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We have some exciting young players too in Fosu-Mensah, Tuanzebe, Rashford and Borthwick-Jackson who Jose will use, and signing 6/7 30m players is not the answer. Combining the youth, our existing players and a top player like Pogba for the CM will be the best way to get us challenging again.
All in all, I think we have done well so far, and will be elated if we secure Pogba. I'd leave it at that for incomings as we would have a good squad and too much change is unnecessary.
Completely agree with everything.
If we've got £100m to spend, I'd rather we used it to buy:
- Another right back. Neither Darmian nor Valencia are top notch.
- Another Centreback - Jones is always crocked, Rojo is Rojo and we can't be sure Bailly is going to hit the ground running. That leaves us still with just Mike as a strong CB.
- A midfielder who can replace Carrick though I think a combo of Schnederlin and TFM might end up being the answer.
"I'm very happy with the way we have got our intended targets in swiftly, "
Hmmmm..
comment by Busby (U19985)
posted 24 seconds ago
"I'm very happy with the way we have got our intended targets in swiftly, "
Hmmmm..
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We've hardly sat on our bottoms doing nothing have we.
Someone like Pogba was always going to be a saga. Juve have no desire to sell and are rich themselves, I'm fairly relaxed about the situation.
comment by Kilburn Towers (U13341)
posted 11 minutes ago
If we've got £100m to spend, I'd rather we used it to buy:
- Another right back. Neither Darmian nor Valencia are top notch.
- Another Centreback - Jones is always crocked, Rojo is Rojo and we can't be sure Bailly is going to hit the ground running. That leaves us still with just Mike as a strong CB.
- A midfielder who can replace Carrick though I think a combo of Schnederlin and TFM might end up being the answer.
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Agreed - the 100-120m could certainly be used better than splashing it on one player.
Jose obviously doesn't wanna flood the side with too many new players.
Very good article
Agreed with everything up until the Pogba comments.
Although I'd rather not see us spend £100m+ on three or four players, I would rather we spent less than £100m on one or two top, top players, some of whom are, in my humble opinion, better and safer players to spend the money on (see my article below to save me regurgitating it all on here).
We could better strengthen the midfield with a cheaper Kroos or with Matuidi and Verratti, for example.
comment by Marlo Stanfield. (U7553)
posted 22 minutes ago
comment by Busby (U19985)
posted 24 seconds ago
"I'm very happy with the way we have got our intended targets in swiftly, "
Hmmmm..
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We've hardly sat on our bottoms doing nothing have we.
Someone like Pogba was always going to be a saga. Juve have no desire to sell and are rich themselves, I'm fairly relaxed about the situation.
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Well I agree with that. Problem is, there's not really any other players who play Pogba's role at all, never mind in his age bracket or level of ability
Rather buy another CB, like St Juste, comfortable on the ball to compliment Smalling. Jones is a liability.
And then a CM to replace Carrick. Parejo is the best available option, IMO.
comment by Kilburn Towers (U13341)
posted 41 minutes ago
If we've got £100m to spend, I'd rather we used it to buy:
- Another right back. Neither Darmian nor Valencia are top notch.
- Another Centreback - Jones is always crocked, Rojo is Rojo and we can't be sure Bailly is going to hit the ground running. That leaves us still with just Mike as a strong CB.
- A midfielder who can replace Carrick though I think a combo of Schnederlin and TFM might end up being the answer.
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Blind is a strong CB. He had an excellent season last season.
A quartet of Smalling, Bailly, Blind and one more ball-playing centreback (which could have been Jones if he wasn't a permacrock) would be an excellent group to select from.
Blind and Smalling were good last year but lets not forget that they were put in a system that gave them less troubles individually than they might have had ,say,they played for a more inspiring,attacking team.
comment by Genius_AppleCart_Space_Dude_Featuring_Zorak (U19099)
posted 4 minutes ago
Blind and Smalling were good last year but lets not forget that they were put in a system that gave them less troubles individually than they might have had ,say,they played for a more inspiring,attacking team.
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There's an argument that says by virtue of the way we played the last two seasons, Blind might become an even more valuable player at CB under Jose: we may see less of an aerial threat, and greater value in a player who reads the game well and is better in recovery mode with the ball on the floor.
comment by Kilburn Towers (U13341)
posted 1 hour, 54 minutes ago
If we've got £100m to spend, I'd rather we used it to buy:
- Another right back. Neither Darmian nor Valencia are top notch.
- Another Centreback - Jones is always crocked, Rojo is Rojo and we can't be sure Bailly is going to hit the ground running. That leaves us still with just Mike as a strong CB.
- A midfielder who can replace Carrick though I think a combo of Schnederlin and TFM might end up being the answer.
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We don't have £100m to spend - we have a lot more than that.
Also, if we are talking about "replacing" players then that is the "supplementary" transfer market which will involve selling players to fund or part fund replacements.
Jose has made it clear that his four primary signings are not related to the supplementary market of replacing players who leave the club.
I.e. he made it clear that nobody has to leave to fund his main four. And he made it equally clear that there may even be more signings after the main four, depending on who leaves.
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We have some exciting young players too in Fosu-Mensah, Tuanzebe, Rashford and Borthwick-Jackson who Jose will use, and signing 6/7 30m players is not the answer. Combining the youth, our existing players and a top player like Pogba for the CM will be the best way to get us challenging again.
