Ugarte (again!)

Why people bother listening to that sheite I will never know!

comment by Vengeance (U23079)
posted 33 minutes ago
Why people bother listening to that sheite I will never know!
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Just an easy listen for 15 minutes dropping the kids at their grandparents <okay>

comment by Busby (U19985)
posted 21 minutes ago
comment by Vengeance (U23079)
posted 33 minutes ago
Why people bother listening to that sheite I will never know!
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Just an easy listen for 15 minutes dropping the kids at their grandparents <okay>
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There's lots of Manchester United audio content out there, Busby, that's both listenable and fact-based. E.g. the 'Talk of the Devils' podcast is good.

DC, you predicted the line up against Liverpool correctly. Any other prophecies?! 🤣

comment by Red Russian (U4715)
posted 26 minutes ago
comment by Busby (U19985)
posted 21 minutes ago
comment by Vengeance (U23079)
posted 33 minutes ago
Why people bother listening to that sheite I will never know!
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Just an easy listen for 15 minutes dropping the kids at their grandparents <okay>
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There's lots of Manchester United audio content out there, Busby, that's both listenable and fact-based. E.g. the 'Talk of the Devils' podcast is good.
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👍

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posted 2 hours, 11 minutes ago
comment by Busby (U19985)
posted 36 seconds ago
comment by rosso says the time has come to unlock the unlimited Pote-ntial of the Fernçalvenoo triumvirate (U17054)
posted 1 hour, 1 minute ago
comment by Busby (U19985)
posted 1 minute ago
I find it strange we're paying more for Ugarte than PSG paid Sporting, when it's been made clear they don't want him.

Great to see we've finally got a midfielder in. I'll reserve judgement until I see him in a red shirt but I'm not particularly excited about it.
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PSG paid Sporting €60m cash. Then they had to make a solidarity payment on top, plus pay intermediary fees.

Romano is reporting that we’re paying PSG €50m plus a potential €10m in add-ons.
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Ah okay, Talksport said we’d paid more. It’s a similar amount either way.
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Typical Talkshite

They’ll have done that on purpose in an attempt to rile people up.
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Skysports are no better

They had the price at £50.7m plus add ons in their yellow ticker
Then directly above it in black saying £60m plus add ons

Victor Lindelof's injury hampers possible departure. [ @lauriewhitwell ] #MUFC

FFS

Chelsea have supposedly bid for Ivan Toney. Surely that would mean having to ship yet another squad member. (And must also hinge on Napoli getting the Lukaku purchase over the line.)

comment by Red Russian (U4715)
posted 5 minutes ago
Chelsea have supposedly bid for Ivan Toney. Surely that would mean having to ship yet another squad member. (And must also hinge on Napoli getting the Lukaku purchase over the line.)
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Aren’t they trying to sell Broja to Ipswich?, think there’s an issue with his medical

By the way, these Twitter threads are quite a nice introduction to Ugarte:

A recent one profiling his qualities in possession: https://x.com/TheDevilsDNA/status/1828123474562330783
tl;dr
Pretty good ball carrier / press resistance, and superior to Casemiro in that respect; tends to keep it simple with his passing, but will also play long switch passes).

Broad summary of Ugarte: https://x.com/TheDevilsDNA/status/1814294424412672301
tl;dr
More of a DM like Casemiro, who will cover space and close it down when necessary than a high pressing player like Fred; complementary profile to Mainoo; compared to Casemiro he'll offer better mobility on the defensive side, better ball carrying, but not as good at line breaking passes.