Juventus already have Higuain, and I guess everyone knows the players that stand in Morata's way at Real. Trust Jose - I am sure Morata will be a success here.
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I think he will be a very good signing.
No idea. I wasn't saying Morata *does* fluff worse than Z, just that I hope we don't end up like that.
Is he really coming on for only one year, or that was just a poster's assumption? Can someone please clarify for me? Did I misread that?
Giddy now. One of the few times Im hoping Marca actually says something we want to hear.
Pleased with that.
If we get get Griezmann in January/next summer we will have 2 great forwards again.
Just need a good winger with service now.
If we get get Griezmann in January/next summer we will have 2 great forwards again.
Just need a good winger with service now.
Is he a guy to play alone upfront in 4-2-3-1 or 4-3-3? I have my doubts. Still think we're signing probably another striker (a poacher) and a winger.
Very happy with this. As our lead striker he'll get 20 goals no bother.
Do you expect him to have the same effect as Torres has when he went to PL?
He plays upfront on his own for Real this season.
http://www.footballwhispers.com/blog/morata-everything-man-utd-need-striker
Read this for a good article on why Morata will be a good player for us. Oh, they have a piece on Lindelof too if anyone is interested.
This transfer progressing well also confirms to me that De Gea will definitely be here next summer. We're negotiating a deal with them, if they wanted De Gea they'd be talking about him non-stop in the press right now.
Zlatan scored his goals but it was not like he had the perfect season or his form was never an issue. Morata is a young, good striker who had a great season. His previous records were not amazing but he was also very young at that time. He seems to be the right type of striker for us / Jose
Weird to make comparisons and complain about not signing a striker as good as Zlatan. There is not a striker in world football who is available that is better than Zlatan. For me, only Lewandowksi, Suarez and Aguero are better strikers than him and those are very obviously not happening. We just have to rely on the team as a whole getting better and scoring more, which will definitely happen with Mourinho getting players to fit his system.
Well some people are getting quite excited about this being done. Just remains to agree a fee, so it's not done yet.
Well getting the player on board is the main battle these days. Ed just has to decide how many war chests to open before Florentino caves.
It's a lot of assumptions that Rashford, who isn't 21 and Martial, who hasn't played as a primary center forward for more than two years now, will lead the line for United. There will be another attacking player signed to compliment Alvaro. If it's next year in the name of Griezman, then so be it.
usually is the proven goal scoring history over time.
Morata is a good player and he has room to improve.
Pros: Strong, fast, good header, strong on both feet, worked with Jose in past.
Cons: Tires quite quickly, very emotional.
Hopefully Jose can work on his fitness and his mental stability. for 60m, that's actually a great deal for United.
Cons: Tires quite quickly, very emotional.
Hopefully Jose can work on his fitness and his mental stability. for 60m, that's actually a great deal for United.
Will settle in well with the Spanish speaking contingent already at the club. Good signing.
With an addition of good winger like Douglas Costa and another midfielder, we can once again compete for the league.
With an addition of good winger like Douglas Costa and another midfielder, we can once again compete for the league.
I don't much care about signing Morata. He's been very good for Real last season but he still looks a level below our previous strikers (Ibrahimovic, RvP, Rooney).
That said, hes probably the best available in that position (although I think Lacazette is better) and I hope he succeeds.
That said, hes probably the best available in that position (although I think Lacazette is better) and I hope he succeeds.
I've added some threadmarks for those who are wondering why this thread is active all of a sudden.
If Marca is releasing stories about him wanting out, I think Madrid decided to sell.
Just don't want to look like they wanted to sell him.
Just don't want to look like they wanted to sell him.
Looking at Whoscored, just for League goals last season:
Morata: 55 shot 15 goals --- 1 goal for every 3.7 shots on average
Ibra: 115 shots 17 goals --- 1 goal for every 6.8 shot on average
Obviously, doesn't have any comparison by how clear cut the relative opportunities were or such
Did someone post a few days ago that Morata could well become Shevchenko 2.0?
Let's not call 60m a great deal for someone who is not proven as of yet to be top quality striker for a consistent period.
It's a decent signing given the context of the market
So you don't like his scoring record but don't know what his scoring record is like?
I think Morata will be a great signing.
I don't trust him but happy to be proved wrong.
Are we all ignoring that he was Reals second highest top scorer inspite of playing not much at all?
That was BelottiDid someone post a few days ago that Morata could well become Shevchenko 2.0?
Scoring record looks pretty good to me.
Overpaying means we get ripped off on future deals, which means we don't get to assemble the best possible squad.
??? Redcafe chief scout here or what?
Me too. Goes against everything i say about signing from Madrid but i feel that he's still got a point to prove and will do well here. Could be a perfect foil for Rashford too, which the likes of Lacazette and Auba wouldn't be.
If he keeps improving then i could see him having a Torres like style and we know first hand how hard that was to deal with.
You mean you think he will turn out to be like Shevchenko 2.0? Wait, you mean the v.1.2.ACMilan one, or the v.2.4.Chelsea one?
Edit: ignore post, I thought you were replying to the Shevchenko 2.0 post prior.
That is not bad, but playing for United as the main man in the PL is a total different kettle.
Well from what data i managed to scrounge up, he averages 1.08 goals per 90 mins last season.
For comparison, Ronaldo averaged 0.89~ goals per 90 mins last season and Karim Benzema averaged 0.5~ goals per 90 mins.
I know the numbers probably won't scale up as well if he played more, but quite decent numbers considering a lot of his appearances are substitutions.
For now, just hope for the best I guess. After all, this could wind up like another Ramos saga again.
For comparison, Ronaldo averaged 0.89~ goals per 90 mins last season and Karim Benzema averaged 0.5~ goals per 90 mins.
I know the numbers probably won't scale up as well if he played more, but quite decent numbers considering a lot of his appearances are substitutions.
For now, just hope for the best I guess. After all, this could wind up like another Ramos saga again.
In La Liga he averaged a goal every 88mins and a goal or an assist every 70mins. In the UCL he managed a goal every 55mins and a goal or assist every 41mins (OK he only played 167 minutes
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