Jean-Clair Todibo

[OrcaFat]

You want proper competition for places. EtH is very much a manager who has a defined first XI, with backups only playing in case of injury.

Ajax fans complained about it when he was manager, and we saw it ourselves last season. He simply never rotated unless he was forced into it.

No, he said exactly what I posted in an interview last week. “We must have competition for EVERY (he stressed this word) position and every player in the squad must believe he has prospect to play”.

That’s what EtH said. It’s not a figment of my imagination.

People are looking at what happened in the past and drawing the wrong conclusions. He won’t rotate for the sake of it but he wants players in the squad to be good enough to enable him to rotate based on form and fitness. If he doesn’t have the players he won’t do it but he very much wants the players that will enable him to do it.

 

[Rolaholic]

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[Judas]

Please. Genuinely exciting young talent at a good age. Get him before another PL side does.

 

[Redstain]

Please. Genuinely exciting young talent at a good age. Get him before another PL side does.

I can already just sense the disappointment of signing Pavard for close to 50M euros. I really can't see the logic in not prioritising a player of Todibo's quality and promise. It's two birds with one stone, cover for Maguire sorted and regular playing time should see him displace Varane within 24 months.

 

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[Rolaholic]

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[Gordon S]

If we had a more athletic player like Todibo (or a more experienced and composed CB/RB like Pavard?)we could maybe try something else in formation.

Rashford Höjlund

Mount Bruno Sancho

Martinez Casemiro

Shaw Varane Todibo/Pavard

Have Licha help us in midfield instead. His composure on the ball and his grit could be useful there for us.

But it doesn´t really work with our current options

 

[ShinjiNinja26]

Another one we can forget about now big slabhead’s refusing to go.

 

[Hoof the ball]

Another one we can forget about now big slabhead’s refusing to go.

Isn't it lovely?

We can't bring in Todibo because Maguire won't go.

We can't bring in Amrabat because we can't get money from a Maguire move.

We can't move McTominay, so we can't replace him yet.

 

[ShinjiNinja26]

Isn't it lovely?

We can't bring in Todibo because Maguire won't go.

We can't bring in Amrabat because we can't get money from a Maguire move.

We can't move McTominay, so we can't replace him yet.

Yep. Can see this being a season of what could’ve been.

 

[Red00012]

Maguire has fecked our summer up

 

[GledTheRed]

Can't have him because that greedy donkey with a shit haircut won't leave.

 

[RuudTom83]

Buys like these are the ones a new owner would sign off on immediately (hopefully)

But the transfers by Glazer committee...means its a long old slog and I can't see it happening this summer.

 

[Ayoba]

But I wanted jean chair table

Damn you maguire

 

[daba]

If we had a more athletic player like Todibo (or a more experienced and composed CB/RB like Pavard?)we could maybe try something else in formation.

Rashford Höjlund

Mount Bruno Sancho

Martinez Casemiro

Shaw Varane Todibo/Pavard

Have Licha help us in midfield instead. His composure on the ball and his grit could be useful there for us.

But it doesn´t really work with our current options

Personally don’t love Shaw in that inverted role. He’s best when he’s wide, overlapping the LW for drag backs in the box or when crossing from deep.

Not happening this summer, but with deeper press resistant 8 and a more attacking RB like Frimpong to go in and outside with Antony, I’d like to see:

Onana

Todibo Martinez Shaw

Casemiro Amrabat/Mainoo

Antony <> Frimpong Bruno Rashford

Hojland


I don’t think it’s too complicated a fix, but we need more support for Casemiro. Even prime-Kante would have been done over against Wolves on Monday playing like that.

 

[Gordon S]

Personally don’t love Shaw in that inverted role. He’s best when he’s wide, overlapping the LW for drag backs in the box or when crossing from deep.

