Manchester United Rumours Archive January 05 2013

05 Jan 2013 22:36:23
What is with the Kagawa hating on here.... I thought he was the only player to show any desire tracking back and chasing players down he was coming so short for the ball even though he was supposed to be the most advanced ..... The thing with Kagawa is he has come from Dortmund with fluid attacking football to United where most of our players are static and do not read his clever footballing brain and 1 2's etc...... Please remember he still hasnt played that many games for us and has been out for 2 months give the guy a break.

I thought some of the problem yesterday with kagawa was that whenever he looked to run into space cleverly or scholes ran into the same space there was far too many little 2 & 3 yard passes that do very little except give your opposition time to get back into formation i still feel our underlying problem is cm as we just have no pace or drive coming from the middle of the park the other thing we are missing is a captain vidic seems quiet since his return as rio/evra/giggs are not skippers we need someone in the keane/robson mould who will drive us on and give players rollickings when needed

It wasn't desire to track back it was coz he gave the ball away and loss possession

Dio {Ed004's Note - I don't think we got the supply to Kagawa yesterday.}

05 Jan 2013 19:51:50
CM short, yes. We have been that way since Hargreaves injury.
We have carrick, anderson and cleverley.
fletcher is still injured, scholes is old, jones ? maybe he's okay there.
We would do very well with a CM Imo.

Sneijder or Strootman, anyone not cup-tied.

Sneijder is a world class player.He can play as 2 CM especially against lower teams. He can pass it long, Kagawa can't and can play on the wing if needed and put in decent enough crosses.I'd sign him if he drops his unrealistic wage demands.

Also IDK but i feel buttner could be played a game at LW, His crosses were very good in the end. I wish SAF gives him a crack at LW this season. Atleast we'll have someone who can cross apart from giggs

Fernandino????

I am very unconvinced by Buttner. He's a bit of a calamity in defense and going forward if you ask me although he did put in a good few crosses today. I really really hope we go in for Luke Shaw now or in the summer, he will be immense in a few years.

Dan

Sneijder is not a central midfielder. He can't play in a 2 man midfield. They tried that at Inter and it failed miserably.

We do not need him. Would be a huge mistake to go for him.

We wouldn't sign Sneijder now regardless of the money involved.

Buttner to be fair was a left winger for Vitesse before moving further back and lets be honest the demands for a full back in the Eredivisie isn't the same as the PL. He'll either learn how to defend and become a sublime full back or he'll be a squad player at best maybe, used on the left wing. We did only pay around 3m for him.

Ozwald

What are you talking about?valencia is one of the best crossers in the league

05 Jan 2013 17:58:07
United to give Nani and De Gea plus 70million pounds to Real madrid for cristiano ronaldo

RedHood

Not going to happen.

Sydney!

Can you imagine the unrest that Cr17 would cause back in the dressing room.
I would rather keep DDG and sell Nani. Plus I do love Tony V even though he's out of form at present.
70 mill could buy alot of players or pay off some more debt.
I do love Ronnie though.
Mac

Better to buy a defence who can piak players up, a truly dreadful performance at the back!

Aa that would be bad buisness. Never gona happen!! :)

Yeah ryt, but, seeing as its stupid season I think Nani and maceda plus 5 million for Messi, just as much chance of happening!, keep taking the tablets!

Charla

Think of it CR7, RVP, rooney and valencia playing together that would be the squad

RedHood

I think that's a good idea collecting Ronaldo is the only way to avoid defeat in the champs league I don't think RVP would be able to save us versus mardrid with his last minute comebacks ramos and pepe are not some premier league lame defenders like collins or tomkins or the 18 year old potts we need ronaldo back.

Redhood, I would rather CR7, RVP, Rooney and Kagawa. When Kagawa hits form he will be sensational and plays more fluid football than Valencia.

Dan

05 Jan 2013 16:42:54
Regarding everyone wanting to sell Rooney,

I don't see why peoe want Rooney sold for money + Khedira, all that would happen would be is that we buy Lewandowski and not see the rest of the money. When people think of Man Utd they most probably imagine the stadium, SAF and Rooney, he has become an iconic figure at this club and we as fans should stick behind him through thick and thin.

I'm not saying that SAF will not saying and the whole saga a few years back will still be in SAF's mind but I will be very sad to see him leave as I was when Beckham went.

