So in an ideal world, where would Pogba fit into a team to be at his best? I mean what type of midfielder(s) would you need alongside him for him to flourish?
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Kante and Carrick. Perhaps
We have not been in great form the last 3 years + no CL next year and Pogba is at a club where he wins the title every year but not CL.
The logical step for him would be Barcelona/Real Madrid, clubs that are almost guaranteed at least a semi final in the CL most years.
It's all fine that he loves the club, but players with real ambition mostly think about titles, he will not exactly go broke playing for Juventus.
He would be the creative player in a 4-3-3, with 1 dm and 2 cms.
A player like Radja Nainggolan would be great next to him, more defensive orientated but also good going forward. A deep lying playmaker like Carrick would be ideal for the DM role.
Pogba - Radja
----Carrick----
Raiola time for you to throw some tantrums in Turin. Start throwing chairs and breaking tables.
I'd have either a Pogba-Schinderlin midfield with a defensively strong #10, like Jose had in Oscar at Chelsea to hide Fabregas, or have a 3 man midfield with Schweinstieger-Schniderlin-Pogba.
But no way do I trust both Herrera and Pogba out there at the same time.
excellent point. Hope Jose can convince him Madrid isn't the be-all-end-all, and that United can offer him just as much in terms of a global platform.
he's not leaving Roma. Turned down Chelsea.
I know, it was an example .
Kante would be great, problem is Real Madrid is looking interested.
I'm writing like we have signed Pogba already, damn it.
So we're just going to pretend like which ever club stuffs the most cash in an agent's pocket doesn't sometimes influence where players go in 2016? I just hope Fergie doesn't catch wind of the sum so he doesn't have a stroke.
"Sunny Italy"
What about playing Pogba as a 10?
Ibrahimovic
Martial - Pogba - Mkhitaryan
Rooney - Schneiderlin
Prefer Schweinsteiger than Rooney but Rooney will always start, Rooney and Pogba can swap during the game.
Ibrahimovic
Martial - Pogba - Mkhitaryan
Rooney - Schneiderlin
Back in the days, when we lured him from France, he said Manchester United is his dream club.
This is a later interview. IIRC there were another when he first signed for us despite being chased by other clubs too http://www.espnfc.com/english-premi...-alex-ferguson-selection-at-manchester-united
http://sportwitness.ning.com/forum/...r-united-was-a-dream-but-club-didn-t-trust-hi
If one truly likes the club, then the grudge can be cured by a new regime. Here Pogba felt under appreciated by SAF. Now SAF had retired and Mourinho seems to give Pogba enough appreciation Pogba feels he's entitled for. There is a chance.
Barcelona bought back Pique, Cesc, Alba and had been chasing Nolito for the past year. Why have this superior mentality when it does more harm than good? And as previous point, this is a new chapter for United with Mourinho.
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Firstly he wont join Barcelona. It wont happen. Secondly, why do we want him? Its simple. He is a beast of a player. We dont have a difference maker like him in our side. He will improve us for sure. Thirdly, we have no idea what the price is at the moment. Its ranges from £65m-90m. So lets not worry about that. Fourth, whats the problem in buying a player who left us before? Didnt we do it with Mark Hughes? Finally, Kroos aint available and if he is what makes you think he is going to want to move to United?
How much is even £100m really? £30m for Bailly, £35m for Mkhitaryan, Ibra for free, add another centreback in John Stones for £45m and there's still £90m to spend if you believe the £200m papers have reported. Sell a few players, which we need to do as we have a surplus of midfielders, and we've brought in 5 good players, strengthened where we need to strengthen and not gone over budget.
We could spend 200m and wind up with a net of 140 due to impending sales of several players.
If Ed would know how to sweet talk Chinese clubs into buying our surplus, we would feel like swapping old shirt for new shirt for penny. Considering how much these Chinese clubs spend on the like of Hulk, and offered for Ighalo (Watford).
#WaitingofferfromChinaforFellaini
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It's gonna be unreal having Mou as manager making right football callswhy can't I get excited about this? I think I blew my wad with Jose. Nothing left in me. I'm spent.
Love that idea. Let's come up with a nice(shorter) hashtag for Fellainitochina and spread it on twitter.
Please!!!!!
However difficult it is to pull off, compared to other world class players, only this one seems to have chance of happening. Other big names we tried last couple of summers , like Neymar, Bale, Muller have zero chance of moving and we anyway are looking to strengthen in forward positions otherwise. Midfield is the area we need strengthening and there is chance of a world class player being available. It is another matter that a CDM like Kante could be better for us or is something we are more in need of.
Agent fees and wages and contracts paid up by departing players need to be taken into consideration.
We're a bit mad if we spend 200m in my opinion
Yeah, right. Like he'll trade the warm, sunny winters of Turin for Manchester when hates the club and apparently has "Hala Madrid!" tattooed on his ass.
Geography is fun!
A midfield three of Pogba Schneiderlin Herrera has everything you need with no passengers
Rooney to be shifted to RB then.A midfield three of Pogba Schneiderlin Herrera has everything you need with no passengers
Lets give him ballboy duties to get him on the pitch at all times.
"Sunny Italy"
Turin is much sunnier than Manchester, due to it's location.
Not much hotter.
But it could be said that it's much sunnier.
But I do get your point. Turin vs Manchester isn't a weather choice in the same way that Madrid or Barcelona is.
I think because at the moment, the squad is full of "average" midfielders already. In that sense, probably Woody is thinking of signing a "worldie" or potential one will raise the level a notch or two with Pogba. If that is the case, I don't see any lack of reasons to go all out for such players when United did try and bought a few midfielders already when the squad was severely lacking in that department. We have missed Renato but we all know the story already on that one. He does look like a potential worldie. Only time will tell.
No, you're right, I don't understand it, I bow to your superior knowledge because you clearly are a muppet.
By December Rooney will be on the bench, mark my words.
These are the three posts before yours:
Blind, unwavering optimism indeed.
A midfield three of Pogba Schneiderlin Herrera has everything you need with no passengers
Apart from Herrera.
Lots of stories trending today about Pogba in talks with United over an 80m deal.
If Madrid don't want him yet I really don't think this is far fetched. Mourinho is pulling out the big guns and the opportunity to play under him and back at United for a while (where he never felt he got a fair crack in the PL) are pretty attractive.
If Madrid don't want him yet I really don't think this is far fetched. Mourinho is pulling out the big guns and the opportunity to play under him and back at United for a while (where he never felt he got a fair crack in the PL) are pretty attractive.
I'm fairly confident as long as Real are bulking at the price. If they're out of the race he's ours. I think we've got enough pull to convince him to leave Juve.
Schneiderlin and Herrera have a lot to prove this season.A midfield three of Pogba Schneiderlin Herrera has everything you need with no passengers
Daily Star seems to be the main source for that. Doubt they're credible.
That said, hopefully we can get him. Still don't want to get my hopes up too much.
80m is fair amount. He is worth more than what KDB was last season, and add the United premium. He isn't worth what Bale was when he joined RM. So 80m sounds about right. I just hope we don't end up paying 100m to Juve because he is surely not worth that much
Without having seen him play much in recent years, on principle I'm in the camp of I don't care how much the fee is, if he's young enough to sell on a few years later for a similar fee, whether that's slightly more or slightly less, that's fine. Transfer fees are only going up year on year.
Don't. Want. Pogba, Hazard, Moura -you spurn United once, you stay out for good.
What a horribly short sighted approach. Cutting your nose off to spite your face.