I don't know if we have any watchers of Sparta games but with the possibility that we do not have a budget to go and buy a top keeper can anyone provide more of an assessment on Kovar? He looks the part when I have seen him in the U21's and his loan does seem to have gone well. Is there any chance he could be at least competition for DDG next season and is he closer to the profile Erik is looking for?
Which new goalkeeper would you want to sign?
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If we were proactive we should be able to raise a lot of cah this summer from sales....however, we need a gk, rb, cb, cm, 2 x cf as a minimum in reality, if they averaged £40m per transfer thats near quarter of a billion this window and I actually think it is achievable though we wont
Raya is one of the most dominant keepers aerially in the league. Sweeps the floor with De Gea for high claims.
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Maignan is fantastic, but is there any reason to believe United can pry him loose from Milan?
So I'd read on here. Which is why I was surprised he's tiny. Must be making up for it with good physicality and timing I guess. Maybe it just wasn't his best game for it.
None at all other than a crazy offer, I'd take a punt on Raya at this point, there doesn't seem to be very many wonderkid goalkeepers like when we bought De Gea and he was available along with Neuer and Courtois. Raya ticks a lot of the boxes and is PL proven and cheap compared to the other options.
I actually like Raya, but I'm not sure he'd be much of an upgrade on De Gea. But if ETH brought in Raya and let Raya and De Gea compete for the job I'm completely fine with that. De Gea needs competition to maintain proper standards and if Raya beats De Gea for the job Raya would have a pretty outstanding backup behind him.
Surely Raya isn't much of an upgrade on De Gea if he's not great with his feet either
A year ago Manchester United scouted Köhn from Salzburg. Would be a cheap option, who is able to play behind a high defense. His feed are good.
Better with his feet for Luis Enrique who has picked him ahead of De Gea for Spain.
His medium/long range passing is excellent but his short range is inconsistent.
No, I suspect he was one of the leakers and he seems to have a bad team ethic
BadBeing linked with Pickford from Everton. Not sure that’s a good or bad thing.
It makes me laugh that suddenly Sanchez has gone off the radar as he has been replaced by a 32yo Steele as the manager thinks he is better suited.
Surely we can find a goalie that is not as good as a shot stopper as big Dave but is a good passer of the ball without spending a fortune or does the south coast trump us again?
Surely we can find a goalie that is not as good as a shot stopper as big Dave but is a good passer of the ball without spending a fortune or does the south coast trump us again?
Mike Maignan fits the profile and would be my number 1 choice.
If we are going to move for Martinez - and he'd be my choice - we have to move quickly because pretty sure Poch will want him.
Heard a stunning stat on 5Live yesterday: DDG has collected just 3.2% of crosses into his box this season. Three point bloody five per cent. I've said for more than two years, he's the poorest I've ever seen at United for this, but this is appalling
Heard a stunning stat on 5Live yesterday: DDG has collected just 3.2% of crosses into his box this season. Three point bloody five per cent. I've said for more than two years, he's the poorest I've ever seen at United for this, but this is appalling
Also his cross collection rate is 9.4%.
Only seen highlights..
Only seen highlights..
From what I watched, Raya is great crossing stopper. His height isn't a hindrance. If anything stopping crosses is actually his main strength despite of being the shortest one in PL. He's also good coming out or rushing out of his box. His long kick or long pass is also very good. But he's short pass may be questionable but may be that's down to Brentford defenders not giving him the right options. As a shot stopper and reflex, I think he's just the average of PL keeper level or Henderson level. He's better than DDG overall but for the value money, I think Costa has more value given that Porto might sell him for 40m-45m.
I think it’s the perfect time to get Sanchez now. Must be cheaper a lot.
What's he like with his feet compared to the likes of Raya/Costa/Maignan
AC Milan might not make it to UCL next season, so we might be able to get Maignan. Costa might be available for 40m-45m pounds due to Porto need to make 50m euro from selling before they can register or sign new players.
Martinez isn't really the guy if we want a keeper who is also very good with his feet. He's better than DDG but the big reason we need new keeper is because we want both to be good at his feet to help us retain possession against high press and also still capable in handling crosses.
His manager relegated him because of his poor distribution
He seemed pretty good at the World Cup
I think he's good, some say not. I reckon as good as Raya but I haven't seen huge amount of Costa and not seen Maignan at all. I think Martinez's PL experience is important too; no idea how Costa and Maignan would settle in - remember how long it took DDG?
