I’ve googled him and I can’t find a single photo or video where he’s bigger than about 3 inches tall.
They've been decimated and have to start from scratch without the manager who was making them a name for a new generation.
I am an Ajax fan, and to be honest. I’d rather have Anthony than the 100 mil. We have a lot of money on the bank, but he is not replaced so easily. Just to send different perspective from most of the players here
We have a limited budget. Spending so much on Antony means we can’t address the other position well, such as CF and goalkeeper.
Amen
Ah. The incompetence of this board is staggering. They should have taken an inch tape measure with them while scouting him. Does Lou macari even know about this guy??? If not we have wasted money.
I don't think either of them have anywhere near as much raw talent and potential as Antony. Neither of those two would get me interested like this deal.
Did people expect us to sign a whole team this transfer window. It's weird. People seem to be shifting goalposts for our recruitment team. By any account now, nobody can say United haven't gone out and made improvements to the squad. At the very least, none of the players we signed will be poor enough to be considered deadwood as a lot of the previous squads we have had.
I can enjoy him, knows he will bting us alot of joy on the pitch.
I'd argue that seeking value in the market more than anything has been what has kept us back. Prior to last season, our big deals have been Pogba, Lukaku and Di Maria. For a big team trying to get back to the top, that's not saying much.
You'd swear he's been a wall for 6 months the way people are talking.
Arguably the best player of all time was more one-footed than Antony; as long as he can manipulate the ball on both sides of his foot, he doesn't need his right to fulfil his potential.Who needs two feet? Basically, we've paid for his left foot.
You should. I don't think there's anyone left that Umited should consider in the short term anyway.
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And yet it's less money than we paid for Pogba about 6 years ago and whom remains to this day our record signing.
If Antony was absolutely tearing up the Eredivisie I would be reassured but the fact that he hasn't really outperformed Tadic makes me slightly wary. He may have a lot of upside but he is much more of a punt than the other two as well. I'm not saying that he won't be brilliant but I am saying that it is an awful lot of money to pay for a guy who has never really done much to this point.
Which is more than we have had from our defence in how long ?
Then stop only focusing on the goals and assist stats. Try looking at successful dribbles, successful take ons, chance creation etc. He definitely brings a lot to the table.
We was never gonna sign all our targets in 1 summer anyway. We’ve had a brilliant window. Takes about 3 to get every single target we want. I think with Antony now we will have enough goals within the team to finish top 4. Next season we go for a ST to replace Ronaldo and hopefully we already have a keeper we can use in Henderson so that should save money to then upgrade the RB position.
Technically he has been, he won Ajax player of the year last season.
Same mate
They might be, but the more important numbers are goals and assists. 8 goals and 4 assists last year in the eredivise is nothing to be excited about.
He has a very good work ethic and knows how hard ETH expects him to work. Most of our squad have been playing in the PL for years and they have not got very good intensity and arguably struggle with the intensity. He definitely won't be on the lower end of the intensity scale within the squad.
Well someone posted a video of him a couple of pages back and by looking at it i would say he should have had at least 12 assists and was let down by poor finishing.
I totally agree, he creates so many chances and will scare defenders with his ability to take on a man.
Yep. For example, note Antony top right on the below. Also worth noting where Martinez is too. It's fairly basic but actually being being able to progress the ball forward effectively is something we've struggled with in recent years.
Wise words!
Exactly, that is a great graph, thanks for sharing. Unfortunately, after the era of Messi and Ronaldo, along with Football Manager, some people can't see passed goals and assists in judging players.Yep. For example, note Antony top right on the below. Also worth noting where Martinez is too. It's fairly basic but actually being being able to progress the ball forward effectively is something we've struggled with in recent years.
