If we bring in Zlatan we need at least two more attackers. I don't really want to count Zlatan purely for his age and worry that he can get injured/tail down in form at any moment.
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We should just get him. He could do what Cantona did for us. Even if it's only for a season. He will galvanize this team and make them believe they are invincible.
Mo and Ibra would be the best thing to happen the club in years!
Mo and Ibra would be the best thing to happen the club in years!
I would love to see Mourinho and Zlatan rocking up at The Etihad next year and getting Pep all in a lather.
We'd be despised all over the land more than usual with those two on board
We definitely need to get him. But it needs to be alongside another striker and a winger.
We don't really. Zlatan/Martial/Rashford is plenty for 1 striker position. we do need another wide player though. Martial/Depay/Lingard/Young/Mata isn't the best quality or depth.
Yes by attackers I should have been more clear. I was referring to wingers (or inside forwards like Martial).
I would love to see Mourinho and Zlatan rocking up at The Etihad next year and getting Pep all in a lather.
We'd be despised all over the land more than usual with those two on board
That's where we need to get back to. I get the impression that some pundits are almost feeling a touch sorry for us, we need to be hated again. You are exactly right.
Haha.
He's not a RvP signing at all. Van Persie was, what, about 27/28 when he signed? And wasn't he top scorer in his first season? He was certainly an established PL player.
Ibra a totally different prospect. Far older and never played in the PL - I think you're underestimating the latter point rather a lot.
It's very similar to RvP.
Although RvP was 29, going on 30, you could, essentially, add a few years to that as he was quite injury prone.
How the feck is it similar to RvP?
RvP had very clearly got over his injuries and was a close to a sure thing as SAF could have wanted to buy ahead of his last season.
Ibra is far more of a punt. He won't, or shouldn't, be first choice and there's lots of 'unknowns' because of his age and total lack of familiarity with the league.
Dont know if its been mentioned but Ronaldo is Zlatans biggest idol. That look was more admiration than intimidation although with Zlatan i suspect theres some of the latter too.We need some of that in the tunnel before games
Too many handshakes, embraces and pats on the back with our lot.
Clearly got over his injury problems? Not really. He managed 2, maybe 3, seasons where he wasn't injured every other game.
There was a huge risk associated with RvP, but it worked out very well, and I'm sure we'd repeat the same if given the opportunity, again. That's the similarity with Ibra. A huge risk, which, if successful, would yeild great results.
Worth the punt. At most, we'll lose a few millions in wages, but that doesn't concern me.
Eh? How on earth would he not be first choice?
So, we have people like Schneiderlin, Depay, and Lingard but some of you guys are concerned whether Zlatan will be a good signing on a free? The people around here...
How on EARTH???
Because I can't imagine we're not going to buy another forward player this summer.
You seriously think United could risk building an attack around a 34 year old who's never played in the PL?
Ibra wont come if he is not first choice. Is he is not revered enough, he ll go all crazy.
I think he ll probably go to US.
I think he ll probably go to US.
Or "You seriously think United could risk building an attack around a player whos scored 50 goals this season?
Yeah, it's my opinion. I don't think any other top European club would conisder Ibra right now, certainly not as their main striker. I'm not against signing him, but only alongside other attacking signings. We're way off the front lines of Barca, Real and Bayern and I don't see signing Ibra as our main striker would fix that.
There's no quick fix. It seems as if there aren't many world class forwards to buy, and, even if there are, who would join us? One or two years of Ibra will allow Rashford to develop and we could be sorted for years to come.
I think the plan would be that Ibra would come in as first choice. It would be his position to lose, and so it should be. If he can prove himself up to it in this league, if he can do his thing with the faster pace of the game and the lack of space he will be afforded here, great, and the assumption will have to be that he can, or else there is no point bringing him in. If it turns out he cant then he will start to get used more sparingly, perhaps being brought on later in games. But certainly I think the plan will be for him to be the main man up front, Rashford and Martial would then be fall back options if he wasnt up to it or available.
Yeah, you should lock this thread, way too much nonsense being spouted.
It's madness, isn't it?
We have to bring him in. He's a winning type, and as far as I've read about him, he's quite a team player. Unlike Ronaldo who doesn't celebrate teammates goal, Zlatan seems to fancy a good pass over a hopeless shot towards goal..
I recall that we actually played Young as a striker yesterday? Although I might actually prefer Young as a striker over LB/RB or whatever he also played this season.
Ibra in = LVG out. Else we'd see Ibra as CM with Rooney or some other crazy shit..
I recall that we actually played Young as a striker yesterday? Although I might actually prefer Young as a striker over LB/RB or whatever he also played this season.
Ibra in = LVG out. Else we'd see Ibra as CM with Rooney or some other crazy shit..
Between Woody, our marketing department and shirt sales, I imagine we'd almost certainly make a net profit on this deal; Ibra's a huge and marketable name.
Hasn't Ibra won the league with every team he played at? just saying..
Of course we would do that, that's why players like Ibra reserve their image rights in these sorts of deals. Instead you won't have to pay a shit load of money in wages. The synergy with Ibra and United would take shirt sales to a totally different level. We would get a name that's up there with Messi and Ronaldo.
Ibra won it all, but PL and CL.. I'd be very happy if he win PL next year, and CL in 2018 with us. Then I'd applaud his "I came as a king, left as a legend"-tweet once more.
Van Gaal has won the league at every team he's been at. These records mean nothing.
Barcelona: Messi, Suarez, Neymar ..... Champion of La Liga
Real Madrid: Cristiano Ronaldo, Bale, Benzema ... Finalist or winner of the ECL
Bayern Munich: Lewandoski, Muller and a lot of wingers... Champion of Bundesliga + semi-finalist of the ECL
These teams play with only one central forward in their starting 11. That is why, they don't need Ibra.
Italian clubs are ready to spend a lot of money on a player (wages, transfer fee) only if there is a significant resale value.
As a Central Forward, Rooney has scored 15 goals - all competitions with MUFC - in 41 games: including 8 goals in the EPL VS 38 goals for Ibra in the French League (all competitions 48 goals)
To be fair on them they're all already pretty stacked with top forwards.
You have literally no hope of buying a forward who is better than Zlatan.
Think guys like Kane even Lukaku (youth) would be a better bet. But I would love the buzz of Zlatan but hopefully won't be another Falcao, Bastian situation.
Exactly, it's a winner all around. And, if it doesn't work out from a footballing perspective, it's only a 1 year contract anyway.
In France! For a team that finished 31 points ahead of 2nd place.
Really don't get why people keep ignoring this.
We need a centre half. Maybe we should sign Luiz from them. After all he's centre back in a team that only conceded 19 all season.
Zlatan won't be first choice? Of course he will. He's one of the best strikers around.
There are not many of PSG's players I would like to see at United and yes the French league is dire, but Zlatan is still class and for a year's contract with a year's option on a free and a salary of €15m/year I'd take that risk
I don't get why a player with his massive reputation has spent the last five years outside of the top three leagues. Doesn't make sense.
There's no financial risk and I'm sure he'd bring something to the team. The bigger problem is that getting him stops us from signing any other centre forward.
Maybe the club believe Rashford, Wilson and Keane, Fletcher have good potential?..
Don't think it's going to stop us signing another top forward and Rashford will also still get his fair share of games. He'll benefit from his presence and get better.
We could do with someone like him for his stature and ego. If it doesn't work out we can stop the contract after a year.
I think the French league has become less and less competitive since Zlatan joined and was probably a mistake on his part
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