Manchester United Banter Archive June 07 2012

07 Jun 2012 23:36:43
y are people getting excited about modric, we dont need him and for 30 million u might aswel try get shweinsteiger from bayern. atleast he wud give us a bit ov steel in the middle of the park and that wud free kagawa to do wat he does best which is create and score alot ov goals. also think that munain or nicolas gaitan should replace nani, yeh sometimes hes game changing but alot ov the time all i see is the rest ov the team shouting at him coz hes lost the ball. wud keep hold of anderson and pray he stays fit coz he is good on the ball and started last season on fire with cleverly before they both got injured.

forever united!!

So you would rather have Anderson than Modric, I have heard it all now!

GDS

No i said id rather have shweinsteiger than modric!! and yeh id rather have anderson than modric coz the last time i checked he was still a united player and if u were a true utd fan ud always pick a united player over a tottenham player. jus my opinion tho. modric is a brill player but i think we need a tackler and a box to box midfeilder and not jus a passer coz kagawa will do all that for us!

In an ideal world I'd take Schweinsteiger (great surname) over Modric obviously

Trouble is, Modric IS available and Schweiny IS NOT

Bearing that in mind it's an easy choice in my book

Gav

Ah ok I get it, so I should rather have Bebe than Bale as last time I checked Bebe was still a United player. What a silly thing to say. And questioning whether I am a true United fan because of it? You don't know what a true United fan I am, pathetic.

GDS

Jesus...the amount of whinjing on this site by certain people of unreal.
Maodric would be a great buy fopr 25 million pounds, he's a superb player.
Averyone has been moaning about how we need midfielders, Fergie goes out and buys them and still your not happy.
Some people are never happy!

Simmo

07 Jun 2012 23:11:15
I, for one, would love to see luka modric in a manchester united shirt. He is a quality player who would improve our starting 11 and is worth every penny of his asking price ( if its less than 30 mils of course ). But, im not really sure he is needed as much as a defensive minded midfielder. Luka modric is a passer, a tempo controler. You see him play the short passes, the long passes, carry the ball forward, recycle it to the wingers... and he is absolute quality at that, the closest thing to scholes we can find but tbh, we already have many choices in that position, for the time beeing they are michael carrick, paul scholes, tom cleverley and anderson. And in terms of midfield enforcers we only have fletcher who may or may not be playing next season.
Now in a 4-2-3-1, a passer or a deep lying playmaker partner the enforcer (khdeira-alonso). Cleverley still needs a season to prove himself as a first choice playmaker and he should be given that opportunity next year, with scholes and carrick beeing the more experienced heads and ando.. i pretty much think he is off. Carrick would be ideal next to ryan tunicliff should he be given the chance because he adds an extra protection to the back 4 if young ryan cant handle it.
As for the enforcer, i would love any of martinez or m'vila. Strootman is more of a box to box playmaker than a defensive midfielder and has yet to prove himself. Asamoah looks decent, but his tackling ability and positioning are aweful. M'vila i think can be grabed easiely considering he is a united fan.
Now for the "valencia is not suited to the pass and move interchangeable football" debate, i stronly disagree. Valencia is by far the best passer on the wings ( 9% higher than youmg and some 13% than nani ). For ecuador, valencia plays either as a midfielder or as an attacking midfielder. His inability to use his left foot ( mostly due to the fact he cant do any conditioning on his left because of the metal plaque he has been wearing since his injury ) is made up for by an incredible strength, an ability to keep the ball and a good technique in using the outside of his foot for passing, which is why i beleive he will be able to adapt, added to that is his wonderful work ethic and his dedication. The linup would look like this

-------------De Gea---------
Rafael---evans---vidic---izag..
--------m'vila--clevers------
Valencia---kagawa---nani--
----------rooney----------

If money was not an obstacle i would get modric for clevers obviously and munian for nani ( i know he is unproven but this guy is gonna be a ballon d'or contender in the next 3-4 years ).
Ins:
-kagawa ( 14 mils )
-izagg ( 7 mils )
-m'vila ( 18 mils )
-modric ( 30 mils )
-munian ( 25 mils )

