i did not already know this at all!!
Shinji Kagawa | Signs for Manchester United
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik (@Rood) was joined by comedian Ali Woods to look back at the best and worst moments of a rollercoaster season with the annual United Hour Awards.
Has Ten Hag been sacked yet? We're not sure and we hope not, but it's looking more likely as the days pass.
Who should replace him and why is it taking so long to make a decision?
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Can't wait to hear Martin Tyler go all "Kagawaaaaaaa" when he scores for us.
fecking delighted.
I always wanted us to get Kagawa instead of Hazard. There was not a chance in hell of us signing them both. He is pure class and he suits us more than Hazard.
I always wanted us to get Kagawa instead of Hazard. There was not a chance in hell of us signing them both. He is pure class and he suits us more than Hazard.
add Martinez to this signing and in no time at all we go from looking weak in the midfield to been unbelievably strong, sadly I think Martinez is also the perfect buy for City and see another Hazard situation if we are even intrested in him.
Yeah, that's not gonna happen.
Oh yeah!
Was always more excited about him. WOuld be really glad if we got him.
I dont know who this bloke is but he sounds shit, happy to be getting Kagawa.
Hazard has and will always be shit whilst Kagawa is better than Messi.
Thats the spirit.
[Insert ORLY image here]
I asked that earlier but nobody cared to answer.
I suppose I'm being too pedantic; spoiling the romance of the chase?
In Dortmund's 4-2-3-1 formation, Kagawa plays just off lone-striker Robert Lewandowski. I seem to think though, sometimes, it looks - from his positioning -, he's a second striker.
His strengths are his great close-control and his technique. Until today, I haven't found out whether he's a right or left-footer, seems to do very well with both feet. Kagawa creates and scores, as shown in his statistics - 21 goals in 48 matches.
His understanding and use of space is superb, he's very intelligent and his off-the-ball movement is fine too.
I think it'd be too easy to define him as a #10 or a second striker - he's very versatile, does tend to drift out wide, although he hardly crosses the ball into the box, but does go inside. Not only a very fine player on the ball, he's also a hard-worker off the ball, who works tirelessly to win the ball back once it's lost.
In my opinion, he's class, has the potential to even take his game up a notch and - if used rightly - will be very good addition to our team. Not too sure though, where exactly he will be used. Behind Rooney as secondary striker, out wide or even in a two-man midfield? He'll make us more versatile, which is good - especially in Europe with a 4-5-1 in mind - he can play INSTEAD of Rooney with Hernandez and Welbeck up front. Because, let's be honest, without Rooney, this team has looked hopeless and toothless in the attacking third. I, for one, am excited if we get him, very excited.
Hazaaaaaard somehow just wouldn't feel right.
He wont.
This is a good point and one I hadn't really thought about until now. I can only think of one example of a player who struggled due to lack of strength and that was Evra in his first (half) season at the club. He said he spent a lot of time in the gym that summer so he'd be able to handle the league.
So if anything, players may just need to make modifications to be able to handle the demands.
Oh, and when Tevez first signed for us an interviewer asked if he was carrying extra weight. He said he needed the extra weight for the PL. So even if muscle is hard to come by, there are always other ways to add weight.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012/may/29/shinji-kagawa-manchester-united-dortmund
Guardian article updated. £17.6m/€22m fee expected.
Guardian article updated. £17.6m/€22m fee expected.
#value signing hope the glazers will be very happy.
Honestly this lad is squad at best.
Honestly this lad is squad at best.
That fee is way too high imho, with a year left on his deal. If he had 3 years left he's be worth 52m?
Watched him a lot?
I've missed any football news most of today. Is it close?
It's around the same, if not possibly less, than we paid for Young, isn't it?
Multiplying it by additional years means nothing, it doesn't work like that.
Na he's better than that, a very creative talent, which we lack.. I still expect a Maverick player aswell, which would be handy.
Ashley Young had English tax however..
Do you really thing that's how things work? He's young and he can provide something that we've lacked since Ronaldo left. Assuming he's any good, he'll be well worth bringing in.gooDevil said:
his record for the German Champions last season
a goal every two games
an assist every 4
behave yourself!! He is the one
This really isn't how transfer value works.
Arsenal are interested as well, if we don't match the valuation, they will. Having a year left on his contract means sod all.
I think we're still going to be in for a midfielder FWIW, in terms of squad build I think Ferguson views Kagawa as one of his four central attackers. Rooney, Welbeck, Kagawa and Hernadez. He fits in the United squad well though as he can take on the "Giggs" role in a midfield three, penetrative passing but with mobility and pace that was so lacking.
All 3 United is generally best ignored, fellas.
Hmmm...I am kinda short of words here.
It's amazing how it's the same people defending the average players we already have in the squad.
I wonder how many games it takes for Martin ferguson to make a decision on a player.
I wonder how many games it takes for Martin ferguson to make a decision on a player.
It's a record that is hard to ignore.
I'll be delighted when it's confirmed.
Probably more than 3 and a half.
Definitely more than 3 and 1/2. Unlike you.
Edit: Easy V, damn you. You beat me to it.
Which goes to show that transfer fees are pretty artificial. In addition to age, ability, and remaining contract time, they vary with the player's nationality, the league they come from, the selling club's wealth, the buying club's wealth, the player's desire to leave, the club's willingness to sell, the player's wage demands, the exchange rate between currencies.......
With all of these factors, statements such as 'this player is worth no more than 15 million' are really too simplistic. If the player will help us progress in the CL, we'll earn back the money quickly. It's an investment, really. I'm starting to ramble now so I'll stop, but this obsession with transfer fees drives me crazy. Let the men in suits deal with it and move on with your lives.
EDIT: other interested clubs (bidding war) would up the price, as is this case with this transfer
I don't get the obsession with fee being to high, because he's in a last year of his contract. At the end of the day, you get a quality player for a decent fee, who probably wouldn't even be available if not for his contract situation. Same with Nasri last year.
Yes!
I wouldn't hold your breath on this signing as if he is as good as he is being made out to be on here the big boys of today's football will be coming in for him very soon......
Comical really is, wake the feck up.
Comical really is, wake the feck up.
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