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How is his injury record? Whatever little I have seen of him, he has that arrogance and skill to step up.I'd definitely be looking at Cherki on the creative side of things.
How is his injury record? Whatever little I have seen of him, he has that arrogance and skill to step up.I'd definitely be looking at Cherki on the creative side of things.
Baleba would be a fantastic option but way too expensive for us at least for this season.Wharton, Baleba and Ederson.
Cunha isn't in the same league as Bruno. He's the number one walker in the Prem and has a suspect attitude. He won't put in the hard yards that Bruno has done for this club. I cannot believe how many are accepting of this development and thinking that his leaving for £100m (if it is actually that) solves everything. It doesn't. It adds to our issues.Would be a interesting poll to see how many on here would sell Bruno if it meant we could sign Osiheim or Gyokeres. I know people will say we will miss Bruno's creativity but we have Cunha now and if the club bring in another 10 i.e. cherki or Mbeumo then the blow is softened.
Bruno is our only WC player, but him playing as CM causes lots of issues with our midfield and the deeper midfield area. It's a reason why we are so easy to play through.Cunha isn't in the same league as Bruno. He's the number one walker in the Prem and has a suspect attitude. He won't put in the hard yards that Bruno has done for this club. I cannot believe how many are accepting of this development and thinking that his leaving for £100m (if it is actually that) solves everything. It doesn't. It adds to our issues.
Right now we can't even attract bloody Delap. So on what parallel universe does Gyokeres come.
The Athletic Sensible Transfers for Utd video, I posted on this page, has Baleba from Brighton as the ideal midfield DM/CM signing but he may prove to be too expensive. They are suggesting Utd pay big for that role like Chelsea did with caiceido and arsenal with rice. Therefore nailing down that position for years to come.IF he goes you get the best midfielder possible that will come to us, no idea who that is though
Bruno is our only WC player, but him playing as CM causes lots of issues with our midfield and the deeper midfield area. It's a reason why we are so easy to play through.
6:00min -8:30min, The Athletic explain why Bruno as CM causes problems for Utd structurally and that if we did let him go, yes we would miss his goals and creativity but structurally we would become a better team and harder to play through (if they bought in the right CMs to strengthen that area).
A player that is wanted by multiple clubs in the CL? Yeah no chance!I'd definitely be looking at Cherki on the creative side of things.
Am I one of the only people that thought Cherki wasn't all that when we played against them? He looked a silky player of course, but I didn't think he looked to have the speed or strength to excel in the Premier League.How is his injury record? Whatever little I have seen of him, he has that arrogance and skill to step up.
Exactly, Baelba and Wharton from the top of my head would make a much stronger team through central midfield.it's not about replacing Bruno it's about improving the team as a unit. 2 midfielders who compliment each other has been missing for us for years and years.
I don't need to listen to the Athletic to know this. He doesn't fit a structure. He never has. I'm bored with inflexible structure. Sometimes you need a bit of mercurial genius. That player who will work his arse off for the cause. That slice of pure magic that gets you off your seat. There is far too little of that in the Prem now. Look at Grealish. Stifled by structure. McTominay...stifled by our structure.
Bruno is world class. And we needed/and need to build a team around him.
And if he needs to be in a structure why has no coach done that. He has a free role and you build around that. If you want structure going forward you simply say we need you to do x and y. It's not difficult. But no coach has ever wanted to stifle and constrain Bruno to that extent. And I fully get that.
He is a bloody frustrating player sometimes but undoubtedly the one true world class player that we have.
Same here.Been waiting for that for 15 years. Given up
It took until Vinicius' fourth season for him to start seriously contributing to them team. I'm not sure United can afford such a long wait for a replacement to their most influential player.Mastantuono is a serious talent. He's been River's best player this season at age 17. There's a reason why Madrid and PSG are very interested. The same Madrid paid like £60m for a teenage Vini Jr. No one queries that move now.
But 80M would only get you 1 of them. Not two.Exactly, Baelba and Wharton from the top of my head would make a much stronger team through central midfield.
Totally right. Bruno will play anywhere for United. He is ideally a ten. But we are so short at 8 and 6 that he has had to adapt to his detriment.I largely agree with all of this. We should have played to his strengths and built the team around him. We did at times, but then kept moving him around, tweaking his role.
Pedantically, I would say he does fit a structure. He's a number #10, and always has been, and would be perfect in a 4231 with the right players around him. A solid base behind him, energetic attackers who make good runs off the ball. Additionally, his work rate off the ball is far superior to most #10s, so he is hardly a luxury player.
Overall I don't think it's the way he has been used throughout his United career that has been the biggest problem. It's simply been that the players around him haven't been good enough.
Someone arrest this manSancho will replace him
We really need Bruno at United next season, but the money he's been offered is crazy.
Realistically, what are the options for a replacement who could fulfill his role?
Captain and leader
Has bailed us out countless times
Goals and assists averaging 30 odd a season
Would actually be up for participating in a project to take us back to the top, but might take a few years.
Assume a big budget for a proven player.
I mean, can we even cover the first one?
Candidates:
- Maguire: absolutely not good enough as a defender to get us to where we need to be
- De Ligt: probably my pick as he’s a leader
- Martinez: out for ages
- Shaw: never in
- Dalot: maybe?
Why not?Absolutely not
Too expensive and not good enough according to our resident Sporting fanWhy not?