We don’t have a bloated squad . Far from it at the moment with injuries and suspensions .
Mainoo has even jumped ahead of him in the pecking order
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Mainoo has even jumped ahead of him in the pecking order
I want to see this guy be given a chance, can't stand to see the current shit be given chance after chance and they can't control the ball, pass or offer anything beyond being awful.
Same. Mainoo and him should be in the squad with a strong possibility of playing good minutes instead of relying on the same old failed spare parts over and over again.
Yeah he must be pissed off at not getting time
He might be a good player, but he won't save us.
You can't really go by internationals. McTominay just scored twice against Spain and was terrible against Newcastle.
Playing against Russia (I don't think I can name a single player that they have, nowadays) does not make you good enough to play for Manutd. He might have been as bad as what we had on the field, or worse.
You can't really go by internationals. McTominay just scored twice against Spain and was terrible against Newcastle.
Playing against Russia (I don't think I can name a single player that they have, nowadays) does not make you good enough to play for Manutd. He might have been as bad as what we had on the field, or worse.
He has good technique. Sometimes its just about having correct profiles and he is a much better profile in that midfield than McTominay. He can trap a ball, can take a ball on the turn and can both evade pressure and pass the ball to a good standard. We'll never know what his ceiling is if we don't give him an opportunity but we know for certain what McTominay is and the limitations he provides.
After the pre season I was sure he would get his chance this season, especially with the Eriksen and Casemiro injuries. I think the quality is there to play a part, can only think it must be mentality/behind the scene issues that ETH sees. Would be nice to give this lad some minutes and give Bruno a rest at times.
Very disappointed, he looked so good in pre season and not given a chance at all.
What?
What happened? Gave up on him way too soon or some reason for the move?
Its basically free with maybe 30-40% sell on.. if he does well.
wtf. He looked really worth a chance here preseason. And €1m hardly seems worth it
Wow, that is a pittance. Mates rates for ten Hag's buddies?
Bizzare.
Presumably we realised he isn’t very good. Hasn’t he been pretty crap for our reserves all season? Don’t see why we should get good money for a not very impressive reserves player.
Surprised there’s no buyback clause.
We could never finish games off all season so there was never a safe time to give him minutes.
Sad fact is even if we had got that far ahead in games he'd have given the mins to McTominey anyway. Too many "not good enoughs" stinking up the bench blocking the progression of the reserves.
He’s been a bit underwhelming at every level he’s played at in all honesty.
1m fecking euros?
We wish. It's up to 1m€
Wtf. 1m??
Oh. Hadn't followed the reserve season. He looked promising in pre season and read that he was playing for his National side.. thought he might be given a loan season or two..
Someone good/talented we get in return then?
Typical reactions here every time an overhyped youth player is sold. Like most of the others, chances are he wasn't very good and we'll never hear of him again.
What is wrong with us.
Why do we not even give the boy a shot at Championship, if he does well he’s suddenly worth 10-20x that amount. If not, then we sell him €1m..
Why do we not even give the boy a shot at Championship, if he does well he’s suddenly worth 10-20x that amount. If not, then we sell him €1m..
Remember Cameron Borthwick-Jackson?
We should have a buy back clause.
10 league appearances for United somehow. The LVG era had some bizarre team selections, especially in defense. CBJ, Blackett, McNair, Donald Love, etc.
I guarantee you he goes for around £10m if he played for Shitty/liv. We can never buy or sell players competently so I should never be surprised!
Our most bizarre transfer in my lifetime. Wtf? Kid really looked promising
What if no Championship club was willing to take him?
Based on what, if you don't mind me asking?
Look at where he's going. Look at the price.
This isn't a mistake from the club. This is a player who isn't very good who is going to a team that is not very good.
This isn't a mistake from the club. This is a player who isn't very good who is going to a team that is not very good.
We hang on to shite players for far too long, years after they should’ve been sold, and sell promising young players for basically nothing.
Really hope the club know what they’re doing with this.
Really hope the club know what they’re doing with this.
Let’s be honest, he was never likely to be good enough for a team looking to challenge Man City - and that’s what we need to plan towards.
Yeah, i am subjective here. Last pre-season.
I loved how he dealt with pressing as deep midfielder. I thought "there is a player there". I rarely say that for young players.
Well, i am not scout material i guess.
1 million? How are we this bad at selling players?
that fee
I dont want a sell on clause i want a buy back clause for €20m in 2 years and first refusal, silly decision based on the information we have
I thought he was better than that.
I have a feeling that we rate more passion merchants with physical attributes (Tuanzebe, Williams, McTominay) than players with skill and flair.
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