Outs:
-berbatov ( 8 mils )
-anderson ( 10 mils )not sure about that one i would prefer if we keep him but his injuries seem not to end
-nani ( 30 mils ) nani should be given one more season imo and then if his consistency doesnt improve than goodbye especially that he seems to want out
-fringe ( 5 mils )

total : 94-53=49 mils.

now i chose iza because he would not make a big fuss about rotating with evra this season and fabio and co the season after anf then when fryers and blackett seem to be ready to make the grade we can sell him and hed still have a decent price. As for young, he can cover for the whole attacking 3 behind rooney and get plenty of playing time.
I would also do my best to ign adam maher from az he is an attacking midfielder who can also operate as a box to boxer. He has a wonderful passing range( best cross field passes ive seen from an 18 yo )and has won the eredivisie young player of the year... seems like scholesy replacement to me and hope we can get him this year, if not than next year !

Sorry for the long post and excuse my english, it's my fourth language after all.
Mick

I completely agree with everything you mentioned. Would love the likes of Powell and clyne too though.

Nik Legend SA

07 Jun 2012 22:11:29
A lot of people on here saying we're looking to play with one up front next season and I think this is great, but then you have to think of the little pea and wellbeck... If Rooney is fit he'll start every game he can (apart from league cup games maybe and early f.a cup games depending on opponents...)
Which leaves Pea and wellbeck not really getting much game time and not being sharp enough for when they are called upon for a start... Also Rooney mentioned how he loved playing with wellbeck, and using him on the wing is a waste of talent
Just want some ideas of what formations we'll use?

Welbeck will start on the left quite a lot, and will swap with kagawa who will play behind rooney. But you have to remember that Kagawa won't play every game and we will still line up with two strikers quite a lot, especially at home I would think. I don't think we will have any worries with game time with welbeck and chicha. When you think about it, those wanting a top new striker are living in a dream land as we have plenty of options.

RedDevil19

Who's to say Rooney doesn't play behind Welbeck in lots of games

Pardoe

You make a fair point, young rooney and wellbeck could all pretty much rotate during the match as well... I agree with you that we don't need a new striker at all, unless its a Henrick larsson type signing just to give us more options when games stack up

Even if we do go 4231 (i hope we do) we will still revert to 442 or 4411 in plenty of games IMO against 'lesser' teams and in domestic cup games

And with the number of injuries we seem to see in the modern game I really wouldn't worry about either getting ample game time. Just imagine we lost Rooney for a few months we'd be down to 2 youngsters in Wellbeck/Hernandez and hardly a striker to sit on the bench!

Gav

07 Jun 2012 21:48:57
Hi, its y first time posting on here (more of a reader) but I don't get why some people are hating on the modric situation, i think he is going to be such a good player at united, and its going to be hard too turn down an offer seeing as united are in the champions league, spurs aren't, we just need a revamped midfield. We need natural playmakers, and ball winners, i think we will have the funds to complete the signings, with nani, berbatov and others off.

after a good sumer we could end up with this if everything goes to plan. 5-2-1-2
------------------De Gea------------
------Vidic-------Ferdinand--------Evans
Valencia or Clyne?------------------Bale or Alba?
-----------Modric--M'Vila or Strootman?-----------
-------------------Kagawa-------------
---------------Rooney---Welbeck------------


Tommy

Agree mate, think he's made for United both due to his work ethic and the fact he is a natural replacement for Scholes

Gav

I totally agree with a formation like this! Dont forget rafeal and maybe fabio if he stays

Good shout i said a formation like this a few weeks back but different players i think its the way well go solid at the back when needed flooding forward when not.
redpop

07 Jun 2012 21:22:01
Who do people think was the best midfielder in the league this season.
i think i would have to go for yaya
jred

I agree, Yaya by a huge margin. Without him and Kompany we'd be laughing.

