We've got to gamble I think, there's nothing to lose because if we don't take a chance the seasons probably buggered anyway.
We need another forward this January
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Cavani is the only one we could potentially get this January that is Decent and experienced, and would probably be ok with a 6 month deal.
That’s all nice, but what about Norwegian managers?
Another striker we should actually go over the top should be Edouard Odsonne. I think he will be a better buy than even Timo Werner, although I am a huge Timo fan, but I think Edouard just edges him. Any one of Edouard or Osimhen, along with Soumare will be amazing buys for United.
Bid 70 million for Jimenez,
Wolves surely would accept that
Wolves surely would accept that
The dating app? Don't give Woodward ideas.
That is a really good shout.
Yup Cavani would be good. Get Bruno Fernandes and Cavani in right now and we can put this out in the mean time until some players return:
Cavani
Martial Fernandes James
Fred Matic
Then McTominay and Pogba (if hes ever back) replace obvious players. Rashford when back takes the LW again and then we have Martial and Cavani rotating.
Makes too much sense though.
I read your first sentence and was ready to go both barrels... then I read the rest of the post. Glad I did, I was going to look like a right tit.
Him or Piatek. Better yet, him and Piatek. Cavani can play wide, we can switch to two up top and still have plenty of options and we get two finishers in.
Obviously that's a mad idea and we will sign no one.
Probably means Boadu from Alkmaar.
Who knew the tw*t was going to play players with broken bones.
Tuchel just said he's not sure if Cavani will be at PSG in February. Piatek also not wanted by Milan and Mertens not wanted by Napoli. There are options
Mertens sign him up and get Cavani on loan. I’m not about wasting funds just to save Ole’s job. We need the money for the summer.
Would take any of those. Better even two.
All three would be even better. Both Mertens and Cavani can play wide when needed. Which leads to options and we can actually rest the forwards we have left every once in a while because one is injury prone, one is a child, one looks knackered and one is Lingard. Also with Cavani or Piatek we might actually score headers from corners. Probably not, but it becomes slightly more possible.
With Pogba coming back, I'd go with a diamond. We need to maximise how much threat comes through the middle, because Rashford is the only attacker we have who's clever enough to make runs from outside to in when we play a front 3.
With a diamond, we give our forwards less chance to take up the wrong positions.
The likes of Pereira, Mata, Matic and Lingard can fill in on occasion.
It's not ideal, but we only need to hold out for a couple of months until Rashford gets back. If we were to bring in another forward in January, it would probably take that long for them to acclimatise anyway. We'd be unlikely to gain anything for the short period they'd be first choice.
Pogba is supposedly back on 17/02. McTominay on 23/02. That's only 3 Premier League games away. I'm not fussed about the cups. We should stick with what we have until then.
With a diamond, we give our forwards less chance to take up the wrong positions.
Martial -- Mason
James
Pogba----------Fred
McTominay
James
Pogba----------Fred
McTominay
The likes of Pereira, Mata, Matic and Lingard can fill in on occasion.
It's not ideal, but we only need to hold out for a couple of months until Rashford gets back. If we were to bring in another forward in January, it would probably take that long for them to acclimatise anyway. We'd be unlikely to gain anything for the short period they'd be first choice.
Pogba is supposedly back on 17/02. McTominay on 23/02. That's only 3 Premier League games away. I'm not fussed about the cups. We should stick with what we have until then.
Not going to happen though let’s be honest.
Piatek is supposed to be very, very average. Just had a purple patch it seems.
Not sure he'd be the type of forward we need at all.
Getting any forward in isn't going to happen, but we can dream.
He's been very average since he hit a bad patch of form, when he was on form he was absolutely lethal. If we got any semblance of that for 6 months it would be a pretty big boost, he'd tap in those James crosses for a start. It is a very big if at this point though and there's no garantee we'd create good enough chances for him. I'd still give it a try given the lack of options and goal threat.
Cavani makes a lot of sense now.
Cavani if there's any possibility.
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PSG boss Thomas Tuchel: "I am not sure that Edinson Cavani will be here in February."
I just don't see us getting him any service. Yes James gets the odd cross in but he's a striker who has zero build up qualities, not a huge amount of pace either.
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Sporting Director Leonardo in the mixed zone: "Edinson Cavani has asked to leave. We are studying the situation. We had an offer from Atletico Madrid, we did not accept it. I don't know how this is going to turn out."
How long before Ole utters those magical words "J Lingz can do a job up front"?
I think we need a right forward more than a striker
James is better suited to the left, and obviously Rashford plays there long term
Martial is best suited up front, and Greenwood is decent back-up
Who do we have who prefers the right? No fecker
James is better suited to the left, and obviously Rashford plays there long term
Martial is best suited up front, and Greenwood is decent back-up
Who do we have who prefers the right? No fecker
Remember when we had Henrik Larson for two months RVN had gone to Madrid and Solkjaser was out injured the impact he had on fans and players around him, think Cavani would have an even bigger and better impact, he would be the perfect six month loan deal if it was an option.
Is Rossi still free
at least we wouldn't have to agree a fee.
at least we wouldn't have to agree a fee.I was thinking of Jimenez as well.
The sad thing is that we will have to overpay for whatever striker we go for because it’s January and clubs know we’re desperate.
What about the Lyon forward although they probably wouldn't sell him now with Memphis Depay out for the season.
Lyon chairman said he won’t be sold in January.
Cavani has asked to leave , we need to be all over this.
You can get 20/1 on Cavani. Don’t see it happening.
Luka Jovic on loan? Real Madrid hasn't really worked out for him.
We won’t get anyone in and will start Mason Greenwood every game with internet reds calling him “Greenbeck” because he isn’t actually at Van Persie’s level yet, his confidence gets shot and we finish the season miles off top 4 and pretend for another 3 months we’ve got a war chest to solve it all.
in all seriousness it will be very difficult to get anybody on loan although Chelsea have signed strikers in January before with little problem. Anelka, Torres, Pato, Higuain.
in all seriousness it will be very difficult to get anybody on loan although Chelsea have signed strikers in January before with little problem. Anelka, Torres, Pato, Higuain.
Mertens and Cavani have spent years of their careers being wasted out wide. Deploying them there only blunts their impact. I think both could be very good options but only with a view to using them from a central attacking starting position (though apparently Cavani has fallen off a cliff now...).
Of all the suggestions on here I like Piatek and Cavani. Maybe the best one has been Diego Costa - love to hate guy who would add some bite up front. Anybody know his situation?