Manchester United Banter Archive June 22 2015

22 Jun 2015 19:45:47
As all of the newspaper transfer nonsense is getting on the majority s nerves thought I would ask something a little different.

From the last 25 years if you could sign 3 players from our biggest rivals Liverpool,City,Arsenal and Chelsea who would you have ??

22 Jun 2015 20:29:59
Great question Dean, is that 3 in total or 3 from each? The other issue is the timing. For example, Gerard in his prime was awesome but we had Keane and Scholes so didn't need him. So. in no particular order.

Arsenal, no brainier really. Henry and Bergkamp obviously and then probably Vieira.

Liverpool is a struggle as they have had a lot of dross in the last 25 years. Robbie Fowler was incredible in his prime, John Brnes was a United player but beyond that?

Chelsea is interesting. I'd Take Hazard today, I loved Drogba in his prime, and Zola would have lit up OT.

As for City, again a lot of dross until recently. I love Aguero, Kompany has been immense in recent years and dare I say it, Toure.

22 Jun 2015 20:51:56
Vieira, Sol Campell and Henry

22 Jun 2015 20:18:34
Has to be Thierry Henry, Dennis Bergkamp and Frank Lampard for me. I've not been around for all of the last 25 years so I may have skipped over some top players but they are the ones that stand out in my time

22 Jun 2015 20:18:36
Oooooh

I'm going to base mine on who could help us most now, just to try and narrow it down.
1. Henry, still one of the best players I've ever seen in the flesh.
2. Makelele, just the type of custodian style midfielder we need right now.
3. This is the hardest one, it's a toss up between Gerard, vieira and john terry.
I think I'll go for JT. No complex reasoning, just because he'd sort our defence.

22 Jun 2015 20:18:49
Henry, viera and silva

22 Jun 2015 20:19:31
i would go with bergkamp, vieira and zola

22 Jun 2015 20:57:05
Gerrard, Veira & Henry. If it had to be 1 from different teams then Aguero instead of Henry.

22 Jun 2015 21:04:47
Sorry mate it was 3 from each mine would be: Liverpool;Gerrard,Rush,Alonso
Arsenal; Bergkamp,Llungberg,Henry
City; Kompany,Aguero,Hart
Chelsea; Terry,Ballack,Essien

I found all choices reasonably easy except for arsenal they have had tonnes of class players over the years.

22 Jun 2015 21:04:59
Liverpoo - Gerrard Alonso Hyypia
Citie - Aguero Silva Kompany
Arse - Henry Bellerin Vieria
Chelski - Zola Hazard Cech

I just can't write the teams true name my body will not allow it . soz good fun though

22 Jun 2015 21:18:00
Arsenal - Henry, Overmars, Bergkamp.
Chelsea - Hazard, Essien (in his prime), Zola
Liverpool - Gerrard, Hyypia, Xabi Alonso
City - Yaya Toure, Aguero, Silva

Hard to leave out a few such as Kompany, Zabaleta, Vieira, Campbell, Drogba, Robben and plenty more. When you sit and think about it there have been so many wonderful players that we've been lucky enough to have play in the EPL.

22 Jun 2015 21:27:06
Nobody's mentioned one of my favourites - Georgi Kinkladze. Super wee player.

22 Jun 2015 21:43:01
City: David Silva, Shawn Wright-Phillips, Pablo Zabaleta
Liverpool:John Barnes, Sami Hyypia, Ian Rush
Chelsea: Didier Drogba, Marcel Desailly, Ricardo Carvalho
Arsenal: Thierry Henry, Dennis Bergkamp, Tony Adams

22 Jun 2015 22:02:17
Liverpool fowler Alonso Suarez
City yaya aguero zabaletta
Arsenal Bergkamp Henry Sanchez
Chelsea Cole Lampard marcel desiyle shit spelling😉

22 Jun 2015 22:27:32
Liverpool - Hansen, Alonso, Suarez
Arsenal - Adams, Overmars, Henry
Chelsea - Ivanovic, makelele, hazard
City - kompany, toure, aguero.

22 Jun 2015 22:31:59
Ok once more
arse: Henry, Veira, Sol Campbell
Chavski : Drogba, Robben, Zola
Sh**y : Yaya, Aguero, Kompany.
That lot: Gerrard, Barnes, Beardsley.

22 Jun 2015 22:44:16
Nor Shaun Goater or Paul Dickov Stevie 😚

22 Jun 2015 23:20:48
Chelski - Terry, Zola and Makélélé
Arsenal - Henry, Bergkamp and Viera
Liverpool - Fowler, Alonso, Gerrard
City - Aguero, Toure, Silva

22 Jun 2015 23:27:52
Adams,Henry,makelele,
Sorry bout the rest I can't bring myself to pick any Liverpool or city players,I never liked any of them,
Maybe I'm a bit odd,lol

22 Jun 2015 23:52:45
Liverpool - Fowler, that's it.
M.City - Aguero, Kompany, Y.Toure.
Arsenal - Bergkamp, Henry, Sanchez.
Chelsea - Hazard, Essien, Courtois.