Percy

Park was effective when he was fit

Or - with Vidic and other lengthy lay-offs we'd be laughing.

FredtheRed

Park ?

Did no name just suggest Park?

GDS

Scholes has got to be up there, not saying he was the best, but he made one hell of a difference to our season. This from one of the first, and most vocal, critics of his return. I have since had to hold my hands and say I was wrong.

APC

07 Jun 2012 20:22:31
"No its not over the top !
What is over the top is guys like you coming on here spouting rubbish about transfers you know nothing about.
Anyone can speculate but you act like you have inside info and we should all hang on your every word.

Devil Dust."

___________________________________

To be fair, all he said was 'I have been given knowledge' - somebody could've sent him a link, handed him the paper, anything. He never once claims that he has insider knowledge.

Secondly - why don't you give him a break mate, so what? If you don't believe him then just ignore it and don't bother. You don't have to scream at everyone that comes on this site and says something marginally suspicious.

People on this site aren't stupid - they don't need you telling them what might and might not be credible or right.

I for one would love Strootman to come, I prefer him to Yann M'villa and it'd be nice to have a dutch player.

Joe

07 Jun 2012 19:58:50
Does anyone know who will be first choice alongside Badstuder, Mertesacker or Hummels? Perhaps Whistler can help with this one?

Sydney!

I would think that Mertesacker is the last choice as he is useless. Is Boateng not in the squad?

RedDevil19

Badstuber and Hummels with Lahm and Boateng FB's.

Or at least they better be haha.

Last minute tweaks Syd?

Jono

I have gone for Boeteng anyway and swapped Mertesacker for Mexes. Is Mexes a definite starter and is he fit? Perhaps Claude may know ;)

Sydney!

Mexes may not be starting after consistently bad performance in the warm up games... Koscielny is the man that could be called in...

fearny

Definite starter and came through Estonia game fine.

Although he is part of a shocking defence though even England might score more than 1 ;-)

Jono

Thanks lads, I have swapped Mexes anyway, oh the decisions ;)

Sydney!

I'm really confused how can you put mexes in anyway, the teams suddenly gone from German to french... {Ed007's Note - Fantasy Football mate.....

I know what you mean Sydney! I have Boateng and Hummels in mine as well as 2 other Germans, 2 Dutch, 2 french, and 3 Spanish - goes who my money is on to make the semis?

Paso

Bond, are you in the league?

G.A.G.U.S {Ed007's Note - I will do it tomorrow GAGUS, I only seen it today and with Ed001 away and Ed002 flying about the place I haven't had time. What are the details mate?}

07 Jun 2012 19:13:17
liverpools last three manages, english man scotish man and irish man, bit of a joke really.

Isn't brendan rodjers welsh?

Macca! {Ed007's Note - Yes. He went to school with Placido Domingo and Desmond Tutu.}

Not unless Antrim is in Wales...

IrishRed

07 Jun 2012 17:48:23
really hope modric does'nt come, so overated surely theres someone better, its going to be a mediocre season if he signs.

What is so bad about modric? Surely there's a reason why Chelsea wanted him so much last year and why we've been linked with him for many years?

Modric is class and has been since he came to Spurs, posts like this are starting to annoy me, just glad so many disagreed. He is miles better than anything we have in his position!

GDS

Just because you watched MOTD a few times and didn't see him score a hatrick or do 10 step overs followed by a bikey doesn't mean he's not very good, sorry to break the news. He is one of the best at conrtolling possession and dictating tempo but then you can't really illustrate that in an exciting way in a Youtube clip

Gav

GDS
i think scholes< at 37, is still better than anyone in the premiership in terms of keeping possession and controling the game.
Mick

Mick - Scholes does still control possesion etc. as well if not better than anyone in the PL but Modric is a close 2nd or 3rd. And what Modric has over Scholes is more energy, stamina and youth as well as the ability to dribble past a man before making his pass. Scholes is still great but his legs are not those of a young man anymore

Gav

Mick,

100% agree with you, but I kind of assume Scholes isn't going to play a big role this season, how can he? We need somebody when he is not there, and like Gav said, his energy and stamina could make him better than Scholes for us.

