Niklas Süle \ signs for Dortmund

[United Pro]

Duncan Castles says that Sule has been recommended to Mourinho by United scouts. However, he does say that Lindelof is first choice. From the little I've seen of Sule, along with being very tall and strong, he's fairly comfortable on the ball and has a decent passing range. But due to his size, he looks to lack mobility and acceleration. Saying that, I believe Dortmund looked into buying him last summer as a Hummels replacement.

Here's the article I was referencing:
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/manchester-united-target-benficas-victor-9377256

 

[izec]

His name is Süle though

 

[Harry190]

Tall defenders do really well in the Premier League.

 

[devilish]

Silly would compliment Rojo, Smalling and Jones well

 

[jderbyshire]

I signed him for Borussia Dortmund on FIFA Career Mode. The lad's developing into a decent player alright. What am I talking about. Really.

 

[NYAS]

I think he's an absolutely brilliant talent.

 

[Nickosaur]

I signed him for Borussia Dortmund on FIFA Career Mode. The lad's developing into a decent player alright. What am I talking about. Really.

 

[izec]

I havent seen much from Lindelöf or Süle, i trust Jose and our scouts. I do like the fact that Lindelöf isnt as slow as Süle, but the other is more physical. Lets buy them both

 

[Kush]

If Castles is saying there must be something to it, haven't seen enough of him to make a judgment so maybe our resident Bundesliga followers can help us out @Balu @2ndTouch @VorZakone @Sphaero

At 6ft 5in he'll be our tallest defender and by some margin, will also add some much needed physical presence in our back line.

 

[Lyricist]

His name isn't pronounced like "silly" at all. It's more like "Zew-leh" or "Zew-lah".

He's definitely immensely talented. Strong, powerful physique. Good footballer for his size. Give him some more time though. He's still very young. He did manage to get his debut for Germany though.

 

[Classical Mechanic]

Tall defenders do really well in the Premier League.

Sebastian Coates

 

[AngeloHenriquez]

Heard of him through games as a player with potential but never seen much on him, however when you consider our CB ages:

Bailly - 22
Smalling - 27
Jones - 24
Blind - 26

Average age is 24.75 and we are looking at 21 year old, I can't help but think we need someone experienced, typically the best CB's are between 28 and 32 IMO.

 

[PedroMendez]

I never understood the hype around, but changed my opinion lately. Now I prefer him over Tah, who still needs a lot more time to iron-out his blunders.

 

[VorZakone]

If Castles is saying there must be something to it, haven't seen enough of him to make a judgment so maybe our resident Bundesliga followers can help us out @Balu @2ndTouch @VorZakone @Sphaero

At 6ft 5in he'll be our tallest defender and by some margin, will also add some much needed physical presence in our back line.

At the moment I don't think he'll be any better than Rojo, Smalling, Bailly or Jones. Definitely a player to keep an eye on though.

 

[dannyrhinos89]

Never heard of him or lindelof

I'll trust our scouts though

 

[m1y2]

sign him, he's better than Bendtner

 

[Burrow]

In FM his pace is 17, so surely he cant be that slow! How can you not trust FM!?

 

[Abizzz]

Not good enough for united's ambitions (yet). Doubt he'll ever be.

 

[Rasendori]

I would rather have Sule, than Lindelof. That's largely derived from the fact, that if we were to take anybody from Benfica, I'd want that man to be Semedo.

Sule first caught my attention January 2015, as I stumbled across an article regarding the most impressive tackling rates, after monthly checking which players had the most impressive tackling rates in the top 5 European leagues via Squawka. I had seen his name sporadically on Squawka, but it was only then, when I started to take notice, as on the list, he was the front runner. http://www.goal.com/en/news/1717/ed...who-is-the-best-tackler-in-europe-this-season

Hoffenheim isn't one of the teams outside the EPL that I watch. However, every time the Brazil National side play, I make an effort to watch them, the senior team that is, and the Olympic Final was the exception, a game in which Sule represented Germany in the final. He had a very good game.

Given Bailly isn't particularly convincing in the air, I feel its paramount that Bailly's partner is insurmountable in the air. And Sule is seemingly strong in this regard. Additionally, Bailly tends to step out of defence to dive into challenges to prevent attacks before they've even begun, and one thing I noticed from the Brazil game was that Sule was often the last man. In this way, they could compliment each other with Bailly being the aggressor, and Sule being the sweeper, and even more so, considering he statistically wins the vast majority of his tackles, which will prove to be imperative as in a 1v1 situation, there is little margin for error. Furthermore, Hoffenheim and therefore Sule is accustomed to playing in a back three, which could prove to be useful with way we play with A.Valencia (and possibly Semedo in the foreseeable future), who essentially dominates the entirety of the right flank. Much like Maicon for Inter where Zanetti, Samuel and Lucio would shift to a back three giving Maicon the license to maraud forward as a right midfielder. Perhaps we could adopt a similar strategy going forward, given Bailly also has experience playing in a back three, as he did in the AFCON final.

