24 Jun 2017 08:45:29
Please can any of the eds comment on Fabinho and Bakayoko, I know you may say It's not important but I'd really appreciate your candid opinion on them. Who do you think is better and would fit Manchester United like a glove. There are so many divided opinions but I'd be happy if we could pull off Fabinho deal. What do you think eds as I've heard we have tabled €50 million? Thanks.

{Ed004's Note - I think Fabinho is far more suited to what we currently need. Bakayoko reminds me a lot of Pogba but with half the potential. He's a very a good player but will never be world class. I don't think Fabinho will be world class either but you don't need your holding midfielder to be world class. Madrid get away with Casemiro in midfield. Another point to make is Fabinho is an excellent penalty kick taker something we will lack with Ibrahimovic going - although don't think that matters as we don't seem to get them in the league anyways.}

1.) 24 Jun 2017
24 Jun 2017 10:51:06
In your own opinion ed004 which type of player would you compare fabinho to and do you see us going all out to get him?

{Ed004's Note - I reckon he is a very similar player to Matic with the ability to be a better player.}

2.) 24 Jun 2017
24 Jun 2017 14:26:02
Thanks Ed: which DCM would you consider world class out of interest? Kante? Busquets?

{Ed004's Note - I think there is a real lack of world class ones in the world right now. There are plenty around such as Carvalho, Danilo (Porto?), Casemiro, Busquets etc but none of them are world class. I think I'm in the minority, but I think Kante is very overrated. He's excellent at what he does but he is very limited. He's not a holding midfield though, he's a box to box midfielder}

3.) 24 Jun 2017
24 Jun 2017 17:26:43
Thanks for opinion Ed.

4.) 24 Jun 2017
24 Jun 2017 18:52:15
Casemiro is as dirty as they come. If he played for any other club in any other league he would have 6 or 7 reds a year.

5.) 24 Jun 2017
24 Jun 2017 21:38:01
busquets is or was world class. Massively disagree with regards to Kanta. Top class midfielder imo. He's limited on the ball, but the work he does off it is phenomenal. His engine too. Top cm who i'd love to have at united.

6.) 24 Jun 2017
24 Jun 2017 22:40:30
Busquets is world class, regardless of all his bull rubbish antics. He sits in front of the back 4 and allows the likes of Iniesta and Xavi play football. Without his input, the great Barcelona team of recent years would not have been the same.
Still a tosser though.

7.) 25 Jun 2017
25 Jun 2017 02:48:08
Got to say i love casemiro. Thought he with modric were MOM in champs league final. Yeah he's a bit dirty. But think he's made for premier league. It is also hard to say that a dm is world class. What is world class anymore anyway. there's ronaldo and messi then there's different levels of players that are suited to different systems where one supposed "world class" player for one team turns out to be nothing but, for another team. (Di maria) . World class i believe is based on consistency at a top level. Of which you can probably count on one hand the players that meet this level.

Ronaldo
Messi
Suarez
Neymar
De gea
Neuer

Alright maybe two hands. Just.

I coach at a pretty decent level. i'm not saying i'm pep or jose but i'd take attitude over talent any day. (Of course talent is important) but my point is you don't need a team of world class players to have a world class team.

I see everyday that united get frustrated at signings and saying he isn't good enough or he isn't a united player. And this sort of opinion frustrates me i understand the desire for big names and how excited it makes everybody. But team balance and harmony within the group. Player personality has to count for alot.

This started as me questioning what is world class and my liking for casemiro and it turned into something else. For that i apologise. As you were.

8.) 25 Jun 2017
25 Jun 2017 09:30:31
Busquets is definitely World Class. A top class c**t but also a top class player, couldn't agree with 2toms more.