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06 Jan 2025 15:55:12
i don't watch much European football I couldn't pick Victor Osimhen out of a line up - we seem heavily linked with him anyone got any opinion on him, would he be a good fit for us and which English striker would you say he most closely resembles over last 10 years which would give me a better idea than you tube clips.
1.) 06 Jan 2025 16:03:43
Youtube will make him looks like prime Diego Costa or Didier Drogba.
Think he's more closer to Dominic Calvert Lewin if you watched him for 90 mins for half a season.
2.) 06 Jan 2025 17:19:29
I watched him in a European game for the Turkish club he is on loan at. Very impressed with what I saw, looked quick, runs get him into the right goal scoring areas, good angles, dangerous. I don’t know his attitude, but looked a very dangerous goal scoring forward. He looked far better than Dominic CalvertnLewin to me in the one game I viewed.
3.) 06 Jan 2025 18:28:53
There's someone who looks exactly like him but wears a mask so it can't be him. Though never seen the two in the same room.
Is he the hero we deserve?
4.) 06 Jan 2025 22:07:40
You normally post some good things dodgy but the comparison between Osimhen and DCL is one of the worst shouts I’ve ever seen on this page, and there has been some completion.
5.) 06 Jan 2025 22:28:11
In terms of playing style he's a suitable option. Quick, strong, direct and clinical, while he is technically secure as well.
The big problem is his injury record, he has missed at least 30% of available league minutes every season for the past 4 years.
Given that the EPL is a much more physically demanding league do we want a player who will miss at least 1 in every 4 games due to injury?
That's my real worry.
While the fact that he has twice fallen out with his club (Lille and now Napoli) should also be of concern. Although I confess to not know the ins and outs of the situations and who was to blame. Yet he has been the common denominator, so common sense would suggest that he was at least partially to blame.
The fact that he is a good player, and yet no other top clubs are seriously interested in him and he has had to go to Turkey on loan would also suggest that something has put the other top clubs off. Especially as PSG, Bayern and Barcelona have all kept tabs on him in the past. While those clubs have chosen to sign Kolo Muani, Harry Kane and Lewandowski instead of Osimhen in recent seasons.
If his attitude is good, AND he can stay fit, AND he adapt to the EPL, AND we can get him at a fair price and not outrageous wages (possibly with a large proportion appearance based), then he could be a good signing. However, that's a lot of ifs.
6.) 06 Jan 2025 22:34:56
Let’s be honest a loan of some kind is all we can hope for in Jan.
I know Osimhen has his critics here and Rasmus is young and has potential but he should not be anywhere near being Manchester United’s only out and out no 9.
I would be surprised to get Osimhen but stranger things have happened and like anyone who comes in on loan will be keen to impress. It’d be good to have someone more experienced and effective up front.
7.) 06 Jan 2025 23:09:04
That’s why a loan would be perfect. If he spends all day playing Roblox with Shaw and Mount in sickbay, then that’s enough evidence not to pursue him.
But if we’re a bit morr positive and If he (or anyone else) comes in and busts a gut every game and pushes us up the table for the second half of the season that’s good enough for me.
8.) 07 Jan 2025 03:13:41
He has a crappy attitude though. He had exorbitant wage demands which put both Chelsea and SA clubs off. The only reason he is playing on loan in Turkey now is because he burnt his bridges with Napoli after other clubs turned away from him. He has good ability but thinks he is better than he actually is. I'd love for him to join you lot though since I can see it ending in tears for everyone ;)
9.) 08 Jan 2025 12:52:40
He is nothing at all like Calvert how on earth do you come to that assumption, Calvert is a pussycat Osan is nothing like that.
08 Dec 2024 10:19:51
Ashworth gone by mutual consent -or possibly not reading between the lines.
Come on SJR get a hold of this - seems our lack of data analysis on recruitment before buying has left Jimbo riled up. maybe disappointed it hadnt been addressed.
17 Jul 2024 17:06:22
If we were to sign Yoro who will be under huge media scrutiny from day one then who do we play him with as we don't have an injury free CB partner we can confidently pair the young kid with .
1.) 17 Jul 2024 17:32:25
Got to be licha and him as 1st choice. He was unlucky last year with the injuries, I think he rushed himself back to try and help as we had a lot of cb injuries last year. Still think we will get de ligt aswell.
