I'd rather have Tierney myself since he'd do the exact same thing Robertson has/is doing at Liverpool right now. Would be a huge fan favourite with our fans since he gives his all and is brilliant defensively and attacking wise.
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In the same way that chalk and cheese are different, yes. Tierney actually is a fullback for a start, and would be a very good addition. He would surprise a lot of people in my opinion. I don’t think he will leave Celtic at this point though, but I would really like us to sign him.
Darmian was Lichsteiner's replacement all along, we'll have to pony up big bucks for them to sell Sandro.
Tierney is much younger than Young also he is a pure LB so theres not much to compare yet. If Juve hold on to Sandro then id say Ghoulam would be next
Really? What is he then? An insurance salesman? He is 20 years old ffs and you have already decided he isnt a striker.
Zero patience with young talents, sadly.
Rashford can not be depended on as a striker currently, hence we need a proper backup.
Personally would like Arnoutovic as a backup,
Personally would like Arnoutovic as a backup,
Yes. If he's not ready to be a striker at 20 he must be an insurance salesman.
Seriously you go into such pointless extremes in your posts I never don't understand why.
Well Tierney is a LB, so that instantly makes him better for me.
Young isn't a full back, he's like Delph, he;s just someone we have used there as the manager deems we have no other options.
If you consider it, we already have a better LB than Young in Shaw but Jose doesn't rate Shaw so he's gone to the extreme of playing an aging winger there instead.
Young absolutely 200% cannot be our first choice full back next season, so we need to sign somebody.
Agree with this. Same goes for Martial. They've disappointed when being played centrally. Both are better on the left. Signing Arnautovic would be a short term signing. He's 29, so could be our back-up striker for the coming 2-3 years. At that point Rashford and Martial will have matured more and might be ready to take over. Right now, they are not. And we can't expect them to be at this age. I don't see any problem with signing a back-up to Lukaku really.
Both haven't got chances to have a run of games centrally. Although playing centrally alone in a Jose setup I doubt they would fit. Rashford showed he can play as a central striker in his debut season, I just think he is either not a fit for the Jose style or he needs a run of games.
Personally I don't think Rashford is good on the left, he is much better through the middle
Sorry, but I just don't agree with this. Would you still consider Valencia a winger because he played there a few seasons ago? Young is now a left back (or left wing back), he's done well enough to get into the England squad over seasoned left backs such as Bertrand, would Bertrand instantly be better than Young?
Young has been one of our most consistent performers this season, plus he was one of the only left backs this season that kept Salah quiet over both games. If we're buying a left back it needs to be a definite upgrade, Sandro was one but if he's staying then I'm not sure any other realistic targets are definitely better than Young.
Agree with this, good post.
You can call him a LB, he is not a good one. He gets caught out of position quite a lot and our CBs end up having to cover, also going forward he cuts inside and kills momentum 8/9 times out of 10. He needs replacing end of. As for England well they took Delph they don't have many options Bertrand has a back injury, that is why he isn't going.
Valencia also isn't that good either, infact fullback is one of the weakest areas of our team if not the weakest
When you say he gets caught out of position, I assume you mean when teams counter us, however everyone complains that our fullbacks don't get forward enough, so I'm not sure you can blame Young for this. It happens a lot in modern football, and the defensive midfielder is supposed to cover for the fullback when they go on attacking runs.
I don't agree with your second point either. He is probably the best crosser of the ball in our squad, and as recently as the FA Cup final he had Moses on toast, and breezed past him on pretty much every single occasion. Young is probably the most underrated player in our squad.
I'm not saying that he should definitely start next season, as I'd quite like us to have a natural left footer playing at LB, however I don't think its as simple as getting any old player that has played left back their whole career. I think it's more important that we find a replacement for Valencia, as his crossing is terrible, and struggles to beat defenders. (Last post of the day so wont be able to respond!)
The article below says that dribbling is Fred's main strength
"Fred’s standout attribute is unquestionably his dribbling. In the Champions League this term, the midfielder has averaged an impressive 3.3 take-ons per 90 minutes, at a staggering success rate of 95 per cent"
https://www.footballwhispers.com/bl...-clubs?utm_medium=affiliates&utm_source=rb-fw
No I do not, I mean his defensive positioning is wrong, quite a lot, he recovers well though and has good cover from the CBs, but this cover causes many issues in our defence in general.
Which one of his crosses resulting in a chance to score in the FA cup final? Moses on toast
He is not underrated, at United I fear we have forgotten what fullbacks actually look like with years of mediocrity on both sides
You're right that the replacement can't just be anybody but Young is average despite the odd good performance or two against Liverpool.
True along with wages etc. But Id be willing to bet more fans would be open to taking the chance once the other (arguably) more important roles are filled first.
But then again its just a random thought.
Good. May force our hand.
You already have about 10 left wingers, what do you want another one for?
I think he's pretty close to Young with potential to be one of best left backs in European football, with the right coaching.
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Oooooh, watch out, Arsenal are really going for it.
Quite funny that. Fred is enjoying the ride and learning information about his own transfer the same time as us!
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United are also looking at Southampton’s Cedric Soares, but Cancelo has emerged as another option to provide competition for current right-back Antonio Valencia.
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Daniel lewy sees himself in the mirror negotiating Ed Woodward I am sure. David gill was too soft in latter part of his time here.
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About right with Bellerin. Funny thing is he can be useful for them, at least in certain circumstances as Bellerin is just plain horrible
Signing Fred, only to see LFC buy Nabil Fekir wouldnm
Oooh, this guy is bastard isn’t he. Late tackles galoooore. Surely he’s lost his legs by now?
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Manchester United is still in the Fabinho folder. Discussions with the entourage but still no concrete offer to the AS Monaco. Manchester United who has also positioned itself on Sara!
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Manchester United are also in ongoing discussions with the player’s entourage, but have not made any concrete approach to AS Monaco.
Manchester United continue to weigh up a move for Djibril Sidibé in the meantime.
this guy is now slow as feck, not sure if going from Seria A to epl at this stage of his career is a wise decision, well from Arsenal perspective at least.
Fabinho would be a very shrewd acquisition for the club.
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