All in all, I think we have done well so far, and will be elated if we secure Pogba. I'd leave it at that for incomings as we would have a good squad and too much change is unnecessary.
posted on 27/7/16
Completely agree with everything.
posted on 27/7/16
If we've got £100m to spend, I'd rather we used it to buy:
- Another right back. Neither Darmian nor Valencia are top notch.
- Another Centreback - Jones is always crocked, Rojo is Rojo and we can't be sure Bailly is going to hit the ground running. That leaves us still with just Mike as a strong CB.
- A midfielder who can replace Carrick though I think a combo of Schnederlin and TFM might end up being the answer.
posted on 27/7/16
"I'm very happy with the way we have got our intended targets in swiftly, "
Hmmmm..
posted on 27/7/16
comment by Busby (U19985)
posted 24 seconds ago
"I'm very happy with the way we have got our intended targets in swiftly, "
Hmmmm..
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We've hardly sat on our bottoms doing nothing have we.
Someone like Pogba was always going to be a saga. Juve have no desire to sell and are rich themselves, I'm fairly relaxed about the situation.
posted on 27/7/16
comment by Kilburn Towers (U13341)
posted 11 minutes ago
If we've got £100m to spend, I'd rather we used it to buy:
- Another right back. Neither Darmian nor Valencia are top notch.
- Another Centreback - Jones is always crocked, Rojo is Rojo and we can't be sure Bailly is going to hit the ground running. That leaves us still with just Mike as a strong CB.
- A midfielder who can replace Carrick though I think a combo of Schnederlin and TFM might end up being the answer.
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Agreed - the 100-120m could certainly be used better than splashing it on one player.
posted on 27/7/16
Jose obviously doesn't wanna flood the side with too many new players.
posted on 27/7/16
Very good article
Agreed with everything up until the Pogba comments.
Although I'd rather not see us spend £100m+ on three or four players, I would rather we spent less than £100m on one or two top, top players, some of whom are, in my humble opinion, better and safer players to spend the money on (see my article below to save me regurgitating it all on here).
We could better strengthen the midfield with a cheaper Kroos or with Matuidi and Verratti, for example.
posted on 27/7/16
comment by Marlo Stanfield. (U7553)
posted 22 minutes ago
comment by Busby (U19985)
posted 24 seconds ago
"I'm very happy with the way we have got our intended targets in swiftly, "
Hmmmm..
----------------------------------------------------------------------
We've hardly sat on our bottoms doing nothing have we.
Someone like Pogba was always going to be a saga. Juve have no desire to sell and are rich themselves, I'm fairly relaxed about the situation.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Well I agree with that. Problem is, there's not really any other players who play Pogba's role at all, never mind in his age bracket or level of ability
posted on 27/7/16
Rather buy another CB, like St Juste, comfortable on the ball to compliment Smalling. Jones is a liability.
And then a CM to replace Carrick. Parejo is the best available option, IMO.
posted on 27/7/16
comment by Kilburn Towers (U13341)
posted 41 minutes ago
If we've got £100m to spend, I'd rather we used it to buy:
- Another right back. Neither Darmian nor Valencia are top notch.
- Another Centreback - Jones is always crocked, Rojo is Rojo and we can't be sure Bailly is going to hit the ground running. That leaves us still with just Mike as a strong CB.
- A midfielder who can replace Carrick though I think a combo of Schnederlin and TFM might end up being the answer.
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Blind is a strong CB. He had an excellent season last season.
A quartet of Smalling, Bailly, Blind and one more ball-playing centreback (which could have been Jones if he wasn't a permacrock) would be an excellent group to select from.
posted on 27/7/16
Blind and Smalling were good last year but lets not forget that they were put in a system that gave them less troubles individually than they might have had ,say,they played for a more inspiring,attacking team.
posted on 27/7/16
comment by Genius_AppleCart_Space_Dude_Featuring_Zorak (U19099)
posted 4 minutes ago
Blind and Smalling were good last year but lets not forget that they were put in a system that gave them less troubles individually than they might have had ,say,they played for a more inspiring,attacking team.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
There's an argument that says by virtue of the way we played the last two seasons, Blind might become an even more valuable player at CB under Jose: we may see less of an aerial threat, and greater value in a player who reads the game well and is better in recovery mode with the ball on the floor.
posted on 27/7/16
comment by Kilburn Towers (U13341)
posted 1 hour, 54 minutes ago
If we've got £100m to spend, I'd rather we used it to buy:
- Another right back. Neither Darmian nor Valencia are top notch.
- Another Centreback - Jones is always crocked, Rojo is Rojo and we can't be sure Bailly is going to hit the ground running. That leaves us still with just Mike as a strong CB.
- A midfielder who can replace Carrick though I think a combo of Schnederlin and TFM might end up being the answer.
________________
We don't have £100m to spend - we have a lot more than that.
Also, if we are talking about "replacing" players then that is the "supplementary" transfer market which will involve selling players to fund or part fund replacements.
Jose has made it clear that his four primary signings are not related to the supplementary market of replacing players who leave the club.
I.e. he made it clear that nobody has to leave to fund his main four. And he made it equally clear that there may even be more signings after the main four, depending on who leaves.
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