Mihai
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Remember when people here were thinking that he would be the next Gattuso.
I'd rather we bought someone better.2 of which are permanently crocked and one is a kid. I wouldn’t mind seeing TFM kept around as a last resort back up across the back 4.
Obviously yes. Head and shoulders above the rest.Fosu-Mensah. Do you feel he has a future at United? My vote goes to - YES.
Fair enough if we can find someone better thats happy to play those few and far between games when all our other options are out.I'd rather we bought someone better.
Better than Bailly, Tuanzebe and Mengi I mean. Those guys can be the versatile backups. Or just keep Smalling, either way.Fair enough if we can find someone better thats happy to play those few and far between games when all our other options are out.
I'm convinced it's our massive wages that cause the problem when trying to move players onAye Pool did well in selling players like Ibe and Solanke for decent money.
Agreed. If he stays fit I've no problem whatsoever with him filling in across at the backline, though if he can attract a good fee I wouldn't mind him moving on either.I think Dalot will leave this summer and TFM may be kept around as backup. Laird will likely quickly jump ahead of him in the FB pecking order but his ability to provide cover anywhere across the back will probably keep him here.
Some people seem to think we've millions of CBs but in reality Jones, Rojo and Smalling are on their way out and Bailly and Axel haven't been consistently fit for ages. Mengi is 18.
Maguire and Lindelof are actually our only fit senior CBs right now. Even if we sign another it's very conceivable with an injury or two that we might need TFM to fill in there at some stage.
He's not really good enough to make it here but I can definitely see the logic in keeping him another year while we build out our defensive group.
I rate Smalling. Himself and Maguire would have been immense defensively. But Ole wants us playing out from the back and that just isn't his game. So I can't see him coming back.Agreed. If he stays fit I've no problem whatsoever with him filling in across at the backline, though if he can attract a good fee I wouldn't mind him moving on either.
Our CB position is interesting in that it looks beguilingly bloated with players, but once you separate the wheat from the chaff as you say we're very thin on proven first team quality. An unpopular opinion of mine is that I wouldn't mind Smalling back in the mix next year, but the feeling seems to be he wants guaranteed first team football and his United ship has just generally sailed.
Hi season at Villa was streets ahead of anything TFM has ever done. Being injured all season has made it hard for him to do anything more.I really don't understand this comparison to Tuanzebe who has shown nothing so far he is good enough for United. TFM also has not shown that but he has played at international level with Holland too. He is one year younger and has lot of attributes to be a decent squad player. If it's a choice between TFM and Tuanzebe I would keep TFM as a back up.
Playing in the championship and the PL are two different ball games.Hi season at Villa was streets ahead of anything TFM has ever done. Being injured all season has made it hard for him to do anything more.
Most possibly true.I'm convinced it's our massive wages that cause the problem when trying to move players on
Playing very well and getting promoted v not even getting a game for a team that conceded hatfuls and got relegated.Playing in the championship and the PL are two different ball games.
At some point returning to Ajax paid off for Blind, especially in Champions League.His loan spells suggest he isn't prepared to graft it out at struggling sides or in a harshly physical environment.
Feel like he'll end up in the Eridivisie or something.
I just don't think he'll have done enough to make Ajax want him.At some point returning to Ajax paid off for Blind, especially in Champions League.
If that's the case then he's finished on higher football level. EL is the only chance for him, now.I just don't think he'll have done enough to make Ajax want him.
Blind's positive traits were still there to be seen.