Applying pressure on a regular starters position indicates that the player applying said pressure is in a position to take his spot, and become the regular. My point is, Williams is not cut out at this time to be a regular starter. So he can "apply pressure" all he likes, but he will still not be good enough to displace AWB. He can cover him, sure. But he isnt good enough to remove AWB from his starting spotIf you had not gotten so excited in the first place I would not even have bothered to reply. Try stating your opinion in future without being so excitable. You will get your point across better that way.
Oh and once again you have tried to argue about something I did not state. I did not state that Williams should be a regular starter. I said that he would be able to apply pressure on AWB. Which he will (in my opinion) unless AWB improves next season.
Not as urgent as CB or DM.We really need a LB too. It’s probably the 2nd most urgent area to address this summer. I rate Shaw but I don’t rate his fitness and Williams should be our back up RB not LB.
I don’t deem CB as urgent as we have Bailly and Smalling as back up. We have no back up for Shaw. DM is also urgent I agree.Not as urgent as CB or DM.
Okay. There are plenty of people who disagree with you on this forum, hence the various threads discussing AWBs performance or lack thereof. But that is okay, we are allowed to have different opinions. Time will eventually tell who is correct.Applying pressure on a regular starters position indicates that the player applying said pressure is in a position to take his spot, and become the regular. My point is, Williams is not cut out at this time to be a regular starter. So he can "apply pressure" all he likes, but he will still not be good enough to displace AWB. He can cover him, sure. But he isnt good enough to remove AWB from his starting spot
Yeah I could get on board with a window like thatThis summer, I think I'd settle for:
1. A quality attacker, ideally Sancho or someone else ready to go into the starting 11
2. A backup for Bruno (maybe a loan, e.g. Eriksen, Coutinho, Ramsey, James etc)
If we can get those and have money left, then try for a defender to play centre back or left back (Alaba could do both?)
Yeah along with a decent priced backup AM as well, I wonder how much it would take for Leipzig to at least consider selling him and yes I realise he has just signed a new contract extension but then everyone has got a priceIf we could get Sancho and Upemecano despite the new contract extension, will be a good summer considering the pandemic and finances.
Those two mean we have added players that go directly into our first IX and improve the squad.
Those two are as sure bet as you can get injury permitting.
We will address three of those issues at the absolute max this summer which would be RW, AM cover & LCB, however the last two positions rely on us being able to shift Smalling, Rojo, and at least one of Lingard/Pereira as well. If we are unable to do that then just see us going all in for Sancho and that will be all we get.The likes of Cavani and Götze are free agents, don't think we are actually needing them right now any of these would undoubtly be quality additions where we have awful players, sorry Ighalo.
More interestingly is Malang Sarr, a young, athletic ball-playing left-footed CB that can even cover for LB when needed. It could definitely be a gamble given his youth but on a free I'd be all over this guy already.
If indeed van de Beek is on the 45mill mark, it is also a no-brainer. Just about what we need and even more.
We definitely need to strenghten all over the pitch, mainly: RW, CM/CDM, AM cover, Left side of the defence. Not seeing us addressing all of this needs, tbh.
Yeah that is a very valid point about our targets not necessarily still being available at the end on the window so need to make some movesIf Barca get Van de Beek for 25 to 30m euros, I'm going to be so pissed off when in actuality, we need a midfielder of his caliber to provide backup to all our CMs. All United do is release in the press who we are considering and still stuck on the Sancho deal..... Can someone just get started on the other deals? Just because we've got until October does not mean all our targets are going to be available by that time.
Get the impression that Grealish was the priority there and maybe naively Utd think they can still get him so have passed on VDBI think if the Barca's interest is true and they move for him it's over. We could've had a free run for him...a very good polyvalent player at excellent price.
We need to raid the bundesliga for Upamecano, Thiago Alcantara and Sancho and sell Jones, Rojo, Smalling, Mata and PeireraFor 120m you could get
Ibrahima Sarr - 40m
VdB/SZobozlai - 40-50m
Reguilón - 30m
Sarr - Free
More than decent transfer window imo
This.I'm honestly becoming increasingly of the opinion that our signings are going to be disappointing this season.
