over 600k posts over a player that we're not looking likely to sign. madness :'(
Thiago Alcantara | Signed for Bayern Munich
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I think he's going to be a world class player as well if he isn't already, but last season you lot had a perfect balance all around the team and all you lacked was a world class striker. With Gotze coming in, and now seemingly Thiago, it seems unnecessary because there will be players who were really important last season like Kroos, Muller or Martinez, and one of those is bound to be unhappy with the role they get. If you just put Gotze into last years team, then it's probably Kroos going on the bench despite him having a fantastic season, that or him playing as a false 9 which I don't think is as good as them simply getting a top class striker.
It's ok people, lot of United 'fans' on Twitter confirming that Thiago is actually shit and that we never wanted him anyway 
600k? where are you looking?
He's supposedly told Ribery that he's going to build around him, the way he built Barca around Messi.
I guess he's told Robben, that's he's Robben.
Exactly, I agree as well that Gotze is a better player then both Kroos and Muller, but the fact is that Kroos and Muller have come through the ranks at Bayern, and the squad just clicks together. Who knows if Gotze will fit in the same way, or if the squad overall will be better for it despite Gotze being individually a better player. If he does though, I'd love United to try and steal either Kroos or Muller from them
Sorry?
Exactly, I agree as well that Gotze is a better player then both Kroos and Muller, but the fact is that Kroos and Muller have come through the ranks at Bayern, and the squad just clicks together. Who knows if Gotze will fit in the same way, or if the squad overall will be better for it despite Gotze being individually a better player. If he does though, I'd love United to try and steal either Kroos or Muller from them
Ugh, not Muller. Hate him. But I wouldn't turn my nose up at Kroos. Although I get the impression he's more firmly attacking than Thiago, and possibly not as good a fit for United's CM spot.
I did not expect to see that thread title when I came home today. What a nightmare. I thought this was nailed on.
Hopefully Thiago will still look at playing time rather than just going to Bayern because Pep is there.
Hopefully Thiago will still look at playing time rather than just going to Bayern because Pep is there.
Pep wanting Thiago probably best explains why the saga with this player dragged this long..... we should not let our prime targets slip thru our fingers....
Germany played a 4141 a few times, for example in a 3-2 win against Brazil with Schweinsteiger as the holding midfielder, Götze and Kroos together in the center and Müller on the right. That looked pretty sexy and I'm sure Guardiola will make it work much better than Löw ever could.Exactly, I agree as well that Gotze is a better player then both Kroos and Muller, but the fact is that Kroos and Muller have come through the ranks at Bayern, and the squad just clicks together. Who knows if Gotze will fit in the same way, or if the squad overall will be better for it despite Gotze being individually a better player. If he does though, I'd love United to try and steal either Kroos or Muller from them
Götze's first goal for the german nationalteam in that match after a brilliant assist by Kroos.
I think it's likely he'll be promised playing time at Bayern as well; with Javi Martinez moving back into defence, there'd certainly be space for him.
Maybe anything over about 100 just becomes a ball park figure.
It may not even be a case of shifting to fit Thiago in, he may have plans to have one of the first teamers play back up to Thiago? I don't think another manager would have done, but Pep might have his own plans for the team that don't include one of them?
So, seriously, after Thiago, who is there? Strootman? Fellaini(hopefully not)?
Apart from those two, we've barely been linked realistically with midfielders this summer(and even Fellaini is based purely because of Moyes). I know its early doors yet, but if we don't sign a midfielder...jaysus.
Unless I'm missing someone?
Apart from those two, we've barely been linked realistically with midfielders this summer(and even Fellaini is based purely because of Moyes). I know its early doors yet, but if we don't sign a midfielder...jaysus.
Unless I'm missing someone?
It is a little worrying that the only players we've been linked with have been Thiago, Strootman and Baines, and it looks like we won't get any of the 3, with Strootman heading to Roma, Thiago probably to Bayern now and Baines probably just staying (although I'd rather we keep Evra over signing Baines anyway).
I hope the Bayern board reach the same conclusion.
raphael honigstein seems to think this is FM.
You miss the part where Fergie repeatedly said that he is satisfied with his midfield.
What's good enough for Fergie should be good enough for Moyes and who needs midfielders anyways? They are neither strikers nor defenders, so they don't prevent goals and don't score goals. How useless is that?
According to Sky Italia, he's gone to Bayern. Move finalized subject to a medical. I am at work so cannot post the link but its all over twitter.
Lets hope Schweinsteiger hands in a transfer request, as a player has been signed in his position and does not like the competition for places.
Has he signed for Bayern?
Whispers are it's done.
As did Bryan Robson, pretty much, in what looked a lot like pre-emptive damage control last week
I think all the anger should be directed towards the GLAZERS..!!! Can't fecking compete..!
Yep, its done and dusted.
Our only hope now is that Munich gets nuked
Our only hope now is that Munich gets nuked
This is depressing.
Or fails the medical
And the meltdown begins...Well I hope all the Bayern midfielders will be resentful, cliques will form, the dressing room morale will be shattered and they drop to 7th in the league and crash out of the group stages of the CL. That would teach the little Spanish-Italian-Brazilian-Tikitakan bastard.
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