I’m not sold on the guy, but who cares if we weren’t ‘linked’ with him. We monitor hundreds of players, and it’s nice to see transfers get done without tones of speculation, which 99% of which is BS anyway.
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Just seems to go against the extensive scouting and due diligence behind our signings under Ole and back to the scatter gun approach that was our transfer windows under LVG and Mourinho
I imagine you’d end up very impressed and fascinated if you actually got to watch how they run a giant football club on a daily.
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I think Ruud falling out with Carlos Queiroz and Ronaldo was the main reason he was sold. Apparently he also took Keane’s departure badly.
Would he be able to displace Shaw or would only be a backup to him? Can he actually defend too or is like Dalot? I have zero recollection how he did against us in the EL. We desperately need a LB because Shaw is injured a lot and Williams is nowhere near good enough to cover him but at the same time I wouldn't want want to sign another Dalot.
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Reguilon and Vdb could end being shrewd business by us.
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I only saw him play for Sevilla a handful of times last year - maybe 15-20 games over the course of the season - so take my opinion with a grain of salt. But I think he's a classic La Liga fullback. He is wicked going forward but lacks the defensive ability and nous of Shaw. I was reading up on him when we were first linked to see if my impressions were at all on point, here is the most succinct breakdown of how he compares to our current fullbacks:
My conclusion: he'd be a good addition to the side, and a great weapon to bring on against low block sides when we need more attacking firepower, but he wouldn't displace Shaw completely, as we lack the defensive solidity to afford ultra-attacking fullbacks.
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Is their any other journalist confirming it's in advanced stage?
Ignore the text and watch the vid. Fergie IMO is referring to Ruud..
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Ah, a bit underwhelming then but for the fee mentioned might be worth a try I guess.
Goose bumps. Best manager ever without a shadow of a doubt.
Was talking about David Villa wasn’t he?
If only we could clone Ferguson and bring him back younger. If only.
Miss his personality and poise, really the best manager of all time!
What a man
The reports coming from Spain are encouraging, but I'll wait for Manchester based journalists before thinking this is a sure thing. So far all they're saying is we're monitoring and that Matt Judge has met with Reguilons agent.
Id take a 50 year old Sir Alex if it meant a 5 year transfer ban along with it.
I've watched that Fergie clip many times in the and it still inspires me.
I'm pretty excited about this one. I'm convinced that we need attacking fbs to help break teams down and support our forwards and it looks like he could be that.
There's been a lot of smoke on this one, knowing my luck there's no fire.
There's been a lot of smoke on this one, knowing my luck there's no fire.
I’d take a 20 year ban. We’d still win stuff with him with academy kids coming through.
Absolutely no question about that.
Miss him so much when I listen to stuff like this.
So if a manager watches a player impress against United - it is a panic-buy. But if a manager is sent reports from his scouts about a player - it is good scouting, and well planned ? Ronaldo, Saha, Tevez - examples of panic buys in United-history
Saha and Tevez weren't panic buys. Saha especially we scouted for years before we signed himSo if a manager watches a player impress against United - it is a panic-buy. But if a manager is sent reports from his scouts about a player - it is good scouting, and well planned ? Ronaldo, Saha, Tevez - examples of panic buys in United-history
He could prove my snap judgment wrong and obviously he's young enough to continue adding to his game. But I do agree with the analysis that we aren't properly set up to play with attacking fullbacks the way Barca, Bayern, Madrid, Pool, etc. do. Throw a more athletic CB like Dayot in the back line and replace Matic with a more mobile DM and it would be much more sustainable. That said, for the fee being bandied about I'd take Reguilon here as an intriguing alternative option to what we have.
Yes you are probably correct. I do think Ole recognises this though, based on the profile of the CB we seem to be looking for and the fact he sees someone like McT (who covers a lot of ground) to replace Matic.
In some games I think (hope) we will see a Maguire - Shaw center back partnership with Reguilón as a hybrid fb/wb with license to bomb forward and with AWB in a more conservative position next Maguire/Shaw.
Luke has excellent acceleration and speed, I strong in duels and his reading of the game is underrated.
On a side note.
Jack Grealish would be a ideal left side offensive partner to Reguilón and O,e needs more offensive options if we don’t get Sancho.
Luke has excellent acceleration and speed, I strong in duels and his reading of the game is underrated.
On a side note.
Jack Grealish would be a ideal left side offensive partner to Reguilón and O,e needs more offensive options if we don’t get Sancho.
What extensive scouting?? Maguire? A player we wanted a year before? Wan Bissaka? The regular RB for another PL team? James, a player who was proposed by his national manager? Van Beek and Bruno players that everyone knows?
If the reports are true, he has his heart set on Real Madrid and doesn't want to leave Spain. Throw in Real wanting a buy back clause and this should be a non-starter.
Thought that was the Hazard summer? Maybe not, you might be right.
The most recent reports have said he is keen to join us.
Coronavirus. Madrid need money and have to sell to balance the books.
These are the out of the blue opportunities that have come from it. Im sure we didnt have VDB in mind last February when he was a cert for Madrid.
Not even remotely similar. That's summer we ended on a downward slop. We basically started the season better and progressively got worse so without much reinforcement we just ended up a.disaster the following season.
This season is completely different. We started bad and got better as the season progressed. Not to mention people don't realize how massive adding qualities of the likes of Pogba and Bruno improves us from the rubbish we were in the first part of the season.
People are judging and seeing this team as of the whole of last season when in reality this team is more akin to post lockdown form where.we showed the best or joint best form with City.
We've added VDB, Pogba and Bruno coming in or back, the improvement of Martial, the emergence of Greenwood post lockdown. When we factor all of this we are a far better and improved team. People will be surprised by how well we do this season reinforcement or not.
I feel like quite a few fans will bee surprised at how lethal our attack would look with a full/left back who can overlap well regularly and actually pick his head up to cross accurately in the squad once again. It's probably because we've been lacking that for so long.
It's those simple things that we've sorely lacked on a consistent basis during the post-Fergie years as the game has evolved.
Not even remotely similar?
17/18 - fell over the line to finish 2nd and ended the season losing a cup final
19/20 - fell over the line to finish 3rd and ended the season losing a cup SF
Summer 2018, sign a GK, midfielder and a cheap defender
Summer 2020, bring a GK back from loan, sign a midfield and if this thread is true a cheap defender
Not even remotely similar? Think you need to look that term up
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