Overall we need to get behind our players and show them why playing for Manchester United is a privellege that shouldn't be taken for granted but no matter what whilst they are still on our books we will support them.

Realistically though, what striker which we would be capable of signing could do what Rooney does with the hard work, finishing, leadership, respect of peers and world class talent and versatility that he possesses?

AvidDevil

One day he will be Man United and England captain

Is this the same Rooney that turns up overweight at the start of the season, whores around behind his pregnant wifes back, smokes and generally looks pathetic in a wig ? Is it the same Rooney who has no first touch, hasnt the pace to go past a man and generally just looks like a busy fool these days ?
Nah, that Rooney myth was busted about 4 years ago.

It's only some fool that spread the Rooney to Real rumour, don't worry he'll still be at OT for years yet. He is still the joint top assists maker in EPL and has scored 7 goals. not bad as he's only played about 10 or 11 league games.
Mik

To the second no name poster - Maybe some of those things are true but you cant deny is was/is/will be a gifted footballer. There's just no way he's got where he is now without hard work and a passion for football so give him some respect or p!ss off!

Just another thought for you, Anderson for example turns up for the new season a bit over weight, we know he likes to drink a bit. Why doesn't he get the same abuse from people like you? Because he's not prolific, Rooney is. I'm confident by the end of his career at United he would have surpassed Sir Bobby's goal scoring record for the club.

Ozwald

05 Jan 2013 13:33:24
Hello lads..
G**l is reporting that coentrao is umsettled nd will move in jan..if its true my gut feeling tells me that chelsea is the one for it.
My question to ed 002 is have we ever interested in him in past? I doubt his defending but for the left wing i hve to admit he is good. Then why united never consider such option?
I think he is decent replacement of giggs at decent age.

Rodio17 {Ed002's Note - Benfica were in discussions with Real Madrid for three weeks leading up to the sale whilst interest in Coentrao was also being shown by Manchester United, Real Madrid, Manchester City, Chelsea, Bayern Munich and AC Milan.}

05 Jan 2013 10:37:16
Ferdinand is reported to be attracting interest from both the United States and Far East, but Ferguson is confident the 34-year-old will not rush into a decision.


"We are not panicking about that, " said Ferguson. "I don't think Rio wants to leave and, as I have said before, he can play on.

"I don't think he has the same issue with his back that he had a couple of years ago. It is manageable now.

"There is no way you would be expecting him to play every four days right through a season anyway.

"Getting rest at the right time definitely helps him and he does a lot of work on his pre-match preparation now, with yoga and a lot of other things to help him sustain his playing time."

if vidic fully recovers from his knee injury and with smalling and jones surly looking for more first team chances and for me evans probably a first pick i dont think we will buy a cb this summer
jred

I think we can wait til the summer after for a CB if Rio and Vidic stay put. With Rio on around £6m a year in wages and Vidic on around £4.5m and being able to raise perhaps £15m-£20m if Anzhi want him there is always a chance one could be sold and replaced.

Sydney!

05 Jan 2013 11:09:45
i don't think we will either. Its not a priority. The priority is keeping the ones we already have fit. Hopefully vidic is over the worst and can keep going for the next couple of seasons. Add to that mick keane and wooton we probably wont look at a centreback for couple of years. Of course if rio does leave and vidic breaks down again that will change. Mort

I think buying a CB would be a waste of money, and Michael Keane could be very good. Wooton is also here for cover. The only CB I would move for is Hummels and Zouma as both are exceptional.

Fresh!

I don't think Wooton is first team material tbh. M Keane has a chance though IMO.

Dan

Dan, couldn't agree more.

Sydney!

05 Jan 2013 16:16:58
he's decent enough for cup games to rest others. Probably wont make it at us but mick keane will.

05 Jan 2013 09:21:41
Psv have completed the signing of hiljgard ( forgive if i named wrong) who is expected to be strootmans replacement.
So i expect strootman to come in next week.

Rodio17

Strootman and herrera for giggs and scholes in the summer id take that
cjwales82

Strootman won't be coming this winter, in fact I feel he probably will go to Italy. Wanyama and Gotze sound more potent then Strootman and Herrera to me.
Mik

05 Jan 2013 03:41:33
Is there any news on Vegard Forren? I heard we made a £4 million offer any truth?

Going to Fulham I believe.

Pip