I not sure how you can say that. He has probably played more as a 10 or second striker than midfielder.
To put it bluntly. You are wrong.
It is true he is given more freedom than the regular Sporting CP player, but part of it is because (well his quality duh) he has that fierce/pitbull attitude, kinda like Rooney did in his prime, so even if he was given less defensive duties it is hard with his type of play.
It's quite common seeing him leading a attack and 1min later chasing the opposition on his own area.
He's always around the top of distance run per game.
So in that sense he is quite the opposite of Pogba, he doesnt like show off and will fight for every single ball.
he doesn't want to go. even before we get into all the positional headaches he will cause.Wouldn't Coutinho be a quality signing for us?
Or do you think he'd occupy a similar position to Pogba?
I think he is a class player who'd add a creative flair to our attack.
I'm sure whenever a player asks for a rise, the club think it's 'too high', it's part of the negotiation. I'm hoping that this issue is mainly down to Mourinho not being a fan, causing the contract situation to get to this point. Now that he is back in the team and Ole clearly rates him, the club 'should' be more motivated to get it done.I think he wants to stay too, but he could be asking for a wage that is too high. There might be some truth in what David McDonnell wrote in his Mirror column.
It is the Sanchez contract that has caused all this and if we get Ander and DDG sorted it will affect all our summer transfer dealings and future contract negotiations. I blame Ed and his thumbing his nose at City for our problems.I'm sure whenever a player asks for a rise, the club think it's 'too high', it's part of the negotiation. I'm hoping that this issue is mainly down to Mourinho not being a fan, causing the contract situation to get to this point. Now that he is back in the team and Ole clearly rates him, the club 'should' be more motivated to get it done.
The wage structure is a problem though, Sanchez needs to go.
This season or last for Sporting? As that isn't what I've read from scouting reports or seen and not what the Sporting fans said about him, like the one below, or are you talking about prior to Sporting? I'm also not wrong about him not being anything special or what this team needs specifically, anything he's done prior to Sporting is fairly irrelevant.
So you think he has the defensive qualities to play in Ander's role with Pogba and just a single defensive midfield player?
Definitely a poor decision from Ed to sanction the deal, though at the time he like many of use felt that he would come here and instantly become our best attacking player, thus justifying the wages. His failure is what has damaged us the most. Still, I don't think giving Herrera 200K a week or similar is that bad considering his age. It's his last big contract and he is playing his best football. De Gea turning his nose up at 350K is more worrying.It is the Sanchez contract that has caused all this and if we get Ander and DDG sorted it will affect all our summer transfer dealings and future contract negotiations. I blame Ed and his thumbing his nose at City for our problems.
After a couple of his goalkeeping performances it is a worry.Definitely a poor decision from Ed to sanction the deal, though at the time he like many of use felt that he would come here and instantly become our best attacking player, thus justifying the wages. His failure is what has damaged us the most. Still, I don't think giving Herrera 200K a week or similar is that bad considering his age. It's his last big contract and he is playing his best football. De Gea turning his nose up at 350K is more worrying.
So you think he has the defensive qualities to play in Ander's role with Pogba and just a single defensive midfield player?
In Sporting he has played in plenty of positions (6/8/10), so i would say yes he has.
But, specially in the bigger games, a midfield of 3 with Pogba could get overun.
But it's kinda like we say in Portuguese, the further away he is from the opponents goal the bigger the waste (he's got a cannon of a foot).
Comparing to Herrera, i would say he is just as hardworking, with a more offensive mindset but weaker tactically because he takes more risks.
However like @andersj said, it's one thing playing and standing out, on any position, in the PT league and another in the Premier League.
He played close to 100 games in Serie A prior to Sporting. Most of them as a 10 or a second striker. He also played as a 10 in a 4231 several games for Sporting. He has even played a few games in the midfield two at Sporting. Most people that know him well appears to agree that he is an intelligent player that is quite flexible.
I’m not sure if he is good enough (or «anything special» as you phrase it). However, as most people know, it is extremely difficult to say how good a player is when he is playing at a lower level. Some are able to match it in a better league, others do not.
And I’m sure you know a lot about what Man Utd needs. But at the same time you dont appear to be too reluctant in offering your opinion, with a high degree of certainty, on matters that is complex or where it is quite evident that you have little knowledge. And that hurts your credibility in my opinion.
Who's that individual at the club who deals with player contract besides Ed Woodward ?
He was mentioned in the one of those long winded threads on our popular CEO.
Because that certain individual also deserves some flack with the way our contracts are handed out or not.
In Sporting he has played in plenty of positions (6/8/10), so i would say yes he has.
