Rate our 2019/20 signings

[SAFMUTD]

Now that the season is over how would you rate our signings? Please use a scale of 1 to 10. Please take into account the transfer value, expectations, performances, potential, resale value, etc.

My ratings:

Bruno 10/10 - Its easy to rate him, he's been nothing short of impressive. 55M seems cheap for a player of his quality, his last games havent been as sharp as his first ones but he still manages to get good numbers and impact the game.

Maguire 5/10 - He has been solid overall but far from worldclass performances and we paid a worldclass fee for him. I don't think anyone realisticly expected much more from him but the price tag is the thing that puts him down if we were to sell him we wouldnt get anything above 50M IMO.

AWB 5/10 - A mixed season overall, defensively really solid, offensively generally poor. He contributed with an assist now and then but overall his attacking skills are poor. He still is 21 so he can improve, but again 50M for him suddenly feel as too much.

Daniel James 3/10 - He started better than anyone could have anticipated; but his form declined massively and he looks like a really limited player. Besides pace and arguable work rate he doesnt have any other stand out quality to be playing for a team like Manchester United. To be fair he was a relatively cheap gamble for 20M, but I think its safe to say he's a failed bet. We could recoup 10-15M for him if we decided to sell him, which would be the best IMO.

Ighalo 7/10 - He contributed great when given chances in cup games, and is a nice back up to have. Nothing special of course and seems Ole doesnt particulary rated him at the end of the season since his chances decreased but still a good loan overall that didnt hit us financially.

Signings overall 6/10. If it not were for Bruno I think we would have been severly criticized for another big spending season for not so good players.

 

[AltiUn]

Fernandes - 10/10
Maguire - 7.5/10
Wan-Bissaka - 7/10
Ighalo - 5/10
James 4/10

Fernandes has pretty much been the perfect signing, little else to say on that one.

Wan-Bissaka was poor after the restart but it's hard to forget just how good he was before lockdown. At one point he was an outsider for my player of the season, some games he locked down the right hand side by himself. He can be a awkward on the ball but he was defensively magnificent earlier on in the season, I hope to see more of that Wan-Bissaka next season.

Even with hindsight I still would've paid the fee for Maguire, he's made a few clumbsy mistakes but he's had some colossal performances and he's so good in the air he almost makes up for how useless Lindelof is at heading. He's not a great passer but I enjoy those surging runs he makes out of defence with the ball at his feet. My biggest criticism would be how he attacks headers in the opposition box, needs to be doing better with them, he could easily have 4/5 goals from corners if he just directed his headers instead of just trying to get something on it.

Ighalo's been serviceable when he's played, he looked a decent option off the bench but we've seemingly stopped utilising him recently.

James has struggled in his first season here, I'll give him another year as that's usually the fair thing to do with new signings. He's a young lad and I do think he showed some promise, his transfer fee was relatively low risk. I think his confidence just took a beating, I think he played a lot more than even he expected.

 

[Samid]

Bruno 10/10
Maguire 7/10
Ighalo 5/10
AWB 4/10
James 4/10

 

[Nou_Camp99]

Bruno 9 (superb)
Maguire 6 (steady at best)
Ighalo 5 (done what he was bought to do
AWB 4 (Glaring weakness in this team)
James 4 (Cheapish punt not worked out)

 

[::sonny::]

Fernandes - 10/10
Maguire - 7.5/10
Wan-Bissaka - 7/10
Ighalo - 6/10
James 5/10

 

[Eddy_JukeZ]

Bruno - excellent
Maguire - good
AWB - neutral
Ighalo - decent squad option(think we could do better though)
James - punt signing, but probably not good enough

 

[shazzmufc]

Bruno - 10/10
Maguire - 7/10
Wan-Bissaka - 7/10
Ighalo - 6/10
James 5/10

 

[GledTheRed]

Bruno, great.
Maguire, decent.
AWB, steady.
James, not good enough.
Ighalo, not our player so don't really care.

 

[sammyhol]

Bruno 10
Maguire 7.5
Igahlo 7
AWB 4
James 3

 

[MattofManchester]

Bruno Fernandes - 8/10. Good, but the tail off at the end was dramatic. This is in terms of performance, not influence.

Aaron Wan-Bissaka - 5/10. He's great defensively when he's 1v1,but he's struggled with his positioning at some stages. He gets a 6 because he's actually made our right side a liability offensively.

Odion Ighalo - 6/10. Did his job. No more, no less.