GDS

07 Jun 2012 16:44:03
I would love to see this team next seasonn


___________________De Gea____________________
Rafael________Vidic_________Smalling_________Izza
_____________Modric_______Strootman__________
Valencia____________Kagawa____________Muniain
___________________Rooney__________________

I think this would be sensational {Ed004's Note - I would play Nani on the right instead so all players could interchange but it would be phenomenal...}

Hmmmm i thought that aswell Ed but i was trying to make it at least reachable be it hardly .... I would also love to see Petrucci on our brnch this summer i think he has immense potential and could be an immense impact sub on the right and centrally

That would be a fantastic side, but i'm not sure that Strootman is all that much better than Carrick. I'd go for Modric, Kagawa and Muniain and a cheap left back for the time being.

RedDevil19

Strootman is carrick's ability now but he has more pace and energy and he can tackle better and he is still young and can improve immensly

07 Jun 2012 16:05:09
Does anyone think Toni Kroos might be a good addition instead of modric? {Ed004's Note - No because I don't think he is fast enough for the football we are trying to incorporate and I can't see him wanting to leave Bayern...}

07 Jun 2012 15:26:36
Man United Make £22m Opening Offer for Tottenham Midfielder Luka Modric


Bid is an opening salvo and Fergie will go higher for the Croatia star PLUS Reds won’t pay Everton above £15m for Baines because of his age

Manchester United are ready to test Tottenham’s resolve to keep Luka Modric – with a £22million bid.

The Croatia midfielder has been on Sir Alex Ferguson’s wish-list for some time.
LiamsBiz

07 Jun 2012 14:36:21
Can anyone tell me what makes Asamoah so special? I do briefly remember him playing against Arsenal but if someone could give me his strengths it would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

ussoldier77

He is good at football

07 Jun 2012 14:13:27
Kwadwo Asamoah has put Manchester United on alert by admitting he could quit Udinese and move to the Premier League this summer.

Asamoah has been on United's radar for some time, while Juventus are also keen.

And the Ghana international, who is expected to be on the move in the coming weeks, admits he is well aware of the speculation surrounding his future.

"Udinese is in my heart, if I stay in Italy or go to England that doesn't change," he wrote on his Twitter page.

"Attention is now on Ghana and I hope to have news next week.

"Can't say a lot except that wherever my future is I want to win things and better myself as a player.

"I will let you know where that is."

Udinese have already confirmed that talks with Juventus have taken place, although it is not thought that a deal is close yet
Sorry for copy and paste.
RED DEVILS

Kwadwo asamoahs twitter page is fake.

07 Jun 2012 13:50:47
question for all the alba fans have you actually seen him play or are you just jumping on the bandwagon? I'll admit i haven't seen much of him but i wasn't impressed. So whats all the interest?

Not that many Alba fans then...

07 Jun 2012 13:31:15
Probably like most Man Utd fans I was shocked to hear the Kevin Strootman story coming from twitter last night but I have been given knowledge that the deal actually has some legs in it.

It was reported that the deal was going to be in the region of £11million, this was to my knowledge agreed midway through the back end of last season. However since Strootman was picked for Holland and will most likely play an important part for the national team at Euro 2012, PSV are waiting till after the tournament to see if they can increase the price in the sale of their star player.

Fergie prefers Strootman over Yann M'Vila ( the guy I posted about yesterday) because he reminds him of a similar build to Michael Carrick but with more pace. He has a sweet left foot and is something we are missing in the midfield without fletcher, a proper box-to-box player.

fearny

Yann Mvila....the guy YOU posted about yesterday ? didnt everyone !

Stop trying to let on like you have inside info or actually know more than any of the rest of us cause its obvious you dont.
Other guys have posted on here that even ex players and current under age coaching staff dont even know so why should you ?
How do you know SAF prefers Strootman over Mvila ?

Devil Dust.

Because he own's a.....

