I made the exact point in the twitter thread and was told that Fekir and Pogba can co-exist in a midfield 3 and Fekir is a defensive "beast".Really good player, but I wonder if he's a positive fit for United. We need to transition away from 4-2-3-1 to get the best out of Pogba on a consistent basis - which means no #10/seconda punta berth for Fékir - so that's his primary position(s) ruled out, as a drifting central midfielder in a 4-3-3 he's not the most symbiotic fit with Pogba considering they are both offensively oriented (Fékir more so than Pogba) and have some overlapping tendencies in terms of dribbling and ball-dominance, and as a right sided attacker in a 4-3-3 (mirroring Alexis on the left) he's less than ideal in terms of dynamism and being a natural wide attacker to be a seamless fit for the Premier League — so you'll have compounded issues in terms of the overall balance of the team. Potentially fantastic in either a diamond as a trequarista, or Ancelotti's trademark Christmas Tree setup...
LAM: Sánchez
RAM: Fékir
But José will have to completely refurbish the flanks (and make them an area of strength for the team) to make it work, and you could argue that even in this - someone along the lines of a Douglas Costa would be a better addition to the team.
He isn't a defensive beast, no attacking player at Lyon are defensive beasts.I made the exact point in the twitter thread and was told that Fekir and Pogba can co-exist in a midfield 3 and Fekir is a defensive "beast".
Nope. They have an abundance of quality players both in attack and midfield for a few available positions — Griezmann, Mbappe, Dembele, Martial (who won't start), Giroud (will probably start), Pogba, Kante, Matuidi, Lemar, Tolisso...Will he start for France in the WC anyway? I guess i can take a closer look at him if he does
No I didnt mean it like that, what I meant was they usually kill a good transfer rumor in its infancy so we rarely get to indulge in our natural muppet inclinationsWell, if you click on the link you can see that sport witness only talks about an article from tuttosport.
That’s what SW does isn’t it? Writes about the probability of other papers rumours?
Anyways, I have no idea how reliable tuttosport is, but hope we’re after him.
He currently plays as a 10 and drifts wide to the right but has played on the right before many times. can play anywhere across the attack really.
I'm not sure that I want us to sign @SwansonsTache to be honest.First one linking us with him, my dream signing along with @SwansonsTache and a few others.
When played in his position, yes. When played wide, no.Is he better than Mahrez?
I still think Mahrez to be fair, he's perhaps not a traditional winger but like Salah he makes good runs in behind and in between defenders. He can deliver a good cross when needed and hopefully we get a Rafael like full back who provides attacking sense to support himSo can Sanchez - allegedly !!
We need a 101%, all-out, no messing about RW....We have done since Beckham left, with all due respect to Tony V.
But who ??
Better player? Yes.Is he better than Mahrez?
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Best to discuss based on actual sources - not invented fantasy clickbait.The season is over - it's muppet time!
To be fair, he's quite multifaceted and not a complete and utter liability in defensive terms, but yeah...light years away from “beast” status - that classification should be strictly reserved for the likes of Willian, Blaszczykowski or Müller - who are (or were) incessant pressers and almost tangible assets in the defensive phase.I made the exact point in the twitter thread and was told that Fekir and Pogba can co-exist in a midfield 3 and Fekir is a defensive "beast".
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the muppet in meHis dad denied the reports of a deal agreed.
“I heard that there are negotiations, stuff like that, and I was surprised,” said Fekir’s father. “I can deny this—it’s not true. If it was Nabil would have told me right away as we are very close. His dream is to play in the Champions League with his boyhood club.”
If you ask me, he's looking for a move, especially if Lyon miss out on CL.
He would be happy to move to any big club and this could easily be his agent trying to stir up some interest.
And just to feed the muppets :
"Playing for Manchester United one day? Why not. it's a club that makes you dream, but we're not there yet,” said Fekir.
“The need to have a good season at Lyon comes first, and then, we'll see.”
So what I'm saying is he looking for a move and if we want him, we can have him.
But looks like Pool have already agreed a deal with him/Lyon.
Dang.. That's a lot of injuries!over 80 games in the last couple of seasons
Yeah he barely had a kick for Newcastle and didnt do anything when he did.Remember he was terrible for Newcastle and rocked up to a game wearing a tux and looked like a right prick.
He didn't miss that many games but he did miss an entire season.Dang.. That's a lot of injuries!
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I checked Tuttosport and couldn't find any references to Fekir and United. Go figure.I’d imagine tuttosport would be alright for Italian stuff not so much French players moving to English clubs
Do you know what sport witness even do?They're both low quality. In this case SW is following Tuttosport who is following the Sun and Mirror.
Tell me.Do you know what sport witness even do?
They don't report news, they just translate news from foreign papers. Sometimes they will also tell whether the story is reliable or not based on paper, journalists and his connections with agents.Tell me.