22 Jun 2015 23:59:40
Liverpool - Gerrard, Alonso, Suarez
Arsenal - Henry, Bergkamp, Viera
Chelsea - Lampard, Hazard, Makelele
City - Silva, Yaya, Aguero

23 Jun 2015 01:43:28
surprised noone went for torres in his prime.

23 Jun 2015 02:53:52
Henry, Ramsey, Bergkamp
Drogba, Hazard, Matic
Torres, Suarez, Alonso
Toure, Silva, Aguero

23 Jun 2015 05:28:54
arsenal - berkamp,overmars,viera

Liverpool - alonso,gerrard,fowler

Chelsea - ivanovic,drogba,makelele

City - kompany,aguero,silva

23 Jun 2015 09:34:41
Arsenal; Bergkamp,Wright,Henry
City; Kompany,Aguero,Yaya
Chelsea: Robben, Desailly, Hasselbaink
Liverpool: McManaman, Kewell, Gerrard

And just for fun, if this was on another page and we were to pick 3 from utd, it'd pick Cr7, Giggs, Scholes!

23 Jun 2015 09:39:01
Arsenal - Overmars, Henry and Campbell.
Liverpool - Suarez, Alonso and Gerrard.
City - Zabaleta, Silva and Ageuro.
Chelsea - Hazard, Cech and Lampard.

Other players I'd have loved to have seen at United would have been Bale, Shearer, Gazza, Di Canio, Modric and Speed.

23 Jun 2015 12:26:25
Alright fellas, I'm a Chelsea fan but I thought I'd join in anyway (replacing Chelsea with United players)

Arsenal- Henry, Viera and Bergkamp
Liverpool- Suarez, Owen and Alonso
City- Silva, Toure and Aguero
United- Beckham, Ronaldo and Cantona

23 Jun 2015 13:19:18
First time poster here, I'm surprised no one mentioned Fernando Torres of Liverpool or do y'all not rats him.

{Ed004's Note - I'm a bit surprised as well. He would be the perfect striker for our current formation and would have been brilliant in an attack consisting of Rooney and Ronaldo alongside him}

23 Jun 2015 18:35:25
Arsenal - Brady, Henry, Bergkamp
Liverpool - Dalglish, Hanson, souness
chelsea - zola, Dixon, hazard
city - toure, aguero, silva

22 Jun 2015 18:10:52
Hi guys first time poster big man utd fan from Glasgow really looking forward to the new season but think it is an absolute must that we two midfielders one won't cut it we need schneiderlin as far as dm go there ain't much better out there and if we leave much longer were going to miss out and if we could buy him and get arturo vidal this lad is an absolute monster of a player under no circumstances should we let arsenal get him if we got schneiderlin and vidal we would be a force to be reckoned with again and that's without us signing any other players

22 Jun 2015 18:53:45
Think most will agree with you, someone like schweinsteiger to compete with carrick in the 6 role then gundogan/schneiderlin/Vidal/nainggolan in the number 8 role because the only decent player we have in that position is Herrera. I know di maria played there for Madrid but for me he needs to be attacking out wide, and Fellaini is more of a plan B when we are being heavily pressed.
Agree on Vidal, if he adapts and stays injury free he would probably be the best in the league but those are big ifs and he'll come at a big price tag.

22 Jun 2015 22:30:55
I just think in the '6' role we should be signing someone who is going to make a mark for years to come, Schneiderlin would be ideal for me as he's prem proven, young enough and good enough. The advanced MF role would be Firmino for me as LVG likes staggered lines thru his formation Firmino would be a bit more advanced than Herrera linking with depay and Rooney.

23 Jun 2015 02:59:50
Vidal would 100% adapt. His game suits the league perfectly.

23 Jun 2015 08:40:29
Totally agree ra94 schneiderlin for number 6 role he knows what prem is all about we can't rely for players to adapt to the prem like last year cost us too many points but on vidal I don't think he would have any problems adapting we need power and energy in the midfield so that we can go back to what we're good at counter attacking teams with the pace of di Maria and depay and pacey striker ( lacazette or Wilson ) I think we'll have a great chance of claiming back our title

23 Jun 2015 09:49:48
I think we need an adaptable box to box midfielder who can also play deeper if needed and add some physicality in midfield. One of Schneiderlin or Vidal would be best placed for this.

Then I think we need a true DM, someone who'll just protect that space in front of the defence and allow the rest of the team to push forward knowing that they have someone covering them, rather than a deep lying playmaker. This kind of player will be vital in Europe.
Someone like Gianelli Imbula or William Carvalho.

