vidic blood & sand
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I'm as disappointed as everyone else that we didn't land Bruno Fernandes, as I think he and Pogba would have been terrific, but apart from Fernandes I don't know who else we could have brought in that would have seriously strengthened us, and who would have wanted to come play for us. The club has thrown a lot of money at players in support of managers since SAF retired, but the quality of football has been poor, and players bought have been shipped out as failed signings. It seems as if Ed and the board have now altered their approach to where they are more disciplined with the transfer policy. The club could have given Dybala everything he wanted, and bought Bruno Fernandes in, Wilfried Zaha, Bale on loan etc etc etc etc
The board now seem to have concluded that throwing a lot of money at names is getting us nowhere.
Van Gaal signings
Daley Blind (Defence) £14M = Evra's replacement? Nope. Not good enough for United. Slow and continually caught out of position.
Marcos Rojo (Defence) £16M = Injury prone, reckless tackling, mistakes. Poor.
Luke Shaw (Defence) £30M = Brought in as an exciting prospect. Good transfer. Current regular.
Matteo Darmian (Defence) £16M = Premier league is not for him.
Ander Herrera (Midfield) £32M = Inconsistent. Man of the match in some games, ineffective in others. An ok signing overall.
Bastian Schweinsteiger (Miidfield) £8M = Terrific pro, but was too old and struggled badly with fitness. Often played for only half a game when fit. Disaster.
Morgan Schneiderlin (Midfield) £25M = Great at Southampton, horse shit for us. Couldn't step up.
Memphis Depay (Midfield) £25M = Struggled to step up. Van Gaal lost patience with him. Disaster.
Angel Di Maria (Midfield) £60M = Huge signing for us, but didn't want to be here. Disaster.
Radamel Falcao / Loan (Attack) £4M = Potentially great signing, but wasn't the same player after his injury. Disaster.
Anthony Martial (Attack) £36M+ adns = Good first season, but inconsistent since. Still talking about potential.
Sergio Romero (Goal) £Free = Great signing.
Luke Shaw the pick of the bunch. Martial ok.
Jose Mourinho
Eric Bailly (Defence) £30M = Inconsistent and injury prone. When he's good he's good, when he's bad he's shite. Unlucky with injuries.
Victor Lindelof (Defence) £31M = Ropey start but is now a regular. Good signing.
Diogo Dalot (Defence) £20M = Potential.
Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Midfield) £38M = Very inconsistent, but mostly ineffective.
Paul Pogba (Midfield) £89 = World class tag, failed to live up to it. Doesn't want to be at United.
Nemanja Matic (Midfield) £40M = Ok first season, but has aged overnight like a banana. Disaster.
Fred (Midfield) £52M = Meh.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Atack) £Free = Oldie but a goldie. Let go too early.
Alexis Sanchez (Attack) £Swap = Disaster so far. 3 goals in 32 games.
Romelu Lukaku (Attack) £75M+ = Scored goals, but very immobile. Poor ball control. Average.
Mourinho's signing are better, but its not great. Lindelof and Zlatan the pick of the bunch.
Not sure if I've missed anyone, or got all the fees exactly right, but it shows that a lot of clubs have benefited from our generosity. Now Ed is having a rethink. Do we need a player? Does he really want to come? The club no longer wastes money. I get the feeling that the focus in the next window will be midfield and attack if needed, but the board has had enough of throwing money at clubs with a suck it and see approach.
Do you think the pay-and-pray approach is right for us, or do you think we need to be more responsible?
[edit Schweinsteiger cost £8M not 32M]
The board now seem to have concluded that throwing a lot of money at names is getting us nowhere.
Van Gaal signings
Daley Blind (Defence) £14M = Evra's replacement? Nope. Not good enough for United. Slow and continually caught out of position.
Marcos Rojo (Defence) £16M = Injury prone, reckless tackling, mistakes. Poor.
Luke Shaw (Defence) £30M = Brought in as an exciting prospect. Good transfer. Current regular.
Matteo Darmian (Defence) £16M = Premier league is not for him.
Ander Herrera (Midfield) £32M = Inconsistent. Man of the match in some games, ineffective in others. An ok signing overall.
Bastian Schweinsteiger (Miidfield) £8M = Terrific pro, but was too old and struggled badly with fitness. Often played for only half a game when fit. Disaster.
Morgan Schneiderlin (Midfield) £25M = Great at Southampton, horse shit for us. Couldn't step up.
Memphis Depay (Midfield) £25M = Struggled to step up. Van Gaal lost patience with him. Disaster.
Angel Di Maria (Midfield) £60M = Huge signing for us, but didn't want to be here. Disaster.
Radamel Falcao / Loan (Attack) £4M = Potentially great signing, but wasn't the same player after his injury. Disaster.
Anthony Martial (Attack) £36M+ adns = Good first season, but inconsistent since. Still talking about potential.
Sergio Romero (Goal) £Free = Great signing.
Luke Shaw the pick of the bunch. Martial ok.
Jose Mourinho
Eric Bailly (Defence) £30M = Inconsistent and injury prone. When he's good he's good, when he's bad he's shite. Unlucky with injuries.
Victor Lindelof (Defence) £31M = Ropey start but is now a regular. Good signing.
Diogo Dalot (Defence) £20M = Potential.
Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Midfield) £38M = Very inconsistent, but mostly ineffective.
Paul Pogba (Midfield) £89 = World class tag, failed to live up to it. Doesn't want to be at United.
Nemanja Matic (Midfield) £40M = Ok first season, but has aged overnight like a banana. Disaster.
Fred (Midfield) £52M = Meh.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Atack) £Free = Oldie but a goldie. Let go too early.
Alexis Sanchez (Attack) £Swap = Disaster so far. 3 goals in 32 games.
Romelu Lukaku (Attack) £75M+ = Scored goals, but very immobile. Poor ball control. Average.
Mourinho's signing are better, but its not great. Lindelof and Zlatan the pick of the bunch.
Not sure if I've missed anyone, or got all the fees exactly right, but it shows that a lot of clubs have benefited from our generosity. Now Ed is having a rethink. Do we need a player? Does he really want to come? The club no longer wastes money. I get the feeling that the focus in the next window will be midfield and attack if needed, but the board has had enough of throwing money at clubs with a suck it and see approach.
Do you think the pay-and-pray approach is right for us, or do you think we need to be more responsible?
[edit Schweinsteiger cost £8M not 32M]
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