That would be a sizeable improvement in the ball retention department.
Sofyan Amrabat | signs for United on loan
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Get this one done!
Will happen when we actually sell Donny/Fred
From what I’ve seen ambrabat doesn’t have a left foot. Good option for depth at a good price though, hope to get it done.
Ok, I'll admit it - saw him at the world cup and that's about it. But is he actually any good? So confused as he really doesn't seem anything special at all, and isn't like an out-of-contract option, or a young prospect. If he's a Fred replacement that costs more than Fred, is he actually any better?
He’s inspiration to make it that far with only one leg.
Sounds like a lot of agent talk. I don’t see the club spending more even with outgoings.
Strap him to Antony and we will have a good Right foot and Left foot.
Left foot is still missing.
Left side of the brain missing in this post.
Overrated opinion.
Camavinga doesn’t have a right foot
We played Phelan and Blackmore in midfield that night. Tired and shite is what we were.
No, I think you missed the point of the post. Clearly I put the “world class” in speech marks and clearly said squad player “if that makes sense”. Not sure if you’re feigning ignorance or simply missed the point.
However I think his character and abilities make him a squad player any big team would be happy with.
Like the look of him, should be brought in. However, I'm concerned about our aerial ability in midfield and the team in generally, especially if we sell Mctominay.
If we're shifting from a midfield 2 to a midfield 3, our inbound transfers aren't going to be like for like. We're trying to add bodies not just maintain numbers imo.
I reckon Ambrabat will be bought to sit on the bench alongside McTominay rather than to replace him.
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I think he has been brought in to give us tactical flexibility and not purely as Casemiro's backup.
I was at Upton Park that night as we pretty much chucked the title away.
Yeah it has been suggested he is good in the build up phase which we lack in midfield
There's an article in The Athletic that said that he was like the quarterback where he drops deeper to a position between his centre-backs in the Fiorentina system.
Doesn’t that sound like Carrick?
I guess it would depend on which part of Carrick's career at United. But yes... he can start spraying from the back; Mount and Bruno can spray from the mid-block etc with willing runners up top.
I can see Klopp calling us a long ball team again.
Hey if it leads to our first win at Anfield in 7 years then can live with that happening
There are similarities. He's a bit more aggresive and likes to dribble with the ball, while Carrick read the game much better and was an even better passer.
Its been 7 feckin' years? Seems like longer!
This story seems to be picking up steam without actually picking up any, if that makes sense. Reminds me of the KMJ "saga" in a way.
Vidal saga comes to mind.
This feels like it has more legs,certain it will pick up pace quickly once Donny/Fred leaves
I agree that he's not coming in as a straight like for like. In fact, one of the issues I think he'll help fix is our first phase build up struggles when Martinez (our main ball progressor) is out. Him dropping between the CBs to form a back three means he can then take on that responsibility.
That being said, my point about areial struggles is more about the make up of our main starting 11. We only really have two players that are aerially dominant; Casemiro and Varane. In games where Amrabat comes in, in place of Casemiro, that leaves us with only Varane.
This wasn't an issue with Mctominay because he too was very good in the air. His problem was... everything else which, Amrabat does a lot better.
I think we will sell Mctominay and suspect what we may see in games where we expect a lot of high balls and Casemiro is missing is, we may also replace Martinez with Lindelof. To give us that aerial support. Also Onana coming out to claim crosses more than De Gea did, should also help.
Seems like he mostly passes to team mates, instead of the opposition or the touch line. So yes, I would say better.
Incidentally, Amrabat and Casemiro in midfield is exactly what you need away at Anfield.
I'm not so sure about that. I can see us struggling with teams on the counter this season with the way we're structuring our midfield. Amarabat/ Mount will probably compound the issue if played with Case and Bruno.
I'm honestly not too fused about this one. Not many people had heard about him before the WC, not like he was a dominant force in Serie A.
Personally, I'd much rather go for someone like Lavia, who at 21 who more many more years ahead of him and is PL proven.
Personally, I'd much rather go for someone like Lavia, who at 21 who more many more years ahead of him and is PL proven.
Wouldn't most of us? We're not spending another 50m on a midfielder this summer.
I don’t think I missed your point but looks like I didn’t make my point very clearly. He’s not very good. If you can replace a guy like him with someone better, you do it, if you want to win. He’s not good enough to compete for a place in the team so doesn’t belong at a top club. That’s my point. Hopefully that’s clear now.
He’s played well a few times and I can understand your point of view, I just disagree with it.
Yeah, could be an issue at times. I still want to shift McT though. Will be interesting to see if the height / heading is a problem and how we try to solve it.
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