 

[Hellboy]

We should go for Godin !

 

[devilish]

I have a feeling that we'll be adding 2 CBs and not 1

 

[Red Indian Chief Torn Rubber]

Dude is the bees knees on FIFA....

 

[Adnan]

 

[pocco]

He looks like a big guy. Players just seem to bounce off him. Two footed too.

 

[Devil may care]

I have a feeling that we'll be adding 2 CBs and not 1

What makes you think that dev?

 

[bucky]

Don't think he's been that good since his ACL injury.

 

[DWelbz19]

At 6ft 5in he'll be our tallest defender and by some margin, will also add some much needed physical presence in our back line.

An inch isn't that much of a margin. Teeing off an excellent penis joke here.

 

[devilish]

What makes you think that dev?

A top club has 4 reliable cbs.we currently have 2 (smalling and Bailly). Mou sees rojo and blind as lb while jones is open to debate (hes very mourinhesque but hes also injury prone)

Even if Mourinho thinks that he can keep jones fit he likes to play a converted cb on one rear flank (chivu, invanovic). So heres what i think. He will bring 2 cbs one of which can play as rb. That will give mou the peace of mind he needs to make sure that the cb role covered

 

[Ramshock]

Im not easily persuaded by youtube videos but SIGN HIM UP JOSE!

Seriously look at the size of the cnut and he can play the ball out.

 

[Ramshock]

Twitter seems to be all about Chelsea with this lad

 

[Devil may care]

A top club has 4 reliable cbs.we currently have 2 (smalling and Bailly). Mou sees rojo and blind as lb while jones is open to debate (hes very mourinhesque but hes also injury prone)

Even if Mourinho thinks that he can keep jones fit he likes to play a converted cb on one rear flank (chivu, invanovic). So heres what i think. He will bring 2 cbs one of which can play as rb. That will give mou the peace of mind he needs to make sure that the cb role covered

I'm not sure on the fullback side of things, I think Jose's priority with this team when it comes to FB's is for them to provide overlapping attacking width, but I think you could be right about the 2 CB's from the perspective of buying one in January and then seeing if Rojo has managed to keep up his good form and if Jones has managed to stay fit, then he'll make a call on the second CB buy in the summer.

 

[Pexbo]

Not overly impressed by that video. He looks a bit sluggish to me and a couple of those touches would have been absolutely destroyed by premier league attack.

 

[JB08]

feck Lindelof, sign this guy and Weigl. I would be so fecking happy.

 

[3KDré]

Seems pretty big and decent on the ball. Aerially good and physically good.

But he seems a bit slow off the mark, somewhat delayed. Not entirely convinced, but everything other part about him is what we need. If Mourinho thinks he would be a good fit I trust his judgement.

 

[Zoo]

Lindelof seems a lot more likely and I'd be happy with that.

 

[devilish]

I'm not sure on the fullback side of things, I think Jose's priority with this team when it comes to FB's is for them to provide overlapping attacking width, but I think you could be right about the 2 CB's from the perspective of buying one in January and then seeing if Rojo has managed to keep up his good form and if Jones has managed to stay fit, then he'll make a call on the second CB buy in the summer.

Let me explain it a bit better

We currently have

Valencia---------Smalling----------Bailly--------------Shaw
Darmian----------Jones-------------Rojo--------------Blind

The ones in green are safe. The ones in blue are probably safe although Mou might have complained about their attitude, the one in orange has a decent chance of leaving and Darmian is a goner. Considering that

a- Mou has nearly always used a converted CB as FB (Gallas, Chivu, Ramos and Ivanovic) to add inches in the defense
b- he will need a RB next season.
c- He sees Rojo and Blind as LBs
d- he only have 1 CB he completely have faith in (talent, attitude etc) and he'll feck off to the Coppa Africa
e- Darmian is a goner. He'll probably get rid of him in January if possible.



