediately (and had their shot blocked) but he kept the opponent guessing. Small things make the difference.
 
Liverpool will get him if that's genuine interest.

Robertson isn't that great anymore so seems a credible player to scout with his age.

Surely Man. United can't do anything there until you get Luke Shaw off the payroll. He is way too expensive to be a backup.
 
FootballHQ said:
Liverpool will get him if that's genuine interest.

Robertson isn't that great anymore so seems a credible player to scout with his age.

Surely Man. United can't do anything there until you get Luke Shaw off the payroll. He is way too expensive to be a backup.
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We can and we will.
 
Sign him up please, been one of the best young players in the league this season and crucial for Bournemouth
 
FootballHQ said:
Liverpool will get him if that's genuine interest.

Robertson isn't that great anymore so seems a credible player to scout with his age.

Surely Man. United can't do anything there until you get Luke Shaw off the payroll. He is way too expensive to be a backup.
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If Shaw gets fit I would expect him to come in for Martinez if we have another LWB option.
 
Looks lively and full of energy but I don’t think he’s top drawer at the moment. Erratic at times and needs more coaching, but definitely has the tools. Depend what they will ask for him.
 
FootballHQ said:
Liverpool will get him if that's genuine interest.

Robertson isn't that great anymore so seems a credible player to scout with his age.

Surely Man. United can't do anything there until you get Luke Shaw off the payroll. He is way too expensive to be a backup.
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We have enough players scheduled to leave to comfortably afford a not so big deal like this. Question is whether we are genuinely interested.
 
FootballHQ said:
Liverpool will get him if that's genuine interest.

Robertson isn't that great anymore so seems a credible player to scout with his age.

Surely Man. United can't do anything there until you get Luke Shaw off the payroll. He is way too expensive to be a backup.
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I agree that he won't join us over Liverpool, why would he? Don't think it has anything to do with Shaw though.
 
hellhunter said:
I agree that he won't join us over Liverpool, why would he? Don't think it has anything to do with Shaw though.
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  • Complain that United aren't good enough
  • Complain that United aren't buying anyone good
  • United get linked with someone good
  • Downplay our changes of singing said good player
  • Say with absolute certainty that player will go to rivals
  • United get linked with mediocre player
  • Complain that United are buying shit players and should buy better ones and that they're totally inept
  • Rinse and repeat.
 
UnitedSofa said:
  • Complain that United aren't good enough
  • Complain that United aren't buying anyone good
  • United get linked with someone good
  • Downplay our changes of singing said good player
  • Say with absolute certainty that player will go to rivals
  • United get linked with mediocre player
  • Complain that United are buying shit players and should buy better ones and that they're totally inept
  • Rinse and repeat.
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I'm not complaining. But you can't realistically expect a player to choose United deep in midtable troubles over champions elect Liverpool, when both are providing prospect of game time. Sure it happened in the past, but you can't exactly bank on it
 
Gandalf said:
If Shaw gets fit I would expect him to come in for Martinez if we have another LWB option.
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Yeah guess he could do that as he played o.k there for certain games under Ten Hag and a less strenuous position in terms of movement as he goes into his 30s.
 
UnitedSofa said:
  • Complain that United aren't good enough
  • Complain that United aren't buying anyone good
  • United get linked with someone good
  • Downplay our changes of singing said good player
  • Say with absolute certainty that player will go to rivals
  • United get linked with mediocre player
  • Complain that United are buying shit players and should buy better ones and that they're totally inept
  • Rinse and repeat.
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I think it's more Liverpool is just a more attractive option currently and their regular first choice is now in his 30s and declining pretty rapidly so he'd actually go and play rather than just warm the bench.

I'd say Antonee Robinson would be a good fit for Man. United. Proven himself at Fulham and can get forward on the overlap and get in decent crosses and he feels more attainable as not sure any CL clubs would be in for him.
 
FootballHQ said:
I think it's more Liverpool is just a more attractive option currently and their regular first choice is now in his 30s and declining pretty rapidly so he'd actually go and play rather than just warm the bench.

I'd say Antonee Robinson would be a good fit for Man. United. Proven himself at Fulham and can get forward on the overlap and get in decent crosses and he feels more attainable as not sure any CL clubs would be in for him.
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Which would be odd as Robinson is better than Kerkez.
 
OverratedOpinion said:
Not all that strange as part of the attraction of Kerkez is 21. Robinson at 27 is obviously still a good age but may make him a slightly attractive option for some clubs.
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Like you said, Robinson is only 27 which isn't that old. Personally I think it's not a case where he's only slightly better either, I think he's much better at this point in time.
 
SilentWitness said:
Like you said, Robinson is only 27 which isn't that old. Personally I think it's not a case where he's only slightly better either, I think he's much better at this point in time.
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It's not so much that Robinson is old, it's more than Kerkez is very young for his level of performance. You might consider Kerkez could cover a position for a decade.

I actually slightly prefer Kerkez from the few times I've watched them this season but it's admittedly not more than a couple of games.
 
OverratedOpinion said:
It's not so much that Robinson is old, it's more than Kerkez is very young for his level of performance. You might consider Kerkez could cover a position for a decade.

I actually slightly prefer Kerkez from the few times I've watched them this season but it's admittedly not more than a couple of games.
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I think as @Ekeke pointed out, defensively he's quite suspect. FBref stats back up that eye test too.
 
Nice goal against Newcastle. 2 goals and 3 assists in the league, pretty good so far. Can improve defensively but deserves to be in the conversation for LWB
 
SilentWitness said:
Like you said, Robinson is only 27 which isn't that old. Personally I think it's not a case where he's only slightly better either, I think he's much better at this point in time.
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It's not that old for a player generally, but for a new signing at any sort of significant fee it's definitely older than ideal for most top sides.

For example in Liverpool's case I can only think of four 27+ year old outfield players they've signed in the last decade or so. Namely Endo (€20M), Thiago (€22m), Klavan (€5m) and Milner (free). It just isn't the profile of player they look to spend money on.
 
I think he will end up at Chelsea, they’ll pay around 50m.
Liverpool may also be interested and the Hungarian connection could work for them, but they seem averse to large transfer fees.

I’d personally try and negotiate for ait Nouri for a 35-40 fee while eyes are on Kerkez.
He has one year left on his contract, however looking at Neto, Jota, Nunes fees theyve left for 45-55m - so im unsure how reasonable a deal would be.
 
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