2.) 17 Jul 2024 18:24:53
Would de ligt leave Bayern or Tar leave champions Bl to sit on the bench at United? Would 70 mill Branthwaite leave Everton if the plan was for him to start off as a squad player? That only leaves the option of 3 at the back or Martinez and Shaw sharing left back - an opinion that got me something like 11 thumbs down last month for even suggesting it.
3.) 17 Jul 2024 20:24:50
Even if de Ligt for example also came in I'd expect all 3 of him/ Martinez/ Yoro to have a comparable amount of Prem starts once injuries/ susp/ rotations are factored in. Yoro is going to have bad games like any teenager, de Ligt is captain material so all swings and roundabouts in my view.
Here's last season's Utd CB starts in the Prem. So our old back-up guy played most, perceived best option least, and interestingly the injury-plagued player we keep hearing about Varane was a game of playing joint most.
Evans (23)
Varane (22)
Maguire (19)
Lindelof (19)
Martinez (11)
4.) 17 Jul 2024 21:13:48
Yep Spenno and no team wins a league or challenges for top 2-3 with those sort of stats- we need 2 CBS each doing 35+ games and the others spread out with the rest - we are no where near a challenge of course but if we don't move towards these stats then we will be hovering around the top 6 with lots of goals goals conceded each game and being inconsistent again.
5.) 17 Jul 2024 22:04:24
Spenno you say MDL, Yoro and Licha would all get similar starts as the stats you listed but actually the lack of consistency at the back was a part of the poor season. Arsenal had the best defence last season and Saliba played 38 PL and Gabriel 36. If Utd want to be up there challenging or in the top 4 then that’s the sort of consistency required. If Licha is past his injury woes, and given MDL is on €300k/ w atm at Bayern and wouldn’t join for much less if not more, then you’d expect both to play 90% of games no?
6.) 17 Jul 2024 23:18:05
Of the 3 defs i would suggest Martinez and de Ligt would be my gut feeling as the strongest pairing but that Yoro would still be starting a lot, certainly enough to be considered more than a back up.
I’d be chuffed with Zirkzee / Yoro / De Ligt / Ugarte / Frimpong. But probably greedy ?.
7.) 18 Jul 2024 07:16:08
I suspect Frimpobg wouldn’t want to start at back up to Dalot though, so if we are selling AWB, I think we’d see a younger Malacia style signing to compete with Dalot.
30 Jan 2025 12:32:40
its one thing taking the sleeping pills for his own use its another thing entirely passing them round the dressing room 20 mins before kick off .
27 Jan 2025 15:38:15
he doesn't seem to have a strikers instinct- can't hold the ball up either for a big lad - has no aerial threat either.
27 Jan 2025 15:36:20
according to 1 report we offered 16.8 plus 4 in addons . huge jump then to 33 million - apparently we are stuck at 25 now and won't go higher.
03 Jan 2025 11:17:12
Sounds good until a blind man whispers in the ear of SP CEO and says . that Antony fella isn't worth 5 mill. and Lindelof has all the confidence of a one armed boxer once he's within 10 feet of a football.
28 Oct 2024 16:56:18
Lot of folk pinning a lot of hope on Yoro - looks like a raw skinny kid to me who could be an utter shambles in PL -who knows.
Outside bet for manager . Eddie Howe . lot of tension atm at Newcastle a move away might suit all parties.
07 Feb 2025 13:26:03
doesnt seem to hve a strikers instincts and let's be honest how many defences does he actually trouble? Wont make it at UTD.
29 Jan 2025 17:53:58
Thanks GDS2, I've maybe not seen as much of him as you but from what I've seen he looks quite light weight, he is a kid playing in a new country in a tough league so i'm trying not to be to harsh but i'm not convinced about him i'd rather we had gone for a more experinced player which isn't his fault of course -milenkovic at Forest has been unreal - hope you are right and i'm wrong about Yoro.
29 Jan 2025 12:17:23
not sure its a good time to bring a 17 year old in either - better coming into a winning confident team - still very undecided on the centre half we paid big money for, just a kid coming into a tough league not sure it was the right time for him either - he has nt really impressed which i m not really surprised about.
19 Jan 2025 17:26:07
After watching the dross ETH served up surely SJR / Berrada/ Wilcox must be seriuosly concerned now that we've got ETH lite in the dugout- for all I've been told and read about a new era under an exciting new manager I don't see anything to be excited about -.
17 Jan 2025 11:02:07
Dont know about match of the day fever but I would say Tyler dibling could have a very good career - always looks impressive and looks to make things happen -Southampton got a good player there.