We are adding Lindelof to give us two options that are comfortable as a LCB and as for Blind, Jose has shown zero interest in using him in midfield and referred to him as a LB. Basically if he had any intention of playing Blind as the #6 we'd have seen it by now, but instead every time he drops Carrick out he just goes back to 4-2-3-1 rather than use Blind there.
He wasn't great in those appearances. Hence he cannot be trusted in the long term.
Why draw an arbitrary line anywhere? What difference does it make, it's all silly monopoly money at this point anyway, none of it ours.
You won't be paying anything extra to follow United should Lindelof end up costing £40m rather than £30m; why would the former figure be intolerable while the latter is fine?
It's only an overspend if you pay more than the market rate. The market rate is not overspending. Do you honestly think that if the club could get the player for less money, they wouldn't do it?
Precisely.
To be fair that's not completely true, not at CB at least. Specifically remember in his first season he had a good run of form individually, despite week on week people saying he'd struggle with so and so and he dealt with them. Think you should acknowledge that there are fair few that who did rate Rojo (at CB) before this run of form.
No, still arguing that two red card-worthy tackles don’t automatically mean that a CB cannot be trusted. That’s what devilish said.
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TBF Mou seem to have an obsessions about inches. Most of his signings were above 6ft. Now Carrick is 6ft2. Mourinho tends to either playing him or Fellaini whose a giant. When he goes with a 2 men midfield he opts for Herrera (6ft) and Pogba (6ft3).
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This season he can't. He makes red card challenges 20% of the time which is too fecking much.
The benchmark is terribly low to suggest he can be trusted as a long term CB based on his debut year appearances, especially considering how well protected he was in a regimental LVG system with two holding midfielders.
Sounds like we're signing Lindelof in the next few days, then. As most have said, you have to trust Mourinho given his track record with defenders. But it does seem as if United are spending a lot for a player that was on the verge of joining Boro just a year ago.
Nah, I think earlier tweets state he's working on this deal (and many others he isn't the agent for) as a broker.
Not quite sure on that stat
I get your doubts, I'm just personally of the opinion that we should see out this season with what we've got and then assess things. I think the sample size of these defenders under Mourinho is too small and that they deserve games as a reward for their form (I know you disagree on Rojo's form).Lewandowski was about to sign for Blackburn before Dortmund, how does that matter at all?
It's weird since this isn't the 1st Division in the 80's but Jose does seem like he's player hunting off a WWE casting audition. We shall see I guess but whatever we think in regards to the various parts of this debaste I stand by one thing, Rojo as a CB or sell him, he's tripe as a LB.
This season he's had 10 games as a CB under Mourinho in all competitions. He should have walked in 2 of them.Not quite suree on that stat
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Youtube clips are enough for that. Only interested in the look on his face after the final whistle
maybe this guy works for mendes. Or mendes is working as a broker. Either way you know he's involved
Sorry but he's one of the most intelligent footballers at the club, he would be a great fit for a team like Barca at CB, at least for back up.
Still 12 matches, doesn't change no matter how hard you try.
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Yeah that was an accident
. Apologies.No he wouldn't. He's got a good brain, not a great one and he lacks everywhere else. He doesn't have the pace to play LB, doesn't have the positional awareness and decision making to play CB, doesn't have the passing range and quality to play DM
Zlatan does and says he's ready and I rate his opinion more than tv watches like myself
Watching a bit - they are battering Rio Ave.
Ah okay, suppose he won't be challenged too much so it could be tough to judge him.
