Good win today, sans Sanchez. Unfortunately I'm concerned it will be used to paper over the cracks.
Clearly the team needs major reinforcements. To me Mkhitarian, Aubameyang, Malcom and Evans would be the absolute minimum, but thanks to Stingy Stan and his famously short arms and deep pockets, I think we will get only Mkhitarian, and only because he is a swap with Sanchez requiring no fee.
Frankly I'm still unconvinced by the Mkhitarian deal - he's a good player, but if we had taken the supposed £60m offered by City for Sanchez in the summer we could have bought Mkhitarian and had change to spare. Our club management is woefully incompetent at the best of times - and this is not the best of times.
I can't help but feel that we are getting Mkhitarian only because he is essentially free, and that one good result will be used to try and convince us we don't need any other players - f###ed once again by the red and white weenie, just like every other transfer window.
Waiting for the excuse
posted on 20/1/18
Because United owns Arsenal
posted on 20/1/18
If you get Aubameyang this window.......you will have rectified an awkward and difficult situation the best you could.
Miki isn't a terrible player. A lot of utd fans are sad and confused what's gone wrong with us. Arsenal's more free style of play definitely on the outside seems a better fit for him.
Ozil, Wilshere and miki actually seems like a match made in heaven. You really need to keep them both now,
posted on 20/1/18
comment by Eric_the_king (SE85) (U21241)
posted 26 seconds ago
If you get Aubameyang this window.......you will have rectified an awkward and difficult situation the best you could.
Miki isn't a terrible player. A lot of utd fans are sad and confused what's gone wrong with us. Arsenal's more free style of play definitely on the outside seems a better fit for him.
Ozil, Wilshere and miki actually seems like a match made in heaven. You really need to keep them both now,
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We won't.
Also, Ozil, Wilshere & Mkhitaryan playing together in the same starting XI? Seems like 1 too many play-makers to me.
posted on 20/1/18
(We won't get Aubameyang that is, not in this window or ever).
posted on 20/1/18
comment by You Can't Buy Class (U12019)
posted 7 minutes ago
comment by Eric_the_king (SE85) (U21241)
posted 26 seconds ago
If you get Aubameyang this window.......you will have rectified an awkward and difficult situation the best you could.
Miki isn't a terrible player. A lot of utd fans are sad and confused what's gone wrong with us. Arsenal's more free style of play definitely on the outside seems a better fit for him.
Ozil, Wilshere and miki actually seems like a match made in heaven. You really need to keep them both now,
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We won't.
Also, Ozil, Wilshere & Mkhitaryan playing together in the same starting XI? Seems like 1 too many play-makers to me.
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We’ll take Ozil too. Ta.
posted on 20/1/18
comment by -Baz-tango-in-Paris (U19119)
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We’ll take Ozil too. Ta.
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Seems like Ozil isn't quite the mercenary Sanchez is, so, although possible, i very much doubt he'll ever play for you.
We're quite fond of our Men In Black Alien doppelganger.
posted on 20/1/18
comment by You Can't Buy Class (U12019)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by -Baz-tango-in-Paris (U19119)
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We’ll take Ozil too. Ta.
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Seems like Ozil isn't quite the mercenary Sanchez is, so, although possible, i very much doubt he'll ever play for you.
We're quite fond of our Men In Black Alien doppelganger.
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Joking apart, and done fellow Utd fans won’t agree, but I think miki might do very well in a team like arsenal. He’s limited by our defensive manager, but in a passing team like arsenal may get his Dortmund form back, so it may not be as bad a swap as it appears to you...we’ll see. He’s a talented guy, just didn’t work under Jose. But Kdb, Salah, not the first time he’s facked it up.
posted on 20/1/18
Mkhitaryan wouldn't be the first player to escape Mourinho and flourish.
Considering the fact Sanchez was leaving anyway for nothing in the summer, might not be the worst deal in the world.
As for united, they have bought a class player, but at the same time lumbered themselves with a huge wage bill, and set a precedent for future contract offers.
Ultimately only time will tell who got the best out of this deal.