The_Midfielder
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Ronaldo would have scored the chance Martial missedWe are going to have many more games like Southampton unless we sort the midfied out, and Ronaldo in the team won't change shit.
Ronaldo would have scored the chance Martial missedWe are going to have many more games like Southampton unless we sort the midfied out, and Ronaldo in the team won't change shit.
He's make a decent midfielder, though.Shoving Ronaldo, Haaland, Kane anyone there wont make a difference if they cant get the ball to them.
WE DON'T NEED A MIDFIELD WHERE WE'RE GOING!
I read this in Doc Brown's voice hahaWE DON'T NEED A MIDFIELD WHERE WE'RE GOING!
WE DON'T NEED A MIDFIELD WHERE WE'RE GOING!
Did we feck, we had some excellent midfield options in that period with Scholes, Carrick, Giggs, Fletcher and Anderson (who was class until he got fat). Leagues ahead of what he have now.We went from 08-12 without a midfield and we can damn well do it for another 4 years
I won't even argue with this revisionism, just look back to some of the sign a CM threads on the Caf from that time.Did we feck, we had some excellent midfield options in that period with Scholes, Carrick, Giggs, Fletcher and Anderson (who was class until he got fat). Leagues ahead of what he have now.
AWB-RV-HM-LSIts a gaping massive hole in the side now.
CR7, Bruno, Pogba and Rashford contribute very little defensively (unless Rashford rediscovers his ability to run post-surgery). Pogba, Bruno and Fred are all really sloppy in possession.
We simply need some sort of defensive midfield option or our side is going to lack so much balance.
-----------------Henderson
AWB --------- Varane ----------- Maguire --------- Shaw
-----------------------------?????----------------------
------------------McT/Fred -------- Bruno
Sancho/Greenwood ---------------------- Pogba/Rashford
-------------------------CR7/Cavani
Crazy depth up top, but one really obvious weakness. If we try to shoehorn Ronaldo, Pogba and Bruno into the side and stick with a double pivot then I think we will simply get overrun in midfield.
People are just high on the buzz from Ronaldo, can't wait to see Ronnie shoot some "What the feck was that?" looks at our midfielders playing passes to the opposition and out of play.I'm surprised by the reaction considering after almost every game there an upcry about our midfield.
Yup, very liberal use of the word "excellent" in that list. Especially Anderson, who'd already peaked as a footballer by 2008.I won't even argue with this revisionism, just look back to some of the sign a CM threads on the Caf from that time.
Scholes had to come back from retirement, Fletcher was never the same player after his bowel disease diagnosis, Giggs is a winger pretending to be a CM.. We were crying out for Modric at that time.
WE DON'T NEED A MIDFIELD WHERE WE'RE GOING!
Same here.I read this in Doc Brown's voice haha
You right and as great as Ronaldo is we still have Sancho, Bruno, Pogba, Rashford and Shaw in addition to Greenwood and Cavani. McFred are certainly the kind of workhorses needed for a top heavy attack like ours so we will be more than fine. The DM signing ship has well and truly sailed because we can't make any sells in time to buy a DM.An elite goalscorer like Ronaldo can cover up team flaws. That's the truth. Our midfield needs to be big workhorses now to cover a bit for a few of the star attackers, but if Ole can get the harmony right, then it's fine.
I agree that we need a midfield upgrade, but having Cavani alone would have won us that game.We are going to have many more games like Southampton unless we sort the midfied out, and Ronaldo in the team won't change shit.
Think we all realised that not having a focal point was crucialI agree that we need a midfield upgrade, but having Cavani alone would have won us that game.
I’m not sure anymore. Giving Ronaldo nearly 500k a week has surely affected us outgoings or notI think if we sell James and get West Ham to stump up for Lingard, we'll sign a CM.
Yesterday it looked like no more signings, yet somehow we've stumped up the transfer fee and wages for Ronaldo? Cmon, we sell Lingard alone we'll probably look at a CM, selling James on top we'll 100% sign one.I’m not sure anymore. Giving Ronaldo nearly 500k a week has surely affected us outgoings or not
That is a bad list. Only Carrick has been a roaring success.So, since Roy Keane left in 2006 we've signed 10 CMs.
Carrick, Herrera, Hargreaves, Fellaini, Anderson, Fred, Matic, Schneiderlin, Schweinsteiger and Possebon.
Damn I miss Keane.
Selling James and Lingard ought to give us £35m and loaning out Martial ought to create wage space. If we do the deals over the weekend we could sign Bissouma for £40m, I think that would give us the balance we need even when we play Pogba in midfield against poor sides or have to bring in McTominay for the big guns. I am not confident we can do those deals but I think we need to.Yesterday it looked like no more signings, yet somehow we've stumped up the transfer fee and wages for Ronaldo? Cmon, we sell Lingard alone we'll probably look at a CM, selling James on top we'll 100% sign one.