i mean look at Weghorst...he's a giant donkey....but he is relentless when he presses. Martial and Rashy are asked to press but they don't go that hard but it's rare you see the wingers press high to jump passes from ball side to the opposite CBYeah the pressing thing is a concern,hence why I think we need to get a second striker who can provide that as well
What are the pressing stats like for Thuram/Dembele just out of interest. Yes obviously would be a dream to have Hojlund and Kane but can't see it due to other holes.i mean look at Weghorst...he's a giant donkey....but he is relentless when he presses. Martial and Rashy are asked to press but they don't go that hard but it's rare you see the wingers press high to jump passes from ball side to the opposite CB
having two strikers who can rotate would be great but given the market, not sure we have the bank account for that without selling Martial and who would buy him?
we have garnacho, rashy, antony and sancho for the wings so well stocked
Yeah see Napoli asking for nearer €150m,whether you could get Kane and Hojlund together for that figure remains to be seenThe only one who's fairly proven and in a right age is Osimhen but knowing Napoli they'll ask a lot for him maybe more than 120M.
Vlahovic is another option but with Juve qualifying to UCL I don't think they'll sell, plus he's not having a great season.
The best one is Kane who's proven as world class but will be 30 next season, Id love to have him here but having so many key players in the wrong side of 30 means we should be fighting for top titles right away I don't think we're at that point yet.
The other options are mostly youngsters with potential. Ramos, Kilo Muani, Hojlund.
It's a small market not many good strikers currently which increases the prices.
Hojlund is not rated as highly as the others I think we could get him for 50M. Kane I think spurs are going to ask for 100M at least, we'll see if they risk losing him for free next year.Yeah see Napoli asking for nearer €150m,whether you could get Kane and Hojlund together for that figure remains to be seen
Pretty certain Utd won't pay that for Kane,reckon our cut off is around £80m plus addonsHojlund is not rated as highly as the others I think we could get him for 50M. Kane I think spurs are going to ask for 100M at least, we'll see if they risk losing him for free next year.
Well Kane put the pressure on when he looked like he was going to City,so will he have the guts to do it again for Utd is the questionKane is the man whose services we require. If those who are more knowledgeable than on his fitness can support the assertion that at his age he’s done, then we must move on. But I’d he has 3, possibly 4 more productive seasons left in him then we must go in with a generous offer to Levy in June, take it or leave it. If Harry applies his pressure and Levy tells the whole world we can fukk off, then we move on. We can’t let this drag on the way it dragged on with Berbatov, a United player who gets too little praise here. If we could have had prime Berbatov this season I have no doubt we’d be at least in the conversation for the PL trophy.
I don't see Levy selling Kane for cheap not in England at least.Pretty certain Utd won't pay that for Kane,reckon our cut off is around £80m plus addons
Me neither but we won't pay £100mI don't see Levy selling Kane for cheap not in England at least.
Unal played a great match last night. Got his team a penalty through smart and instinctive movement, a penalty he converted himself. Got an opponent sent off after getting two yellows from tackling Unal. Seemingly has good technique and decent in the link-up, great work ethic (Cavani-like).Yeah I’ve seen the stats and they are not looking good.. I love stats but at the same time stats don’t necessarily show the whole picture/context, which in this case is a player playing for one of the poorest teams that has the lowest possession and by far plays the most long balls in their league (surely impacts a players individual stats).
Re. his Turkey-stats I agree butt I’m not putting to much into his 4.7 matches of international football (zero goals two assist) since it is a very limited sample size.
Yeah he’s obviously not the elite striker we need, but perhaps he could be a decent shout as backup if/when Martial leaves.
Gonna watch Getafe-Celta tomorrow out of curiosity. That’s a first.
Thanks for the effort on watching that game! Was always interested in his style, seeing as his stats look horrendous - so thanks for giving an idea. Believe he was at city when he was younger, so clearly got talent.Unal played a great match last night. Got his team a penalty through smart and instinctive movement, a penalty he converted himself. Got an opponent sent off after getting two yellows from tackling Unal. Seemingly has good technique and decent in the link-up, great work ethic (Cavani-like).
Central in Getafes play and you can see that he’s a player that belongs in a much better team. Getafe played some terrible football though.
An exciting player that should/could be a great backup for us (or starter for a smaller club).
depends on if weget top four or not. I think. I am thinking Kolo Muani or The Atalanta wonderkid are more likely at this point. The latter having a massive potential to be world class and as good as KaneI feel confident that Kane will be our forward next season.
Well what striker do you suggest theni just dont see how anyone can see the state of our midfield and our overall squad depth, coupled with the knowledge that we prob wont have a huge transfer budget, and still think splurging all of it on Kane would be a great idea. We need several signings in that central midfield spot, including a nailed on high level starting CM who can pass the ball incredibly well under pressure. If we go into next year assuming eriksen and case will be our starting CMs gonna be a long year.
plenty of options out there. didnt city sign alvarez for like ridiculous cheap? Those are the types of players we should be constantly on the lookout. Im sure we can find someone who doesnt cost our entire transfer budgetWell what striker do you suggest then
I don't think he's a strikerWhat about Gnonto as a cheap option?
