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Post by Stew on Feb 21, 2024 7:22:54 GMT
You have to admire Real though. They have already built a new team that looks like it can challenge for anything after Ronaldo, Benzema, Casemiro, Kroos and Modric, not to mention Varane and Ramos. 11 years since we had a team that could compete at the top Their fans wouldn’t accept anything less. If they had the misfortune to have been bought by a Glazer equivalent, the Bernabeau would have been reduced to a pile of rubble after 2 seasons. |
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Post by DedRevil on Feb 21, 2024 10:45:12 GMT
We should try to flog them Rashford when Mbappe leaves and buy Olise or Eze along with someone like Toney or Watkins who would be a reliable back-up striker and be OK playing second fiddle to Hojlund. Fergie knew well that scoring goals in the Premier League isn't easy so wasn't averse to buying Premier League proven strikers from smaller teams e.g. Yorke, Saha, Cole, Berbatov etc. And I think this summer we need to play it safe in the transfer market. We are revamping our recruitment team and they are not getting much time to plan for the summer and Erik is reportedly reluctant to cede much control. So a good compromise would seem to be to go for some Premier League players that Erik will be familiar with from his two seasons here that can add some quality and depth to our squad and hit the ground running. Still not getting the Olise and Eze tunnel vision by some here. We think Martial and Sancho are laissez faire... And you're not buying Toney or Watkins as backup. Goodness me. Not saying you're wrong, but he's defi watched him more than I have, and assuming more than you... |
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Post by Paul on Feb 21, 2024 22:39:00 GMT
Still not getting the Olise and Eze tunnel vision by some here. We think Martial and Sancho are laissez faire... And you're not buying Toney or Watkins as backup. Goodness me. Not saying you're wrong, but he's defi watched him more than I have, and assuming more than you... It's not whether he's lazy or not that puts me off it. It's his injury proneness. |
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Post by ratbag on Feb 22, 2024 7:36:57 GMT
Not saying you're wrong, but he's defi watched him more than I have, and assuming more than you... It's not whether he's lazy or not that puts me off it. It's his injury proneness. Not sure what you mean. He has had one bad hamstring injury, which was this season. Before that missed a total of three games… |
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Post by caino on Feb 22, 2024 8:07:48 GMT
It's not whether he's lazy or not that puts me off it. It's his injury proneness. Not sure what you mean. He has had one bad hamstring injury, which was this season. Before that missed a total of three games… enough to put me off. if he was a level above he is, you can maybe take that gamble but imo he isnt going to be world class and there would be better options out there. if he wasnt in his final year of contract he wouldnt be in discussion |
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Post by Paul on Feb 22, 2024 9:22:34 GMT
It's not whether he's lazy or not that puts me off it. It's his injury proneness. Not sure what you mean. He has had one bad hamstring injury, which was this season. Before that missed a total of three games… Yeah ignore that. Read somewhere when we were first linked with him that he'd been out several times with the same injury. Just looked now and its all in one hit. My mistake. |
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Post by ratbag on Feb 22, 2024 11:35:20 GMT
Not sure what you mean. He has had one bad hamstring injury, which was this season. Before that missed a total of three games… enough to put me off. if he was a level above he is, you can maybe take that gamble but imo he isnt going to be world class and there would be better options out there. if he wasnt in his final year of contract he wouldnt be in discussion So you let one injury put you off? ...bit harsh... |
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Post by viking22 on Feb 22, 2024 11:50:40 GMT
With the injury problems we've had this season I would be wary about buying a player who's struggled with injuries recently. We bought Mount on the back of a final Chelsea season riddled with injuries and he's spend most of the season in the treatment rooms. And there is a tendency in football to rush players back from injury because of the high stakes so the same injury can continue to cause problems in the future.
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Post by caino on Feb 22, 2024 12:52:15 GMT
enough to put me off. if he was a level above he is, you can maybe take that gamble but imo he isnt going to be world class and there would be better options out there. if he wasnt in his final year of contract he wouldnt be in discussion So you let one injury put you off? ...bit harsh... well yeh, coupled with the fact that his ceiling isn't world class, in my opinion. if it was Ruud Mk.2 i'd be happy with a gamble. the club doesn't have a good track record of buying injured players. for the fee's, age & ability i personally thing there are better suited players out there - Kvara, Leao, Mitoma even Kudus |
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Post by RAZ on Feb 22, 2024 12:55:24 GMT
With the injury problems we've had this season I would be wary about buying a player who's struggled with injuries recently. We bought Mount on the back of a final Chelsea season riddled with injuries and he's spend most of the season in the treatment rooms. And there is a tendency in football to rush players back from injury because of the high stakes so the same injury can continue to cause problems in the future. i regularly get reminded in here that mount is actually a united player |
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Post by Paul on Feb 22, 2024 13:01:47 GMT
With the injury problems we've had this season I would be wary about buying a player who's struggled with injuries recently. We bought Mount on the back of a final Chelsea season riddled with injuries and he's spend most of the season in the treatment rooms. And there is a tendency in football to rush players back from injury because of the high stakes so the same injury can continue to cause problems in the future. i regularly get reminded in here that mount is actually a united player The only reason I seem to know this is when people mention it. Genuinely keep forgetting he's even here 😂. |
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Post by caino on Feb 23, 2024 10:11:08 GMT
Sell / Release
Varane
Casemiro
Antony
Sancho
Hannibal
Fernandez
Shaw / Malacia
Maguire / Lindelof
Rashford - in two minds - only if he can be replaced with better
Greenwood
Martial
LB - ?? not sure who is out there at the moment
CB - Todibo, Inacio
CM - Onana (everton)
LW - Kvara, Leao
CF - Sesko, Tel, Kane, Toney, Watkins
Next season
Onana
Dalot - new - Martinez - new
Onana - Mainoo
Garancho - Bruno - Kvara
Hojlund
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Post by Stretty on Feb 23, 2024 12:10:38 GMT
Sell / Release Varane Casemiro Antony Sancho Hannibal Fernandez Shaw / Malacia Maguire / Lindelof Rashford - in two minds - only if he can be replaced with better Greenwood Martial LB - ?? not sure who is out there at the moment CB - Todibo, Inacio CM - Onana (everton) LW - Kvara, Leao CF - Sesko, Tel, Kane, Toney, Watkins Next season Onana Dalot - new - Martinez - new Onana - Mainoo Garancho - Bruno - Kvara Hojlund That should not be that difficult TBH. |
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Post by RAZ on Feb 23, 2024 12:22:19 GMT
Sell / Release Varane Casemiro Antony Sancho Hannibal Fernandez Shaw / Malacia Maguire / Lindelof Rashford - in two minds - only if he can be replaced with better Greenwood Martial LB - ?? not sure who is out there at the moment CB - Todibo, Inacio CM - Onana (everton) LW - Kvara, Leao CF - Sesko, Tel, Kane, Toney, Watkins Next season Onana Dalot - new - Martinez - new Onana - Mainoo Garancho - Bruno - Kvara Hojlund varane and casemiro? nahh. i'd rather we find young replacements for both of them this summer and keep them for the young players to learn from. when fit both are still class players and we might underestimate how important figures they are in that dressing room |
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Post by Jayrannasaurus on Feb 23, 2024 12:56:37 GMT
Agree with Raz on Case and Varane, other than that Caino's outgoings are spot on for me.
Don't think we'll be selling Maguire, though.
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