Based on that video, MS should definitely only hold, the passing is not imaginative enough to be a #8. For instance his long balls don't land into the receiver's stride. I see he has passing stats of 89% completion. If we have Carrick and MS at the same time I predict a stagnant midfield.
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I really, really hope he's not played as #8. He's not a bad passer, but I want someone who's quicker to release the ball. Seeing Fellaini there last season was the stuff of nightmares. Schneiderlin is obviously much better on the ball, but I think we should be prepared to move away from the deep-lying playmaker paradigm. There's nothing wrong with having our playmakers in the box-to-box positions. In fact, having two midfield playmakers ahead of a destroyer will make us a lot more difficult to defend against.
So you guys are just basing that he shouldn't be number 8 in one game against the league champions?
I get the feeling he is going to be mega for us.
If Carrick and Bastian remain fit I predict subs bench for Morgan. I'd say even Carrick and Basti paired together against easier opposition might be too defensive.
Of course not. Seen him plenty of times.
Keane and Scholes used to take one touch before they played the correct pass. Carrick takes two touches. Schneiderlin takes three. There's no shame in not being as good as them, but he's a different kind of player. Speed of passing is probably even more important in our current setup than it was in Fergie's 4-4-2. That obviously begs the question about where we can make the most of his talents. For me, the answer is obviously as a holding midfielder.
Probably a clearer reflection of his skill set.
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Agreed. Schneiderlin's advantage over Blind is his mobility and intensity in the defense. Using him as a number 8 seems rather pointless and as a waste of money.
GET THE feck IN!
You must be delighted with this transfer window so far, KM?
What a signing! Blood sample pic was not fake? 
Probably the best set of options we've had in midfield since 07-08 when Hargreaves wasn't dead and Anderson wasn't fat.
Remember when he said Mata wouldn't get a game at Spurs?
Remember when he said that Spurs was in the ascendancy and we were on the way down... (after Moyes).
I'm not sure about that. Having someone like Carrick basically means you can throw 7 players forward with only him and the 2 central defenders back, without worrying so much about ball supply and escape route
I think we should play Carrick Smalling central defensive pair.
Rojo Carrick Smalling Darmian has a bit of everything and the average height is great.
Rojo Carrick Smalling Darmian has a bit of everything and the average height is great.
Slept with the excitement and feeling giddy about Bastian and woke up to Morgan! Holy feck this transfer window has been surreal. Great work from Woody and LVG. For a moment we thought we might be leaving this for late but hats off to the board and management for handling this whole transfer business in complete secrecy.
I absolutely do not know what we will do next and who we will sign. Media is going to go crazy and link us with anyone and everyone in the market now. IMPOSSIBLE IS NOTHING!
I will be quite pleased if we sign Oblak and Ramos/Otamendi. Then we are done!! Just realised the season is still a month away!!! Can't wait to see the line up
I absolutely do not know what we will do next and who we will sign. Media is going to go crazy and link us with anyone and everyone in the market now. IMPOSSIBLE IS NOTHING!
I will be quite pleased if we sign Oblak and Ramos/Otamendi. Then we are done!! Just realised the season is still a month away!!! Can't wait to see the line up
Carrick is not a CB at all.
I was a bit worried after the Schweinsteiger signing as we still looked as if we were lacking a physical defensive midfield option. Blind and Schneiderlin play the same role very differently and there is no way we can't find a great working trio considering we have more or less every possible tactical option there is.
Di Maria - Great dribbling and direct RCM/AM
Mata - Great passer and creative playmaker, would be wonderful in a possession team.
Herrera - Great engine and as complete as you can be.
Schweinsteiger/Carrick - Amazing passing range and experience.
Schneiderlin - Great physical type of defensive midfielder
Blind - Great pressing type of defensive midfielder
Even Fellaini is worth a shout and we could use his abilities when it counters the opponents, as we saw just how good that could be then. And just how bad it could be if the opponent were actually prepared to play him and had the players to do so.
