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Marcel Sabitzer - (Use the Player Performance thread to discuss his matchday performances)
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Sabitzer!
Sabitzer!
Sabitzer!
(To the tune of Attica, Attica, Attica! from Dog Day Afternoon)
Sabitzer!
Sabitzer!
(To the tune of Attica, Attica, Attica! from Dog Day Afternoon)
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Good luck Michael!
If @MyOnlySolskjaer doesn’t hurry I’m going to drop the performance thread myself!
Seeing the Eriksen news this morning I just thought oh fecking hell mostly because we're going to really miss him but also because I assumed we'd not be getting anyone in and we'd have to muddle through with what we had.
To get this loan signing in is a big relief.
To get this loan signing in is a big relief.
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He'll be a very important player for us in the coming weeks and months. Hopefully he'll be ready to go pretty quickly.
Could be an all-time Deadline Day transfer if we end up with a cup or two and Top 4 in Ten Hag's first campaign.
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Welcome Marcel! Hope you recapture your Leipzig form here.
Well done to the club staff for getting this over the line. Addressed a severe need very quickly. I was prepared for them to just go "we'll see next season as it's too late", but they proved me wrong.
Well done to the club staff for getting this over the line. Addressed a severe need very quickly. I was prepared for them to just go "we'll see next season as it's too late", but they proved me wrong.
Something tells me he was one of our targets from previous window so we only needed to inquire Bayern if a loan deal is possible.
Shame about no option to buy. Always good to have that in case he now becomes a real good fit.
Love to see it.
@Adnan can you see this being a sign of things becoming more stable within our new recruitment set up perhaps?
Just watched his highlight reel against us home and away in the champions league there, wow he looks a player
Get in.
FYI, Luckhurst deleted and resubmitted the Tweet with some minor corrections.
Was worried that we might not get this sorted out before deadline (even for a loan). Terrific player, obviously completely different to Eriksen but very reliable and good on the press. I think he'll be slightly better against pressing teams than Eriksen and his passing isn't too bad either?
I'm not going to shit on other midfielders at the club but, when you consider that we're badly needing options, he's a great signing. Hopefully he has a fantastic six months and meets ou expectations like Case, Martinez and Malacia have (for the record I still have hope for Antony once he settles) because it'll just highlight that the club is finally making great decisions when it comes to recruitment.
I'm not going to shit on other midfielders at the club but, when you consider that we're badly needing options, he's a great signing. Hopefully he has a fantastic six months and meets ou expectations like Case, Martinez and Malacia have (for the record I still have hope for Antony once he settles) because it'll just highlight that the club is finally making great decisions when it comes to recruitment.
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He is an engine. Hope he can shoot accurately.
I ll get my coat.
I ll get my coat.
Solid player, doesn't replace Eriksen's creativity but he's a better version of Fred at least. Certainly better than nothing even though I don't think he'll set the league alight.
It’s done?
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It’s been announced by the club
Looks very much like United and Ten Hag considered him in the summer so they clearly believe he’s the right fit.
It does feel like we are getting our act together.
This is important to highlight. He doesn't have the playmaking abilities that Eriksen does, but he keeps the passing tempo high, and his creativity comes to the fore in wider areas. He's terrific at dribbling the ball out of danger and can keep the ball under intense pressure. Defensively, he's tenacious and a great presser, but he doesn't position himself in the midfield and read the game as well as Eriksen does.
In comparison to Fred, he's better on the ball and slightly worse off it.
Speaks volumes about how quick Bayern were as well as us. Typical German efficiency. They will meticulously plan during working hours to ensure maximum output from their resources, before retiring for the evening to enjoy delicious pastries, massive amounts of alcohol and psychotic orgies - because Germans are both brilliant and equally batshit mental.
Fair play managing to get the deal done. I really didn't think we'd get anybody in today and Sabitzer's a pretty good player for a deadline day trolley dash when you have no money. Rangnick probably rolling in his grave seeing this.
Fred who has better technique, better long shooting, and a better press-resistant. More like Kovacic imo.
If only they'd got rid of Woodward a lot sooner.
At least we have a proper weapon on free kicks and set pieces now!
Fred is terrible at all 3 of them!
Gave the recruitment team (whoever they are) plenty of stick over how the summer window was handled, but have to give them props for the business done in January with no money available.
Two shrewd singings, filling holes in our squad with players who look like they fit the system. Square pegs in square holes for a change.
Two shrewd singings, filling holes in our squad with players who look like they fit the system. Square pegs in square holes for a change.
Fred is terrible at all 3 of them!
Which is why he shouldn't compared to Fred. I think he also has similarity to Mac Allister.I know, changed my post to avoid confusion.
Think he'll prove to be an excellent signing. The midfield situation would have been pretty grim with Eriksen out.
Don't think he takes corners but definitely looks like he has some dead ball ability
Watch Sabitzer more. I feel your opinion would change
The United corner curse even managed to claim Eriksen who was one of the best corner takers in the world so I'm not hopeful that Sabitzer can avoid it. 