You are ignoring the context and the level we are at, so what's the point of comparing when we signed Pogba when many saw us as a club just having a blip and level far higher than we are now? We are laughably poor in the first half of the season, salvaged something from december end to March and then lost it again.
Depends on how do you view the manager being part of the equation.
Yeah, it's not as if there aren't threads about Ole for this crap.
Conte signed for Inter and wants Lukaku. Won't be surprised if Conte would have gone for Cancelo as he wants wingbacks rather than fullbacks.
Unfortunately this is true. Almost ever transfer becomes a long drawn out process and he can't multitask or get good value.
Completely agree. We are sleep walking towards failure in this window. I think it is now impossible to get the business that we need to done by the pre-season tour. So that's a another shortcoming/failure confirmed.
We actually have 2 weeks to get the business done for the start of pre-season and I do expect 2 or possibly 3 announcements in that time. I am more concerned at this point with who those announcements are because if it is just squad options we are fecked.
Agreed, and worryingly I don't think it would matter who we had in charge, the outcome would still be the same.
Wan Bissaka won't be going on pre season for us anyway even if he signs up tomorrow. He's away with England u21's so will probably get a few extra weeks off.
Well except that both Laird and Dalot are versatile and can play multiple positions. Room for both as long as they keep improving. Young can't be around too much longer and Shaw is decent but nothing special. Plus we still don't have a proven right winger or a set of 4 solid, dependable centre halves...
We're the only club in the running according to Sky Sports. City were supposedly interested in him but they have not placed a bid as of yet.
That should be expectated from a fullback at a top club.
Agreed.
We are wasting time. Our first bid was £25m. They rejected it and they make it clear they won’t sell anything less than £50m. And our 2nd bid was £35m plus £15m adds on. That’s horrible negotiation skills. How is £35m anywhere close to £50m, it’s so obvious they will reject it again which they did. 40m plus 10m adds on or 45m plus 5m adds on should have been our 2nd bid.
With the caveat that he is 21 and can develop that side of his game. Dalot cannot defend but I don't think we should give up on him rather we just help him improve.
He isn't worth 50 million so they are trying to pay less. What's wrong with that?
I would recommend Specsavers.
Or perhaps the papers and media know feck all and are creating a narrative that will last throughout the summer as writing stories about United is the most lucrative thing they have, with us back and forthing with Palace. When in fact the deals already been done and we're not going to finalise or announce anything until he returns from u21 duties uninjured.
Good for you.
No worries, you need them.
He’s one of the best PL full back out there in term of dribble or takes on last season.
I wonder. Defending can be learned. Attacking potential is a lot down to natural ability. I'm sure he can improve a bit but he's unlikely to suddenly improve a lot. Considering he was a winger prior to becoming a fullback we may be already seeing as much as we can expect from him in an attacking sense.
He did on many occasions, but mostly passing backwards to the CB.
In a team which spends a lot of time defending, naturally you spend more of your time defending. He is a different player than TAA who whips in as many balls as possible but also has the comfort of VVD behind him. In a more attacking team i think WB will be fine attacking, he likes to drible with the ball more than Trent but im sure will will see more delivery from him when the intent is to attack and with the comfort of a solid CB behind him.