While that may come across as negative, for me it just feels like the signs are there that we're not going to make much headway in this market at all.
If so, thats a poor call from us.Get the impression that Grealish was the priority there and maybe naively Utd think they can still get him so have passed on VDB
Why do you think Ole considers the quad to need 5 players?Working on 4 far from assured assumptions -
1) Sancho won't be available til next Summer, but we will sign a winger still
2) We took out that £140m loan exclusively for transfer funds
3) We can only count on recouping around £10m to go into the kitty (the rest would likely be saved)
4) Solskjaer still considers the squad to need 5 more players (the winger signed could possibly take Dan James' squad place next season when Sancho is signed)
My signings -
LB: Rayan Aït-Nouri (15m)
CD: Dayot Upamecano (50m)
DM: Ibrahim Sangaré (15m)
AM: Dominik Szoboszlai (22m release clause)
RW: Ismaila Sarr (48m)
Good Summer? I say it would be the best summer mate. Those 2 will instantly improve our team.If we could get Sancho and Upemecano despite the new contract extension, will be a good summer considering the pandemic and finances.
Those two mean we have added players that go directly into our first IX and improve the squad.
Those two are as sure bet as you can get injury permitting.
I think Ndidi would be a lot more expensive than 40m, mate.Good Summer? I say it would be the best summer mate. Those 2 will instantly improve our team.
If we are short of money, we can focus on DM/LB next year but I will be very happy with these 2 signings.
We are now linked to David Brooks(40M), I would use that money wisely on a DM like Zakaria/Ndidi rather bringing in a squad player for 40M.
AgreedWhat I hate is the argument that “oh he would be a good squad player” players that play for united should be forcing themselves into the first team i.e Greenwood not the likes of Williams, Mata, Mct, Dalot, Jones, Lingard our so called “squad players”. All our squad players do is leech off the club and when they are asked to perform they do nothing. They don’t deserve to play for our club.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/metro....verhaul-manchester-united-squad-13029268/amp/Why do you think Ole considers the quad to need 5 players?
Wondering whether a loan back deal for the coming season on Sancho would be viable? Liverpool have done it successfully the last year or two.https://www.google.com/amp/s/metro....verhaul-manchester-united-squad-13029268/amp/
Not a great source but it links back to the primary source, The Telegraph, and that article is behind a pay wall. Supposedly Solskjaer's presentation to Woodward before being appointed permanently included 9 new players over 3 years. He has 4 already - James, Maguire, Wan-Bissaka, Fernandes. Obviously it doesn't indicate whether these new players are just signings or include youth promotions.
My mindset is, if we can't get Sancho this Summer, plug the other quality gaps in the squad and get him next year.
Apparently our scouting network just gets ignored if you read the reports coming out, like our scouts being ignored when they recommended we sign Pulisic and Alphonso Davies, the latter whom looks like he could be a world beater for years to come at Bayern as well.Would genuinely love to know what our scouting network does and how they operate. Because if you look through the past 6-7 years all our signings have either being galatico types or obvious ones that everyone and their nan could have picked out and predicted. Where are these gems and why don't we find/sign them anymore.
I mean that makes sense rather than the scouts being poor. Someone has had a mare not pursuing both of them that you have mentioned.Apparently our scouting network just gets ignored if you read the reports coming out, like our scouts being ignored when they recommended we sign Pulisic and Alphonso Davies, the latter whom looks like he could be a world beater for years to come at Bayern as well.
https://utdreport.co.uk/2020/07/29/...-pulisic-and-alphonso-davies-recommendations/I mean that makes sense rather than the scouts being poor. Someone has had a mare not pursuing both of them that you have mentioned.
https://utdreport.co.uk/2020/07/29/...-pulisic-and-alphonso-davies-recommendations/
And its from the scout himself, so honestly doesn't shock me if its been happening this entire time, because they aren't big name big money players that Woodward loves.
Scouts recommend dozens of players. Even if they are recommended, and we want the lad, it doesn’t mean we can just go out and buy him. Do you not think all the big clubs were looking at these players?Absolute shocker from the board, but no surpise. I think it again comes down to a lack of a director of football or someone with that knowledge in charge of footballing stuff.
