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Transfer Tweets - Summer 2017 | Keep it on topic
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Tax-dodgers: Both Barca and Real
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Yeah, I understand the difference between the roles, what I'm saying is they wear the same number and you only have one or the other, making them both 10's. I've obviously missed di marzio's post on us bidding for fabinho which I'd be all in favour of. Not super convinced we've bid on dier though.
I am saying he should be signing a different profile of player than those he has used before, so I guess yes I am. Whether it is logically or not doesnt even enter my head to be honest. I have been a Manchester United supporter for 37 years and seem some great, average and awful teams. I have been lucky that a large proportion of that time has been under Ferguson, but even in the days of Ron Atkinson the type of football and players we signed were all attacking ones and exciting ones, regardless of poor performances and results at times.
One of the great things about some of the elite clubs is they have a brand of football they have generally stuck to. We are one of those clubs....or were. Moyes reverted to long balls, LVG reverted to a defensive possesion game. Mourinho with the signings and links so far looks like he is reverting to a Mourinho side. I want to be watching Manchester United players in Manchester United shirts playing a Manchester United brand of football...not Mourinho players, playing Chelsea/Inter football in Manchester United shirts, otherwise what is the point of supporting a club? Though with all the talk of "projects" and "Philosophies" and the money and commercialism around, maybe I am just gettiing out of touch with how football is now turning.
He'll get plenty of minutes. 5 starters and 1 backup is the perfect balance. Not sure kovacic will accept being the backup, but honestly i'm not arsed. If he wants to leave, he can goThe new Modric has arrivedalthough he will have to fight a lot to get minutes
Same with the forwards, 5 starters -Cris, Benzema, Bale, Isco, Asensio- 1 backup -Morata- and a joker who can give us tactical variations in Lucas
I think Dani, Isco, Llorente and Asensio will play plenty this season
Mitten with the banter.
First, I don't understand what you're talking about regarding the exciting attacking signing we made under SAF as if we're not doing it already now. If Lukaku isn't an exciting attacking signing with his 25 goals in the league so what's the exciting one ? Also how do you consider isn't an attacking player ? or you just made your mind that we're bringing him to track back only like the myth of Jose restricting our wings ? If I remember correctly, SAF had previously signed Young and Valencia who are in exactly the same category as Perisic.
Out of the 4 signings we're going to make this summer we're bringing a ball playing defender, a proven goal scorer and a winger + only a specific DMF to free Pogba from his defensive duties but you assumed this is Jose reverting to a defensive football like he did with Inter. I don't understand really.
What I can say anyway is the manager is allowed to have a vision in building his team and he should get full responsibility of building his side in his own ways then we can evaluate his work and what he did here, otherwise we shouldn't have hired Mourinho from the first place, easy and simple.
It looks like United are waiting to say goodbye to Rooney.
No. He's not ready to say goodbye to them yet.
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Griezmann signing in a United shirt
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Same here. I want him gone for the good of the club presently, and for his own sake too. However I cannot deny he has done a lot for us with him being our record goal scorer and one of the main reasons for our successes in SAF's latter seasons. Hope he bangs in a few against Liverpool or City in Everton blue next season.
How exactly? I'd argue the opposite. Not seeing many rating Dier atm. He was one of Spurs' best players the season before last. I'd rather we get him than nobody. I haven't seen anything to suggest Monaco have any interest in selling any more players so maybe people should stop relying solely on potentially signing Fabinho.
They're willing to let Fabinho go just not to a direct rival like PSG.
I reckon we have somebody else lined up before tour. Will wait to see the Sunday paper stories come out later tonight.
You play to win. Jose won at Chelsea. He won a treble at Inter. Won at Porto. Won at Real. United did a complete smash and grab against Bayern to complete the treble. Matches are not always full of flair and glamour.
The landscape has changed and you have to adapt and be flexible to be successful. Arsenal and Wenger have failed to do this. Liverpool continue to have a frail defense and GK.
Best examples are Brazil and Holland. Jogo Bonito and Total Football. Haven't done shit in years. Why? Was not effective anymore. Tactics changed, talent changed, etc. Having the right balance wins. And United want winners.
What exactly suggests that? There has only been talk of interest in Fabinho and Monaco have straight up rejected 2 bids. You can say it was only because PSG made the bids all you like but you're basing that on nothing. I don't see why Monaco would be interested in weakening their side any more. They've sold players and replaced them. I could see Mendy potentially going and that's it. I don't buy the Arsenal Lemar links either. I'm sure they're interested but I don't see Monaco selling. People seem to think the French Champions are just going to sell their whole team easily. It's not like they're a poor club either.
Does this even make any sense?
Try reading it?
Players who have been told they are staying and aren't leaving under any circumstances don't openly flirt with other top European clubs like Fabinho keeps doing.
Talking up managers and clubs would be a no no but he keeps doing it and Monaco have only flat out refused to sell to PSG nobody else has actually bid for him.
Plenty have before. Modric and Lewandowski come to mind off the top of my head.
I reckon we'll stump up the cash for Perisic and get him to LA before next Saturday's match.
Same here. Glad he realized it was time to, but it's all rather bittersweet. Wish him the best and hope he justifies consideration for WC. It will be interesting if he scores vs us.
Now he has Lukaku I think he will. If it had fallen through it might not have been a priority.
Sounds familiar. Can think of another club struggling to offload players for any decent fee as a result of the whopping wages.
Very sad.
Okay, now what?
With Rom joining and Rooney out I'm wondering who gets he 9 and 10 shirts
Lukaku is definitely a number 9. Don't see him getting the 10 shirt. Think that will go to another new signing.
Modric moved to Real Madrid and Lewandowski moved to Bayern Munich so they got what they wanted in the end.
Monaco have not give any indication they aren't willing to sell him they don't need the money butbtjere owners are using the club to make profit by bringing in youngsters with talent building them up and selling them on.
If United want him and bid they'll get him but as it stands that doesn't appear to be the case.