I think they are uncertain, that's for sure. Until the player comes out and makes it very clear that he is not leaving, anything is possible.
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
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I think they are uncertain, that's for sure. Until the player comes out and makes it very clear that he is not leaving, anything is possible.
Does he have to make a statement everyday about Vidal? Seems pretty desperate to me.
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This is happening. Raise your hands like praise the Lord!
Why would we go after Cavani and Di Maria...
Yeah right like we are going to offer more than 63m Euros for a player in an area we are already stocked in.
I do not understand why these Cavani rumours won't go away, nothing about that makes any sense.
Maybe Cavani is the only marquee signing available and Woodward is desperate to deliver?
Ah right. That's fantastic
Marotta talks a lot for someone who is so confident
Neither does Di Maria tbf. I think both are bullshit.
You don't want Di Maria? I want him here just not for 60m Euros. Im still unsure if we are going to be play 3-5-2 the entire season. There will be games where we go 4-3-3. We needs wingers then and LVG's plan might ultimately be to switch to 4-3-3. He just doesn't have good wingers this season to do that. Getting Di Maria could be a start.
Di Maria makes more sense that Cavani. Could play centrally in a three as he has done in recent times or could play the Robben role that van Gaal used in the WC.
Well if we play a 4-3-3 then di maria would be perfect and we're lacking a player like him.
I thought that aswell, always talking about Vidal. I think someone wants to sell
If Woodward is itching to spend 100m quickly, 50m on Vidal and 50m on Di Maria should work.
feck Cavani, I find it hard to believe LVG will approve that.
Psg just want him off the books and they want the money to buy Di Maria.
50m on Vidal and 50m on Hummels would make better sense.
When we play 3-5-2 he won't start imo. So he'll be stuck on the bench or played when we start with 4-3-3 (which I think think we'll use much imo). So question is, would Di Maria be happy to come to use and not be an automatic starter? imo no. I think (am pretty sure) we'll be going for Cuadrado instead as he can still play the 4-3-3 role but he's also played right wingback for over a season. This makes him far more versatile and useful to the squad (something that Van Gaal has stated he likes).
The logical player to go for is Cuadrado, not Di Maria.
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I'd be cool with that as well..as long Vidal is en route.
If Di Maria is available Cuadrado would be the next best thing. He leads the serie a in completed dribbles and has serious pace too.
Di Maria and Vidal fine - but I am actually far more worried about our defense right now
Ahhhh, he can get fecked. He's off to a money-rich club in the next few years if we're second choice to PSG right now. That just shows no ambition and just shows he's a golddigger.
Where exactly would we play him in the 3412?
Oohhhh, I wonder which he will choose.
To be fair it's all just speculation, his agent could be using PSG or us to drive up some interest. He could be desperate to stay in Madrid for all we know. So telling him to get fecked is a little OTT.
Since we apparently don't want Vidal and it appearing that he both available and wants to come, I think most of Europe are probably laughing at us already.
I'm getting serious grief from the Liverpool and Arsenal fans in work anyway!
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I don't think we're looking to stock up in places where we already have an overabundance of players, as Van Gaal himself said. You guys need to start listening to the manager and not the press.
From what I gather (from what Van Gaal's said), we are prioritising defenders and it sounds like Van Gaal would like Strootman but that situation requires patience and is subject to change. The only way he's prepared to wait is because he's found players in the squad to do a job alongside Herrera and Mata for now. Seeing Fletcher against Galaxy and in training has been a big plus as he's looked very good. And given the way van Gaal was throwing the gauntlet down to Cleverley at the press conference, I think he sees potential there.
Defenders and eventually a midfielder (perhaps). Van Gaal is not going to sell Welbeck and Rooney so he can bring in Cavani and Di Maria. None of these talks make sense in light of the fact we are preparing a lot for 3.4.1.2 Some players will be sold, no doubt, but we won't be selling players to make like-for-like replacements.
From what I gather (from what Van Gaal's said), we are prioritising defenders and it sounds like Van Gaal would like Strootman but that situation requires patience and is subject to change. The only way he's prepared to wait is because he's found players in the squad to do a job alongside Herrera and Mata for now. Seeing Fletcher against Galaxy and in training has been a big plus as he's looked very good. And given the way van Gaal was throwing the gauntlet down to Cleverley at the press conference, I think he sees potential there.
Defenders and eventually a midfielder (perhaps). Van Gaal is not going to sell Welbeck and Rooney so he can bring in Cavani and Di Maria. None of these talks make sense in light of the fact we are preparing a lot for 3.4.1.2 Some players will be sold, no doubt, but we won't be selling players to make like-for-like replacements.
This is almost like the Hazard thing again. Is he going to have a press conference?
TBF I'm not sold on the idea of signings loads of defenders with a view to have a permanent shift to 3-5-2. What if it doesn't work out and we have to switch back to 4-3-3/ 4-2-3-1 ? Where will all the extra defenders go ? And more importantly where will we find the surplus wingers/ midfielders for those systems...
Nope he'll announce it on twitter saying his signed with the French champions.
We have 5 first team defenders. Whether we're playing 3 or 4 at the back, we need at least 2 signings.TBF I'm not sold on the idea of signings loads of defenders with a view to have a permanent shift to 3-5-2. What if it doesn't work out and we have to switch back to 4-3-3/ 4-2-3-1 ? Where will all the extra defenders go ? And more importantly where will we find the surplus wingers/ midfielders for those systems...
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EXCLUSIVE: Real Madrid and PSG closed agreement for Di Maria for 65m€. PSG will wait to announce the deal
EXCLUSIVE: Real Madrid and PSG closed agreement for Di Maria for 65m€. PSG will wait to announce the deal
Christ that is a lot of money. They will definitely sell Cavani and maybe even Marquinhos now.
Isn't he in the banned list?
I suppose the key is to sign versatile players if you plan to switch between formations regularly. I'm guessing LVG will plan to use some form of 4-3-3 eventually, but feels atm the squad is best suited to 3-5-2TBF I'm not sold on the idea of signings loads of defenders with a view to have a permanent shift to 3-5-2. What if it doesn't work out and we have to switch back to 4-3-3/ 4-2-3-1 ? Where will all the extra defenders go ? And more importantly where will we find the surplus wingers/ midfielders for those systems...
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