VanGaalEra
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I wish Rory7 was Mourinho
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I wish Rory7 was Mourinho
Kroos is an attacking midfielder?Kroos over Pogba? Kroos is an attacking midfielder whether Pogba is a box to box player. Pogba is younger, much more marketable, much more suitable for our needs and has more potential then Kroos. Can anyone see Kroos being a future Baloon Do'r winner? No. Can't say that about Pogba who hasn't even peaked yet.
Kroos isn't an attacking midfielder what so ever.Kroos over Pogba? Kroos is an attacking midfielder whether Pogba is a box to box player. Pogba is younger, much more marketable, much more suitable for our needs and has more potential then Kroos. Can anyone see Kroos being a future Baloon Do'r winner? No. Can't say that about Pogba who hasn't even peaked yet.
Plus Pogba is physically much more suited to succeed in the PL.
ChaddyP has been threadbanned since Thursday and still has almost 40% more posts than the VanGaalEra. Jesus wept.
I was also thread banned for a week earlier this month. Got so much shit done that week!
That's not something to brag about.
The reports are at the dreaded 'all but done' stage, and that Manchester United are 'relaxed', but yeah, I think we'll get some sort of official announcement from us (or more likely Juventus) sometime within this week. Or hope so, at least.I just wanted to post in the hippest thread on the Caf.
Has he signed yet, then?
Honestly, not much. Only in the big Madrid games and the national team. However from what I've seen he's much more closer to be an attacking midfielder than box to box.Kroos is an attacking midfielder?
How often have you actually seen him play?
Not according to SSN.Seems we have signed Pogba, all is agreed with player and club. Seems the delay is in satisfying the agent. WTF has become of football?
What happens if you go out tomorrow morning and get run over by a bus?God forbid ..what happens if a player bought for an exorbitant price of more than 100mil gets injured ? Money down the drain..? thats why it is sometimes better to spend it on 3 or 4 solid players..
We tried that, it doesn't work. You need to buy the special players or else you end up with a lot of average players.God forbid ..what happens if a player bought for an exorbitant price of more than 100mil gets injured ? Money down the drain..? thats why it is sometimes better to spend it on 3 or 4 solid players..
Wouldn't be bad tbh - while Pogba has bigger potential Kroos is a better player than Pogba currently.Kroos over Pogba? Kroos is an attacking midfielder whether Pogba is a box to box player. Pogba is younger, much more marketable, much more suitable for our needs and has more potential then Kroos. Can anyone see Kroos being a future Baloon Do'r winner? No. Can't say that about Pogba who hasn't even peaked yet.
Plus Pogba is physically much more suited to succeed in the PL.
Getting fecking boring now! He's either gonna sign or he ain't. Hate when these things drag on. Better not be a Berbatov/Fellaini/Falcao last minute thing! I would just say sod you and move on. The first three signings were easy as they all WANTED to join United. If he's holding out for Real, feck him!
Interest.....anticipation.....excitement.....euphoria.....anxiety.....skepticism.....excitement.....despair.....frustration.....hope.....anticipation.....indifference.....resignation.
This has to be the most tedious, tiresome, pointless thread in history. This should be locked and just wait till Pogba signs or he/Juve fecks off!
I don't post in here every day and whether I do or not doesn't alter the fact that all this re-hashing is completely pointless. I didn't say it pissed me off but going over the same stuff over and over again in any situation is going to be tedious. You're obviously getting some buzz out of it.
Like most people we are just waiting for confirmation that Pogba has signed and is definitely coming. Trying to achieve some futile post record for the sake of it is silly.
Thank you. Keep up the good work...you're almost there!
To go nicely with the worst thread ever!
So Pogba's definitely coming to United. Someone please now close this thread...it's served its purpose! Fecks sake!
If this thread gets to 1000 pages, I'll hang myself and post a pic in here.
Yeah I wonder how many of those posts repeat the same things over and over again.Wow, that makes for depressing reading. Sad thing is they probably feel they've achieved something!
Wonder how many of those posts repeat the same thing over and over? Thankfully the end is in sight.
