Thomas Lemar| Staying at Monaco

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Very good player but I'm loyal to our boys. I've never thought we needed another attacking player brought in, just our existing ones to play somewhere closer to their potential. Perhaps I'm letting sentiment cloud my judgement, but I'd rather give rashford/martial the chance.
 
I think it would be the end of Martial if we sign this guy. Both being in similar age is a concern. We might as well talk about swapping if this is the case
 
I think Jose is looking for a winger who offers width and that can cross the ball, not sure Lemar fits that profile.
A winger would greatly increase our title chances imo
 
Andersons Dietician said:
He's different. Sole reason I watched Monaco last season was for Lemar then obviously the emergence of Mbappe happened.
For me if we wanted a left footed winger type then it should always have been him, decent workrate so could maybe also do a job as WB. Can also play through the centre and on the right.

He and Martial are different, also Martial was a striker who on occasion played on the left for Monaco much like Mbappe did. I guess it comes down to how you view Martial but I'd rather have him as a striker who drifts wide than the opposite.
Lemar would be a tremendous addition to our squad but I just don't think we have any real intrest.
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Cheers mate - interesting!
 
Rusholme Ruffian said:
Cheers mate. So not necessarily the end of Martial, but could threaten his gametime, along with that of Mata and Mkhi?
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Yeah since he can play on the right too and we could see him in his more natural position which is behind the striker. I don't think our attacking players have nailed down their positions yet so we could definitely see a re-shuffle if Lemar is brought in.
 
Rusholme Ruffian said:
2 years ago we signed a highly gifted young left-winger from Monaco, and now we want the upgrade? Is this guy sufficiently different to Martial that we could use them both, or would this be the end of Martial? Those who know French football hit me up - I know bugger all about it.
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For me, Lemar is a mix of Malouda and young Iniesta who played a lot as LM when he was younger.

Very different of Martial...
 
Could this be a leak from Monaco side to exert pressure on Arsenal to up their offer?
 
Rusholme Ruffian said:
Thank you for your clarification, which affects my original point in literally no way, shape or form. :D
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Signing a striker that barely played on the left and playing him on the left vs signing an attacking midfielder that mostly plays on the left.
 
Castles is being used here: it's a sly bluff from the club to discourage Arsenal from selling Sanchez to City.

Possibly.
 
Rusholme Ruffian said:
Cheers mate - interesting!
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I would think something Jose is probably looking for with our apparent search for a wide player is delivery. That is a Lemar strength as honestly some of his crosses last year were incredible, there is one on the volley and it's magnificent. He crosses quickly and accurately and with the speed merchants and size we have be it on the right, left at the byline, further back it would do some serious damage. For me he is a far better crosser than Peresic.

Also intriguing people talking about him cutting inside, Peresic does the same thing only he just isn't as good. If Lemar job is to keep width he'll do it. I'd prefer our width to come from the full backs but hey, my opinion he'd be great for us and I would think fit in well with the current mentality and team feel good factor and comaradatory that looks like it is there.
 
Nick7 said:
Signing a striker that barely played on the left and playing him on the left vs signing an attacking midfielder that mostly plays on the left.
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Well we could firstly argue about semantics - maybe if I'd written 'left-sided player' you would have been happier? Even when played as a striker Martial used to take up predominantly wide left positions for Monaco.

But as I said, that's not really the point. The point is whether we are looking to sign another player from Monaco that will take the place of the young player that we signed from Monaco 2 years ago....given that they both play similar positions.
 
Womp said:
Top player. If we could get him and a LB (which the article states) we'd be looking very strong this season. It's a matter of whether Duncan really knows his jazz or not.
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If we manage that, our team looks incredible. Defensive stability, solid midfield and an attack that has enough pace, power, creativity and width.
 
Grylte said:
Have you guys seen the poll on the bottom of that article?

"Will United sign Perisic?"

1: Yes - If they want him
2: No - Monaco won't sell him
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Yeah, quality poll right there. Tough for Monaco to sell a player fro Inter as well. :lol::lol:

Lay said:
I wish we could ban the the whole re-sale value stuff.
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Seconded. We are United ffs, resale value shouldn't come in to it.
 
Andersons Dietician said:
I would think something Jose is probably looking for with our apparent search for a wide player is delivery. That is a Lemar strength as honestly some of his crosses last year were incredible, there is one on the volley and it's magnificent. He crosses quickly and accurately and with the speed merchants and size we have be it on the right, left at the byline, further back it would do some serious damage. For me he is a far better crosser than Peresic.

Also intriguing people talking about him cutting inside, Peresic does the same thing only he just isn't as good. If Lemar job is to keep width he'll do it. I'd prefer our width to come from the full backs but hey, my opinion he'd be great for us and I would think fit in well with the current mentality and team feel good factor and comaradatory that looks like it is there.
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It would certainly make sense as it would probably help Lukaku. Martial certainly didn't look happy when he came on against West Ham, but I'd be very sorry to see him go - I love watching him cutting in from the left and taking players on...that mix of Lukaku's classic centre forward play and Rashford and Martials pace and running at players looked devastating on Sunday...

BTW have you made your peace with Jose for the season ahead?! ;-)
 
Do we really need another player who's not a pure winger? Seems to cut inside a lot and run through the middle.
 
Not gonna get my hopes up for this because I'd love for it to happen so to avoid disappoint I'm just gonna put it under the "bullshit" tab
 
Lemar would be in terms of long term planning a better signing than Perisic. He's also arguably just as good a player atm and will only improve. If Lemar does come in though, would we sell or loan out one of our current attackers as we have a fair few. Martial can be seen as a striker, so he shouldn't leave, but maybe Mata or Lingard?
 
Genuine question, has Mourinho ever signed such a short player?
 
MaxiPaxi said:
Do we really need another player who's not a pure winger? Seems to cut inside a lot and run through the middle.
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He can play as an out and out winger very well.
 
Mogget said:
Genuine question, has Mourinho ever signed such a short player?
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Not sure if he signed them, but Wesley Sneijder and Deco were key players in his teams in the past and they were both short. I can see Mourinho using Lemar in a similar way in a central position and pushing Mkhi wide.
 
Adnan said:
Not sure if he signed them, but Wesley Sneijder and Deco were key players in his teams in the past and they were both short. I can see Mourinho using Lemar in a similar way in a central position and push Mkhi wide.
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Why would Jose buy Lemar to play him centrally and push Mkhi (who is better centrally) out wide?
 
Adnan said:
Not sure if he signed them, but Wesley Sneijder and Deco were key players in his teams in the past and they were both short. I can see Mourinho using Lemar in a similar way in a central position and pushing Mkhi wide.
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Micki's best games have been through the middle.
 
People saying he offers something different to the player we already have, can you please elaborate? He seems like an attacking midfielder playing on the left wing. Mkhi and Mata are exactly that but play on the right. Even Martial and Rashford start on the wing and drift inside. Does he stay wide like Perisic?
 
ravi2 said:
Why would Jose buy Lemar to play him centrally and push Mkhi (who is better centrally) out wide?
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Because Lemar isn't a winger in the traditional sense. He had Mendy overlapping which opened up space for him centrally. Lemar is a central player that was played out of position and did well last season. He's brilliant centrally and that's where he sees himself playing his best.
 
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