CRYSTAL BALL!

Oooooohhh nifty.

MPez

Come on devil dust he knows because it must be true it was on twitter.
Twitter is like wikipedia, you can say or make anything up and it will be believed.

while i would be happy with either of the above players though
jenny

Agree that the initial posters comments are no more 'inside knowledge' than I am a Prem league footballer....but I think M'Vila would be a far better signing than Strootman - a friend in Holland tells me that while he is rated he doesnt think he would be good enough for Utd, havent seen much of him play so it will be interesting to keep a eye on the Dutch in the Euros

I was only saying about me posting about him yesterday... Bit over the top on your behalf

fearny

Same as that Jenny would love him to be right and he might well be but only cause he read it somewhere just like the rest of us.

Devil Dust.

No its not over the top !
What is over the top is guys like you coming on here spouting rubbish about transfers you know nothing about.
Anyone can speculate but you act like you have inside info and we should all hang on your every word.

Devil Dust.

07 Jun 2012 12:44:25
Seems to be some great football news today. If we can manage to wrap up Modric for anything less than 30 mil, i think that would be a great piece of business. Also, apparently SAF will be keeping tabs on the Munich man Thomas Muller during Euro. He is only 22 and he can play out right, behind the striker, or as a striker. I think he is very talented and versatile, exactly what we need. If we could manage to sign him around the 15 - 22 m mark, that would be brilliant. I also read that Arsenal target Yann M'Villa is stalling on talks with them until after Euros. I think the only reason one does this is to see what kind of offers he may get. Hopefully, Fergie will be able to challenge Wegner for his signature and highjack his No. 1 summer target.

Kagawa 12
Modric 25
Muller 20
M'Villa 20

I think the squad would look like this (accommodating all the new signings)

-----------De Gea----------
-Rafa-Smalls--Vidic-Evra-
------Modric-M'Villa-------
-Muller---Kagawa---Nani-
-----------Rooney----------

Do I think this will happen, no. But, that would be a brilliant summer IMO.

Sparty On

Again no Valencia? mr consistent. no?


ms85

Dont think mvilla probably asamoah

MS85, as i said in the post, that XI would accommodate all of the new signings, it wouldn't be my week in and week out line-up. I for one, love Tony Valencia. He would be in my starting XI 9 of 10 times.

----------De Gea----------
-Rafa-Smalls-Vidic-Evra-
-----Modric--Carrick-----
-Tony---Kagawa---Nani-
---------Rooney-----------

this would be my starting XI. I think that both Carrick and Tony earned first team spots from their standout performances last year IMO. Hard work, dedication, and loyalty should be rewarded. I'm not saying the rest of our squad doesn't have those characteristics, but I think that Valencia and Carrick were last years top performers. Evans, even though I don't really trust him, earned a shout there too for (most) of his performances last year.

Sparty On

Sparty;

fair play m8

ms85

I like the look of this team but and rationale behind it for Valencia and Carrick's inclusion. Young is better than Nani though in albeit comparing his 1 season v Nani's 5.

My issue though is Raphael. Just dont see how he gets onto the teamsheet every week.

Halesini

07 Jun 2012 12:27:08
For me , its more important to sign a player like m'villa more than modric, if we got both then happy days.Cleverly and m'villa would be a great young partnership in the centre. kagawa playing between the middle and rooney, our 3 wingers are quality but if we could get a left footed winger such as rodriguez on the left with nani or valencia on the right then i believe the spark would come back to our play and we would have that fear factor back which seems to have been missed since ronaldo left
So im hoping for m'villa, rodriguez,powel, clyne and willems...added to kagawa...Do the eds and syndney reckon this is realistic transfer window ?? {Ed004's Note - Yes I do...But I am not sure how likely it is...}

Do you think its unlikely due to money ? if we sold young or nani,berbatov,anderson would we have the funds to sign the players i mentioned.
ps oops for spelling sydney wrong

karim

07 Jun 2012 11:28:48
Wow modric for 22 mill, that would be great business!
I don't understand what some people's problem is with him. I think he is a class player. He would boss the passing in our midfield and can you imagine him and scholesy together, you wouldn't get the ball off them. Also modric will improve if he comes to us. He will learn off Scholsey and become that link from defence to attack we have been missing. He may not of got alot of goals and assists but the likes of bale, Lennon and van der vart need to get the ball somehow to score and assist and it is normally modric who gives it to them.
Would be interesting to know people's thoughts....

