And if I'm not, the answer will be yes? Sweet!
Wilfried Zaha - Sold to Crystal Palace
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Dortmund signed Reus for approximately the same amount last year. Just saying
*runs for cover*
*runs for cover*
Hate these conditional transfer fees.
For the Buying clubs the fees taken is the maximum amount and for the selling club it's the minimum fee.
For the Buying clubs the fees taken is the maximum amount and for the selling club it's the minimum fee.
15 minutes of pure Zahasm.
lol That was quick.
Black mini-Ronaldo in the making.
I'm almost scared to say this. But he really does remind me of a young C.Ronaldo. Full of trickery and raw explosiveness.
...and you should run for cover! These types of statements are ridiculous.
Never specifically watched him play so can't make much comment. The reported £12-15m seems a lot for a Championship player and I'm not sure where he'll fit in with Nani / Valencia / Young / Giggs / Kagawa etc but you have to trust Fergie. Hope he isn't Nani's replacement, though.
There's also some nice, quick linking with team mates behind that football style.
I'm going to call him Wilf.
I must admit he looks pretty fecking impressive in that video, even if it is only Championship level. He's got all the basics to be a top winger he's fast, can dribble has plenty of tricks in the locker and looks to have tons of confidence. Being only 20 it's quite exciting, if he was Spanish or Brazilian I think the cafe (me included) would be exploding to be honest.
Think he can be a Ronaldo style goal scoring direct dribbling winger. Obv not to that level, but pretty good still.
We were obv searching for that type of player in the summer too with the 2 failed bids.
We were obv searching for that type of player in the summer too with the 2 failed bids.
Why are they ridiculous?
Winger Id Like to feck 
If he had been playing in the English Championship?
I have been a naysayer for this deal from the off but I am backing him now. The raw materials are good. I have just been sceptical if his ceiling is high enough for United.
His dribbling looks impressive, a little concerned about the end product but that will surely come.
One thing about him that i have observed in the little i have seen and also heard is that for his physical presence, he is very reluctant in the air. Hopefully that is something we can work on and improve.
He looks to have the dribbling part down. But I think we should be careful when we set our sights on the rest
Is it not possible for him to be a really good premier league winger who just goes past players with ease and skill and then rather than smashing the ball into the net like Ronaldo, or putting a goal on a plate with a cross like Nani for 18 months, he just makes sure to find the right sensible pass to someone like Kagawa to do the rest?
Don't understand this line of thinking at all. Most grounded posters take a player's ability from what they see with their eyes.
I agree he has all the basics, lets hope the coaches can work on his decision making and awareness.
Canny shit how they're keeping him til the end of the season.
Because you can pull examples from all over the world of the same things happening here there and everywhere while not even concentrating on the actual reasons for the fees, the guy hasn't even had a game yet and we're comparing him with Reus. We've been beneficiaries of finding bargains many a times - unfortunately the act of scouting isn't always accurate but we've making a fair good go of it for a while now.
£15m is far too much.
Kid is talented but not United quality. Hopefully I'll be proved wrong though.
Kid is talented but not United quality. Hopefully I'll be proved wrong though.
I like your optimism.
He actually looked better than I'd have expected in that video.
If your optimistic then you can only be let down or have your expectations met.
If your a pessimist then either you're right or your proved wrong for the better.
Yeah Wilf is awesome.
Racist.
I half-arsedly checked out 2 Palace message boards to gauge the opinion of someone who've actually seen him play, and they seem to rate him very highly. Holloway and Freedman have been waxing lyrical about him too. For now, that's good enough for me.
What's this about a t-shirt?
Did it also say: "Shove your injunction up your arse!"
Did it also say: "Shove your injunction up your arse!"
And you're an arse to be around going with the latter approachIf your optimistic then you can only be let down or have your expectations met.
If your a pessimist then either you're right or your proved wrong for the better.
We love Big Willie!!!
Physically he looks more than good enough for the premiership too.
I might be an arse but I've seen him play live (not just the league cup game) and on TV several times which is more than 95% of this forum.And you're an arse to be around going with the latter approach
I hope to god i'm wrong.
I reckon Sir Alex Ferguson, and Jim Lawlor, and Martin Ferguson, are all a bit more clued in then you.
"Sup Giggsy?"
Glad that it's done. Now get another midfielder and a young central defender, we'd be set for next season.
That's the thing! Seems like he has most of the tools needed to do well here.
Ultimately, as a club, we are always yearning for explosive and direct wingers. This deal makes sense to me
Dont think we will be shipping one of our senior wingers either.- Status