My bad Bilbao. They only want him til the european Super cup game. By then Messi/Neymar would atleast have had 2 games under their belt.
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My bad Bilbao. They only want him til the european Super cup game. By then Messi/Neymar would atleast have had 2 games under their belt.
Enjoyed reading that. Not a match winner but definitely a team player.
Oh I know. Just taking the piss out of someone who felt the need to ask a question with such an obvious answer!
So reserve games and PL games are similar then in his eyes. I imagine reserve games are less intense than games in training what with LVG watching every move from yards away...
Excellent signing (if the confirmation is legit) -- will do well here I think.
Although I'm very much in the "sign another top attacker" camp, especially with Di Maria gone.
Although I'm very much in the "sign another top attacker" camp, especially with Di Maria gone.
A match is a match is a match. Training games won't count as they're not competitive.
Roy Keane never thought that
Heh. True. The thing is training matches will be very stop/start. Especially with a control freak like Van Gaal in charge. Different kettle of fish in terms of stamina and concentration as compared to a competitive match where the only breaks are when the referee's whistle blows.
I think Ed Woodward wants a marquee signing more than the fans. I am plenty happy with signing Pedro. The 2011 European Cup final still gives me nightmares...
True. LVG only breaks his philosophy for. Injury crisis. Everyone is fit so may not make sense to hurry up this transfer.
On the bench for Barcelona tonight. Farewell cameo role as a sub maybe?
Clutching at straws but I'll take it! Ped Red
He's ours.
Pedro the Redro.
Pedro the Redro.
Somebody claimed earlier that he's not as good a player as Mata. I think he's better, and would be our third/fourth best player, if he joined. He's had the bext schooling a player could receive over the last five or six years.
He's one of those players that only the Club he plays for will really appreciate and see the true wort he brings to the team.
Meh, on the bench tonight.
I hope so because I'm sure I've watched him countless times and barely noticed him.
Ofc Barca want him to stay. 30m euro isn't very exciting deal for them anyway, so why not keep him as a backup.
The whole country says that about Carrick..(non united fans of course)
Bacause he wants more football and all credit to him for that...like Arsenals new keeper
A fitting end to his Barca career then!
Excited by this possible signing.....
Anxious at the same time tho.... a knock to Neymar etc and he'll get the assurances he needs
Need to wrap it up very soon
Anxious at the same time tho.... a knock to Neymar etc and he'll get the assurances he needs
Need to wrap it up very soon
The non-verbal enthusiasts will examine every little detail i reckon.
He will fit in at this club in every way Di Maria was never going to. Excellent signing and now the real 3 amigos. Herrera, mata and pedro?
Carrick crossed my mind as I typed that funnily enough.
He is a better winger than mata and only that matters.
But considering his goal record, you'd have to notice him!
A good read, I actually think it undersells him a little too. He can be a match winner in terms of finding the opening, feeding others for the goal or even making the breakthrough himself. pedro is a cracking player and I'm as excited about this potential signing as much as I have been for any in a while. I think he'll do really well for us.
This is where my questions lie, will LVG be up to starting the 3 of them or is one of them always going to be sitting at the start? If he does go that way, who will sit among Carrick, Schneiderlin and Schweinsteiger? Hopefully injuries will not dictate lineups as much as last year and we will get a good idea of what LVG wants to do tactics wise. Personally I was looking forward to seeing more of Mata & Herrera but adding Pedro will probably mean one of those three is sitting every game. Might get glimpses though!
Pedro is a good signing because he matches the tactics and we are lacking a wide player. He is a scorer, not a creative player; if the team gels, he´ll be great, but he won´t make the difference, if the team struggles to create chances.
I´d expect him to replace Mata as right winger and he would be an upgrade. Overall I am not too excited, but the transfer makes sense.
I´d expect him to replace Mata as right winger and he would be an upgrade. Overall I am not too excited, but the transfer makes sense.
I think he might surprise a few with how much he does create. He is good a good dribbler with the ability to beat a couple of men he might no be Messi but he's an upgrade on what we have.
Decent number of assists(28 I think) for Messi over the last few years backs that up as well.
Decent number of assists(28 I think) for Messi over the last few years backs that up as well.
I tend to get a bit more excited about team players, which Pedro certainly is, than high priced glamour signings like Falcao and Di Maria. We desperately need team players who come in relatively below the radar and without much hype, who can fit into LvG's squad ethos. Memphis, Schneiderlin, Darmian, and Schweinsteiger fit that mold (or as LvG might say "profile"), as does Pedro. A proven winner who was a part of some of two fantastic club and country sides.
So is this actually happening? Ive been reading the same info every day for the last two weeks..Talks are at an advanced stage... Player expected to sign tomorrow etc..Well is it happening?.. Or is it a smokescreen for something else? (food for thought)
Looks like its happening, in fact it may happen in the next few days.
Hopefully I really want it..but it's dragging to long for my liking..although that could be down to the ADM sale! He could do well here especially without the pressure of a high price tag!
I suspect this is a bit like the Schneiderlin transfer. We're the only interested party, and player wants to come, and transfer fee is probably already agreed in principle. So once the bid is officially put in, I think things will move pretty quickly.
If the rumours about Barca wanting to keep him for the Super Cup are true, then there is no point putting in a bid now anyway. Still can't wait to see him in the red shirt though, I really want this deal to happen.
If the rumours about Barca wanting to keep him for the Super Cup are true, then there is no point putting in a bid now anyway. Still can't wait to see him in the red shirt though, I really want this deal to happen.
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