22 Jun 2015 17:48:46
Lots of folk freaking out about us not making all of our signings already and that we are lagging behind because other clubs are already doing some business.

Correct me if I am wrong but haven't we concluded the biggest deal so far out of everyone and smashing the most cash on the table by bringing in Depay?

Sorry that we missed out on Ing's, Milner and Joe Gomez. I am sure we will no longer challenge for the title now.

22 Jun 2015 18:10:59
Apparently lvg is back from his holiday today or tomorrow so hopefully we've got something in the pipeline as it's nice to get deals done early, but no one else has signed anyone worth mentioning yet so I don't get why people are panicking.

22 Jun 2015 18:22:27
Good post mate!

It isn't even July yet, we have a potential world beater signed up already and could have two or three deals very close in Schweinsteiger, Otamendi and Firmino.

There is nothing to worry about.

22 Jun 2015 15:06:11
first time poster here, for those who watch our u21's. Could someone give an analysis on Andreas Pereira, what is his best position, what kind of player is he and where dyou think he would fit into our current starting 11 should he be given a place? thanks in advance

{Ed007's Note - Welcome to the site, Chris.}

22 Jun 2015 15:24:41
Hi Chris, Pereira can play on either wing but strong in the Attacking Midfield role. I would imagine this season, if he is given an opportunity, he will be used out wide. He seems very comfortable on the ball and keeps possession well so I would think he is the type of player LVG likes.

22 Jun 2015 15:35:19
Great name.

22 Jun 2015 16:53:49
CTR, you gutted you never used that one now?

I agree with Ports.

22 Jun 2015 17:02:35
Welcome mate, I think he'll definitely get a run out in the fa and league cup games and hopefully a few sub appearances in the prem. Depends if we buy any more players in his position though (firmino)

22 Jun 2015 18:10:10
Not gutted just more disappointed in myself :)

Oh well I'm off tto the boozer to celebrate turning 30 if there is such things to celebrate turning 30 with kids and impending marriage :)

Ok I'm off to drown my sorrowsabout turning 30 and an impending marriage.

22 Jun 2015 18:45:04
Have a good night Chris . Welcome chrismufc he is a very technically gifted player he is bulking up a little which was badly needed to play in England. I would expect him to make a dozen appearances this season primarily from the bench, he has the talent he needs to impress everyday to get his chance I believe he is going to have a better career than adnan.

22 Jun 2015 21:06:49
In Wilson, Perreira and Januzaj, we have three youngsters of the highest order. Just need the right development.

22 Jun 2015 14:05:28
Because it's about Ronaldo I thought I'd post it first.

Apparently we are moving for him, £66 million. He is unhappy at the departure of Ancelotti, unhappy with Benitez, unhappy at the lack of support he has from the club and also unhappy about being played as a central striker.

Won't happen - but everyone thinks I am the Ronaldo fan on here so thought I'd share the story with y'all :)

22 Jun 2015 14:53:02
is this the 8th attempt we have tried to sign him bk

22 Jun 2015 15:07:49
He's coming home, he's coming home, he's coming, Ronaldo's coming home.

22 Jun 2015 15:09:47
I'd say 8th is quite a low estimate.

22 Jun 2015 16:15:47
Thats what we've all been waiting for Fresh! Nothing like a transfer window with a Ronaldo link :)

22 Jun 2015 17:32:46
I hate to disappoint for too long - just have to wait for the story to surface ;)

22 Jun 2015 13:09:53
Not going to lie, i just want to have the excitement of actually signing someone at the moment, could care less who it was.

22 Jun 2015 16:02:09
Unfortunately that seems to be the way with the modern generation of fan. You will have that excitement and then by November when the player we signed just to please you has been awful you will turn on him and say the clubs transfer policy is no good. I am quite happy to wait as long as it takes to buy players who are good enough.

22 Jun 2015 11:55:47
Does anyone agree that we are only linked with Sergio Ramos and Jerome Boateng because they want new deals?

Yes, Ramos may not like it that Ancelotti left, but surely we are being used again like Dani Alves did us.

22 Jun 2015 11:59:51
Or possibly the media need to fill rumour pages every day, and because we are in the market for a cb, they try to link us to a new big name cb every week?

22 Jun 2015 12:09:10
Fresh and Danny,

I think you are both right, it is a mixture of the 2.

22 Jun 2015 12:29:49
Pretty much everyone gets linked to us at some point. Give it a few days and they'll find someone else we've 'agreed personal terms' with.

22 Jun 2015 13:14:24
United are not being used in anyway other than just the name, they have a list of targets and will know which players are open to a move. While the press are reporting nonsense like this at least they are not getting in the way of any real negotiations.