Mylock
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Are you having a laugh? A left back that's average and is 29 , a injury prone right winger and a fruit cake of a midfielder.Swap Pogba for Sandro, Costa and Rabiot. Job done, a stingy one..
Are you having a laugh? A left back that's average and is 29 , a injury prone right winger and a fruit cake of a midfielder.Swap Pogba for Sandro, Costa and Rabiot. Job done, a stingy one..
You forgot Bailly and Dan James. Laird is a right back.My take assuming the deadwood is sold;
Deadwood - Mata, Jones, Rojo, Smalling, Pereira, Lingard
GK: De Gea, Henderson, Grant
RB: AWB, Williams, TFM
CB: Lindelöf, Tuanzebe
CB: Maguire, Mengi
LB: Shaw, Laird
DM: McTominay, Fred, Matic
CM: Bruno, Van de Beek, Pogba
S/W: Greenwood, Martial, Rashford, Ighalo
Red = Not good enough (now or never), orange = should be back-up/rotation options and not starters
(Yes, I marked Pogba as red - he's technically good enough but apparently he comes with mentality issues)
We are severly thin in defence and attack.
I'd prioritize as follows;
1) CB - Upamecano, Umtiti, Varane
2) LB - Grimaldo, Telles, Lodi, Firpo
3) RW - Sancho, Richarlison
4) ST - Haaland, Oyarzabal
5) DM - Saul, Tonali
Job done.
Cheers, edited now.You forgot Bailly and Dan James. Laird is a right back.
That's fine. All teams have a never-ending list. What you can't afford is a summer where only one player comes in because the list gets bigger.CB ,LB, DM, RW, and a CF are all needed over the next 2 transfer windows. We are still way behind Liverpool and City, and others will pass us by if we don't bring in more TOP players...
Yeah the only thing I will say is that there doesn't seem any urgency in regards to a DM despite only one in the whole squad. I would hope there is going to be movement on a ST after January when Ighalo goes.CB ,LB, DM, RW, and a CF are all needed over the next 2 transfer windows. We are still way behind Liverpool and City, and others will pass us by if we don't bring in more TOP players...
What about Camavinga & Koopemeiers as DM options tooMy take assuming the deadwood is sold;
Deadwood - Mata, Jones, Bailly, Rojo, Smalling, Pereira, Lingard, James. At worst, they would fetch 80-90 MGBP.
GK: De Gea, Henderson, Grant
RB: AWB, Williams, TFM, Laird
CB: Lindelöf, Tuanzebe
CB: Maguire, Mengi
LB: Shaw
DM: McTominay, Fred, Matic
CM: Bruno, Van de Beek, Pogba
S/W: Greenwood, Martial, Rashford, Ighalo
Red = Not good enough (now or never), orange = should be back-up/rotation options and not starters
(Yes, I marked Pogba as red - he's technically good enough but apparently he comes with mentality issues, i.e. doesn't seem bothered)
We are severly thin in defence and attack.
I'd prioritize as follows;
1) CB - Upamecano, Umtiti, Varane
2) LB - Grimaldo, Telles, Lodi, Firpo
3) RW - Sancho, Richarlison
4) ST - Haaland, Oyarzabal
5) DM - Saul, Tonali
Job done.
Do you love Pogba that much...?Are you having a laugh? A left back that's average and is 29 , a injury prone right winger and a fruit cake of a midfielder.
Nice if it were to happen. Can't see Woodward or the Glazers passing this.That's fine. All teams have a never-ending list. What you can't afford is a summer where only one player comes in because the list gets bigger.
CB, LB and RW this summer. (Telles, Upamecano/Koulibaly, Sancho)
DM and another winger next summer with Greenwood moving to Striker (as Martials competition) or he stay at RW and we bring in Haaland. (Camavinga, Chiesa/Haaland).
Job done.
Good one. I agree.Well, the title is "What do we still need".
- New owners
- New CEO
- Director of Football
- A vision / strategy for the clubs football business
- 1 centre back, 1 defensive midfielder, 1 striker, 1 right winger, 1 attacking midfielder, 1 left back
- Sell all the deadwood
- Upgrade Old Trafford
Besides that, then we are good
this is bang on the moneyWell, the title is "What do we still need".
- New owners
- New CEO
- Director of Football
- A vision / strategy for the clubs football business
- 1 centre back, 1 defensive midfielder, 1 striker, 1 right winger, 1 attacking midfielder, 1 left back
- Sell all the deadwood
- Upgrade Old Trafford
Besides that, then we are good
Holding midfield replacement for Matic? Thiago would of been ideal.Well there is what we need, and what is even slightly possible at this stage of a transfer window. Now imagine for a second we have someone competent in charge.....
