So did Napoli just drop out of talks then or was that just a tactic.
Patrick Dorgu | Medical today? No. Weekend.
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Have you watched Dalot or Mazraoui play at LB
Runs very fast with the ball for a long time as far as I can tell.
Generally agree, but Dalot looked better vs Liverpool than anything I've seen of Dorgu. Biggest benefit I see from this is moving Dalot to RWBHave you watched Dalot or Mazraoui play at LB
And Amad into the 10
Their reported interest was for a transfer in summer.
Watch the Adam Clery 442 video posted above. In my mind his analysis is the best
Some might suggest that "better than anything I've seen of Dorgu" is a rather redundant comment when, as of Monday at least, you'd never actually seen Dorgu play:
I think often it's the weight of the shirt and the overboard media attention, which you can't reall factor for until they get here.
Entertaining and educational as usual
Our summer transfers in and out were the best we have had in a very long time both in terms of talent and value. Still amazed we got a decent fee for getting Sancho off our books
Yep, the fact that he can talk numbers and not bore us to death is a great trait!
Could be pure consequence of United's decision making. Getting rid of Pellistri & Elanga, also Rashford, Sancho and Antony doing everything not to deliver... It's hard to forsee the next move, especially since club changing it's narration, every 6 months lately.
That's four days ago!
Dalot and Mazraoui aren't very good at LWB, Leon is still a kid. Amass is completely untested and hasn't played LWB. We can see during matches how much we struggle without a LWB.
With Antony off on loan, this looks like a done deal.
And in them 4 days you have watched a 5 minute Youtube clip.
At least three!
Point being, if not even bis highlight reel makes him look better than Dalot vs Liverpool, it's not a great sign. On the other hand, we unfortunately don't get this version of Dalot every week.
Interesting this bid is completely out in the public - trying to add extra pressure?
Doesn't seem that impressive. More of a desperate move to show some backing. I would rather wait until summer and relook at the market.
It's almost like you havnt seen us play lately if you can't see the problems we've been having at left wing back and why we might need a more attack minded, athletic, naturally left sided player to play there
None of those players are left wing backs. It’s an obvious position that we need to upgrade, no premier league teams are going to rely on two 17 years olds to fill a position either.
It’s a transfer we have to make really. Let’s hope the scouting is good.
Dorgu played like four matches there this season
Fair point, but how do we know that Dorgu is going to be better? Given our financial situation, how important the role is and having a bunch of options already at the club even if they aren't the best, it seems to be an expensive punt to take.
He did play left back in his last game for Lecce according to fotmob. Was also the lowest rated player, but let's ignore that... But also played left back with a good rating the game before. He seems mainly a left back who can sometimes play right wing when they need it.
He's a left back and we need a left back. This is good. The worry is he's only 20 with very little experience and we need a left back who can play now. Left back vs left wing back isn't a huge difference in the way Amorim will ask him to play, we need one is the key thing and the only one who can put out an ok level there is Dalot, and it's obviously been a struggle point so far. I just hope Dorgu is actually ready to be starting games in the Prem which I have my doubts on purely due to lack of experience
If Lecce accept 30m euros, then that fee doesn't look too bad. If we do get Dorgu, hopefully he can have a decent 2nd part of the season and be (at least) good enough as squad option for future.
Just draft a list of alternative candidates, if we're far apart on the first move on to the next. Can't keep showing that we will buy no 1 at all cost.
Never knowingly seen him play and we're long past the point of being able to have any confidence in our recruitment. Unless I have seen a player and they look amazing it's hard to get excited. Instead I expect them to be the latest player that everyone will be calling deadwood in 18 months' time.
Fingers crossed they know what they're doing this time.
Fingers crossed they know what they're doing this time.
Seems they care more about profile of the player rather than where they've been playing primarily. I've never seen him play but apparently he's a good ball carrier and can get up and down the pitch. Only Amad can offer us that from a deeper position so hopefully he will make a difference.
Is he at least as good as the LwB Amorim had at sporting? We really shouldn’t be targeting decent players but those with high and obvious potential.
The arse has fallen out of the transfer market since the AWB days for €50mn because of PSR and Dorgu just doesnt' have the reputation any of those players had pre-purchase. AWB was seen as a huge defensive talent who was previously a winger and therefore the assumptions made about his attacking talent were optomistic. Shaw was a genuine prodigy and only injuries have prevented him being consistently world class and Jones was being compared to Duncan Edwards.
I don’t trust our scouts at all but anyway, we need a lef wing back that’s for sure
Fits the profile, he's also big so will help when defending corners also. Believe this is the priority position that needs fixing.
I know that video compilations of footballers aren't that relevant but I've seen a couple of compilations of Dorgu and I've rarely seen any crossing video inserts from him in those compilations.
Taking the piss because it's United. Hope we have an alternative
Really keen for us not to get bent over