Under such circumstances I can see Mou being tempted to bring a CB who can play as a RB. Lindelhof seem to fit the bill for the latter

a- He's mobile, technically gifted and he has experience as RB.
b- Lindelhof will add inches in defense, making our team less dependent on Fellaini. It also allow him to bring a slightly shorter CB whose not the typical 6ft3 defender (Gimenez?)
c- He and the new guy will also make the team less dependent to Smalling and Jones. If they have bubu and they want to stay in the treatment room, then Mou will probably open the door for them and tell them to stay there for good.
d-Playing as RB will give the Swede a smooth transition from the Portuguese league to the EPL
e- He's a complete different player from Valencia (whose an attacking FB)

Mou is a Southern European as I am and we tend to be very obsessed about having a solid defense that is dependable.We tend to be perfectionists on the damn thing. Smalling, Shaw and Jones might be as solid as Baresi (they are not) but unless they can remain fit and play well when they are needed then they are pretty useless for him. Hence why Mourinho had showed frustration in the defense when Smalling and Shaw refused to play because of injury. Rest assured that he'll take some solid action on that. What is not 100% certain is when.

 

[Devil may care]

Let me explain it a bit better

We currently have

Valencia---------Smalling----------Bailly--------------Shaw
Darmian----------Jones-------------Rojo--------------Blind

The ones in green are safe. The ones in blue are probably safe although Mou might have complained about their attitude, the one in orange has a decent chance of leaving and Darmian is a goner. Considering that

a- Mou has nearly always used a converted CB as FB (Gallas, Chivu, Ramos and Ivanovic) to add inches in the defense
b- he will need a RB next season.
c- He sees Rojo and Blind as LBs
d- he only have 1 CB he completely have faith in (talent, attitude etc) and he'll feck off to the Coppa Africa
e- Darmian is a goner. He'll probably get rid of him in January if possible.



Under such circumstances I can see Mou being tempted to bring a CB who can play as a RB. Lindelhof seem to fit the bill for the latter

a- He's mobile, technically gifted and he has experience as RB.
b- Lindelhof will add inches in defense, making our team less dependent on Fellaini. It also allow him to bring a slightly shorter CB whose not the typical 6ft3 defender (Gimenez?)
c- He and the new guy will also make the team less dependent to Smalling and Jones. If they have bubu and they want to stay in the treatment room, then Mou will probably open the door for them and tell them to stay there for good.
d-Playing as RB will give the Swede a smooth transition from the Portuguese league to the EPL
e- He's a complete different player from Valencia (whose an attacking FB)

Mou is a Southern European as I am and we tend to be very obsessed about having a solid defense that is dependable.We tend to be perfectionists on the damn thing. Smalling, Shaw and Jones might be as solid as Baresi (they are not) but unless they can remain fit and play well when they are needed then they are pretty useless for him. Hence why Mourinho had showed frustration in the defense when Smalling and Shaw refused to play because of injury. Rest assured that he'll take some solid action on that. What is not 100% certain is when.

I think Jose has realized that Rojo is not a LB, he even said he'd been made to play there rather than in his main position of CB, and having seen Rojo in both roles he has to know he's shite at LB but actually playing well at CB.
I also think Jose has an understanding of where he's at now, a CB at RB is a very negative type of choice and he's been embraced here through the crap results because we are seeing what we want to see in terms of the attacking set-up. Plus I don't see Valencia being replaced anytime soon, he's a physical beast who has been reliable all season and is a no nonsense workhorse.

My feeling is we'll buy a CB in Janaury and maybe a young RB to understudy Valencia over the next 18 months, then in the summer we'll see where Shaw, Jones, Rojo and Smalling are at before deciding whether to add another CB and a LB. I actually think Jose will be happy with Jones and Rojo as his back-ups if they keep how they are playing now up until the end of the season.

 

[yumtum]

Twitter seems to be all about Chelsea with this lad

Does seem perfect for a back there.

 

[kr0nix]

@Invictus highlighted this post by @Blackwidow, a translation of an interview with Sule where he said he was a United fan:

Gibt es auch einen Club, der Dich besonders beeindruckt?

Süle: "Manchester United ist ein Traum, seitdem ich mit zwölf Jahren bei einem Austausch dort war und bei einem Ausflug, auf den Rasen gehen durfte. Ich bin schon ein bisschen verliebt in das Stadion. Insgesamt ist England natürlich reizvoll, weil die körperbetonte Spielweise zu mir passt. Das wäre schon cool, aber jetzt habe ich meinen Vertrag hier ja erst mal verlängert."

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I was just looking for an interview as he said something similar some minutes ago in the "Aktuelles Sportstudio"... - and I found one from November 2015. Interesting.

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A somewhat free translation:

Do you have a favourite club?
Manchester United is a dream since I have been there with 12 years with an exchange program and was allowed to walk on the pitch during a trip to Old Trafford. I am a little bit in love with the stadium. England would be very interesting as the playing style with more body contact matches well to my strengths. It would be cool, but right now I recently have made a new contract (with Hoffenheim).

 

[Hojoon]

I was impressed with him at the Olympics, but haven't seen him much else.