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We still need another RB, Dalot isn't reliable. Apparently Menuier is available on a free in the summer i would get him as a backup option.
Dalot, Laird and Williams. We need a left back more.We still need another RB, Dalot isn't reliable. Apparently Menuier is available on a free in the summer i would get him as a backup option.
These two always seem to be injured and Williams is a LBDalot, Laird and Williams. We need a left back more.
Yeah he is the signing we simply have to do everything we can to make happen,obviously with the current situation there is no guarantee transfers will even happen this summer.We need Sancho. Everything else is considered a bonus.
Sancho and Ighalo is a real possibility but still not sure how badly we actually want a DM/CM.Chances are if business is done in the summer it will be minimal as clubs will have so much to do in general to get things back on course. Sancho will be the focus I feel, getting him is such a big thing to put the final piece in that front 4 IMO. I don't see us getting more than 3 in and looking at the recent links the below seems possible.
Sancho
Cavani/Igalho
Zakaria/Tonali/Van der Beek
Given our only DM is going to be 32 by the time another ball is kicked and routinely hasn't got the stamina for a full season or the mobility needed against better teams, I'd say a DM is a priority after Sancho, even moreso if Pogba stays as the whole playing him deeper thing is a liability.Sancho and Ighalo is a real possibility but still not sure how badly we actually want a DM/CM.
Do you think he has the discipline to play there?Summer 2020
- Keep Ighalo.
- Greenwood plays more
- Sancho
- Grealish
- Bellingham
- Keep Pogba if he sacks Raiola and move him into a DM
He doesn't have to do any defensive duties, it's more about positioning. Think Michael Carrick and less MakaleleDo you think he has the discipline to play there?
I think he has lots of abilities in the offensive side of the game, but defensive...
Hence the discipline comment, would he sit like Carrick?He doesn't have to do any defensive duties, it's more about positioning. Think Michael Carrick and less Makalele
Agree with all these bar Pogba.Summer 2020
- Keep Ighalo.
- Greenwood plays more
- Sancho
- Grealish
- Bellingham
- Keep Pogba if he sacks Raiola and move him into a DM
While I agree with your main point, that for whatever reason Pogba just hasn't worked here like we all hoped it would, and that he doesn't dominate games like I personally hoped he would, I must make one point --Agree with all these bar Pogba.
1) He cannot play DM at all. He's atrocious there
2) He wants to leave.
3) He's better offensively, but with Fernandes/Grealish there isn't a need for him
4) With the money he brings, we use to recruit younger/hungrier players with a better team ethic rather than his self centred media driven hype we are used too
5) He wants to leave
Pogba is a good talent, but a failed signing. Time for us all to move on
While i agree, Pogba is better than Grealish (and many others), you cannot escape the vital points.While I agree with your main point, that for whatever reason Pogba just hasn't worked here like we all hoped it would, and that he doesn't dominate games like I personally hoped he would, I must make one point --
Its not an exact quote from you, more of a general point I am synthesizing, but I think saying "we have Grealish so there is no need for Pogba" would be an offense that should lead to banishment from the forum.
Grealish isn't on the same planet as Pogba.
Fair enough mate.While i agree, Pogba is better than Grealish (and many others), you cannot escape the vital points.
Football is a team game. A clubs main goal is to have a entire squad fir for purpose. There is little place for "Individual talents" unless that player is of the ilk of a Messi or Ronaldo. Very few teams in world football set up with a "1 star player" mentality.
Even when Hazard was at Chelsea, although he was undoubtedly the biggest talent he wasn't the only bright spark in the team, similar to Griezmann at Athletico before his move to Barca.
My points with Pogba have always been regarding consistency and application. Pogba is a selfish footballer whose work rate and desire is nowhere near where it should be to warrant a starting spot at a big club, more worrying than that is because of his fame and his worldwide popularity due to social media the bulk of our fans think he is a footballer worthy of labels like "world class".
If Pogba was the quiet type, with limited social media our fans would be screaming for him to do better and demand he leaves. Simply put, he is a failed transfer. He does not apply his talents in the manner he should. With his skill set and physical attributes, he could be immense. But he isn't. Maybe the bar is set higher, but the bar is high BECAUSE he has the ability to do so much better.
You have to ask yourself - would we have a better squad without him? Well it's difficult to answer, but he's certainly more of a negative than a positive for me.
If we sold Pogba and replaced him with Grealish i do believe our squad would be better. Thats not saying Grealish is a better player, but facts are facts. Pogba has been inconsistent over 3 seasons or so and is angling for a move. Grealish covers more positions and if he applies himself and works hard we'd have a good quality squad option. Grealish could bomb and we'd be none the better of course, but thats football.
Being a good player doesn't make you a good member of a squad
Please tell me the * isn't for "we only need a CM if Pogba goes"?Highest Priority to lowest
- RW
- CB
- CM*
- ST
- DM
- LB
- GK
- RB
I like the idea of a swapping Pogba for players, from either Juve or Madrid, but it just doesn't seem to happen that often in football. And Ole is big on players wanting to be here and having the right mindset, so I don't know if you would get that in a player that is swapped.Swap Pogba for De Ligt and Ramsey , solves the Cb and box to box positions £0m spend
Sign Sancho solves Rw £100m spend
Sign Zakaria solves Dm £40m spend
Sign Ighalo solves striker depth £15m -20m
£160m outlay
4 key positions upgraded
Striker depth solved
Very ambitious, but no reason we cant take advantage of possible financial issues at other clubs such as Juventus who would probably prefer player trades to obtain Pogba rather than pay cash
I like that team but Kane is not going to happen. Levy is too cute to sell to another english club unless we pay well over the odds.
If we can somehow get Timo Werner that would be ideal as just don't think Martial is a natural striker.
He's a great player and would love him but he's not going to be cheap. Doubt United can afford him.Fair enough, I am just thrilled I am not the only one who sees the potential...
https://metro.co.uk/2020/04/14/stan...Msy3ooPD3q2Inh9I8sv9L3WGMbxUqCA4URoa6FRIv8cOM
Oh completely agree.He's a great player and would love him but he's not going to be cheap. Doubt United can afford him.