Harry Maguire - 6/10. Probably the newest player who infuriates me the most. He was bought for his ability to bring the ball out and progress the play, but his dallying on the ball and passing it the the opposition is frankly giving me an aneurysm.

Daniel James - 3/10. Good first few games, but offered absolutely nothing since then. His lack of decent decision making makes me wonder if he'll ever progress as a footballer.

 

[Nicolarra90]

Fernandes 9/10. Changed our season, Some irregularity after lockdown.
Maguire 4/10. For that price tag you expect a VVD like performance, and we've not got even near it. Decent defensively but awful offensive headers. Has to get better next season
AWB 4/10. Deflated as the season went on. At first was my player of the season, and did not end good. Has to get better next season
James 2/10. Bad. At first I thought he was under 20. Probably just a championship player
Ighalo ?/10. Why is he even here if won't be used?

 

[el3mel]

Bruno 10/10.
Maguire 6/10.
AWB 7/10.
James 4/10.
Ighalo, barely plays to even rate him to be totally honest.

 

[Gandalf Greyhame]

Bruno - 9.5/10
Maguire - 8.5/10
AWB - 8/10
Ighalo - 6/10
James - 2/10

 

[Crashoutcassius]

Bruno very influential but can't believe some of these 10s. tail off in form over the second half of his time here has been dramatic enough. Maguire has played every minute of the season and our defence has improved more than our attack and its 5 and 6s. for 15m james has already been worth the money, such a no brainer signing and was one of our most effective attackers the first half of the season off the left. I love awb but admit he looks a bit lost when we are having a tough game, never going to be a creative force but maybe the best tackler we have ever seen and a part of an impressive defence ahead of a gk whose had such a poor year that the forum says he is finished

 

[Robbie Boy]

Bruno 9
Maguire 7
AWB 6.5
Ighalo 6
James 2

 

[Revan]

Fernandez - awesome
Maguire - good
AWB - ok
James - bad

 

[Andycoleno9]

Bruno excellent.
Maguire despite some flaws was good signing. Overpayed, maybe we should have bought somebody else but he is a good signing.
James; awful. Worst signing since Bebe
Ighalo. Meh, solid i guess. (for a loan player)

AWB. Ok.
I didn't want him at first place. Then i thought that he is a monster in defence. Then i saw how he is bad in attack. And then came this post covid form where he is not good even in defence. More i watch him, more i think that he was wrong signing. Many things need to be upgraded there. And the thing which pisses me off the most is how casual he is. Like his head is not in the game most of time. But i will give him next season before writing him off.

 

[Suedesi]

Fernandez - awesome
Maguire - good
AWB - ok
James - bad

Sounds about right - just laughing at the 10/10's here.

A 10/10 would be signing someone like Alfonso Davies - a cheap punt that turns out to be a gem of a player with the potential to cover the flank for a decade.
A 5 or 6 out 10 would be getting fair value on what you paid. Based on that, only would be higher than 6/10...

 

[Baneofthegame]

People rating AWB a 4 is outrageous.

 

[Panther]

Bruno: 7/10 - Changed our season, but his fantastic form is starting to look like a purple patch, he's been poor for the past 5 games or so and makes too many bad decisions.

Maguire: 5/10 - Has been our best defender but makes way too many mistakes for an 80m player, has little defensive awareness and for some reason is considered a goal threat from corners despite having 32 shots and only scoring once. If we signed him for 20m or 30m, then he'd be a little higher.

Wan-Bissaka: 5/10 - Is he really any better than Young or Valencia? he was pretty good for periods pre-lockdown, and actually looked good going forward at a few points but ultimately he's just a tackling merchant. He has little defensive awareness, he's not good at dribbling, he's not good at passing, he's not good at pressing. Hard to believe some people thought he was one of the best RBs in the world and the best 1 on 1 defender.

James: 3/10 - He's not a good player, his only positive trait is speed, can't see him improving much. Didn't cost a lot though.

Ighalo: 3/10 - Pointless signing, not sure why we brought him in on loan. I'm also not sure what he was brought in to do because all he's done is been brought on late in the game and ran around a little to see the game out. Has started 5 games and scored in 4 of them but they've come against Brugge, Derby, LASK and Norwich.

 

[Revan]

Sounds about right - just laughing at the 10/10's here.

A 10/10 would be signing someone like Alfonso Davies - a cheap punt that turns out to be a gem of a player with the potential to cover the flank for a decade.
A 5 or 6 out 10 would be getting fair value on what you paid. Based on that, only would be higher than 6/10...

