Deeney's doing all the work for him, nobody would have heard of him otherwise and no other team would give Ighalo that luxury.
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Deeney's doing all the work for him, nobody would have heard of him otherwise and no other team would give Ighalo that luxury.
Ighalo started 58 games in the PL this season? How'd he manage that?
Nicely picked up. My mistake. Any opinion on the other points?
Obviously people are wrongly or rightly having a good oul laugh at the list. But it's not like I would love United to sign all of those, or any of those for that matter. It's just a list of players I rather over Ibra.
If he is free and it's a one year contract, why is there an argument? He will make us tons in jersey sales. He scores shit loads of goals. It's one year and if he's playing shit just bench him (yes it's possible to bench him).
Also allows us to spend our money on players such as griezmann &/or lacazette.
Also allows us to spend our money on players such as griezmann &/or lacazette.
It would never happen because Ibra has the ability to score out of nothing, therefore by dropping him you miss out on his ability to change a game all by himself.
Plus he has great hold up play, and is fantastic at free kicks too. Other dimensions he exceeds Cavani and every other player on your list at also.
It's because those are arse-pull stats, mate. Igalho has scored 15 Premier League goals in 36 starts for the season (including 3 in October at club level - dunno where the 20 goal stat was selectively plucked from). Last season, he scored 20 in the Championship - in 35 starts. And more pertinently, he has 4 goals in 2016 - that's 5 months and about 20 games - Zlatan has 29 goals in the same time-frame.
The only non-United club shirt I've ever bought was Ibra's when he was at Ajax, when I first developed a man-crush on him. Dream signing, even if he's past it.
Zlatan is exactly the type of player we need. I see him as a type of Cantona for us, brilliant and has balls too.
What are you talking about? 20 goals in 4 matches in October. Looks like Kane was wrongly given the golden boot.
Small point but I dont see that as being fickle. You make a prediction based on the evidence you are presented with and your own personal interpretation of it. But then over time the facts change and you change your opinion. If you didnt it would make you a stubborn idiot.
A fickle person is someone who changes their opinions on a whim, or based on the opinions of others, not in response to evidence proving he was wrong.
That's how I see it anyway.
Here, I am basically in favour of us signing Zlatan because the risk is small and our options are limited but I dont expect him to do as well here as he has in France as he will be a year older and the league is far more demanding. If he proves me wrong I will admit as much.
Actually got them from soccerbase, so not quite 'arse-pulled'. But yes, I presented them misguidedly.
Don't understand the 'Cantona style signing' malarkey.
He's a Larson style signing - adds flair, temporarily. Cantona started a revolution, was the centre point of the team for several years and inspired the whole squad over a long period.
Ibra isn't going to have anywhere near that impact at his age and career stage. I'll be very disappointed if he's anything more than our 3rd choice striker - ie: I hope we make other signings up front alongside him.
Every time a line-up has been posted this season people have complained about the lack of pace going forward. So it seems pretty backwards to want a guy who plays in slow-motion. Especially considering 'one man upfront' Mourinho is also the Cafe's choice for manager next season.
With Martial on one side and maybe Sane on the other we should be good to go. Shaw and Valencia provide plenty of pace as well from the full back positions.
Zlatan doesnt need to be super pacey, he is just brilliant.
I agree that Zlatan would not be around as long as Cantona, but his brilliance and fearlessness will inspire the team in the same manner.
Jose and Zlatan is exactly the types of personalities we need at the moment IMO.
Fair enough, mate. Soccerbase stats are really tricky because you have to double check them against other sources. transfermarkt is usually more reliable, IMO (like the one linked for Özil).
Changing the attitude of the entire squad for even for just one season can only have a positive lasting impact. We are as spineless and lacking in leadership as we've ever been right now. Mourinho will see Zlatan as a player who can do a great deal to impose his mentality on the squad.
He's top on the list of players I absolutely do not want us to sign.
We've no idea if that's the case or not.
