Sounds a good start. Don't remember the little fella having much pace though, and after the last few seasons, I naturally worry about pace! (Mind you, Martial and Rashford are bursting with it and haven't turned us into a fearsome attacking machine, so what do I know)
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Sounds a good start. Don't remember the little fella having much pace though, and after the last few seasons, I naturally worry about pace! (Mind you, Martial and Rashford are bursting with it and haven't turned us into a fearsome attacking machine, so what do I know)
He's not blinding fast, but he's not slow either. Doesn't matter either way, plays half a sec ahead of everyone else
To be fair, straight line speed is a tad bit overrated in football (especially in bigger games where spaces are condensed or against teams that employ deep blocks to Park-the-Bus - so players aren't going to hit top gear all that often), and a fair few United supporters have a propensity for overstating the importance of pace in isolation without considering the makeup of the team as a whole. Put Scholes and Beckham for Pogba in midfield and Rashford on the right - and we'd look twice the team despite becoming slower in relative terms. Might sound like a factitious argument because the former duo were qualitatively superior as well - so obviously we'd be better, but that speaks to the point of overall quality negating minor flaws like lack of scorching pace. Dybala isn't rapid by any means, nor is he in the class of either Beckham or Scholes, yet - but like Zola, he can outwit opponents by speed of thought, has decent acceleration in bursts, can control the ball like few others, is a good judge of space, and can twist and turn his way out of sticky situations. If you have the chance to sign someone who has the class to become a Ballon D'Or Top 5 player, pace shouldn't be an overarching consideration, IMO - especially when he plays in forward areas - where we need more World-Class quality. Obsession with speed just leads to a scouting ethos where players like Isco are deemed unsuitable for United:
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Aye, good suggestion.
It would be criminal to sign him and play him in this current regime. Hire a Sarri and he'll be one of the best players in world football overnight. He's just a Messi without the same explosiveness.
Dybala will go to Real Madrid,Griezmann and Coutinho to Barcelona,Sanchez to City,but hey theres a chance we could get Bale.....we have to accept where we are at these days in the grand scheme of things!
...and Martial will go to Juventus.
I don't think so, I think Real Madrid will got for Kane or Icardi to replace Benzema and Hazard to replace Ronaldo, we have a shot at Dybala but if we can't get him we'd be braindead to buy Bale, he's never fit and declining with all of these injuries, we'd be better of plowing the money into getting Pulsiic.
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These days? Where were we before “these days”?
Real have been worryingly quiet the last few transfer windows. Ronaldo and Benzema are getting old and Bale is injury prone. Galactico signings incoming.
I think they've realised what Jose's been saying, that as soon as the big teams get interested in a player, the price skyrockets. Real are in the same boat as us, they're not financed like City/PSG. They're probably just being careful who they spend their money on, I would suspect Hazard, Dybala and Icardi are top of any shortlist they've compiled. Their special relationship with Spurs means Kane will probably make the move at some point.
Definitely, I'm just not sure Dybala will be one of them, they have players like Isco, Asensio and Ceballos that provide the nimble floating attackers, I think a very expensive #9 to replace Benzema will top the list and Hazard to replace Ronnie if he goes to PSG.
Kane?
Yes, if Levy proves impossible to deal with I think they'll go for Icardi instead.
With the stadium build coats spiraling out of control I suspect they will find levy relatively amenable (especially if they don't have cl football next season as well)
I think he might try to sell Dele and Eriksen before the teams gem though.
get him at any cost make a statement to the others
I agree. Kane/some unexpected surprise in the World Cup will top the list. Hazard has taken a big step with his father's statements, but it depends on many factors.
Why should Ronaldo go to PSG when they have Neymar on the left? Doesnt make sense to me
Must be £400m if he sold all three... What's that half a stadium?
In the hypothetical and very difficult case that Neymar wants to leave this year (for what has been written he has committed to be at least two years) to Madrid, it is assumed that Cristiano would go to PSG.
Because he is set to become a permanent CF to prolong his career.
