£36 million front three, 55 goals.

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Let that sink in..

Get in. :devil:

While every elite clubs ensembled their attacking line ups for hundreds of million, we did that with just potatoes money.
 

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Let that sink in..

Get in. :devil:

While every elite clubs ensembled their attacking line ups for hundreds of million, we did that with just potatoes money.
True to some extent (except I thought Martial has cost us more). But to be fair, we've also spend hundreds of millions in the past, but most of those expensive ones had not been doing their job properly.
 

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This record is even more impressive when you give bit ot context. This is Martial's first proper season playing as 9 and regularly, first proper season for Rashford playing regularly, first season for Greenwood too.

This is the first season where Martial and Rashford are trusted to lead the attack and Greenwood started the season as a back up.

They are just 24, 22, 18 year old players.
 
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Exactly, mind blown.

I couldn't stop being giddy and excited for the future.

Now the question is going forward, should we maintain this or add more value to our attack?

The little devil fan in me wants to keep it this way, but the muppet side of me wants Sancho in the mix.
 

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It is pretty great.

To be fair, Rashford has turned into an 100m+ player, while Greenwood might just be a generational talent.

The future is bright is these three develop as we think they will.
 

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It is pretty great.

To be fair, Rashford has turned into an 100m+ player, while Greenwood might just be a generational talent.

The future is bright is these three develop as we think they will.
How much do you think our front 3 valued at now? :drool:
 

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How much do you think our front 3 valued at now? :drool:
In pre-corona times, I believe that both Martial and Rashford would have been 100m or so players. Greenwood a few months ago, hard to know, now no sane manager/CEO would contemplate selling him.
 

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This record is even more impressive when you give bit ot context. This is Martial's first proper season playing as 9 and regularly, first proper season for Rashford playing regularly, first season for Greenwood too.

This is the first season where Martial and Rashford are trusted to lead the attack and Greenwood started the season as a back up.

They are just 25, 22, 18 year old players.
Martial is 24
 

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Considering Martial missed 2 months, Rashford was also injured for a few, Greenwood has only started a handful of league games and they had no creativity behind them for half a season it's pretty fecking crazy. We are so fecking close now.

We just need to add someone like Sancho so that we can rotate them a little without losing quality and strengthen a bit in other areas. Replace De Gea, get another top CB, deep lying midfielder and maybe a Grealish type to cover midfield creativity if Pogba or Bruno aren't fit and the job is pretty much complete.
 

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We just need to add someone like Sancho so that we can rotate them a little without losing quality and strengthen a bit in other areas. Replace De Gea, get another top CB, deep lying midfielder and maybe a Grealish type to cover midfield creativity if Pogba or Bruno aren't fit and the job is pretty much complete.
So just need a £100m winger, a replacement for one of the best keepers of the last decade, a top quality centre back, a DLP which are a dime a dozen and then one of the league’s most promising midfielders to play from the bench....

But I agree, we are close in terms of first team quality, but I still think we’re a little way off in terms of play. We’re becoming a bit Real Madrid like in that we’re assembling a great team, but will still rely on individual brilliance against top teams rather than dominating them through playing style. I’d like us to be able to go tow to tow with Liverpool and City rather than just hoping we can hit them on the counter.

Still, incredible improvement from recent years.
 
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I have to admit I hate the phrase “let that sink in”.


How much do you think our front 3 valued at now? :drool:
hopefully it doesn’t matter. Would love Rashford and Greenwood to spend the vast majority of their careers with the club. The same applies to Martial of course, but clearly he’s the one more likely to move on at some point given the other two are home grown.
 

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So just need a £100m winger, a replacement for one of the best keepers of the last decade, a top quality centre back, a DLP which are a dime a dozen and then one of the league’s most promising midfielders to play from the bench....

But I agree, we are close in terms of first team quality, but I still think we’re a little way off in terms of play. We’re becoming a bit Real Madrid like in that we’re assembling a great team, but will still rely on individual brilliance against top teams rather than dominating them through playing style. I’d like us to be able to go tow to tow with Liverpool and City rather than just hoping we can hit them on the counter.

Still, incredible improvement from recent years.
This is such a myth. All good teams rely on their top players playing well. City very much rely on a piece of individual brilliance to break teams open - without it they look like us under LvG. So do Liverpool.
 

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This is such a myth. All good teams rely on their top players playing well. City very much rely on a piece of individual brilliance to break teams open - without it they look like us under LvG. So do Liverpool.
I disagree. Teams likethe current Liverpool, Atletico, even City despite their superstars, are more than the sum of their parts. City open teams up all the time through great movement and commitment to rotating the ball quickly. Arsenal, despite their underwhelming players can still produce beautiful passages of play. I think I’m that regard we have a lot of room for improvement.
 

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I disagree. Teams likethe current Liverpool, Atletico, even City despite their superstars, are more than the sum of their parts. City open teams up all the time through great movement and commitment to rotating the ball quickly. Arsenal, despite their underwhelming players can still produce beautiful passages of play. I think I’m that regard we have a lot of room for improvement.
We produce brilliant passages of plays where we open teams up by rotating the ball quickly as well. Our first goal yesterday as an example.
 