If we’re doing that then I’d much rather a younger Cavani.I’ve been remembering Ibrahimovic’s first season at United
I wish we could shave 15 years off him and sign him now. Pretty much my perfect striker
Then he stands to lose him for nothing. Unless somehow he gets sold in January, wonder how much Levy would ask for then?I don't see Levy selling Kane for cheap not in England at least.
We've seen Levy sell Bale and Modric overseas for less than what he was offered in england, we've seen him losing Eriksen for peanuts.Then he stands to lose him for nothing. Unless somehow he gets sold in January, wonder how much Levy would ask for then?
We have one, very talented one and would be good enough to be our main no 9 next season but he’s currently unavailable due to scandal.Do we not have centre forwards coming through the younger age groups at all?
We really need to sign two centre forwards in the summer but maybe one starter and a youngster would do?
Right back would be my 4th priority because Dalot is still young, not injury prone, and can still develop. On the other hand, DDG hasn’t shown any sign of improvement in his ball playing and sweeping ability, Martial is mentally not top player and injury prone, while Eriksen looks knackered when he plays more than 45 mins and we don’t have midfielder to rotate with Eriksen. Those three should be the top three priority.Wish there was a poll in this thread. Who we sign is huge. In terms of being the right fit, and a cheaper option means we can sign a midfielder or cb.
We are in the same boat considering our fullbacks don’t offer much offensively. Trippier would have been a great signing for us, but oddly enough some say we still need a CB and CM before we can go and worry about fullback.
I’d disagree, i think an attacking fullback is priority for our attack.
Shaw is more than capable to cover CB if two out three of Martinez varane or lindelof are injured.
when both are fit we have Shaw as LB, but we need an attacking RB since Dalot showed signs of it but didn’t live up to it.
I also wouldn’t mind a different system with Bruno playing at the top of midfield with Rashford playing wide and the new signing playing up there with him. Antony still hasn’t kicked on although he was much less selfish against Brighton.
bringing an extra midfielder would create a lot more stability in certain matches.
Hate the fact these leeches mean we have to make do in at least one of our key positionsWish there was a poll in this thread. Who we sign is huge. In terms of being the right fit, and a cheaper option means we can sign a midfielder or cb.
We are in the same boat considering our fullbacks don’t offer much offensively. Trippier would have been a great signing for us, but oddly enough some say we still need a CB and CM before we can go and worry about fullback.
I’d disagree, i think an attacking fullback is priority for our attack.
Shaw is more than capable to cover CB if two out three of Martinez varane or lindelof are injured.
when both are fit we have Shaw as LB, but we need an attacking RB since Dalot showed signs of it but didn’t live up to it.
I also wouldn’t mind a different system with Bruno playing at the top of midfield with Rashford playing wide and the new signing playing up there with him. Antony still hasn’t kicked on although he was much less selfish against Brighton.
bringing an extra midfielder would create a lot more stability in certain matches.
So then what do we do? We play him and give him the opportunities. Rasmus has all the attributes to be a really top striker plus he presses aggressively, he will make it. We used to sign high potential players back in the day e.g ronaldo, so rasmus will just fit in that bucket. Furthermore, we are not spending everything on him...extra budget to sign a midfielder carrier. Personally, I think we should be all in for enzo le fee. Has all the tools to fill the de jong gap.I would personally go for Hojlund if we are priced out of our main targets. He has great attributes outside of just being an out and out striker and reminds me Kane in a way, only faster. The issue being here obviously is that he’s a much bigger risk and is nowhere near as accomplished as Kane currently is. So then what do you do? It’s an extremely difficult situation that there is such a big financial difference between our top targets (100-150mill) and other targets (40-60mill) because we’re not going to have the budget for the signings we need to make and we need to at least sign a starter CM, a deputising DM, i’d argue also a starting GK and a starting/backup CB
The timing on our situation is really crappy here
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It is not just City. Newcastle will be stronger next year. And Liverpool and Chelsea will not be shit. Without a top striker, we may not make it to top-4.Even if we sign Kane or Osimhen, is that more than enough to win the league over city? If not then may be it’s worthy not to spend 100m on striker and wait another year when the likes of Osimhen (expired 2025), Toney (expired 2025) and May be even Kane (out of contract 2024) would be available with reasonable price.
We waste enough big chances as it is without bringing him back!I’ve been remembering Ibrahimovic’s first season at United
I wish we could shave 15 years off him and sign him now. Pretty much my perfect striker
I respect Ivans right to exist.Ivan Toney would be a brilliant option if he wasn't in the middle of a being scandal.