He's strong, not great accelaration but has good speed and insane stamina.
But, specially in the bigger games, a midfield of 3 with Pogba could get overun.
But it's kinda like we say in Portuguese, the further away he is from the opponents goal the bigger the waste (he's got a cannon of a foot).
Comparing to Herrera, i would say he is just as hardworking, with a more offensive mindset but weaker tactically because he takes more risks.
However like @andersj said, it's one thing playing and standing out, on any position, in the PT league and another in the Premier League.
....or mishandles.Matt Judge handles contract negotiations for United.
No need for this comment tbh.In my time on the board, I can't think of another poster who offers less than you. Consistently needless.
What he did in Serie A is irrelevant as he failed there, no one cared about him until his last 2 seasons at Sporting, the bulk of which he's played in a very similar role to Pogba in a 3 man midfield, the odd positional switch here and there has happened with Pogba as well, but the reality is his stock has risen playing the same role as Pogba, not quie a #8 but not a #10, more of a hybrid as @Invictus put it, so lets not get it twisted.
Very few do coming from those leagues to the PL, Germany and France are safer bets to be looking for players, especially when we are talking about big money, it's not like Pellegrini with his £22M buyout, Fernandes has a €100M buyout, now I'm sure it can be negotiated down but at the end of the day Sporting know we are loaded so they aren't getting bent over for less than half at the bare minimum, that's not punt monery.
With all due respect my credibility in regards to how you view me isn't of concern to me, I know what I've seen and read, I called the Fred situation before we bought him, all the things I said about Lukaku have been echoed in his thread for months now by dozens of posters, a 3 game scoring streak doesn't change his considerable flaws. We are in need of some proven quality in attack, I don't see any argument against that, this guy is not proven and isn't a bargain basement punt, I've called it as I see it, you disagree, that is fine, but I stick by my view whether you respect it or not.
Fair play. Just widdling away at one of the taller ivory towers looming over the cafNo need for this comment tbh.
....or mishandles.
Only problem with that is City's record transfer is €70m.
He failed? How did you figure that?
His stock has risen as he has matured and he has been just as good as a 10 at Sporting as the hybrid position you are talking about.
A lot of players improve quite alot from 22-25. It seems like you quite often are putting 2 and 2 together and get 5.
Nicolo Schira is normally a dreadful source..
Varane will probably be more de 100m, Sancho might go for 100 with some bonuses too and Rabiot might ask for more than 10m or some huge wages.Would take Varane over all centre half targets.
De Ligt is a lost cause because its taken us too long to seemingly make an offer, I've said dozens of times we should have signed him after the europa league final whatever the cost. There's no excuse Ajax will always sell if the price is right, it's the ethos of the club.
Rabiot on a free would make sense and Sancho / Wan Bissaka. That's a total of around 250 million (Varane 80, Sancho 100, AWB 50, Rabiot sign on fee 10 Mill)
He is linked with us every year... just another GaitanWe aren’t signing Lozano.
RMC are always on the money when it comes to French clubs. I don't believe they'd put a story like this out there if they didn't have solid information in the first place.
I'd stick with Sanchez, don't rate Lozano at all.I reckon Lozano will be a real crowd favourite here if he does sign. He seems a more a realistic and attainable target than Sancho, but problem is we already have Martial and Rashford playing in his position, unless he can play on the right as well
You're probably right mate..PSV and Raiola are probably using us to leverage Napoli, from the PSV fans I've seen most aren't that bothered if he's sold as they think it means they'll keep Bergwijn who is rated higher.
I thought he played mainly on the right (from YouTube)? Don't want him anyway. If he was mainly left sided it would be interesting.I reckon Lozano will be a real crowd favourite here if he does sign. He seems a more a realistic and attainable target than Sancho, but problem is we already have Martial and Rashford playing in his position, unless he can play on the right as well
De Ligt is a lost cause because its taken us too long to seemingly make an offer, I've said dozens of times we should have signed him after the europa league final whatever the cost. There's no excuse Ajax will always sell if the price is right, it's the ethos of the club.
I reckon Lozano will be a real crowd favourite here if he does sign. He seems a more a realistic and attainable target than Sancho, but problem is we already have Martial and Rashford playing in his position, unless he can play on the right as well
That is simply not true. Ajax are very rich and don't need to sell unless the player wants to leave. Besides, having De Ligt around for another year is worth more than what anyone could offer as you can see by how far Ajax have made it in the CL. On top of that De Ligt himself didn't want to leave either.
He plays on the right for PSV so it would fill the need for a RW but personally I don't think he is good enough for United.
He's on linkedin if you feel so strongly about it.....or mishandles.