I can even see Schweinsteiger and Carrick playing together for tactical reasons, either to calm down and hold off a lead, or if we lose our grip on the game and LVG wants to regain the dominance of possession.
We've never had a squad that had a midfield that were this good.(Clearly we've had better first team central midfielders.)
Di Maria - Great dribbling and direct RCM/AM
Mata - Great passer and creative playmaker, would be wonderful in a possession team.
Herrera - Great engine and as complete as you can be.
Schweinsteiger/Carrick - Amazing passing range and experience.
Schneiderlin - Great physical type of defensive midfielder
Blind - Great pressing type of defensive midfielder
Even Fellaini is worth a shout and we could use his abilities when it counters the opponents, as we saw just how good that could be then. And just how bad it could be if the opponent were actually prepared to play him and had the players to do so.
I can even see Schweinsteiger and Carrick playing together for tactical reasons, either to calm down and hold off a lead, or if we lose our grip on the game and LVG wants to regain the dominance of possession.
We've never had a squad that had a midfield that were this good.(Clearly we've had better first team central midfielders.)
Wait!Just woke up,how,when,what the hell happened
He is not but he has shown is capable to play there and he was performing great if I recall. On top of that his passing range will make him a great option for ball playing defender which the manager seems to want. And we can fit the Sch brothers + Herrera in midfield.
He 'got off the plane'....
Phil Jones!Really happy with this signing. This is the player i wanted for our midfield this summer. A midfield 3 of Schneiderlin, Schweinsteiger and Herrera will dominate in the league, and most teams in Europe as well.
I think he can do a fine job in a possession based system. But yes, it's likely to be a contingency plan only..
What an amazing weekend.
This is quite surreal. Didn't expect everything to accelerate the way it has.
Great job by the club. The midfield is genuinely strong now.
Great job by the club. The midfield is genuinely strong now.
Pure muppetry from Woodward over the weekend..
It is very likely LVG will push on with his 4-3-3 no? Would you think that Bastian, Morgan and either Mata or Herrera with more freedom would work?
He has never really shown that he is capable of playing there. He has struggled basically every time he played CB for us. He is poor in the air, not very strong and has no pace. Him playing CB full time would be a disaster.
Where's that "that escalated quickly" jpg
Went to bed with Schwein at carington.....woke up to this!
Went to bed with Schwein at carington.....woke up to this!
There is absolutely no way Schneiderlin will be on the bench. For me, he's an automatic starter. He's too good not to be. He has everything to go and be a worldie.
Schweinsteiger and Carrick should alternate especially with their age and injury issues. My fear is that this signing means Herrera is back to the bench again.
For me, it's Depay who'll have to settle for the bench more than he'd like, that is if Di Maria stays. Talk that van Gaal will employ a 4-3-3 system, Schweiny, Schneiderlin & Herrera, Wazza up top, Mata out on the right and Di Maria out left. The form Ander was in second half of last season was, again, imo, a defining moment in his United career, he went from being in and out of the team to undroppable. He offers too much going forward from midfield.
Same here lol. Came right out of nowhere thisWait!Just woke up,how,when,what the hell happened
I think the point is we should have no automatic starters, it's unhealthy for the. LvG isn't afraid to bench anyone that isn't performing. Di Maria last year is a perfect example to illustrate this point.
Herrera is a different style of player to Carrick, Schneiderlin and Schweinsteiger, he's suitable for a more advanced role.
Players will compete and LvG will pick whoever is best suited to the game. I don't expect any midfielder to play more than 25 league games
Herrera is a different style of player to Carrick, Schneiderlin and Schweinsteiger, he's suitable for a more advanced role.
Players will compete and LvG will pick whoever is best suited to the game. I don't expect any midfielder to play more than 25 league games
Slept through this. And to think he was at Carrington right after Schweinsteiger.
This is the one that I've wanted all summer.
Behave yourself and have some coffee.
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