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[Arsalan]

Nothing special. Couldnt get into the Dortmund side last few games - because he is English they put a stupid price tag on him....

He is not that "out of the world player", yes!! The idea is that he will be one once he moves to PL. That is what is driving the price up. However, spending 100million + on a "may be" is stupid in my opinion. There are other better suited and more needed players out there for United. To me, only thing Sancho would have brought to United would have been a statement of intent. They will be fighting for that fourth spot with or without him next season!!

 

[Musings]

He is not that "out of the world player", yes!! The idea is that he will be one once he moves to PL. That is what is driving the price up. However, spending 100million + on a "may be" is stupid in my opinion. There are other better suited and more needed players out there for United. To me, only thing Sancho would have brought to United would have been a statement of intent. They will be fighting for that fourth spot with or without him next season!!

The manager has done well to get them to 4th - Now Maguire has personal issues and i think they should have gone all in to get Kane - Guaranteed to give you 20 plus goals in the premier instead trying to get Sancho is a bit naive. Dont know who makes their decisions on what player to go for but this one is a bit silly bro

 

[313ghazi]

He is not that "out of the world player", yes!! The idea is that he will be one once he moves to PL. That is what is driving the price up. However, spending 100million + on a "may be" is stupid in my opinion. There are other better suited and more needed players out there for United. To me, only thing Sancho would have brought to United would have been a statement of intent. They will be fighting for that fourth spot with or without him next season!!

I think Sancho is a perfect fit. He's a right winger, got an eye for goal and most importantly is creative. It'd add a dimension to Manchester United that we've not had since Ronnie left. Until the emergence of Greenwood, teams didn't bother defending against the right hand side of Manchester United, they just overloaded against the left hand side which is where the threat was. Mason came along and suddenly teams have to cover both sides, creating a lot more space. Sancho would probably take his place, and he'd provide a creative threat rather than just a goal threat. Also Sancho can go wide too rather than just cut in, making even more space. it'd create competition for places, meaning when players are having a poor run of form, they get dropped for a super talented replacement, rather than Mata, Lingard or Daniel James.

I also think a no-brainer would be Alex Telles at LB. He's a specialist attacking LB, would be an upgrade on Shaw.

 

[313ghazi]

There is no need for Sancho - Greenwood et al and do the job. Get a quality centre forward that understands the premiership like Kane as i think thats the main issue. Get Pogba singing from the same page and you are nearly their along with Fernandes.

I disagree. Maybe we do need a CF, but the real problem is the lack of squad depth. Outside our first 11, our bench is rubbish. Every time a first 11 player is unavailable the quality of the team drops massively. I'm not saying sign players for the bench, but rather players that are first team quality, forcing some decent players onto the bench. it'll create healthy competition for places. Look at City for example.

 

[Arsalan]

I think Sancho is a perfect fit. He's a right winger, got an eye for goal and most importantly is creative. It'd add a dimension to Manchester United that we've not had since Ronnie left. Until the emergence of Greenwood, teams didn't bother defending against the right hand side of Manchester United, they just overloaded against the left hand side which is where the threat was. Mason came along and suddenly teams have to cover both sides, creating a lot more space. Sancho would probably take his place, and he'd provide a creative threat rather than just a goal threat. Also Sancho can go wide too rather than just cut in, making even more space. it'd create competition for places, meaning when players are having a poor run of form, they get dropped for a super talented replacement, rather than Mata, Lingard or Daniel James.

I also think a no-brainer would be Alex Telles at LB. He's a specialist attacking LB, would be an upgrade on Shaw.

Once again, it is not that he is not a good player! He is ! Just not a hundred million plus thing, that price tag is because of the hope and because of nationality!! Any team can do better spending that kind of money on other options, specially United as there are more pressing requirements and positions to fill!

About Alex Telles, well, that is not happening! Very unlikely. Just like Sancho!

The manager has done well to get them to 4th - Now Maguire has personal issues and i think they should have gone all in to get Kane - Guaranteed to give you 20 plus goals in the premier instead trying to get Sancho is a bit naive. Dont know who makes their decisions on what player to go for but this one is a bit silly bro

Yes he did a good job indeed! My point is that it is what they will be chasing this season as well. I do not see them overtaking the likes of Liverpool, Manchester City and even Chelsea! United will need a lot of luck and time to get back to top position.

 

[fatman17]

As long as we beat CFC it's fine with me. Lol

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[Kambojaric]

There is no need for Sancho - Greenwood et al and do the job. Get a quality centre forward that understands the premiership like Kane as i think thats the main issue. Get Pogba singing from the same page and you are nearly their along with Fernandes.

Kane would be a great signing. Martial could then be used on the flanks providing some depth in the attacking midfield.

