@Mainoldo stole my post.
[Poll] We desperately need a striker
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Maybe if Rooney had actual competition he might score more than 14 goals next season? The teams you mentioned have players banging in 30-40+ goals and Rooney isn't getting anywhere near that even if he didn't have the spell in midfield. His performances up front last season were dissapointing, he shouldn't be considered undroppable and have no real competition for his place.
If Persie and Hernandez go, we need two. I'd like Berahino to be one, and then I'd like someone who could score something close to the amount other top forwards get. I don't see Rooney getting 20 league goals next season, or any other season - unless we get a large amount of penalties, of which he'll probably miss half anyway.
From what I've seen, I don't think Lacazette is much better, if at all than Berahino. But we could certainly do with a 30 goals (all comps) player from somewhere. Even if that happens to be Reus/Bale to contribute them from wide. Kane looks to have the qualities to do the job too, although it is early days too. It is a bit of a shit market for centre-forwards.
From what I've seen, I don't think Lacazette is much better, if at all than Berahino. But we could certainly do with a 30 goals (all comps) player from somewhere. Even if that happens to be Reus/Bale to contribute them from wide. Kane looks to have the qualities to do the job too, although it is early days too. It is a bit of a shit market for centre-forwards.
Llorente scored 9 goals in 45 appearances last season, we might as well promote Wilson.
Zlatan
Benzema
Cavani
Lacazette
Higuain
Benteke
Aubameyang
Griezmann
Mitrovic
Austin
Benzema
Cavani
Lacazette
Higuain
Benteke
Aubameyang
Griezmann
Mitrovic
Austin
Suarez, Benzema and Lewandoski all contribute a lot more than Wayne Rooney has for the last few years!!! Both in terms of goals, pressing, hold up play, carrying the ball......
Rooney, depay and lacazette could mimic tevez Rooney Ronaldo with schneiderlin, Herrera and Carrick being fletcher, scholes Carrick 
how's he even being discussed, he's the slowest player on planet earth, let alone his goalscoring record..
He is a foreign player, with a foreign name,playing in a foreign league thats.... usually enough.
A year younger than RVP and only 9 goals in almost 50 games? doesn't matter.
I'd be very worried if our striking options were a declining Rooney, an unproven Wilson and Berahino I must say. Plus I don't see the need in Berahino when Wilson is a similar type striker. I'd rather we broke the mould and got something a bit different like a Lacazette \ Benteke and that way we would have different options.
Yes.
Firstly, I never advocated bringing in just Berahino, I want him plus one better. Secondly, I'd say Lacazette and Berahino are similar players, and both very different from Benteke.
If RVP leaves than we will be adding a striker
I think a better example is probably Chelsea. Last season they had one top quality centre forward who will get 20-25 goals in Costa; one good backup who'd probably get 15 goals a season if he started every game in Remy and one past it player who can occasionally come in to do a job contributing 5-10 goals in Drogba.
We'd start the season with Rooney who we'd expect to get 20 goals minimum; Hernandez who'd comfortably match Remy's output and Wilson who'd comfortably match Drogba's output. In terms of midfield Di Maria, Fellaini, Herrera, Mata & Depay should easily match the 40 goal output of Hazard, Oscar, Willian, Ramires & Fabregas over a 50 game period.
Naturally we'd need to tighten up the defense if we are to match them, but with the addition of any 3 out of Schneiderlin/Otamendi/Ramos/Darmian I'd like to think we'll concede 5 goals less.
Its really not that simple.
Why?
First of all because Wilson would be 2nd choice under van Gaal and not Hernandez. The latter will be sold if there is interest from clubs, van Gaal's comments midseason made that pretty clear.
Rooney is not on Costa's level, Remy offers a whole lot more to a team than Hernandez, he is also capable of scoring 15 goals for a team, Wilson lacks experience.
Your post made it seem like this- Rooney+Hernandez+Wilson is somewhat identical to this - Costa+Remy+Drogba.....its not, not even close.
We could always sign Dybala... wait we were too slow!
We could always sign Vietto... wait we were too slow!
We could always sign Martinez...
So we're left with... Berahino and the unwanted Lacazette.
We could always sign Vietto... wait we were too slow!
We could always sign Martinez...
So we're left with... Berahino and the unwanted Lacazette.
Would benteke fit in with our system? Im not so convinced. We do need a striker if RVP and Hernandez both leave. Wilson is not good enough to be a second choice strkker yet. There is not many options available.
We must have someone on our mind if we are letting van Persie go this easily, right?
How is Lacazette unwanted? There are numerous teams in Europe that would be very happy to take him.
Vietto and Dybala wanted to stay in Spain and Italy.
Or a system that doesn't really need and extra striker on the bench.
Assuming we play with 1 striker (can't really play with zero) we still need a back up for Rooney. Having Wilson alone as a back up striker is very risky, two injuries and we're playing with no striker.
+ Strengths
Aerial Duels
Very Strong
Finishing
Strong
Long shots
Strong
Direct free-kicks
Strong
Headed attempts
Strong
- Weaknesses
Holding on to the ball
Weak
Offside awareness
Weak
Defensive contribution
Weak
Christian Benteke's Style of Play
- Likes to do flick ons
- Likes to do layoffs
- Likes to play long balls
- Indirect set-piece threat
- Does not dive into tackles
- Commits fouls often
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Very few rumours about him going anywhere. The only club who's had any genuine interest according to the media is Liverpool.
Neither Vietto nor Dybala ever said they wanted to stay in the same country afaik. The Vietto transfer was always going to be Atletico tbf, but i'm surprised at the lack of interest anyone showed in Dybala, Juve seemed to pounce on that before any other clubs really got going.
Yeah, i guess you're right, although i wouldn't rule out LVG converting one of our top players into a forward.
If we lost Rooney for a couple of months we'd be screwed. It wouldn't be fair to expect Wilson to lead the line and he's not ready, and I'm not even entertaining the thought that Fellaini would be our striker. Van Gaal isn't going to risk it.
I wouldn't worry, there's absolutely no way United are going into next season with Rooney and Wilson as the only strike options; of course a new striker will be signed.
One year Zlatan deal? a boy can dream..
a boy can dream..Well Rooney he is undroppable, LVG has already stated this numerous times. His captain must always play when fit. And this is the point I keep banging on about that people are not listening to. Rooney always playing isnt my opinion, its what LVG himself has declared. And if you are thinking from that point of view, another striker will only unbalance us as a team.
Making Rooney captain was always going to be a problem for me.
Gotze as falst 9, we're trying to go tiki-taka, might as well try the false 9.
in the physical PL? When we have players like clumpy Jones and immobile Carrick? I may be a fan of both, but our team is not suited to Tiki-Taka, I don't see a more ready built replacement than Ibra, only thing he is missing is speed, which Rooney & Wilson both have plenty of.
Van Gaal doesn't like false 9's.
Don't Ibra and van Gaal not get on? I thought they hated each other.
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'Sometimes he drove me crazy. he just kept talking!' he said.
'But yes, Louis van Gaal is as good as he thinks he is... I have never met a coach who was so sharp on details. He made me a better player,' he added.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...uis-van-Gaal-Ronald-Koeman.html#ixzz3fOIkpDAE
Felt a little sick reading that
Don't rate him at all and I'have seen plenty of him at Anderlecht. He is not ready for the PL at all and on top of that he has a truely shit personality.
Fair play, bring him in!
May have meant the other Mitrovic?
Other mitrovic ?
I'am talking about Aleksandar Mitrovic from Serbia (20 years old) and player of RSCA anderlecht now looking for a step up in his career and linked to Roma, Porto and Benfica.