Always thought he had the look of a Manchester United goalkeeper. Big, imposing, not quite on the same level but Big Pete style.
Emi Martinez
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Nik (@Rood), Jamie (@Vault Dweller) and Ed (@That'sHernandez) give their end of season awards out! They celebrate the best players, goals and moments of the season (there were some, honestly) and also give out awards for the worst and most disappointing players/moments of the season.
They then discuss all the latest transfer rumours and get into the potential ins and outs this summer at Old Trafford.
Good player. Probably wrong time, and potentially far too expensive. Obviously far better than Onana - but there are lots of other options.
If available for £12-15m I would take him, but I imagine Villa are looking for a lot more.
If available for £12-15m I would take him, but I imagine Villa are looking for a lot more.
£5 tops.
I’d agree on that. I remember Neville saying you need to have a certain something about you to play goalkeeper or centre forward for United or it can just swallow you up. To be fair, I thought Onana had that at first, then unfortunately I watched him play football.
Would pay maybe £20m plus addons at max
given where we are, this is the kind of keeper we need at the moment
Yeah Schmeichel and VDS definitely had that
And to play both positions for United you need to a bit of a nutter.
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Only need to look at thread to see he divides opinion
oh i know he does but he's miles better than Onana
Hate him as a person but he would be great here. You don't just need the skills to be successful here but arguably having strong mentality is more important. He has both, with the mentality is strong abundance.
If he's on the market it would be stupid of us to not try and sign him, regardless of whether we find a suitor for Onana.
If he's on the market it would be stupid of us to not try and sign him, regardless of whether we find a suitor for Onana.
Why do you hate him as a person?
Isn't that just a general statement about any elite club?
I can't imagine many would turn down United for a Europa campaign!
It's a shame he's so expensive for a 32 year old. £10mil would be a good price.
I think he has the confidence and personality to play for Utd.
CreamIf there's one person who can out clown Onana then it is Martinez.
Be funny if we signed him and he had to miss the first game because of a red he suffered against us!
Why are people sticking their nose at him? He's a good goalkeeper and is a world cup winner fecksake
He would miss the first 3 games due to it being a straight red.
Why are people sticking their nose at him? He's a good goalkeeper and is a world cup winner fecksake
So was Barthez.
That has literally been said about every "big" player we've bought over the last many years.
I just think people only want him if he's not so expensive that we can't sign other targets. He is 32 so who knows when he'll decline. Could be 1 year, could be 4, it's all a guess.Why are people sticking their nose at him? He's a good goalkeeper and is a world cup winner fecksake
He's a goalkeeper how is 31 an issue? Christ we signed VDS at 34
Good point!
I don't rate him
His detestable antics, disrespectful towards others.
100%. Our players likely expect Onana to drop a clanger or two every game, regardless of the opposition. That instils fear in the back line. Martinez, although probably past his prime, would bring maturity and confidence to our defence. Doesn’t mean he won’t make mistakes - all keepers do - but he’ll be a huge upgrade on Onana.
Number of posters said he was a howler-prone last season seeing it as a sign of decline. Would be strange at his age to be over the hill already but I havent seen enough of him last season to judge.Why are people sticking their nose at him? He's a good goalkeeper and is a world cup winner fecksake
Stats wont reveal much IMO but anyone with those numbers of keepers´ mistakes leading to goals last yer in PL and how Martinez did there? Watched him a couple of times in CL and he looked sharp.
We’ll win every penalty shootout if he comes
He'd be a massive important over Onana obviously and a strong character to add, but I don't think he's quite as good as often made out. £40m for 'keeper who'll be 33 a few weeks into the season is also silly money.
He makes a lot of mistakes, and would likely be looking for an incredible contract as it'll be his last. Think he's also on the decline, having won the WC. We must be able to find a better choice for me.
I'd like us to do better than this. Maybe a GK who isn't as good right now, but will be far superior in a year or 2
He's much better than Barthez, who was tiny.
He's a non-smoker too.
He is a very good keeper. Something we do not have.
Would probably prefer Chevalier. Or maybe Svilar.