Questionable though whether Spurs would allow their biggest asset to leave unless Kane himself forces through a deal.

i havnt seen sancho play and i am not a big fan of british players they are still stuck in 1940s industrial football and lack skill flare and finesse they are overrated and over priced!

as for not going after good players and wait for youngsters to develop welll its a long process which will result in utd lossing fan base revenue and 1 or 2 stars we have right now and in modern days time is not a luxury for football club so utd have to identify right talent spend big money and get back on top in a season or two!

and yes get rid of rashford and get a good striker ffs that good is just a better version of theo wallcot nothing special!

Agreed that English players are let off easily. Maguire is another example. Bailly and Lindelöf have taken the brunt of criticism for problems at the back whereas Maguire is let off. From the games that I have seen Maguires performances are hardly much better than the other two. Maybe the price tag also dictates that Maguires position in the squad is a given. Either way they all look like prime Maldinis infront of Phil Jones. We should try and sell Jones to Arsenal, only they have a bigger circus of a defense than us

About Rashford, I think he is a great squad player to have in terms of rotation and personality but should not be the teams main threat. He is a local boy and United have a proud 4000 plus game tradition of including academy players in their match squad. Players should feel pride when playing at Old Trafford. Something that Ole is trying to bring back after the disastrous Van Gaal and Mourinho eras. Dont think we should get rid of him but definitely need more depth. Felt sorry for Ole when we were down in the second half and needed a substitute to come on and make an impact. His prime attacking option on the bench was Lingard!

 

[Musings]

Kane would be a great signing. Martial could then be used on the flanks providing some depth in the attacking midfield.

Questionable though whether Spurs would allow their biggest asset to leave unless Kane himself forces through a deal.




Agreed that English players are let off easily. Maguire is another example. Bailly and Lindelöf have taken the brunt of criticism for problems at the back whereas Maguire is let off. From the games that I have seen Maguires performances are hardly much better than the other two. Maybe the price tag also dictates that Maguires position in the squad is a given. Either way they all look like prime Maldinis infront of Phil Jones. We should try and sell Jones to Arsenal, only they have a bigger circus of a defense than us

About Rashford, I think he is a great squad player to have in terms of rotation and personality but should not be the teams main threat. He is a local boy and United have a proud 4000 plus game tradition of including academy players in their match squad. Players should feel pride when playing at Old Trafford. Something that Ole is trying to bring back after the disastrous Van Gaal and Mourinho eras. Dont think we should get rid of him but definitely need more depth. Felt sorry for Ole when we were down in the second half and needed a substitute to come on and make an impact. His prime attacking option on the bench was Lingard!

I think you are right. Spurs would not let him leave now as there is only a week or so left for start of the season. Should have started the chase in July. I fear this window has passed by and they haven’t fixed what needed fixing

 

[newb3e]

Kane would be a great signing. Martial could then be used on the flanks providing some depth in the attacking midfield.

Questionable though whether Spurs would allow their biggest asset to leave unless Kane himself forces through a deal.




Agreed that English players are let off easily. Maguire is another example. Bailly and Lindelöf have taken the brunt of criticism for problems at the back whereas Maguire is let off. From the games that I have seen Maguires performances are hardly much better than the other two. Maybe the price tag also dictates that Maguires position in the squad is a given. Either way they all look like prime Maldinis infront of Phil Jones. We should try and sell Jones to Arsenal, only they have a bigger circus of a defense than us

About Rashford, I think he is a great squad player to have in terms of rotation and personality but should not be the teams main threat. He is a local boy and United have a proud 4000 plus game tradition of including academy players in their match squad. Players should feel pride when playing at Old Trafford. Something that Ole is trying to bring back after the disastrous Van Gaal and Mourinho eras. Dont think we should get rid of him but definitely need more depth. Felt sorry for Ole when we were down in the second half and needed a substitute to come on and make an impact. His prime attacking option on the bench was Lingard!

history and traditions are what holding us back SAf 24-26 years were great and he was the best thing that happened to UTD but every good thing has to end times have changed and utd need to adapt and move with times or we will become history or god forbid soemthing like liverpool until english/local players learn to play football they shpuldnt be in first second or even third team and if they are good so Bismillah lay aoo! when utd were going after maguire i hated the idea of an english overated turd leading the def we need a combination of flare and grit and defender(s) who can play from behind i am yet to see an english defender who can pass the ball other than rio Ferdinand he was great at that!

as for rashford him being on bench shows how far behind we are frkm elite clubs of europe! he is a sad sad one dimensionsal player!

 

[Arsalan]

Here is the deal, we are going to alter this thread and make it a general "English Premier League" thread. Will start a new sticky thread for this season and when the season is over we will merge these two and start a new sticky one for the next. That way we will have all English premier League related things in one main thread and still have a fresh sticky thread for on going season.

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