Yeah, in numerical scare I would probably give an 8 to Bruno, a 6.5 or 7 to Maguire, a 5 to 6 to AWB, and a 3 to James.

Bruno has been a great signing, Maguire a very good but overpriced signing, and would have been better to keep 75m instead of signing the other two.

 

[Suedesi]

Bruno excellent.
Maguire despite some flaws was good signing. Overpayed, maybe we should have bought somebody else but he is a good signing.
James; awful. Worst signing since Bebe
Ighalo. Meh, solid i guess. (for a loan player)

AWB. Ok.
I didn't want him at first place. Then i thought that he is a monster in defence. Then i saw how he is bad in attack. And then came this post covid form where he is not good even in defence. More i watch him, more i think that he was wrong signing. Many things need to be upgraded there. And the thing which pisses me off the most is how casual he is. Like his head is not in the game most of time. But i will give him next season before writing him off.

Pretty fair assessment of AWB

@SirAnderson

 

[Wayne's World]

Bruno 10/10
Maguire (massive disappointment for the money we paid) 5/10
AWB I actually like and I think he can improve so 7/10
James Did well starting off but don't think he'd get a game for my local side here now 2/10
Ighalo very hard to judge to be honest so 5/10

 

[Ødegaard]

Bruno: 10/10
Came in and has had a huge impact. A steal at that price so far.

Maguire: 8/10
Overpriced of course, but we desperately needed a good, reliable CB and we got just that. He has been playing with a terrible partner and kid for a lot of games. I've also been told that he has been taking injections to get through some pains from around Christmas. Seems a good character and captain to have at the club.


AWB: 7/10
Defensively a beast and he is improving on his offensive contributions. I don't agree at all with those who think he is a bad signing.

James: 5/10
Bog standard low cost gamble. He has done well, all things considered, but he shouldn't have had to be relied upon as much as he has, but that isn't really his fault.

 

[Red00012]

Bruno 10/10

Maguire 7/10

AWB 7/10

Ighalo 6/10

James 5/10

 

[SwedishFish]

Bruno Fernandes: Fantastic signing. Creative on the pass and dangerous with his shooting. Turned out to be what was needed to revive our season. Don't agree with that his supposed form drop has been as bad as some people make it out to be. Should have been bought in the summer. Deserves a 10/10.

Harry Maguire: Solid defender but we certainly overpaid for him. Needs better defenders around him. 7/10.

Aaron Wan-Bissaka: Good for large parts of the season. Still young and has a lot to learn especially going forward. 6/10

Daniel James: Started strong but really fell out of form fast. He needs to improve a lot to be useful at Manchester United and I'm not very sure he will be. Didn't cost a lot. 3/10

Odion Ighalo: Solid player since he came. Is a very good finisher and a good bench option. I'd keep him longer than the loan if possible. 5/10

 

[ivaldo]

Fernandes - 10/10 - Incredible.

Maguire - 8/10 - 18 less goals conceded. Clear impact.

Wan-Bissaka - 7/10 - Today's performance aside, the best defensive fullback in the league. Suffered going forwards though.

Ighalo - 6/10 - Should be higher. Underused.

James 4/10 - Might be a big harsh, but struggled to step up.

 

[starman]

Don't United have the most clean sheets this season in all the top 5 leagues and people are giving their defensive signings 4 & 5's, ffs

 

[friendlytramp]

The same 11 players have played every game since lockdown, they are absolutely knackered and this has even been evident in Bruno’s performances. Maguire and AWB have been very good hopefully they can get some rest and we can add some reliable depth before the new season starts

 

[Cloud7]

Bruno 10/10. Nothing really needs to be said.

Maguire 8/10. I like him as a defender. He's solid, he's able to provide a reliable figure in the defense in that he isn't injured every two games like the other members of our revolving door. He isn't as good on the ball/attacking at corners as I thought he was, but I can look past that. He would benefit from a more mobile defender next to him rather than the Iceman, I think, but he can definitely be part of a title winning defense.

AWB 5/10. As I posted before, I'm not sold on him being our long term RB. There seems to be too much lacking in his game in an offensive sense for us to stick by him in the long term. I would be happy to be proven wrong, but I can't see it. Still, upgrading him isn't exactly an urgent concern, but something to look at in probably a year or two, when we get the other pieces of the team right.

Dan James 2/10. He was a punt, can't even remember if it was actually cheap or not. It could have gone either way, it didn't go well. These things happen. That's the whole point of it being a punt. No point in beating a dead horse with him though. If he's not good enough he's not good enough. Still willing to see if he can improve next season, but my hopes aren't high.

