That Vietto dude looks quite good. For the correct price I would take him.
Which striker in the summer?
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ESPN said we're interested in Danny Ings.
Hopefully not.
I read this and your reasoning was absolutely sound.
Then I realised that you are a Spurs fan and obviously dont want your best players sold to rival teams.
I have bad new for you buddy, I have just got off the phone with LVG and he assures me that he is gonna go for Kane and also for couple of other Spurs players who are doing well.
In all seriousness though, it doesnt matter if a player has played for Spurs for 10 years - every player wants to advance his career and has the right to do so. If Kane keeps improving, he wont be at Spurs for long, thats a dead certainty.
The purchase cost will be high and this could be the one thing which ensures that Kane stays at Tottenham for another year.
With regards to being realistic about our targets - you realise that this is essentially a fantasy football thread, where we name the best strikers in the World and say, "we should buy him".
Get Depay, and if Rooney is injured play him as a striker. He's almost played as a striker for PSV and is pretty effective. We don't need an A-List striker.
Zlatan??? flanked by Rooney and Depay. Or is that too football managerish
Depay
Lacazette
Vietto
Lacazette
Vietto
If we can pick up Depay plus one of those others whilst letting Falcao go I'd be very happy with out forward options for next season.
We can splash the big cash on the centre back and right back that we so desperately need (although holding out hope that we manage to snatch Dani Alves on a free).
Vietto - Not seen enough of him.
Dybala - Not seen enough of him.
Berahino - Don't think he's United class.
Lacazatte - Looks the best out of the lot.
Depay - Overrated.
Ings - Has potential and is underrated on this forum but looks like he's off to Spurs/Liverpool.
Kane - Very good but would be too expensive.
Icardi - Rather have Hernandez back.
I'd go with Lacazatte.
Dybala - Not seen enough of him.
Berahino - Don't think he's United class.
Lacazatte - Looks the best out of the lot.
Depay - Overrated.
Ings - Has potential and is underrated on this forum but looks like he's off to Spurs/Liverpool.
Kane - Very good but would be too expensive.
Icardi - Rather have Hernandez back.
I'd go with Lacazatte.
This is a football fantasy thread, so basically anything goes. In all likelihood we wont buy any of the players mentioned in this thread.
Ibrahimovic's height will certainly allow us to play the longball tactic nicely.
Not to mention his flair and skill would be great to watch, as well.
Depay and Reus would be ideal both can play as strikers if needed. We can go with Rooney and Wilson there right now, more time for the youngster to prove himself, he will be faster better stronger next year... Van Persie hopefully to be sold.. that's the first thing to do..
I hope you sign Emmanuel Adebayor to reunite the old Arsenal forward pair. Good luck.
I agree that we should get him, but he's never played as a striker. He's a left winger but because he's the star of the team he gets to roam around and switch with Narsingh and de Jong. PSV is a team who plays on the counter and have a great attacking leftback which frees Memphis to go where ever he pleases.
He can be of influence everywhere up top in a 3, but is most effective as a left winger cutting inside and played all his matches there this season.
Morata future world class
Rooney is obviously all we need with RVP and Wilson for a bit of rotation when appropriate. But if Rooney gets injured for a decent amount of time we could do with someone reliable to step up and RVP may not be up to the job, and Wilson certainly isn't yet unless he massively improves during the rest of this season and summer.
The season after next we'll probably have to bring someone of quality in, so if the right people are available this summer we may as well try and get them in. If not, it isn't a major priority so I'm happy either way.
No buying an averagely decent striker and hoping to pull off a miracle then being stuck with mediocrity though please.
The season after next we'll probably have to bring someone of quality in, so if the right people are available this summer we may as well try and get them in. If not, it isn't a major priority so I'm happy either way.
No buying an averagely decent striker and hoping to pull off a miracle then being stuck with mediocrity though please.
None. Stick with rooney rvp and wilson. Buy depay. play with one stiker. or send wilson on loan and recall chicharito
I notice that a lot of people are mentioning Depay in this thread. I didn't think he was a striker, more or a Sanchez type player? Or was that just Van Gaal messing about in the World Cup?
He's not a striker, he's a left winger. He's the star of PSV and therefore has freedom to roam but he's never played as striker. Indeed he's a bit like Sanchez, but he's more like Ronaldo (not as good obviously). He's a very complete forward who's most effective when he can cut inside and shoot, a real team player too.
I think he'll be wasted as a striker.
Think is, if we're planning to play Rooney up top on his own then signing a striker could potentially wait until another season.
Then again, an injury to him and we're left with Wilson (assuming RVP and Falcao both go).
Then again, an injury to him and we're left with Wilson (assuming RVP and Falcao both go).
Yeah, I meant that he's afforded a Ronaldo-esque role in the PSV set-up, allowing to move anywhere along the front three. I don't think CF his is best position, but I'm sure he could do a more than acceptable job in that role for us.
Agreed, he could do a job there but since he's never played as a striker in his life I think we'll only see this if we've been injury struck. He could even play on the right but I think that would limit him too much since he offers so much more on the left.
As a striker he'd probably need a partner to be effective.