REDP

Totally agree with you, i have a bit of a problem with him being 27 by the time he plays for us. But if we do get him for 22 then it's still a good deal.

If we sign modric we will need a DM.......

a mid field of Modric, Kagawa and one other (I would say carrick at the mo) would be too light weight.....

Martinez would be my first choice but he does not seem to want to leave spain, so M'Vila would be perfect.......

Oxred

No way Levi will let him go for 22M, he'll try and bleed as much out of us as possible. Saying that i wouldn't have minded him negotiating Ronaldo and Beckham's release, we would have been quids in!
Dishforth Red

If we signed Messi, someone would find a problem with it.

Percy

Iniesta Xavi and Busquets is lightweight yet they have 60% of possesion in every game

07 Jun 2012 10:36:47
Have any of the Ed's seen much of Sebastian Giovinco i think he is a very good player and can ply outwide or central very technical and quick {Ed004's Note - Haven't seen enough of him to pass judgement...}

Good player and I am sure he is still part owned by Juve and only on loan this year, may be wrong though.

He is also good at free kicks aswell but maybe just short of our standard at the minute and has a bit of an attitude issue.

Good player.

Jono

07 Jun 2012 10:23:25
Bids for Asamoah and Modric would be lovely, with the Mirror reporting £22m for Modric being prepared. Obviously we can't pass confidence on tabloid speculation, but its supposed an offer from Utd of £27.5m would seal an excellent deal.
In essence Asamoah or Strootman would be an excellent addition, with reasonable valuations of £14m and £19m being slapped on them. A mediocre price as this is exactly what we need...an enforcer we haven't had since Roy Keane. (Martinez will not leave Spain he is through and through Espana)
Further to this your man Powell is a prospect for £5m; and i think the hijacking of Barcelona's £9.8m bid for Alba would suffice as a perfect transfer window.

We do NOT need any strikers!

Dee {Ed004's Note - If we got Modric, Strootman and Alba it would be a brilliant summer...}

I doubt we will get Alba. Guillem Balague said last week that personal terms have been agreed with Barcelona and it's just up to them and Valencia agreeing a fee.

You never know though!
Rudderpost

Ed004 has got it spot on a brilliant summer if that happened but i would prefer M'Villa to Strootman and i would like to see Cissokho if Alba is out of reach as he is physically brilliant strength pace and technically good aswell {Ed004's Note - Would prefer M'Villa as well but would prefer Izaguirre for left back...}

07 Jun 2012 09:49:32
I kno alot of people don't want modric as he's over priced at £32m and I agree however the mirror has it that we are set to offer 22m not saying this offer will be accepted but surely this is not a bad price for a proven pl player.personally I am not fussed if we get modric or not but at least we are trying to sign a big(ish) name (over rated or not) and not the old chestnut of no value in the Market

Totally agree, not his biggest fan (doesn't score enough) but he still would be a good signing, is a proven player and along with kagawa completely changes the look of our team. Also shows our intent to compete!

He is not there to score goals. He would add some much needed class to our centre midfield, for anything less than 25 million he would be an amazing signing!

GDS

You have to start the bidding low and work your way up. United already have the edge as Modric wants to leave and he has already given them the one more year they asked him for. It's all about Spurs getting the best possible deal now and if he says to Spurs I want to leave and Manchester United is the only place I want to go, then Spurs cannot ask for a king's ransom. Hopefully a deal can be concluded but we will have to wait and see.

Sydney!