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Better value than Dembele, Coutinho, Griezmann for £400+ Million ish, that is for sure.

So will we see fans going against big transfers more now and giving home developed players a chance... Never understood why Utd (and Barcelona) fans always want big name transfers over playing home grown prospects given their best teams have always been based around a core of home developed players. Rashford only got a chance because loads of injuries when van Gaal manager and you didn't have anyone else iirc?
 

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Better value than Dembele, Coutinho, Griezmann for £400+ Million ish, that is for sure.

So will we see fans going against big transfers more now and giving home developed players a chance... Never understood why Utd (and Barcelona) fans always want big name transfers over playing home grown prospects given their best teams have always been based around a core of home developed players. Rashford only got a chance because loads of injuries when van Gaal manager and you didn't have anyone else iirc?
True, but he really was thrown in at the deep end. He likely wouldn’t have gotten any game time under Jose if he hadnt already made himself a fan favourite, but Ole definitely would have played him.
 

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get another top CB, deep lying midfielder and maybe a Grealish type to cover midfield.
I'm 100% sold in we need to get Sancho and Grealish, but I would keep DDG. He's on a 350m/week and he has contract till 2022.

Who would you want for CB? I recently made a threat in the Newbie forum and I explained why I thought looming into the Inter 25 year old CB named Milan Skriniar might not be such a bad idea.
 

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True to some extent (except I thought Martial has cost us more). But to be fair, we've also spend hundreds of millions in the past, but most of those expensive ones had not been doing their job properly.
Not up top though
 

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I disagree. Teams likethe current Liverpool, Atletico, even City despite their superstars, are more than the sum of their parts. City open teams up all the time through great movement and commitment to rotating the ball quickly. Arsenal, despite their underwhelming players can still produce beautiful passages of play. I think I’m that regard we have a lot of room for improvement.
And so do we, vast majority of our goals past the break have been from great passing moves. Martial's third against Sheffield United or Brunos third against Brughton are both frantically worked team goals rather than an individual moment of brilliance.
 

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This record is even more impressive when you give bit ot context. This is Martial's first proper season playing as 9 and regularly, first proper season for Rashford playing regularly, first season for Greenwood too.

This is the first season where Martial and Rashford are trusted to lead the attack and Greenwood started the season as a back up.

They are just 24, 22, 18 year old players.
Marcus Rashford made 152 appearances in the last 3 seasons. This myth needs to die :lol:
 

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Exactly, mind blown.

I couldn't stop being giddy and excited for the future.

Now the question is going forward, should we maintain this or add more value to our attack?

The little devil fan in me wants to keep it this way, but the muppet side of me wants Sancho in the mix.
Yes we should definitely add Sancho. No question about it IMO
 

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That's why academies are very important for rich clubs too and why clubs like PSG are idiots. I bet that these players will attract many kids who will tell themselves that at United, they can make it, they will be given the opportunity.
 

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Mason Greenwood should have every United and England fan excited for years to come. I couldn’t tell you the last player of his age to break through and have such an instant impact. I’d even say they impact he has had has been bigger than both Rooney and Owen when they made their break through. I don’t think I’ve seen a striker as good with both feet and the break seems to have done him the world of good as he’s filled his frame and looks like a man!
I just hope the signing of Sancho if completed doesn’t stunt his development as he’s got to be the first name on the team sheet alongside Bruno at the moment.
 

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Yes we should definitely add Sancho. No question about it IMO
Yeah, longterm Greenwood is a no 9 and Sancho is a winger or no 10 so the one shouldn’t effect the other and we need squad depth for rotation anyway.

Greenwood needs to be starting 90% of games now for optimal development but imo it’s the no 9 spot he should be competing for anyway so RW is still a major priority for me.
 

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Yeah, longterm Greenwood is a no 9 and Sancho is a winger or no 10 so the one shouldn’t effect the other and we need squad depth for rotation anyway.

Greenwood needs to be starting 90% of games now for optimal development but imo it’s the no 9 spot he should be competing for anyway so RW is still a major priority for me.
So what, we just displace Martial with Greenwood, after Tony having his best season at the club so far?

If we buy Sancho, one of the current front 3 becomes a squad player. Because there is no way in hell we are paying £100m+ for a 20 year old squad player, Sancho will have to be the first name on the team sheet, just like Maguire has been.
 

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So what, we just displace Martial with Greenwood, after Tony having his best season at the club so far?
Greenwood wont be starting 60 games next season
 

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Greenwood wont be starting 60 games next season
I edited my post to elaborate more. Sancho would want to start every game, same goes for Martial and Rashford. They would all want guaranteed time as first 11 players, Greenwood will be the odd one out because of his age, low wage and low expectations.

I think if we don't have enough money to get Sancho and reinforce the other more problematic areas, I'd focus on bringing a world class CB and a future replacement for Matic. Then see what funds are left and strengthen the squad depth in attack. Greenwood might end up better than Sancho when we look at his abilities. He is insanely good.