Manchester United Rumours Archive March 31 2014

31 Mar 2014 15:12:51
Eds, do you know if the rumours that Zaha being sold are true? I hope he gets his chance but is it likely that Moyes won't give him one?

{Ed002's Note - There is every chance that Zaha will be moved on in the summer.}

If that is true that is a disgrace, considering how many chances others have had, year after year, and how much people on here want Moyes to be given a chance.

{Ed002's Note - I suspect people don't think he is good enough at the highest level. Manchester United needs to rebuild and have chosen to do it under David Moyes. He inherited an aging squad that needs a lot of rework over the next 18 months. The club will be spending a lot of money to get back where they think they should be and will need to build for the future by bring youngsters through and buying young talent that will perhaps need a couple of years on loan to flourish.}

It does really annoy me that Zaha hasn't had a chance. Even people like Obertan and Bebe did. He deserves to stay in and around the first team next season, especially if he is not causing any problems. Selling for £5 million would be ridiculous. I think he could make it here given a chance, he is that sort of exciting player that can scare the oppositions defence.

If we do sell Zaha this summer, it'll be one of if not the most awful decision Moyes has made since taking charge. Zaha is a little bit rough around the edges but it's obvious to see he's got sh!t loads of talent, maybe his ego might stop his development but that's the managers job to sort out.

Seems Zaha thinks he doesn't need to graft also he obviously isn't pulling up trees on loan, maybe he just doesn't have the extra will power to do it

Perhaps SAF just made a mistake buying him and Moyes is right to move him on, did anybody even consider that? :roll eyes:
He's barely playing for Cardiff City, has a poor attitude by most accounts and IMO was massively overrated due to his inflated price tag. Besides Ronaldo and Rooney SAFs young signings were mostly no goers.
I've never brought in to the Zaha hype, he's mostly a circus player. Lingard is better.

He has been given plenty of chances to impress by going out on loan to a premier league team.

Look at what Wellbeck and Cleverly did, returned from loan spells straight into the 1st team squad.

If we are apparently going to bring in younger players then I'd start to worry as Moyes has never developed a talent before!
Moyes buys 2nd rate players or ones that are past their sell buy date

"Motes has never developed talent" :rolleyes: again.
Baines and Coleman became top PL full backs under him. Osman and Jagielka became England internationals under him and the latter aren't exactly blessed with talent. Moyes has been poor in a number of ways but people just seen to find a negative and make it fit to Moyes putting no thought into what they're saying.

Prodigal7

Kevin Sheedy Everton academy coach commented recently on this

"All of you out there Moyes was never interested in our youth team or players, " Sheedy, who played 314 times for Everton from 1982 to 1992, tweeted after the Red Devils' 3-0 defeat to Liverpool on Sunday.

"In my 7 years moyes showed no intereset [sic] in our youth team."

Asked on the social media site whether that must have "done his head in", Sheedy replied: "Yep, he did.".

Press Association Sport understands when Everton became aware of those tweets they asked Sheedy to remove them and they were subsequently deleted.

However, his criticism of Moyes' tactics - "Punt the ball up to Fellaini. Great viewing, " - in Sunday's defeat remained.

In response to another follower Sheedy, a former Republic of Ireland international, wrote: "We now have a Manager who wants to win games. COYB."

Still think the same Prodigal?

You have your own eyes ears and brain don't you? So because some guy from Everton has a chip on his shoulder / disagrees I should change my mind? If Paul Merson or Stan Collymore think United should be a conference side should I agree with them?
Look at the players I listed in the post above, he developed those players. He's obviously not as capable in nurturing attacking talent but that wasn't the statement. Even then, he threw Barkley in at 17 where he became MoM, then had a leg break and was just starting to come back into it before Moyes left. Martinez now takes the credit for supposedly giving Barkley his chance. As usual, the Moyes hate campaign is just trying to artificially Blame him to any news coming out of OT.

Prodigal7

Are you really saying that's development?
how long as Moyes at Everton for and you have suggested 4 people that he developed. quite shocking to even wanna state that.
Osman. really.
Jagielka. the same player who ONLY plays now for England as the choice of CBs for the team are not great anymore.
Moyes has no development skills at all

There was also that young striker a while back, you may have heard of him, got his chance under Moyes then got snapped up by a bigger team, Wayne something I think it was.

31 Mar 2014 04:01:26
Ed!
Is the rumours about Everton wanting Cleverley for 15m£ really true? If so I would reserve him a plane to send him safely :)
and what do people think about cristian ericksen. He will be improvement to our midfield and also increase our squad depth . further I don't think he would cost much

{Ed025's Note - 15 pence it was mate, and that is overpriced imo..

It would be a good move for him and for us. Powell is more than capable of replacing his squad position. If we could start next season with central midfield options of Gundogan, Carvalho, Fellaini, Carrick and Powell I would be happy. I could see Fletcher possibly going up to Scotland or something, Anderson gone permanently, Cleverley off as you said and Giggs retire. If we can get Ginter that's another one that can play in midfield as well as Jones if we are pushed.

As a said note, again linked with Fabregas haha.

Did you not read the story correctly? We're actually paying Everton £15m to take Cleverley away.

Yep Eriksen will be very cheap, Levy is well known for undercharging.

Why so much stick for Cleverly?

OK he hasn't had a great season and he will never be a world beater but he can develop into a solid squad player.

Remember the stick given to Darren Fletcher in his early days?

I think it's absolutely disgusting talking of one of our players like this. he wears our shirt with pride. I'm embarrassed by supporters like you. I can almost guatentee this. That boy has put more effort into getting where he is than most of you in any aspect of life.

01 Apr 2014 19:29:36
Srestha all respects mate. dare I say it. I've actually seen glimpses of better football to come this season than last. pockets of it. all it takes is the confidence. what better than this match to get the andrenalin going?

I'm sure I'm not the only one to see it. And that this season has gone pretty much as expected.
Rafael if he's playing Jones Rooney De Gea Vidic all top Quality players Welbeck was great against Madrid buttner could be a suprise if he playing? Januzai Fellaini Valencia and even Young are capable of better. I keep in mind that Sir Alex built squads buying players with sound principles behind that. whether they work out or not. they are capable. I'm quietly confident.

play well, bit of luck. never know.

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