Van Piorsing
Lost his light sabre
Dogding the Bale bullet in style.
Sensitive start of the window for United.
Sensitive start of the window for United.
We announced we'd reached an agreement subject to signing and we've now announced he has signed. We do it all the time. We announced RVP subject to medical, then announced when it was all done.Do players get announced twice now?
Deep*The Burnleys of the league won't be able to play such a high line with this fella kicking about.
this is becoming such a weird talking point as if the league isn't full of poor british players. our own squad has a british core but somehow "young, hungry and british" has become the key to "get us back to the top"Exciting signing this, Young and British.
Reckon they were keen to be seen doing business.Do players get announced twice now?
We make the players famous, they will get the privilege. Always be grateful.The lad is currently bagging about 1k followers per minute on twitter.Tweet
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Rashford left the chat.He has speed but he runs with the ball at control, this is something that is key for a player who's a hit and run merchant vs someone who can utilise speed in tight spaces.
Sad to hear about his father but hopefully him being here earmarks a positive for his year.
Full English Breakfast + a bit of Welsh rarebit.Exciting signing this, Young and British. Brexit signing!
Get us back to the top? No chance pal, I am expecting a hard fought fight for 6th with Arsenal, Leicester, Everton, Watford and Wolves. This club lost its ambition to fight at the very top a long time ago. Make your peace with that fact and everything's rosy.this is becoming such a weird talking point as if the league isn't full of poor british players. our own squad as a british core but somehow "young, hungry and british" has become the key to "get us back to the top"
His quality is yet to be proven as he wasn't exactly the Star of the championship. his pace is terrifying though.I'm cautiously optimistic about this signing. For all the talk about signing proven quality, etc., we needed to upgrade our squad both in quality and in attitude, and James seems to bring both of those. I'd rather him be running at defenders than Lingard, and if he continues to work on his technique he could jump from being "dangerous but not a world beater" to something much greater. Let us not forget that Giggsy himself wasn't blessed with the sort of trickery to shake defenders out of their boots at a standstill, but he had a mastery over hip and body fakes developed extremely sharp cuts that, combined with his incredible pace, was enough to tear up the wing for years. I'm not saying James is anywhere near Giggsy's skill with body feints yet, but it's something he can and should focus on improving because when you're as fast as him, all you need is to throw the defender off for a split second and then you're gone. I hope the fans accept him with open arms - seems to have a good head on his shoulders and genuinely wants to be here. That's refreshing these days.
Aye, his quality is still unproven. But it's still a step up from an academy player (be it Chong, Gomes, or whomever), as he did prove over the back half of last season that he can be successful at the Championship level - as we've seen from loaning out our promising academy lads to lower level sides, it isn't always easy to step from the youth team to playing against grown men, and many hyped up youngsters fail to kick on even at that low level. James isn't bringing an incredible resume, but I feel more confident that he'll adapt to the PL and start producing semi-frequently, than I do about throwing a youth player on the wing and expecting the same. More concisely: I expect more from him than I do from our hyped youth players, or from any of the average wingers at mid-table sides, but obviously I don't expect his immediate quality to come close to matching that of most wingers at the top clubs around the world.His quality is yet to be proven as he wasn't exactly the Star of the championship. his pace is terrifying though.
If we buy a genuine RW and someone like Bruno and play him on the left, his electric space will create chances for the other 2 and they will score lots of goals. I don't really rate Martial anymore to be honest, though I hope he proves me wrong.He has pace but does he have the skill to really exploit it? Stats dont really back him up but lets see.
Up top as a false 9Where could he play in a 442 (diamond) formation?