During a discussion with @Walters_19_MuFc in another thread I came to the realization that no matter what we may want there is a good chance Rooney will go into Fellaini's #10-ish role in the midfield 3 next season, with a striker brought in to play as the #9 in order to give us double the goal threat as it's unlikely we can get 2 goal scoring wide players in one window unless we sell a big name.
I know who I'd prefer but @NL Max reckons LvG likes a target man which narrows the field and fits with the recent Jackson Martinez and Carlos Bacca links, as well as the never ending Cavani stories. Maybe Benteke?
I know who I'd prefer but @NL Max reckons LvG likes a target man which narrows the field and fits with the recent Jackson Martinez and Carlos Bacca links, as well as the never ending Cavani stories. Maybe Benteke?
Prefer if we kept Rooney up front and didn't buy a striker. Need to keeps things as steady as possible, and improve where necessary first.
Van Gaal has said he underestimated the physicality of the premier league and he has always preferred target men. Before the WC he used Barcelona as an example in a speech about his favorite formation - 433. He said he only didn't like Messi as he's a different type of striker than what he would use. Because of this I'm sure he'd prefer an 32 year old van Persie who's experienced and knows van Gaal over an untested lightweight Dybala/Lacazette, Falcao isn't really his type of striker and is seriously struggling with the physicality of the league. He has used poachers before but he has his preference, I don't think he'll buy one at ManUtd.
I don't know what he's going to do with the strikers. I guess he'll keep RvP, Rooney and Wilson. He doesn't like to loan out his talents, he rathers works with them himself so I think Wilson will stay. I think his relationship with van Persie will keep him at the club another year. He will probably still get a chance to prove himself in our remaining games, I think he might have another season in him. Especially if Rooney gets some games at 10 (which I also think will happen - probably not all though) RvP will still get plenty of games to be happy. If he fails miserably he might be replaced though, for now I doubt van Gaal has written him off yet.
I don't think Jackson Martinez is a first choice option, he will definately be on the list as he fits the profile. I don't believe he wants Cavani, he doesn't fit the profile. I've read somewhere he rejected buying him, might be bs though. I actually wouldn't mind Benteke, I think he's a perfect striker for him, he might be a serious option. I wouldn't be surprised at Ings either, but I don't think he'll get him unless it's for numbers. I don't think striker position needs serious strenghtening unless RvP leaves. If he can bring in goals from the wing we should be fine.
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The bolded part is depressing, LvG's rigid obsessions are frustrating.
You mention his type of striker but is Rooney that? He's doing a good job IMO but he is not by nature a back to goal target man and you have said numerous times how the #10 role is important to LvG, isn't it more likely he'd buy a striker that fits his bill and move Rooney to the #10?
Also you mention Wilson, isn't he too lightweight for an LvG #9?
I don't think we need a striker right now. Next summer though, get the Hurrikane.
Maybe we could just have Chicharito back...
Rooney + Ings (English, cheap) + RVP and Depay can play there if necessary, Wilson out on loan.
A player that I believe would have been interesting to see is Zaza (Sassuolo). Big, strong, fast and has a good goal scoring sense.
I'd like to see us sign someone who other than finishing well can turn and run at defences and be capable of tearing defended a new one every now and then. A bit like a younger Torres.
It would be the perfect change up from the more static and experienced rvp/ Rooney.
I'd like to see someone with the same skill set as Aguero and Suarez. RVP and Rooney right now the midfielders have to create chances for them to score, Aguero and Suarez create chances for themselves. Sign Dybala!
We don't need a new striker. Rooney, RVP and Wilson are enough for one position. Maybe give a chance to Henriquez in the summer tour, he seems to be doing good on loan and he is still very young.
Lacazette is hardly lightweight, he isn't as tall as Benteke, Lukaku or Cavani, but he's definitely strong enough to handle the EPL.
Someone with decent pace..
If Benteke can start being a bit more consistent, then on his day, he really is a handful. He's only 24, has quite a bit of EPL experience now, has proved he can score in arguably the toughest league, with a team that doesn't create that many chances and from the way Van Gaal likes his strikers, then I don't see why Benteke wouldn't be on the list of strikers we could potentially buy.
I mean, he's fast, super strong, holds it up well, brings others in to play, aerially good, scores goals. He's got the lot. Good age as well.
I mean, he's fast, super strong, holds it up well, brings others in to play, aerially good, scores goals. He's got the lot. Good age as well.
I'd keep Rooney up front and bring Di Maria into the Fellaini role. Di Maria is better through the middle imo.
I wonder if we could sign Muller.He's excellent,intelligent,technical and a perfect fit in my opinion
Am I the only one who thinks that we should, if possible, try to sign a non-South-American/Iberian player who's dream has always been to play for Real or Barca?
I realize, of course, that this excludes 90% (random number) of the potential world class players in the world, but what the hell is the point of splashing out cash for a young talented player, groom him to become world class, and then sell him off to Spain to spend his best years there?
Let's go with someone French, Dutch, Belgian or even Italian.
I realize, of course, that this excludes 90% (random number) of the potential world class players in the world, but what the hell is the point of splashing out cash for a young talented player, groom him to become world class, and then sell him off to Spain to spend his best years there?
Let's go with someone French, Dutch, Belgian or even Italian.
Unfortunately currently there's no world class French, Dutch,Belgian or Italian striker who is good enough to play for us.
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