Real will want a scoring 9 who can create goals to replace a benzema and a goal scoring playmaker/winger to replace bale. I don't believe Icardi fits the bill. Kane kinda does. Hazard definitely does.
Do you think you'll spend the €350M it will likely take to land Kane and Hazard? I think if Timo Werner has a strong World Cup he might catch Perez attention as a more reasonably priced Kane alternative.
I'm not sure how much their stadium is going to cost but that sounds about right, I think they'll take a more structured approach to things though as the stadium is no use if they haven't got a competetive team to play in it..
Asensio to replace Bale, Hazard to replace Ronaldo and Kane to replace Benzema, you don't think Icardi creates enough?
It is complicated to precede with so much time, but I think that Florentino's absolute priority is to sign Neymar but on the other hand that depends on the continuity of Cristiano (and PSG, of course). Cristiano now is too popular, before there should be a few terrible months and a very rare environment to be sold.
About Hazard, I think Zidane likes it, but what if Zidane does not continue? I think Hazard does not dazzle the president.
So, Hazard depends on the exit of Cristiano and would be the second choice after Neymar. Otherwise, where would he play?
On the other hand I think Kane is quite feasible. If you were Levy, would you want 175 million from Madrid or 210 million from a rival of the premier league?
I have doubts about who would play on the right (assuming they are still 4-3-3). I still don´t see Asensio playing there.
Do you really think PSG would sell Neymar after just one season? I thought that was just paper talk. The Ronaldo situation is definitely difficult but it might also be a case that he wants to leave which would make it easier. I know Zidane has always been the main one pushing for Hazard so that could be a factor, but do you think that Zidane will be sacked if you don't win the CL this season? I think he's done enough to be given a big summer window to refresh an aging team.
Levy would definitely sell Kane abroad for less money to avoid any of the PL teams getting him just as he did with Modric and Bale, and I am not sure Kane would actually leave Spurs for another PL team anyway, but I think they might try to sell Eriksen or Dele first.
Where do you see Asensio playing? He just seems too good to me to not become a regular starter soon.
I would like him to stay, but you never know.If they lose against PSG the season is over. He will have more room for being who he is, but even before they did not even pay attention to him to sign players.
Personally, I really like that a player is waiting for the club to do something.
I've always seen Icardi as more creative than Kane. Although the doesn't have the pinpoint cross or defense-spliting pass in his locker, he's always in a good position to create chances for his teammates. Kane is the shoot-on-sight-type of striker, though he's probably on par with Icardi when it comes to creativity.
Why the hell would he want to join? So he can come here and wait in the box for crosses? We should just look for Crouch.
Yes, because that's exactly what Lingard, Mata, Mkhitryan etc. do? Your dislike for Mourinho is apparent, you don't need to start making idiotic remarks to try and further your point, just makes you look bitter
I actually don't dislike Mou. Simply pointing out the fact that our offence is pathetic. There's a difference between stating fact and disliking him. I love the way Liverpool play on offence but I hate Klopp because he's a drama queen. See the difference? Maybe you can't face the truth.
Okay that's fine that you prefer Liverpool's attack, but that doesn't change the fact that Dybala's role if he came here wouldn't be to camp in the box and wait for headers. In fact none of our players do that, not even our striker, let alone the players behind the striker. Especially not our 10 or SS, which is what Dybala would be.
Even though he's the lesser player, I think Ozil would be a better fit than Dybala.
you'd take both
Signing both of them is doable, but I think Ozil is a better fit if we're persisting with the 4-2-3-1. Dybala thrives more as an SS or false 9 with freedom to roam rather than being a pass-first/facilitator #10. I also think he'd be wasted on the wing and we'd be better served with an actual winger than shoehorning more strikers and #10's out wide.
Sell mkhi, Get both, Dybala can also play as right forward, but best position is behind striker same as Ozil. Both certainly can play in same team.
you underline the key point......18 months in and no one really knows how we intend to line up
with us in for Griezeman last summer it does suggest a 4-2-3-1
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