Ighalo 7/10. Has taken well to his role of being the rotation striker. We need another one of him when he goes.

 

[Igor Drefljak]

Bruno: 9.5
Maguire: 7.5
AWB: 5
Ighalo: 5
James: 2

 

[VivaObertan]

Bruno - 9.5
Maguire - 8
Wan-Bissaka - 7.5
Ighalo - 6
James - 6

Happy with all 5 signings for what they are to the squad. (3x first team plus 2 squad players)

 

[E-mal]

Bruno 8
Maguire 6
AWB 5
James 4

 

[Schmeichel's Cartwheel]

Bruno - 10 (saved our season)
Wan-Bissaka - 6 (great start. Very good moments defensively, clueless going forward, been bad for a while now)
Maguire - 5 (Has he really been an upgrade on Smalling? definitely overpaid. Has his moments but he’s clumsy & really doesn’t stand out as better than Lindelof or Bailly)
Ighalo - 5 (good start, fell off after lockdown. Not really his fault barely given a chance. Should be let go in January)
James - 2 (4 or 5 decent games last August, absolutely shocking since. Genuinely doesn’t even look like a pro at times. Very low technical ability. Not PL level)

 

[SirAnderson]

Pretty fair assessment of AWB

@SirAnderson

Honestly, if I were to look at him defensive contribution most of the season, there is no way I can say it was bad, it was more good than bad, which is also part of the reason we had the 3rd best defense in the league. I agree that his offense leaves MUCH to be desired. All I was saying was it is ridiculous to say he is braindead footballer. He is still only 22 and has lots of his game to develop. You want to already cut your losses and write him off, just doesn't make sense.
Luke has followed a similar hatred by some, but now is so important to the same that shat on him prior, and most times for good reason.

Just think people shite on players waaaay to easily and over-exaggerate when it's clearly not needed.

 

[parkthebuslads]

Bruno 8.5/10 - Great attitude, great numbers, can improve upon his all round game and cut out some of the sloppiness.

Maguire 5.5/10 - Not terrible, just rather average for the fee. All too predictable.

AWB 4/10 - Not a fan. Seemingly offers one thing - a sliding tackle (which deserted him in recent months). Like Maguire, the exorbitant fee is reflected in my rating.

Daniel James 5/10 - A decent start but imo, he was managed poorly by being overplayed. He also seems badly in need of more direction. Was worth a punt.

Ighalo 6.5/10 - A smart roll of the dice rewarded by a decent start. Arguably underplayed in recent months. Not convinced he looks fit.

Signings overall 4/10 - Over spending, lack of ambition, lack of a defined player profile/football system

 

[Suedesi]

Honestly, if I were to look at him defensive contribution most of the season, there is no way I can say it was bad, it was more good than bad, which is also part of the reason we had the 3rd best defense in the league. I agree that his offense leaves MUCH to be desired. All I was saying was it is ridiculous to say he is braindead footballer. He is still only 22 and has lots of his game to develop. You want to already cut your losses and write him off, just doesn't make sense.
Luke has followed a similar hatred by some, but now is so important to the same that shat on him prior, and most times for good reason.

Just think people shite on players waaaay to easily and over-exaggerate when it's clearly not needed.

You know when he’s marking the only Sevilla attacker in the zone, and his brain circuit all of a sudden stops and instead of tracking the player he bounces around aimlessly I’m going to have to call him out.

He was bought for £50m, meant to be the finished article not a young player learning his trade at one of the best/biggest clubs around.

 

[RedRonaldo]

Fernandes - 9/10 - penalty specialist and makes our team click, but getting tired after we overused him
Maguire - 6.5/10 - decent but way too expensive
Wan-Bissaka - 7/10 - great defensively but liability when attacking
Ighalo - 6/10 - underused but does his job when called upon
James 4/10 - headless chicken but doesn’t cost much

 

[The Brown Bull]

AWB...................... 6/10
Maguire.................5/10
James....................4/10
Fernandes..............8.5/10.
Ighalo......................7/10.

Not convinced by AWB but he is young and can improve.
Maguire has been a disappointment. We paid far too much for him.
James, doubt he's good enough.
Fernandes, a class act. Hopefully he gets the support he deserves.
Ighalo, has been underused, impressed any time I saw him.





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[SNes]

Bruno 8
Maguire 7
AWB 6
Ighalo 4
James 2