The really scary thing is the rumour about Pickford...
Rather his manager relegated him because his distribution is worse than Steele's. For us, his distribution would still be a massive upgrade.
The more pertinent issue is that he has also had a relatively poor season in terms of basic shot-stopping.
Onana of Inter. Ten Hag must know him well though and we are not linked to him so perhaps nothing doing at all. Shame.
I'm not sure anyone from the list of options naturally displaces DDG if I'm being honest. Man Utd is one of the highest-pressured clubs to play for in football, and keeper is arguably the most exposed, difficult position to play. We've been blessed with 3 top quality keepers in my time supporting Utd, but the transition between each has rarely been smooth.
I think it's likely we'll see DDG as number 1 for another season or two, and in that time I'd like us to be developing his replacement alongside him. Interested in the Verbruggen option in this regard.
Would be very easy to waste 50m+ on a GK that doesn't work, as we've done in other areas. At least it's possible to cover those mistakes through other players/tactics, GK it's impossible.
Basically, I don't trust us to spend big on a GK under the current club structure
I think it's likely we'll see DDG as number 1 for another season or two, and in that time I'd like us to be developing his replacement alongside him. Interested in the Verbruggen option in this regard.
Would be very easy to waste 50m+ on a GK that doesn't work, as we've done in other areas. At least it's possible to cover those mistakes through other players/tactics, GK it's impossible.
Basically, I don't trust us to spend big on a GK under the current club structure
Would rather promote Kovar now that De Gea is staying with a view to him becoming number 1.
He is a great shot stopper and great in handling crossing. I would say he’s one of the best in handling crossing based on what I watch in arsenal and few games of Aston Villa.
But I don’t rate his ball playing ability. There is a reason why Arteta doesn’t rate him and Leno and preferred to buy new keeper ramsdale.
Raya (don’t really rate him high enough but still better than DDG) should be available around £30m due to contract expired in 2024.
Costa should be available £35m-45m based on Porto fan and sporting fan in here due to Porto needs to make €50m before they can sign new player.
Maignan might be available if AC Milan don’t make it to UCL.
I believe the market of keeper is open for reasonable value this summer and we will be stupid not to take advantage of it.
Costa should be available £35m-45m based on Porto fan and sporting fan in here due to Porto needs to make €50m before they can sign new player.
Maignan might be available if AC Milan don’t make it to UCL.
I believe the market of keeper is open for reasonable value this summer and we will be stupid not to take advantage of it.
Qualification: Miguel Delaney knows feck all.
Is he any good?
Let’s tag our lovely resident Dortmund fans and ask them.
I'm not sure anyone from the list of options naturally displaces DDG if I'm being honest. Man Utd is one of the highest-pressured clubs to play for in football, and keeper is arguably the most exposed, difficult position to play. We've been blessed with 3 top quality keepers in my time supporting Utd, but the transition between each has rarely been smooth.
I think it's likely we'll see DDG as number 1 for another season or two, and in that time I'd like us to be developing his replacement alongside him. Interested in the Verbruggen option in this regard.
Would be very easy to waste 50m+ on a GK that doesn't work, as we've done in other areas. At least it's possible to cover those mistakes through other players/tactics, GK it's impossible.
Basically, I don't trust us to spend big on a GK under the current club structure
Not sure any of them displaces DDG,come on are you actually joking me with this
Keep hearing much higher price for Costa and still have serious doubts Maignan leaves
Genuinely. I don't think any of their experiences compare with being United's first choice keeper. It's a completely different level.
You either bring in one of the best goalkeepers in the world, or you build in-house.
The same logic would have seen us not sign De Gea in the first place.
I agree with this; Steele seems like a perfect fit for De Zerbis way of playing, but that doesn’t mean Sánchez wouldn’t be an upgrade for us. Also agree with your second point there, Sánchez seems to have a much worse season than normal, so I guess the question is if that’s a dip in form or if it is a “permanent drop”?
If it’s only a dip in form now might be the time to go for him at a more reasonable cost..
When money is tight and it look we are keeping De Gea we should maybe look at bringing in the likes of Bento From Brazil to bed in as De Gea no.2. We don't need 2 high wage keepers and Bento or
Bento /Adriel Vasconcelos Ramos OR similiar can be trained meantime in the Ten Hag way for a conservative outlay.
Bento /Adriel Vasconcelos Ramos OR similiar can be trained meantime in the Ten Hag way for a conservative outlay.
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