I prefer Mahrez but I wouldn't mind Willian either, despite his age.
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I had a feeling this would happen for a long time. Willian is a good player but he isn't the player I want .We need wingers who can beat a man one on one like Mahrez etc. William is only good when he has space to run into. He isn't going to make a difference against the small teams and that's why I don't want him. Goal tally is average as well. There's a reason that he doesn't start all the games for Chelsea.
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There's only Douglas Costa that I'd take ahead of him right now on the RW. I think he's very good and would be a difference maker in our attack.
He is a decent squad player who can do a job when he gets playing time, but it’s just so frustrating that we are linked with all these maybe players. We need to buy top tier quality players for our starting 11. Players like Willian is perfect for depth, but we need more than that.
Why are we acting like we are a not a top tier team. We are the biggest club in the world, we should be looking at the best players avaliable. Why can’t we buy players that are entering their prime. I don’t get why we have to look at players with all these question marks.
I wouldn’t say no to Willian for depth, but if him and Talisca is going to be our offensive buys this summer then i doubt we will win anything next season. I’m not excited at all. Give me some rumors about better players please.
Why are we acting like we are a not a top tier team. We are the biggest club in the world, we should be looking at the best players avaliable. Why can’t we buy players that are entering their prime. I don’t get why we have to look at players with all these question marks.
I wouldn’t say no to Willian for depth, but if him and Talisca is going to be our offensive buys this summer then i doubt we will win anything next season. I’m not excited at all. Give me some rumors about better players please.
Willian is a good player but we don't need another ageing player who could possibly misfire (aka Sanchez). I swear Jose is not building a team but an old age retirement home. I'm Portuguese and I don't want him managing United.
Martial needs to stay and we need to start playing attacking football.
Martial needs to stay and we need to start playing attacking football.
Willian definitely would appeal to Jose more.
Martial might stay. We definitely need experienced players that can compete now, because that's what the supporters want. If he gives Martial and Rashford all the game time and they fail, it's still Jose's fault. So what is he supposed to do? He won't get leeway from supporters for playing youngsters, they want everything at once.
Being logical, we need players that can help bridge that gap until some of these youngsters are ready. Because they clearly aren't ready right now.
Mahrez would obviously be the best choice but never read anything about us going for him, which is a shame. Willian is decent and would add consistent pace and a threat down the right at least. Hes never had much of an end product though and is generally inconsistent. Think I'd probably be more optimistic if he signed if another manager was in charge. Just dont think anyone we sign under Mourinho will change us much, so would rather go for players who will last longer then the 1 or 2 more seasons max that Mourinho will stay here.
I like Willian. If most of you guys take away the fact he’s replacing Martial. He’s exactly what we need and a very tidy player.
Do you judge Iniesta's playmaking and creativity through his assists?
What are the chances of us having a firing Sanchez, Lukaku and Willian next season under Mourinho?
If we can get all 3 firing next season season by staying fit and putting in a minimum 7 out of 10 performances on a regular basis then I believe we can do well in the attacking front. Obviously we still need another 1 or 2 midfielders and new fullbacks down both sides. If the signings are right I will be optimistic for next season!
If we can get all 3 firing next season season by staying fit and putting in a minimum 7 out of 10 performances on a regular basis then I believe we can do well in the attacking front. Obviously we still need another 1 or 2 midfielders and new fullbacks down both sides. If the signings are right I will be optimistic for next season!
Do you judge Messi’s goals through him putting the ball in the back of the net or do you include his sideways passes to players who are left with an open goal too?
We need a RB more than a Lb. Shaw, Young, Rojo and Blind are decent enough compared to how poor Valencia has been. Agree that Willian plus a Full back will change our composition!
Things that Mourinho has done wrong this season (In my opinion)
- Buying Sanchez and playing him on the left when Martial and Rashford were performing reasonably well in the first half of the season
- Going into the January window not addressing our biggest issues (Midfielder to play alongside Pogba and a RW)
- Publicly criticizing younger players and downing their self-confidence (Martial, Shaw, Rashford)
- Narrowing the width of the pitch by having inverted wingers, thereby making us very predictable and one dimensional in attack
- The famous 12 min rant speech where he publicly insulted the club and told the media & public that we as fans should be used to seeing United fail in the CL
- Publicly begging Fellaini to stay multiple times
- Team selections in crucial games have been wrong
- Sevilla (@ Home) --- Pogba left on the bench for Fellaini
- Chelsea (FA Cup Final) --- Jones should never have been picked when our strongest CB is Bailly
- Chelsea (FA Cup Final) --- Leaving Sanchez on the pitch after a terrible performance
9. Martial and Rashford need a run of games to improve... They are not going to improve by giving them minutes here and there
10. His famous words... "People ask me, why always Lukaku...", well.... yeah why always Lukaku... we have become so dependent on Lukaku leading the line that we had no idea of how to play without him in the final.