Its always the case. In any transfer saga the higher price is the one that is always quoted. When we signed BS last summer everyone was quoting the figure as £14m, even though it was believed to be a lot less (which was confirmed later at £6m).I must have missed something, they were banging on about £120M on Talkshite earlier too.
When did the fee go up from £93M (€110M) to £120M?
Yeah I wonder how many of those posts repeat the same things over and over again.
We tried that, it doesn't work. You need to buy the special players or else you end up with a lot of average players.
Wow, RedPed hates this thread more than RoryYeah I wonder how many of those posts repeat the same things over and over again.
BrilliantYeah I wonder how many of those posts repeat the same things over and over again.
I truly believe that Mourinho will do what he thinks is best for the club result wise and not give a damn about pleasing Rooney.I am all for signing Pogba, but I can't help but wonder where he will play.
Let's be totally realistic, Rooney won't be benched, if we then use Mourinhos preferred 4-2-3-1 we will likely like up as follows:
back four
Carrick Pogba
mkhi rooney martial
zlatan
That is not Pogba's best position, and he will be exposed in a midfield two in the PL, we don't currently have a DM that can cover him in a two. Ideally we should bench rooney and make it:
back four
carric schneid
mkhi pogba martial
zlatan
But that likely won't happen, atleast not until Rooney stink it up properly as the #10.
Pogba will be a huge transfer, and a great player. But he is not the missing piece in the puzzle. Then again if we go to 4-3-3 it all changes though, but that again leaves us with the dilemma of Rooney.
Fecking Rooney.
. Thankfully I'm not the worst!Wow, RedPed hates this thread more than Rory
So he won't turn out like Mata, BFS, Cavani, ADM, Depay etc. then?The reports are at the dreaded 'all but done' stage, and that Manchester United are 'relaxed', but yeah, I think we'll get some sort of official announcement from us (or more likely Juventus) sometime within this week. Or hope so, at least.
Rooney will only play if he merits it.I am all for signing Pogba, but I can't help but wonder where he will play.
Let's be totally realistic, Rooney won't be benched, if we then use Mourinhos preferred 4-2-3-1 we will likely like up as follows:
back four
Carrick Pogba
mkhi rooney martial
zlatan
That is not Pogba's best position, and he will be exposed in a midfield two in the PL, we don't currently have a DM that can cover him in a two. Ideally we should bench rooney and make it:
back four
carric schneid
mkhi pogba martial
zlatan
But that likely won't happen, atleast not until Rooney stink it up properly as the #10.
Pogba will be a huge transfer, and a great player. But he is not the missing piece in the puzzle. Then again if we go to 4-3-3 it all changes though, but that again leaves us with the dilemma of Rooney.
Fecking Rooney.
I don't think your post was that far off, he isn't a defensive midfield and his passing is more associated with a attacking midfielder. He is just one of those players who picks passes's 'dictates tempo' which fair better in a possession based teams. I don't think he is what we need or that Real would sell so wouldn't be cheaper. Not sure why he would a certain person would name drop him because he is certainly not a box to box and certainly no Roy Keane.Honestly, not much. Only in the big Madrid games and the national team. However from what I've seen he's much more closer to be an attacking midfielder than box to box.
Mate, at least you're posting your opinion about whether Pogba would be worth the fee, what we need etc.. Thankfully I'm not the worst!
If Rooney gets dropped, itl be mkhitaryan at number 10. Mk is a very very good number 10, and Id have him there over Wayne and Pogba tbh.I am all for signing Pogba, but I can't help but wonder where he will play.
Let's be totally realistic, Rooney won't be benched, if we then use Mourinhos preferred 4-2-3-1 we will likely like up as follows:
back four
Carrick Pogba
mkhi rooney martial
zlatan
That is not Pogba's best position, and he will be exposed in a midfield two in the PL, we don't currently have a DM that can cover him in a two. Ideally we should bench rooney and make it:
back four
carric schneid
mkhi pogba martial
zlatan
But that likely won't happen, atleast not until Rooney stink it up properly as the #10.