Its also been reported that modric and spurs will make no decision untill after the euros in the hope of getting the best deal, its always a chance tho if he gets injured he wont get any move
jred

Why would Spurs get more cash after the Euros? He isn't a teenager looking to excel, he is 26 and we all know what Modric can do. As do all of the scouts.

Sydney!

Just what was reported a couple of days ago I think it was based more on getting more teams interested and then in turn getting his wages price up said modric hadn't ruled out Spain
Jred

Jred, I know mate, I think it was a bad piece of journalism personally. The Euros will not make a blind bit of difference to Mods valuation. I doubt a team would become interested after the Euros if they were not before. It's not like Modric isn't already a well known player. Even a poor Euros wouldn't make him cheaper.

I think Spurs will be difficult to deal with mind.

Sydney!

I'm not sure syd , a lot of players have been bought on the back of a good euros or world cup.
If he was to have a great euros I'm sure it would raise his profile
Jred

It would make the already interested teams more interested in signing him, but I am not sure he will attract new interest, people already know he is available at the right price and they know what he can do. Do you think he will have a good Euros mate? Does he have enough talent around him to shine?

Sydney!

When I've seen him ,he plays a more advanced role a lot more involved in the last third than he is at spurs, so I think he has a good chance of standing out there's not many of that type of player available
I'm not sure spurs get the best out of him as he plays quite deep at times due to VDV
Jred

I'm with jred on this one tbh although he may already be available if Modric plays a stormer and even one of the big money swingers become more interested we could lose out and that would be a shame

Gav

07 Jun 2012 07:30:27
Ed! How do u rate Aleksandar Kolarov as LB?

I think he is brilliant from set pieces good in defense and a squad player for city and would not cost as much as Baines.

Out of Baines and him whom do u consider better?

and who would be ur choice among LB available for transfer.

Victor J. {Ed004's Note - I wouldn't want either and we would have no chance of singing Kolarov}

So you want us to sign a City squad player? I think Kolarov is the worst player at City and they would never sell to us!

GDS

GDS

Squad Player at some other club doesnot always mean player is not good.


Even Nasri sits on bench and same is the case with sahin,

Kevin-Prince Boateng who was pretty average at potsmouth and tottenham has been good at Milan

Victor J.

Forgot to add Pique at OT.

Victor J.

Shocking player!

07 Jun 2012 01:31:00
It's fact fergie will sign a striker look at it this way,

Fergie loves having 4 strikers which is right swap and change when needed.

Berbatov and owen leaving and with no real reserve striker that can make an impact I think it's safe to say will be buying a striker.

My ideal striker would be Higuen

There's also
Adebayor - premiership proven and at 12 million would be worth the money, and city need to reduce that wage bill or face losing there champions LEAUGE spot. (due to fair play rules in 2013-2014.

RVP - for 25 million NO THANKS 29 and injury prone only had one good season, unless they would take 15-18 million forget it.

Defoe - many will say NO but for back up he's well worth it, born goal scorer and knows how to find the net. Also premiership proven.

Drogba - out of contract but loyalties to Chelsea will proberly turn his head abroad shame he's still got a presence and would do the job.

And there's a few foreign players, but just who ild go for.

MUFC1990

First off Sir Alex said that over ten years ago, when we were playing two upfront in every game.
Secondly I think the plan is to play one up front next season, if so do we need 4 players for one position.

The only way I can see any type of striker come in is if they are either very young an will play most of their games in the reserves next season or if we sign a versitile striker who can play wide left or upfront, some one like Yarmolenko or Griezmann who play a wingers more often than strikers.

Shappy

I can promise you...He will not be purchasing a striker. His main targets are Strootman/M'Vila/Modric/Baines...

Saf liked having 4 strikers when we played 2 up top but I think this season there will be a formation change with us playing 1 up top so I don't think we will be buying another st

I would take Van Persie over any of them players - on form and injury free he is the best striker around - a onder of a left foot :) RVP and Rooney up front - drooling scenrio lol

We are looking at another striker/attacker, Powell.
If we play with one up top with a deeper playmaker then up top we have Rooney, welbeck, and Hernandez. And for the deeper roll we have kagawa, young, Rooney, and even some promising youth players that could fill in. 
Powell may go on loan but if we get any injuries we will call him back as cover. I don't see us spending alot of money on a striker. Will will bring in young prospects and use what we have. Midfield is the position tht need sorting first.