11. More importantly, the shit-fest brand of football he's been providing the fans with.
12. Lastly, taking multiple swipes at the fans... United are United because of the fans... not because of the Glazers, not because of the players and definitely not because of Mourinho. Even Ferguson can attest to that fact.
13. After 2 years and spending 300m, he still does not know his first 11 and more importantly, we still started off with a back 5 that was part of Ferguson's team (5 years back)
Eriksen and Hazard created chances at a higher rate.
That's the stupidest thing I've ever read.
Tracking of the assist stat has been ome of the worst things to happen to football
Good. So was the Iniesta question! Glad I matched it.
fantastic news, always rated Willian and would love him to slot into our completely empty RW, I’m sure he’d get the best out of lukaku too.
All for this move if true.
All for this move if true.
Having Willian & Sanchez on the flanks is Mourinho’s dream. Proper workhorses
Why not try him as a wing-back?
Lukaku - Sanchez
Alex Sandro - Pogba - Matic - Fred - Willian
Rojo - Alderweireld - Bailly
De Gea
Alex Sandro - Pogba - Matic - Fred - Willian
Rojo - Alderweireld - Bailly
De Gea
This would be an excellent signing, but if he turns out as well as Sanchez and Pogba have so far, ultimately pointless.
Would not complain about this signing at all. The No.22 is available for him too. A set piece specialist, a consistently good crosser and an actual winger as opposed to a wide forward who cuts in centrally a lot of the time. I trust him to pick out Lukakus head the same way Beckham picked out Yorke’s head.
I have been wondering that myself. I don't think he'd do a full Valencia and become an actual fullback, but he might be an option in a wingback position like you've put there.
Yep I agree, even though I think he's a bit relient on pace so whenever he looses his first 3-5 meters acceleration he will become much less effective, then we can turn him into a RB squadie for few seasons, he's intelligent and hardworking think he could transition into that role nicely. We would have 2 great and 2-3 decent season out of him, if he looks after himself. Meanwhile Tahith Chong makes the step up to the first team. It is a good timing now to buy a proven RW, when you think of it, also considering we have two other wingers which are still very young and inconsistent.
Also my wish would be to make Sanchez play in the middle with Lingard as back up and Martial/Rashford to battle it out on the left, with some chances for either one up top..
I like Willian a lot and he makes sense for our right wing. But, I would love Mahrez instead to be honest.
Attacking midfielders with appealing numbers are the worst type of players.
He has some good qualities when on form, but is he such a major major improvement on lingard? I wouldn’t say so, and I don’t rate Lingard that much.
He has some good qualities when on form, but is he such a major major improvement on lingard? I wouldn’t say so, and I don’t rate Lingard that much.
Cut him some slack, he was very solid defensively, almost no errors, came up with a couple of great goals and few assists too, considering he's been playing without a winger for few seasons now..
I agree we need to upgrade find a replacement but he's been doing good in a rigid Jose system running the right side on his own. Some people still want him to take on players from his position when he mostly shouldn't lose the ball. He's not a winger anymore. I wonder who will his replacement will be and how will people look at either him or YOung's replacement when they won't contribute much more. They are ageing and need replacement but they are not bad and the system under Mourinho won't allow them to attack relentlessly..
just for starters start athletic Willian with Valencia side and you'll see how much more space Valencia has in an attacking role, he could only overlap Mata, if we got the ball there quickly enough but couldn't totally commit himself because Mata would hardly catch anyone tracking back. We tried Lingard there because he's got the work rate but he also tends to drive in the middle, leaving Valencia on his own. We will see a big difference next season if Willian comes. Valencia might have actually one of his best seasons if well rested/rotated with a new player...
Having Willian on the right flank will keep lessens the inability of Valencia to attack as Willian will keep the width and keep this flank attacking rather than what we see currently when our right winger joins the midfield and leaves Valencia alone on this flank.
All depends on the transfer fee.
He is a good right winger but he is aged 30. For a good price I would love to have him, can be great for a season or 2 but that is it, if Chelsea wants to make bank selling him or wants to get Martial as part of the deal than I don't want him.
Imo there are more attractive right wingers out there that we can get with Gelson Martins and Mahrez as 2 prime examples.
He is a good right winger but he is aged 30. For a good price I would love to have him, can be great for a season or 2 but that is it, if Chelsea wants to make bank selling him or wants to get Martial as part of the deal than I don't want him.
Imo there are more attractive right wingers out there that we can get with Gelson Martins and Mahrez as 2 prime examples.
Willian is quality and with a terrific work ethic,he will be an excellent addition and certainly an upgrade on anyone we currently have in his position.
Not to mention he is an actual right winger, which is something we havent had in many years
That was just frustration at a boss who has had no respect for his commitment to the cause
I personally want Willian. Just not in exchange for our young stars
Good player but I don't know, I really don't want him.
...the audacity from some of our fans to be calling such shots, laughable. Especially after how our right side has been non existent for years now.
I’ll assume those people haven’t watched Willian play and don’t know what they’re talking.
Willian would be an underwhelming buy IMO. He's not a bad player but come on...
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