Shaqiri
Unsexy players you think could have made it as squaddies at a top 4 club
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James MacArthur
James McCarthy
Barry Bannan
Deulofeu
Ryan Bertrand
James McCarthy
Barry Bannan
Deulofeu
Ryan Bertrand
Matt Me Tissier.
(and possibly first XI).
(and possibly first XI).
Albrighton. His crosses are phenomenal.
Said that on here two years ago just before he went to Southampton and everyone just laughed.
Is he really £60,000,000 worse than Lukaku ?
Giggs is on record saying that he argued with LVG about Evans, Rapheal and Welbeck saying they were United players through and through and should not be sold. Have to agree with him there. He also told him to sign M'Bappe and Gabriel Jesus. As for a player who was never here who could have been useful I would have to go with someone like Nolan. Mind you I always liked Leon Britton. His passing was incredible and could have been useful against a tightly packed defense
Always surprised Baines stayed at Everton.
He was a flair player, was on motd goal of the month constantly.
Could have moved to United if Moyes had a free run on transfers.
Bayern was interested but he didn‘t want to leave England.
Just no. Look at his performances at Bayern.
Unsexy players.
Bertrand is a good shout.
Some pretty fecking awful players mentioned so far. Noble and Long? Christ.
Anyway: Kevin Nolan, Tim Cahill, Jimmy Bullard, Winston Reid, Shay Given.
Anyway: Kevin Nolan, Tim Cahill, Jimmy Bullard, Winston Reid, Shay Given.
Kevin Nolan is kind of awful as well.
"A flair player".... sounds good to me.
So basically all top starters for the 7-10 PL teams.
Lanzini, Van Aanholt, Tiote
Steve Nzonzi
Indeed but goes against the premise of the thread.
Jack Colback
As ugly as Le God was, in terms of playing style, he was the definition of sexy.
As per this season, Tarkowski would be excellent to have in a top 4 squad.
Okey dokey boss(es). Note to self.... read more carefully.
I was always a bit worried that Liverpool would sign Tom Huddlestone. Always had the feeling that they'd sign him and he'd go on to be exactly what they needed in midfield. I guess the way his career has petered out says otherwise, but I always quite liked him as a player.
Aaron Mooy is an interesting one for me at the moment. I am Australian so am biased towards him, but I reckon he'd be a good squad player for a few of the top clubs, including ourselves. I think he'd bring a better balance to a three man midfield with Matic and Pogba than our current options. Obviously I'd hope for someone better, but he'd be an interesting option.
Aaron Mooy is an interesting one for me at the moment. I am Australian so am biased towards him, but I reckon he'd be a good squad player for a few of the top clubs, including ourselves. I think he'd bring a better balance to a three man midfield with Matic and Pogba than our current options. Obviously I'd hope for someone better, but he'd be an interesting option.
What is an unsexy player? I’d like to see Arnautovic and Shaqiri in a big club again.
He's been better than Herrera so far, that's for sure.
For me Mido would have been a good squad player for when you need a big lump up front
I was always a big Tuncay fan myself, that hat trick he scored against us in the CL was sensational. I was very surprised he never did more for Boro.
Tim Cahill, Lee Cattermole, Winston Reid, Steven Reid, Brede hangeland, Kevin Mirallas
A guy I once knew, who supported United, was adamant we should have signed Kevin Doyle.
Geoff Cameron
James Ward-Prowse. Kid clearly has enough in the locker for it.
Jack Butland, Cedric Soares, James Tarkowski, Harry Maguire, Ryan Bertrand, Oriol Romeu, Wilfried Ndidi, Manuel Lanzini, Gylfi Siggurdson, Jermain Defoe, Charlie Austin, Jamie Vardy
Sylvain Distin read the game well and could play from the back. Enabled Richard Dunne to take the plaudits with the blood and thunder defending that English football admires. Distin could have started for Arsenal or Liverpool.
Agreed. I was hoping we would sign him when he was at newcastle.
This. The more, i watch him, the more he reminds me of Gerrard Pique. Jones-Maguire, that will be good. Like having less-premium Vidic-Rio.Harry Maguire - good defender and good on the ball rampaging forward, good passer - when you think we paid around double for Lindelof
Bargain purchase by Leicester. Another emerging name, i currently like is Gross.
Great shout! One of the top 20 CBs of the Premier League era for me, possibly top 15 and definitely good enough to be a squad player at any team in the division at his peak.
I'm a Brighton fan (as well as United) and I can tell you, the majority of Brighton's attacking play this season - granted, there hasn't been a lot! - has come through Gross. He's been really good. Great delivery from set pieces too.