I would normally be opposed to signing a player this old, but he could offer us a fulcrum up front which we clearly lack, if our play is adjusted to suit him he would definitely score goals, we would win more games and we would likely finish in the top 4 as a minimum. Given he is free, if we did finish in the top 4, what's that £35m gained, and whatever ridiculous amount we would make on jersey sales, we could gain money here even considering his huge salary. He has produced a very good season for psg and Sweden and his condition looks good, but age is age and what is nagging here is he could probably do with a good Summer to recharge but is going to carry a nation in the Euros which will hinder him for the start of any new domestic season, that is a big consideration given his age where, in perhaps potentially his one last good season, he won't be able to hit the ground running, in a new frenetic league, it could scupper him altogether, I'm sure that is a major professional consideration of anyone looking to sign him, particularly in the PL.
The transfer makes a lot of sense to me. Even if he doesn't perform at he level we expect of him, the players can learn a lot from him. His self-belief and mentality is something we are badly missing. Young players can learn a lot from him too.
I really don't see any harm in the transfer. I can't see us getting any top striker, get Zlatan in now and look for another striker next season when we're hopefully back in the CL.
I really don't see any harm in the transfer. I can't see us getting any top striker, get Zlatan in now and look for another striker next season when we're hopefully back in the CL.
Just one minor point: You guys writing that he's slow - have you actually watched the guy this season?
He's comfortably faster than most CB's he's up against in the league I'll tell you that.
Whether he would light up the league or not is a different matter, but he's certainly not slow. For a 34 year old he's absolutely rapid.
He's comfortably faster than most CB's he's up against in the league I'll tell you that.
Whether he would light up the league or not is a different matter, but he's certainly not slow. For a 34 year old he's absolutely rapid.
Didn't realise Raiola was Zlatan's agent. Wasn't that the man who made Pogba to Juve happen?
Class striker on his last legs. What could possibly go wrong?
Can't.... reach... maybe I head it?
Can't.... reach... maybe I head it?
How much I would love to sign one of these and them boss it next season
Quite embarrassing that this post just had to end up being the first on this page.
Ighalo, Gameiro, Janssen, Raffael 
Ighalo, Gameiro, Janssen, Raffael
For clarification, that list is "10 I'd rather take a chance on.".
Not to be mistaken for 10 strikers I think are better than Ibra.
Class striker on his last legs. What could possibly go wrong?
Can't.... reach... maybe I head it?
Yes because the situations are totally comparable. Falcao came from a season scoring 11 goals in 20 matches and an ACL injury. Ibrahimovic has 48 goals in 50 matches this season. (stats from wiki, in case they turn out to be wrong)
On his last legs? What a fecking joke. He scored 48 goals this season.Class striker on his last legs. What could possibly go wrong?
Can't.... reach... maybe I head it?
It was a good excuse to post a picture of Falcao falling over.
But seriously even if Ibra is pissing the French league, he has at most two seasons left and there is a question mark over whether he could perform in the PL. Strikers can fall off very quickly.
But seriously even if Ibra is pissing the French league, he has at most two seasons left and there is a question mark over whether he could perform in the PL. Strikers can fall off very quickly.
He scored nearly 50 goals in France this year. Even if he knocked in half that in England it would be a massive improvement for us and would instantly put us back in contention for the league.
That is enough. Cant wait to see how he will handle the PL. There are question marks about most players, not just old ones.
How many goals did Memphis score in Holland before he joined us again?
Apples and Oranges. They are completely unrelated unless you think Ibra is on par with Memphis.
So now you compare France to Holland?
Stop it please. You have no idea what you talk about.Regarding comparing stupid things. Did Memphis help Holland to the Euro? And how did Zlatan do for Sweden?
How is that not relevant? The point is its easy to look a class above in an inferior league. Ibra could easily find it much, much harder to make his mark in England, especially at his age.
Its laughably irrelevant since Zlatan is an experienced player who has played a career at big clubs like PSG, AC Milan, Juventus, Inter Milan, Barcelona etc, whereas Memphis is a one season teenage wonder in the Dutch league.
Why is his age a problem when he just had his best season ever?
Some people have no idea what they talk about.
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