Pogba will be a huge transfer, and a great player. But he is not the missing piece in the puzzle. Then again if we go to 4-3-3 it all changes though, but that again leaves us with the dilemma of Rooney.
Fecking Rooney.
Kroos was more of an attacking midfielder at Bayern, from what I've seen of him. At Madrid his job is somewhat less advanced - definitely seems to play a tad deeper, with his main job to build play in order to service the world class attackers playing ahead of him. Carries a goal threat, too, but that's definitely not his main function in that Madrid side.Honestly, not much. Only in the big Madrid games and the national team. However from what I've seen he's much more closer to be an attacking midfielder than box to box.
He's such a likable player but he has been crap thus far. Will wait to see if Jose utilizes him differently than LVG did before writing him off. Mata too.Never.
Hopefully not like Cavani. It felt like he was never even here.So he won't turn out like Mata, BFS, Cavani, ADM, Depay etc. then?
He is used to playing in a midfield 3, or effectively a 5 with Juventus 3-5-2 though. And that is in a league with less pressing and intensity as opposed to the PL.If Rooney gets dropped, itl be mkhitaryan at number 10. Mk is a very very good number 10, and Id have him there over Wayne and Pogba tbh.
Wrt Pogba, he's such a complete athelete that it's almost a waste to have him just as a number 10. I'd rather see him fully utilised in a box to box role.
Hopefully not like Cavani. It felt like he was never even here.
Definitely agree with that.He is used to playing in a midfield 3, or effectively a 5 with Juventus 3-5-2 though. And that is in a league with less pressing and intensity as opposed to the PL.
He didn't exactly convince in a midfield 2 for France during the EC.
I think that the best way to get the most out of Pogba is a midfield 3, and hopefully we will switch to a 4-3-3. Perhaps Pogba, Zlatan, Martial and Rashfords presence in this United side is finally enough to get rid of Rooney as a guaranteed starter and poster boy. Surely Zlatan and Pogba is already more marketable, and Martial and Rashford will become more marketable in a season or two.
At least you are signing players.Hopefully not like Cavani. It felt like he was never even here.
Hopefully not like Cavani. It felt like he was never even here.
Oh snap!At least you are signing players.
I don't agree with what you're saying. I can also understand people not enjoying (to a certain extent at least) what they perceive as repetitive negativity. However, I think you're probably sincere in your views and not just saying it to annoy others. You're obviously not convinced by the guy which is entirely fair. My father is another person who doesn't think Pogba is all that either.Because my shit doesn't conform to the group think going on here, the herd mentality of all the guys talking about getting their cocks out and jizzing themselves over Paul Pogba? Yeah. You're right. My views on this transfer are very annoying for folks like that.
And this is exactly why I don't think you're out to piss people off. If you were you certainly wouldn't be saying this but rather talking some guff about 'Real Madrid coming back in for him'. Dealing with these types is hard enough but the sheer credulity of those that defend them is arguably even worse as I discovered the other day. In contrast those talk about his ability and relative value are (for my mind at least) contributing to the overall discussion.Meltdown of EPIC proportions if it doesn't go through. It will. I wouldn't worry about that.
Apart from the stock Rooney put-down (too tiresome to bother with), you raise an interesting q: how might PP be used. I think Mou will build not one, but two United teams; injuries permitting, he will rotate between these to compete in a fixture congested Prem and in multiple competitions. All designed for the Everest assault on CL 2018.I am all for signing Pogba, but I can't help but wonder where he will play.
Let's be totally realistic, Rooney won't be benched, if we then use Mourinhos preferred 4-2-3-1 we will likely like up as follows:
back four
Carrick Pogba
mkhi rooney martial
zlatan
That is not Pogba's best position, and he will be exposed in a midfield two in the PL, we don't currently have a DM that can cover him in a two. Ideally we should bench rooney and make it:
back four
carric schneid
mkhi pogba martial
zlatan
But that likely won't happen, atleast not until Rooney stink it up properly as the #10.
Pogba will be a huge transfer, and a great player. But he is not the missing piece in the puzzle. Then again if we go to 4-3-3 it all changes though, but that again leaves us with the dilemma of Rooney.
Fecking Rooney.