Bastian Schweinsteiger | Signed for MUFC - confirmed.
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
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@draper_robWhy would they be more receptive this year? I've seen very little of him. Has he declined?
Few years ago it would be massive.
Now he'd be a decent addition for a reasonable price of course.
Now he'd be a decent addition for a reasonable price of course.
Low fee since only has a year left on his contract, do it! At the very least he adds experience to midfield, and we won't be up the shitter if Carrick is out.
Yeah, if he's cheap, I'd be more than happy. However, it is a bit like replacing Carrick with a slightly younger, just as injury prone player.
Would be a great signing, if the fee is low. He'd provide vital experience and leadership in midfield - particularly when Carrick is inevitably sidelined.
Wonderful player who would work in the PL, would love to see him in our midfield. I think he would be relatively affordable as well.
He's been my dream signing for about ten years. Would love him here just for that, even if he has declined a bit. His performance in the world cup final last year shows he's still got it in him.
Guys I think I'll add experience to your team on the field and the dressing room.
If he can stay fit for a change, he's still awesome. I hope he stays, would miss him so much 
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.He'd be great to rotate with Carrick. Would want!
I just don't want to get excited about this, he gets linked to us every summer
He's 30, and not the force he once was, plus injury prone. He will need game time, though, and I can't see Carrick being dropped. Will he play second fiddle?
If we shift to the 3-5-2 again, he could be a regular starter, and add steel to the midfield.
--------------------------------------------Valdes----------------------------------------- : Lindegaard/Cech
-----------------Otamendi------------Smalling-------------Rojo-------------------- : Jones/McNair/Evans/Shaw
--------------------------------Carrick-----------Schweini----------------------------- : Blind/Herrera/Fellaini
---Valencia-----------------------------Mata---------------------------Depay-------- : Young/Januzaj/Shaw
-------------------------------Rooney----------Di Maria------------------------------- : RvP/Wilson
He is a Bayern legend. The Fussballgott(football god).
And I still trust his body. He will be back at 100 %.
BUT he has done everything with us and if he wants another experience I would understand that. United is, besides all the current problems, one of the top 7 clubs around.
PL days with him playing in Old Trafford? A nice idea.
IF we buy another midfielder I see him go.
And I still trust his body. He will be back at 100 %.
BUT he has done everything with us and if he wants another experience I would understand that. United is, besides all the current problems, one of the top 7 clubs around.
PL days with him playing in Old Trafford? A nice idea.
IF we buy another midfielder I see him go.
Would love to see him here if it wasn't for the injuries, it would be a gamble, but at the right price why not?
Wow. Just read it on Kicker.de. If this deal really happens I'm a bit torn between happy that we finally got Schweinsteiger and the worries that his best years are past him already.
Relationship him - fanbase is one thing, relationship him - Pep or him - management may be a different matter. Private person Schweinsteiger is quite a bit different from his public persona. I hope he won't, but i wouldn't be very surprised if he saw out his career somewhere else.
Since converted to a midfielder, this is the guy I've always wanted to see in a United shirt. Just pure class. Would still take him as long as he is around £10mish, not like it should matter to us fans what players cost.
Since our game relies totally on the collective dynamic he would be a great purchase, a midfield three made of Herrera-Schweinsteiger-Carrick would be very good.
Interesting, what are the differences between his two persona ?
Great player, but he gets injured a few times every season.
He'd be a phenomenal signing. Getting on a little but he would instantly improve the first team, as well as positively influence the whole dynamic of the group. We need more leaders across the squad and he's certainly that.
30- nice stop gap then!!! Could get 3 years out of him whilst Herrara develops. Would have to play Carrick's role though as I can't see him on the left.
A decent addition if the fee is reasonable.
Would have been a beast of a signing back in the day.
Now he's soon to turn 31 and is missing more and more games, Bayern would be smart to get rid and we would be dumb to buy.
Now he's soon to turn 31 and is missing more and more games, Bayern would be smart to get rid and we would be dumb to buy.
isn't he like Carrick great player but lately always injured ?
It would be as he only has a year left on his contract. Would love him here, still only 30.
Don't know depends on the fee I guess and on how bad his physical situation is. If he is as unavailable as Carrick has been lately it be a very stupid move indeed (regardless of the fee)
Would love him here, hopefully we can buy him. Fee shouldnt be too much, Bayern wouldnt want to stand in his way. Understands the philosophy too.
Bayern friends, where can he play now?
Would love to see him here, but he won't leave Bayern.
Imo he is best used as an 8 but can also play 6 or 10 but probably more like a 6 than a 10.
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no, just no.He's 30, and not the force he once was, plus injury prone. He will need game time, though, and I can't see Carrick being dropped. Will he play second fiddle?
If we shift to the 3-5-2 again, he could be a regular starter, and add steel to the midfield.
--------------------------------------------Valdes----------------------------------------- : Lindegaard/Cech
-----------------Otamendi------------Smalling-------------Rojo-------------------- : Jones/McNair/Evans/Shaw
--------------------------------Carrick-----------Schweini----------------------------- : Blind/Herrera/Fellaini
---Valencia-----------------------------Mata---------------------------Depay-------- : Young/Januzaj/Shaw
-------------------------------Rooney----------Di Maria------------------------------- : RvP/Wilson
Would be an upgrade on Carrick in terms of quality but maybe not in terms of fitness. Still, as long as we weren't relying on him to be fit all the time then what harm? The likes of Pirlo and Alonso have made moves late in their career so why not Schweinsteiger, I guess.
Sorry but that looks horrible.He's 30, and not the force he once was, plus injury prone. He will need game time, though, and I can't see Carrick being dropped. Will he play second fiddle?
If we shift to the 3-5-2 again, he could be a regular starter, and add steel to the midfield.
--------------------------------------------Valdes----------------------------------------- : Lindegaard/Cech
-----------------Otamendi------------Smalling-------------Rojo-------------------- : Jones/McNair/Evans/Shaw
--------------------------------Carrick-----------Schweini----------------------------- : Blind/Herrera/Fellaini
---Valencia-----------------------------Mata---------------------------Depay-------- : Young/Januzaj/Shaw
-------------------------------Rooney----------Di Maria------------------------------- : RvP/Wilson
yeah, i'd definitely take him. him and Carrick could split the role all season. at their ages and with their injuries, neither would expect to hold the spot all season anyway. just as long as they both don't get injured at the same time.
i'd hope he would be in addition to a Gundogan/Vidal/Pogba type, though.
i'd hope he would be in addition to a Gundogan/Vidal/Pogba type, though.
For a decent price it would be a very good signing. We aren't as desperate as we once were in midfield, so we wouldn't need him to come in and be the saviour of the midfield, rather another quality option. Therefore the age and recent injury record becomes less of a concern as far as I'm concerned.
Getting him would be a huge step in terms of winning the title/champions league in the next few years before Van Gaal retires, very much short term though. Would give us a lot more quality and depth in midfield, and if he stayed fit it'd be brilliant. A best 11 like this is just great all around, if we sign Carvajal and otamendi of course.
Depay Rooney Mata/Di Maria
Schweiny Herrera
Carrick
Shaw Otamendi Smalling Carvajal
De Gea
Schweiny Herrera
Carrick
Shaw Otamendi Smalling Carvajal
De Gea
If he's cheap, sure. Would've been amazing a season or two ago though.
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