Not happening this summer, but with deeper press resistant 8 and a more attacking RB like Frimpong to go in and outside with Antony, I’d like to see:

Onana

Todibo Martinez Shaw

Casemiro Amrabat/Mainoo

Antony <> Frimpong Bruno Rashford

Hojland


I don’t think it’s too complicated a fix, but we need more support for Casemiro. Even prime-Kante would have been done over against Wolves on Monday playing like that.

Honestly thought he looked like an absolute Rolls Royce in that LCB position last season. If it could mean we could push Licha forward into cm, i think we could gain even more.
Our current options for cm right now gives me anxiety, nothing works. Casemiro and Mctominay in a midfield 2 is the only thing that makes even remotely sense for me. Licha-Casemiro would be better for me.
Unless, of course, Erik is adament that Casemiro should carry that midfield all alone

 

[Red_toad]

Maguire has fecked our summer up

Poor planning under Ole more like.

 

[Raven]

I felt this could have been a really good signing for us, shame it looks unlikely now.

 

[Bojan Djordjic]

Personally don’t love Shaw in that inverted role. He’s best when he’s wide, overlapping the LW for drag backs in the box or when crossing from deep.

Not happening this summer, but with deeper press resistant 8 and a more attacking RB like Frimpong to go in and outside with Antony, I’d like to see:

Onana

Todibo Martinez Shaw

Casemiro Amrabat/Mainoo

Antony <> Frimpong Bruno Rashford

Hojland


I don’t think it’s too complicated a fix, but we need more support for Casemiro. Even prime-Kante would have been done over against Wolves on Monday playing like that.

Not sure you can have Shaw not inverting and have a road runner style fb like Frimpong on the right hand side. He definitely doesn't have the technical level to invert. I think this was the whole idea for Pavard as he's such a good passing option and could easily invert, releasing Shaw up the left wing.

 

[Bondi77]

I felt this could have been a really good signing for us, shame it looks unlikely now.

There will be another name fed to us before you know it and you will have no memory of this guy.

 

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[Cassidy]

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Please

 

[amolbhatia50k]

Yeah I’m doubting that. We still have Maguire whose parked himself at United for good.

 

[gajender]

Yeah I’m doubting that. We still have Maguire whose parked himself at United for good.

Maybe Lindelof could be the one to make way but most likely you are right nothing to see here .

 

[AngeloHenriquez]

Maguire isn't leaving so this is not a go-er however not enough was made of Maguire not being in the squad for Spurs, I can't see that it was an injury so that's the only hope I am hanging onto.

 

[DJ_21]

Seems like quite a few players are waiting on us to put bids in. This will require us selling players though won’t it.

 

[VP89]

Isn't that source pretty shite

 

[Vault Dweller]

Would be mint but barring a back-up goalie I honestly don't see us getting anyone else.

 

[Judas]

I don't believe it

 

[Real Name]

Isn't that source pretty shite

L'Equipe?

 

[Highfather_24]

We're not selling Maguire, so probably just agent talk.

 

[VP89]

L'Equipe?

Yeah, I'm not that familiar with them but I think they might have said some bs about amrabat

 

[whitbyviking]

Isn't L'Equipe the top French sports newspaper? Could be Sun esque I guess.

 

[Real Name]

Yeah, I'm not that familiar with them but I think they might have said some bs about amrabat

Should ask the French users here but I think they're a serious and reliable paper there.

 

[izec]

I think they are mixed bags in terms of transfers, but not that reliable. Dont see it for now

 

[Slevs]

As long as Maguire is still here, not happening.

 

[Drizzle]

Yeah, I'm not that familiar with them but I think they might have said some bs about amrabat

You're not familiar with l'Equipe. OK.

 

[red_de_pologne]

Yeah, I'm not that familiar with them but I think they might have said some bs about amrabat

ever heard of Ballon d'Or

 

[VP89]

You're not familiar with l'Equipe. OK.

I just recall them publishing some news about Amrabat to Atletico if I'm not mistaken which seemed wide of the mark or at least jumping the gun.

So you can see why I am cautious here

 

[Baxquux]

Looks doubtful.