Blood Mage
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Shaw is great but his fitness is a joke and he's the only proper attacking fullback we have. We simply have to sign a new LB. Telles, Grimaldo and Lewis top picks for me.
Grimaldo is the best of those three but he'd be very expensive. Telles would probably be the best value LB signing we could get at the moment.Is there an obvious choice out of Telles, Grimaldo and Tagliafico? Or are they all pretty close in terms of ability?
He had a bit of a stinker to be honest, terrible going forward and awful at defending. United need a better back up for Shaw, our width last night was none existen, both fullbacks had loads of space and just kept passing it into the congested areas.We need another option there, definitely. I like Luke Shaw but when it's touch and go whether he'll play more than 30 games a season that's a concern.
Williams has looked limited going forward for a while but tonight he didn't look great defensively either, got roasted a couple of times. I don't think we'll get one until at least next summer though, Solskjaer seems to be a big fan of Williams.
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It’s United we are talking about. Of course we will miss out on all three.Now that's Telles, Reguilon, Lewis all available for 20-25m .
we surely can't miss this opportunity?
What about that young player Nuno that the sporting poster was telling the caf about? Seems to be quite a talent. I'm wary of overhyped fullbacks. Dalot and Darmian have scarred me. Jose thought the former was one of the best talents around and the latter was nailed on to be a top RB as per the caf.Is there an obvious choice out of Telles, Grimaldo and Tagliafico? Or are they all pretty close in terms of ability?
Is there an obvious choice out of Telles, Grimaldo and Tagliafico? Or are they all pretty close in terms of ability?
Missed the boat on that one when Arsenal bought him, doubt they'd ever sell to us unless it was for a crazy fee. He looks quality though.Tierney?
Indeed, he is brilliant. I imagine teams were concerned by his injuries from the past two years, but he now appears to be fully recovered and he was superb for Arsenal.Missed the boat on that one when Arsenal bought him, doubt they'd ever sell to us unless it was for a crazy fee. He looks quality though.
We will, for the sake of Brandon Williams.Now that's Telles, Reguilon, Lewis all available for 20-25m .
we surely can't miss this opportunity?
Sell Dalot and Fosuh Mensah thats £20m odd. Buy Nuno Mendes £30-35mPeople who said we dont need a left footed full back - just come forward and reevaluate the options.
Shaw can't stay fit. There are lot of options available now and we should just take it. Williams can move to right.
Telles, Lewis, ajax left back - all could be available as little as 20m.
Fully agree. We need to be thinking about strengthening our starting XI first (RW, CB, DM) rather than worrying about Shaw's cover. Williams is still only 19 and, considering his age, has done quite well for us -- ridiculous to consider giving up on him already.Williams was great against Copenhagen and will grow into the role. Shaw still good enough.
Strengthen other areas IMO.
I wouldn't think of a new LB as cover for Shaw but a potential competition, someone who is perhaps better attacking wise. As you saw Williams is only 19, he doesn't need United to keep a gap in the LB position for 2-3 years while he is still growing his game.Fully agree. We need to be thinking about strengthening our starting XI first (RW, CB, DM) rather than worrying about Shaw's cover. Williams is still only 19 and, considering his age, has done quite well for us -- ridiculous to consider giving up on him already.
If he were on the market, what kind of teams do you think would be interested? Even as cover. With a perennially injured Shaw as first choice, our ‘back up’ needs to be better than Williams. Either that or sell Shaw and get a new first choice and let Williams continue in this back-up role.Fully agree. We need to be thinking about strengthening our starting XI first (RW, CB, DM) rather than worrying about Shaw's cover. Williams is still only 19 and, considering his age, has done quite well for us -- ridiculous to consider giving up on him already.
Noone is giving up on him. He can move to right and challenge AWB . We need a left footed FB to play with Rashford and thats not Williams.Fully agree. We need to be thinking about strengthening our starting XI first (RW, CB, DM) rather than worrying about Shaw's cover. Williams is still only 19 and, considering his age, has done quite well for us -- ridiculous to consider giving up on him already.
He is really not good. Massive defensive deficiencies that get covered by Parker's extremely negative tactics.I know its a bit left field (no pun intended) but I always liked Joe Bryan. I dont think we need a replacement for Shaw but someone as cover that can provide a more attcking threat would be a good asset to the squad
I'll cry if he goes somewhere for anything close to that and Chelsea spend £50m on Chilwell.Tweet
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50m for Chilwell? You’re having a laugh mate if you think you can get him that cheap. That deal has Maguire money written all over it if you go for him this summer.I'll cry if he goes somewhere for anything close to that and Chelsea spend £50m on Chilwell.