REDP

I don't see the point of buying another striker. We'll be playing 1 up top a lot next season, and have 3 very good strikers already, with Young able to play up top too, if required. We don't want to do anything that gets in the way of Welbeck and Hernandez's development (or Will Keane's, for that matter).

I wouldn't go near Defoe with a barge pole. He doesn't offer enough to get in Spurs' side - why would he even threaten our team?

None of the other players you mention are better than Rooney, but would all want similar or higher wages - probably just to warm the bench, so there'd be little point buying them.

My opinion is that Welbeck could (could, mind) end up being "the man" and we shouldn't do anything in the next 2 - 3 years that might jeapordise that.

DarkLard08

Its more likely that Macheda or King will be the 4th choice striker. Kagawa is going to get games, we won't be playing with two strikers as much now. Welbeck I imagine will be played on the left quite a bit and he, kagawa and rooney may all swap.

RedDevil19

He may well look at a striker but it won't be a big name. Imagine Rooney, Welbeck, Hernandez and say Higuain. Welbeck and Hernandez will rarely play.

Ferguson does like 4 strikers, but if we are moving from 2 up front to 1 up front as many speculate, 4 strikers isnt needed as much is it. I wouldnt mind another striker but there are certainly other areas need strengthening far more and I would expect/hope all th emoney is spent in quality players in these positions
Invisible STuey

It's fact? Are you sure it is fact?

Also its I'd, not ild.

We have Rooney, Welbeck, Hernandez and Kagawa, Young and Nani who can play up top in the correct formation, I do not think we need a striker at all. We need a midfielder as a matter of FACT and I am sure that is what Fergie will be looking for.

GDS

R19, neither King or Kiko will be at the club next season. Both will be sold, loaned out or loaned out with a view to be sold. We will buy a striker or two at youth level.

Not sure we will be looking to buy one at senior level unless we can get Lewandowski for under £15m (which is a steal). The problem is where to fit him in. Unless we will play 4-4-2 for the EPL and cups and 4-2-3-1 for Europe?

Sydney!

We only played one up front last year because Hernandez was injured most of the season, welbeck just didn't perform and berbatov wasn't liked.

Regardless of playing 1 up front fergie changes formatiOn weekly so another striker is a cert.

MUFC1990

MUFC1990, you may not have been watching properly. We played 2 up front most of the season. Welbeck and Rooney actually looked to be forging a good partnership. And, considering his age, Welbeck showed a great deal of promise. Hernandez was injured a fair bit though, I'll give you that.

DarkLard08

07 Jun 2012 00:01:59
A lot of changes need to be made this season but I don't think modric is the answer. I'm confident that kagawa can do a better job than modric ever would at utd and is guna cost us a lot less money. I also think that nani should go as he is far to inconsistent and gives the ball away half ov the time he gets it. He should be replaced by gareth bale or Nicolas gaitan. Gaitan wud probably be the easiest to sign and again wudnt cost as much as modric. Also heard a rumour that PSG are thinking about putting an offer in for Rooney, does anyone know if this is true and if so how much they are thinking bout offering?

United till I die!!

Do you know anything about football?

Percy

Gaitan would probably be a step down from Nani, the grass is not always greener

Modric and Kagawa play different positions so I don't see it as an 'either or' situation

Gav

I'd only let Nani go if we were bringing in someone with potential to be one of the best wingers in the world. For me it would.have to be either James Rodriguez or Iker Muniain if we can't get either of them then we best keep Nani imo.

Shappy

Why do a lot of changes need to be made this season.. 89 points we've won the league so many times with less points then that. We need to improve on our technical ability in Europe but the likes of Kagawa and modric would definately help our case as they are both gifted short passers with great technique