Let me make this clear first, our squad and first team are in no way as bad as some on here make out. We have probably the best squad in the league. But i think we need to freshen up the first team a bit. We need to buy one, maybe two established players, and not bebes and obertans. Any one else reckon we're going to heavily invest this summer? Or am i talking out of my arse and we should stick to our policy of buying young players and developing them?
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If we signed 6 quality players people would moan that we should have gotten 7 or 8.
We'll spend on a keeper and central midfielder. Those two positions have to be filled, no doubt about that. Hopefully we'll get a couple of midfielders, one to replace Hargreaves and another for Scholes.
Suarez would have been good.
The Arsenal game scares the shit out of me. Don't want to lose against these bunch of hypocrites but I'm not too confident 
If we don't see some midfield investment then we're taking a massive gamble. There were periods they didn't even touch the ball and yet our midfield still lacked penetration and it severely lacks any sort of goal threat - if we have money - then we need a genuine attacking midfielder.
That hasn't really worked for Arsenal, and I'd say we're only adopting this lately because we can't really compete with the likes of Chelsea and Shitty in spending.
Regardless we have to spend this summer muppet or no muppet. We have our best keeper in ages retiring, arguably our best midfielder, and an ever-ageing Ryan Giggs. The defence is fine, our attack is fine, but feck me we aren't going to get far next season with Carrick, Fletcher and Gibson spearheading our midfield.
A couple of Mids and a GK. Nothing that already didnt know. Money or not debate will come to an end this summer either way because now there are some glaring needs in the squad.
Is Schweinsteiger tied up at Bayern? Him and Pastore would be ideal.
Wont happen. Signed a new deal recently and Pastore is likely to end up in Spain imo.
I think we'll go for Defour this summer as one of our targets.
Valencia or Dortmund's midfield please.
A creator and a destroyer for midfield are needed badly.
I expect about 5 new faces in the Summer if i'm being honest. I wouldn't be surprised to see a few surprise (sic) players leave too.
I fully expect the "no value" speech again this summer. Scholes will re-sign for another year and we won't sign anyone for the first team except maybe a goalkeeper.
Well that's not strange is it? Wanting whole midfields of sides who aren't as good as United.
Oh you guys were being serious?
Although our success isnt built on the strength of our midfield. For both those sides, it is.
I'm being serious, Brazil side of 1970 please.
We'll end up getting Henderson and maybe a keeper.
With Carrick/Hargreaves/Scholes probably past their peak...
We definitely need to invest...
We definitely need to invest...
A midfielder with some balls please.
Diarra?? Inler?? Melo??? Essien wud be my choice.....Guess he is tired of all the Chelski politics.
Carrick, Fletcher, and Anderson have all signed new contracts. I doubt that Gibson gets a new one. Scholes might sign on.
The biggest issue is we need to decide how we're going to play before we start buying players. We try 433 but don't really have the right parts to do it. Rooney is useless out on the left and our midfield doesn't create enough when in that formation. Finding a midfielder who can play in a 442 and offer legitimate attacking threat and doesn't cost £50m is nearly impossible.
The biggest issue is we need to decide how we're going to play before we start buying players. We try 433 but don't really have the right parts to do it. Rooney is useless out on the left and our midfield doesn't create enough when in that formation. Finding a midfielder who can play in a 442 and offer legitimate attacking threat and doesn't cost £50m is nearly impossible.
Modric.
A top keeper is a must. We need a couple of creative players in midfield to freshen up the team. We are looking tired, old and jaded right now and its a shame we didnt bring in an established player in the last window to help us kick on to the end of the season.
Where to start.........
We will sign a goalkeeper and maybe one other player, probably a winger. I don't expect a midfielder after we've extended deals of three of them and are likely to tie another one in not too distant future.
I suspect we have not very much money which is why we'll probably buy a goalkeeper and one midfielder this summer - one who probably isn't in the top bracket (at least yet) - and line up with Carrick, Anderson, Scholes, Fletcher, Gibson, Giggs (and possibly Cleverly, depending on his position) and one other as our midfield options.
I'd be lying if I said I'd be absolutely confident that midfield will more than hold its own against the best the PL and CL has to offer.
I'd be lying if I said I'd be absolutely confident that midfield will more than hold its own against the best the PL and CL has to offer.
I hope the Glazers weren't lying when they told Rooney we'll spend this summer. Our central midfield is shocking for a team that has title aspirations every season.
I second that but I think that if we can get Neuer or other top class goalkeeper at £15m, we won't be buying a recognized midfielder at all. And when you look at what we've spent on midfielders you can hardly say it's weak because we don't have money, our current set cost us £50m in total and there's not a single one who is top quality there. I think Ferguson has an eye for players in all positions but midfield, he has succeeded so many times with wingers, he has had almost every single defensive signing spot on and he has discovered a host of top class forwards but in midfield there just hasn't been enough class except for when we had Keane and Scholes there.
No wonder the Glazers 'don't interfere' with Sir Alex's management. Just like Roman 'No Interviews' Abramovich, they like to keep as low a profile as possible; avoids awkward questions about their financial dealings that way...
So we're going to buy 2 left wingers, two young midfielders, a keeper, and AOC who's an AM/winger... That makes sense.
thats bollox if it happens
the team clearly needs to have strength added centrally
Surely SAF can see this. Scholes is going to retire and hargreaves is gone so there has to be room for a quality man to come in and take the lead role in the centre of the park.
I would be suprised if we sign Henderson, Rodwell & Chamberlain. We have enough of our own youngsters breaking through (Cleverley, Wellbeck & others) and we don't need more youngsters.
I think we need 2 midfielders (one creative, one genuine ball winner) who are 23-27yo and a winger who can play on the left. GK obviously needs to be addressed.
I think we need 2 midfielders (one creative, one genuine ball winner) who are 23-27yo and a winger who can play on the left. GK obviously needs to be addressed.
Just been on sky at half time of the athletico Bilbao match that we are preparing a 40 million euro bid for fernando someone or other ( didn't catch the last name )
Llorente? this was mentioned the other day, doubt it's true.
I'm watching the spanish football on sky and the presenter has just claimed that we are making a 40m euro bid for Fernando Llorente in the summer. wtf?
I definitely hope not. I don't want him anywhere near our side.
Hes a top player but cant see him leaving Spain. He'd score for fun in England imo.
Another striker? That wouldnt make too much sense imo.
I'd take Llorente nevertheless.
I'd take Llorente nevertheless.