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Guardian reported 6 months. not a laughing matter but...
Weeks or months? ESPN says 6 weeks.
Guardian reported 6 months. not a laughing matter but...
we'd just be going mad Kev Keegan style all out attack is all.
Something like this for the front 5
VP Cavani
Mata
Herrera Rooney
Weeks or months? ESPN says 6 weeks.
Yeah, but you don't have to sign a superstar player to provide defensive stability in midfield. How many goals did Holland cencede at the world cup? Their centre midfield consisted of Wijnaldum, De Guzman and De Jong. Where are the superstars there? We already have Herrera and Mata who are better than the less defensive of those three. Add in a decent defensive minded player, willing to do the role asked of him in the system we've decided to play and we'll be grand. It's about the team and how you get the most out of them amd getting them to play together as a team, not signing superstar players just to have a muppet signing.Defensive stability is exactly what we need in midfield. No one in the existing squad is up to it. Against the top sides, we will get overrun as things stand.
Weeks, guardian corrected their initial tweet.
Yeah, but you don't have to sign a superstar player to provide defensive stability in midfield. How many goals did Holland cencede at the world cup? Their centre midfield consisted of Wijnaldum, De Guzman and De Jong. Where are the superstars there? We already have Herrera and Mata who are better than the less defensive of those three. Add in a decent defensive minded player, willing to do the role asked of him in the system we've decided to play and we'll be grand. It's about the team and how you get the most out of them amd getting them to play together as a team, not signing superstar players just to have a muppet signing.
I'm happy with good players who improve us and who are capable of doing the job we need them to do. Don't get me wrong, I'd love Vidal but I'll not lose any sleep if we don't sign him.
Yeah, but you don't have to sign a superstar player to provide defensive stability in midfield. How many goals did Holland cencede at the world cup? Their centre midfield consisted of Wijnaldum, De Guzman and De Jong. Where are the superstars there? We already have Herrera and Mata who are better than the less defensive of those three. Add in a decent defensive minded player, willing to do the role asked of him in the system we've decided to play and we'll be grand. It's about the team and how you get the most out of them amd getting them to play together as a team, not signing superstar players just to have a muppet signing.
I'm happy with good players who improve us and who are capable of doing the job we need them to do. Don't get me wrong, I'd love Vidal but I'll not lose any sleep if we don't sign him.
I'm getting bored of Jose now, every day he seems to be having his say in the papers.. give it a rest.
Jose: I was right not to sign Shaw... his £120,000-a-week wage would have unsettled #cfc squad
Massive![]()
It makes sense that he'll have a look. A player who didn't fit the previous regime/style of play/system might fit what he wants from his team, and adapt to a different role. Even if one player we didn't expect to find a place in his system fits in then that's one less player to replace.I am totally on board with the idea that we don't need a superstar, but we do need someone. LvG saying he wants a month to assess and our general indecision doesn't give me great hope.
If I'm being quite honest, I'm shocked that LvG wants / needs this long to assess - strengthening midfield is an absolute no brainer, yet it looks like we'll be on another last minute dash.
I'm getting bored of Jose now, every day he seems to be having his say in the papers.. give it a rest.
I won't be surprise to see Van gaal comes up with a SAF line "happy with the squad". Everyone here got excited with Woodward interview where he said we can sign top players or "watch this space" in same interview he said that it's totally up to Van gaal if he wants to sign a big name player, I read it this way anyway.I am totally on board with the idea that we don't need a superstar, but we do need someone. LvG saying he wants a month to assess and our general indecision doesn't give me great hope.
If I'm being quite honest, I'm shocked that LvG wants / needs this long to assess - strengthening midfield is an absolute no brainer, yet it looks like we'll be on another last minute dash.
The feck does he want that job for? How much money does he need?Just wait until he starts his pundit job on BT Sport, he's never going to be out of the news.
He'll improve Cleverley. I can see him being a success under van Gaal, as a water carrier for Hererra/whoever else in midfield. I agree with Fellaini and Anderson. Fletcher I refuse to give up on, but that's probably blind loyalty.
The crux of my post is really that you don't have to sign superstar players to build a good squad. We already have our sprinkling of stardust in Hererra, he's going to be a revelation in our midfield. Add some defensive stability around him, Mata in front of him and we're set.
That's why he's in it now.Just wait until he starts his pundit job on BT Sport, he's never going to be out of the news.
I take it you don't rate him then.Yeah he looked like he really upped his game the other night. He was shockingly shite & has been for 2 years atleast man.
Its your opinion of course Nev & i respect that, but my own opinion is that Cleverley is one of the worst players i've ever seen. He does nothing & tries to make the easiest of side-way passes look genius - like he's running the show, but then cowards away from the play & his job is done.
Compare him to Herrera - a proper footballer & round the same age (minus a few months or so), and thats the quality we need. Ander showed "Clevz" up for the useless cowardly brain-dead "footballer" he is & i am baffled why folk keep insisting on championing his cause - just because he came through the ranks. Who gives a shit if he came through the ranks?! If he's not good enough - he shouldnt be at the club - nevermind in the squad!
He's had one good 45 mins for us in 3 years (against City in the 3-2 win in the Community Shield) & folk are still rooting for him. I'm amazed with the level of optimism for such a useless player. Fletch is twice the player he is for Christ sake & he's recovering from serious illness..
If that auto makes you a regular, Hargreaves would count as a regular![]()
But he's only saying it out of bitterness or to get some credit for not signing a player who chose to go somewhere else.He's right about that sort of money being stupid.
Because they Barcelona instead.What you talking about now?
You said Vidic wasn't a regular. Stats proved otherwise.
Why can't people just admit they wrong?
Tbf £120,000 p/w for Luke Shaw is obscene.
3.30am tomorrowIsn't there a pre-match press conference today??
Surely we aren't paying him that much ...