These are for me the positions with the most urgent needs:
RW
CB
LB
RW - We want Sancho, but we know the price and know the BVB deadline passed a month ago. We either put up or shut up, so if we can't put up, then a loan move for Dembele or Coman look like the best options to me. Sarr maybe as a backup option, but a loan paying wages against 40m transfer plus wages will probably be more cost effective, and maybe allows a fresh approach for Sancho next summer.
CB - We know we want Upmecano. We know he has a release clause that kicks in next summer. We know RBL have a new CB. We can, one would imagine, strike a deal on the basis we pay them over and above the release clause value he will surely leave for next summer. Yes, it drops them in it a bit, but an extra 10-15m in the bank softens that blow.
LB - It looks like Telles is the man we are going for. Pay the 20-23m for him and get it done, or try and incorporate Dalot into the deal and bring down the outlay on the player. I personally would keep Dalot and use him.
For the outgoings, get Smalling sold to Roma and release Rojo on a free, maybe Jones too. We can't sell them with the contracts they are sat on, so we either keep the wages on the books or cut our losses. Talk on Lingard to Spurs, not sure if true, but if there is and a fee can be agreed then do it. We can't and won't shift all the players people want out the door in a single window heading into a season that is stacked with fixtures. We need a squad even if that means players who are a drop in quality get more minutes than we like.
As others have said I’d love to see an interview where they actually explained their ambition. I know it would be easy to lie and point to Pogba or Maguire as proof of ambition.Nice if it were to happen. Can't see Woodward or the Glazers passing this.
Thiago would have been a dream but that ship has sailed. A DM is needed, I agree, but I think the other areas are more urgent and perhaps 'more realistic' in the short time frame we have left.Holding midfield replacement for Matic? Thiago would of been ideal.
VDB was a good signing and when Pogba and Bruno are injured or exhausted it will prove a good signing. The problem is we also need A CB , LB , RW , Dm and a Striker. The sad fact is we wont get Half of that and we will struggle to be top 4 which will be blamed on Ole Rather than being blamed on the people at the top making a complete mess with lack of vision in Signing the right players and building a squad,not to mention the ridiculous contracts that were given to players that we now cant shift .Don't know who made the decision to bring in VdB. Although he is a very good player, I think that a DM was what we needed. Thiago would have been a better option.
Matic is the only DM we have in the club and he is getting on now. McTominay and Fred are not DM's which is why we need one. I agree VdB is a very good player, this I am not disputing. I just think that the money could have been spent more wisely on other areas that need addressing. LB, CB, RW, DM, and maybe even a striker, before another offensive midfielder was needed.VDB was a good signing and when Pogba and Bruno are injured or exhausted it will prove a good signing. The problem is we also need A CB , LB , RW , Dm and a Striker. The sad fact is we wont get Half of that and we will struggle to be top 4 which will be blamed on Ole Rather than being blamed on the people at the top making a complete mess with lack of vision in Signing the right players and building a squad,not to mention the ridiculous contracts that were given to players that we now cant shift .
We have a very long road ahead of us but as @Danish Wizard said there are so many major changes to be made . His list was spot on for me .
Yeah it's not acceptable that we only have one DM in the whole squad which puts way too much pressure on Matic's shoulders.Matic is the only DM we have in the club and he is getting on now. McTominay and Fred are not DM's which is why we need one. I agree VdB is a very good player, this I am not disputing. I just think that the money could have been spent more wisely on other areas that need addressing. LB, CB, RW, DM, and maybe even a striker, before another offensive midfielder was needed.
Agree With this.Well there is what we need, and what is even slightly possible at this stage of a transfer window. Now imagine for a second we have someone competent in charge.....
These are for me the positions with the most urgent needs:
RW
CB
LB
RW - We want Sancho, but we know the price and know the BVB deadline passed a month ago. We either put up or shut up, so if we can't put up, then a loan move for Dembele or Coman look like the best options to me. Sarr maybe as a backup option, but a loan paying wages against 40m transfer plus wages will probably be more cost effective, and maybe allows a fresh approach for Sancho next summer.
CB - We know we want Upmecano. We know he has a release clause that kicks in next summer. We know RBL have a new CB. We can, one would imagine, strike a deal on the basis we pay them over and above the release clause value he will surely leave for next summer. Yes, it drops them in it a bit, but an extra 10-15m in the bank softens that blow.
LB - It looks like Telles is the man we are going for. Pay the 20-23m for him and get it done, or try and incorporate Dalot into the deal and bring down the outlay on the player. I personally would keep Dalot and use him.
For the outgoings, get Smalling sold to Roma and release Rojo on a free, maybe Jones too. We can't sell them with the contracts they are sat on, so we either keep the wages on the books or cut our losses. Talk on Lingard to Spurs, not sure if true, but if there is and a fee can be agreed then do it. We can't and won't shift all the players people want out the door in a single window heading into a season that is stacked with fixtures. We need a squad even if that means players who are a drop in quality get more minutes than we like.