Wesley Sneijder

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Plan M said:
So what's your response to it? Where is Sneijder at his best?

We could always drop Hernandez who scored a ton of of goals for us last season I guess :wenger:


Perhaps? Also, don't jump on me just because my opinion is different to yours. I think £35 million for a 27 year old who is reportedly happy at Inter is a waste of money - I'd much rather we invested in the long term future like we've already done in Jones, Smalling, Young etc.
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We dropped Berbatov didn't we?
 
And if we want to include Hernandez, then why not try this:

De Gea

Rafael------------Vidic------------Rio------------Evra

Carrick--------------Sneidjer

Nani----------------Rooney---------------Young

Hernandez​
 
RDCR07 said:
And if we want to include Hernandez, then why not try this:

De Gea

Rafael------------Vidic------------Rio------------Evra

Carrick--------------Sneidjer

Nani----------------Rooney---------------Young

Hernandez​
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That midfield would get battered when having to defend. Sneijder isn't known for his tackling and getting stuck in, he's a Number 10 "in the hole" player isn't he?
 
Plan M said:
So Hernandez, Berbatov, Owen, Macheda AND Welbeck would all rot on the bench or in the reserves just to make way for Wesley Sneijder?!

The muppets are definately out in force!

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That is the formation we play in big games in Europe and in the premier league. No one is going to be Rooney up top in a 4-5-1 formation against QPR.
 
Hernandez would have to play to get the best out of Sneijder, a striker with plenty of movement to open up space for Sneijder to utelise, and plenty of diagnol runs for Sneijder to pick out.
 
Plan M said:
That midfield would get battered when having to defend. Sneijder isn't known for his tackling and getting stuck in, he's a Number 10 "in the hole" player isn't he?
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That is pretty much the formation we played with Scholes instead of Sneijder.
 
At the end of the day, we're all going around in circles and repeating the same stuff over and over again.

I do think that Sneijder is a superb player from what I've seen of him over the years. I'd welcome him with open arms as I do with every player that arrives at Manchester United. Our manager knows what is best for the team and how to fit them in and I'm never going to argue with Sir Alex.

I just think that the reported wages and transfer fee is a lot of money for a 27 year old but I suppose when Liverpool are paying £35 million for Andy fecking Caroll, this is the world we live in.
 
Plan M said:
That midfield would get battered when having to defend. Sneijder isn't known for his tackling and getting stuck in, he's a Number 10 "in the hole" player isn't he?
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Sneijder as got more 'legs' than Scholes had and we didn't have a problem playing a similar system to the one he mention.

Is the problem that people don't think Sneijder can play in a central midfield role? If he can't then if he stays at Inter he better get used to it going back their pre-season system.

Also, I getting slightly annoyed at seeing his age (not directly aimed at you Plan M although I think you've mentioned it) whenever somebody wants to rubbish the claims of getting him.

I get it if people don't want a particular player, eh its football - we're all different. However, age shouldn't come into it. Forget about re-sale value and all that jazz. Think in terms of footballing ability and the decide if you or don't want a player like Sneijder.
 
Sneijder is a CM because he's very calm with the ball and precise delivery. On the other hand his shot is very powerful and just as precise as his passing so it's not a bad idea playing him upfront as a linkman. He's that kind of player who can easily open a tight defence when a team is playing all men behind the ball.

Btw, did we sign him yet?
 
Plan M said:
That midfield would get battered when having to defend. Sneijder isn't known for his tackling and getting stuck in, he's a Number 10 "in the hole" player isn't he?
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It worked with Carrick and Scholes/Giggs well enough.
 
evra said:
Sneijder scored 4 league goals last season, Berbatov scored 20. Not really sure where you're coming from.
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Sneijder plays in the hole better then Berbatov and we're not short of goal scorers...... We have 3 strikers that if they played in front of Wesley would grab goals left right and center..... and we don't have to build a team around Wesley like we have to get the best from Berbatov. So if Berbatov doesn't really contribute as well goal wise like he did post Jan, what use is he when you have players like Rooney and Sneijder that can slot straight in? As seen by him not being picked for the CL final

Obviously I don't see Sneijder sitting in the hole in every game 'probably more along side Rooney behind Hernandez and between Nani and Valencia' but he can play in that role should we require a link between the central midfield and striker better then nearly any other player in the world.
 
gaz1185 said:
Hmmm well from whats been batting around this weekend seems the most likely time it will happen. Leaving after the Supercoppa a good final farewell, staying with Inter till the end of August would effect Inter's preparations for the new season & they also are in need of cash to fund other deals. If the Sneijder deal wasn't to go through til just before the deadline it wouldn't give Inter any time to bring in the players they want.
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Inter will have contingencies for the event of Sneijder going, Sneijder leaving etc etc. Just like United will have options should that fall through, or if Berbatov or player X leaves.

The last week of the window will be chaos.
 
Its puzzling that people seem to think that you need 2 tacklers in central midfield to win a game - esp after watching Xavi and Iniesta in action. None of them are known for their tackling skills - they still seem to do ok
 
Plan M said:
At the end of the day, we're all going around in circles and repeating the same stuff over and over again.

I do think that Sneijder is a superb player from what I've seen of him over the years. I'd welcome him with open arms as I do with every player that arrives at Manchester United. Our manager knows what is best for the team and how to fit them in and I'm never going to argue with Sir Alex.

I just think that the reported wages and transfer fee is a lot of money for a 27 year old but I suppose when Liverpool are paying £35 million for Andy fecking Caroll, this is the world we live in.
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Personally I think its a sad day (speaking as a 34 year old here) when 27 is considered particularly aged for a footballer. It used to be the start of the peak years a decade or so ago.

Now I think players look after themselves better than ever before, and as Giggs has shown intelligence around the field can easily make up for a yard of pace. Sneijder could easily give us 8 years of quality.
 
lysglimt said:
Its puzzling that people seem to think that you need 2 tacklers in central midfield to win a game - esp after watching Xavi and Iniesta in action. None of them are known for their tackling skills - they still seem to do ok
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It comes from the new trend among football fans to pigeonhole footballers. So-and-so is a DM, or an AM etc etc. If you don't have at least one DM (preferably two) you'll get spanked apparently.

Its ridiculous. If we've learnt anything from the truly great sides down the years, it's that ball retention is the key to dominance.
 
Bilbo said:
Personally I think its a sad day (speaking as a 34 year old here) when 27 is considered particularly aged for a footballer. It used to be the start of the peak years a decade or so ago.

Now I think players look after themselves better than ever before, and as Giggs has shown intelligence around the field can easily make up for a yard of pace. Sneijder could easily give us 8 years of quality.
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Really? Other than Giggs, what 34-35 year old midfielders are playing at the top level?
 
Irwin said:
Really? Other than Giggs, what 34-35 year old midfielders are playing at the top level?
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I can't name many straight of my head but some midfielders are good past 35.

Beckham, Zidane, Keane for example were/are still good players at top level past 34-35. If players are willing to put the effort in ala Giggs, I see no reason why they can't go just as well. Thing is though many haven't got the drive to put more energy in to training when its required. They drop off because they believe that they can do as much as they did before they got older but it doesn't work like that.
 
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Plan M said:
So what's your response to it? Where is Sneijder at his best?

We could always drop Hernandez who scored a ton of of goals for us last season I guess :wenger:


------------------------- De Gea --------------------------

Rafael ----------- Rio ----------- Vidic ----------------- Evra

---------------- Fletcher ------- Carrick -------------------

Valencia --------------- Sneijder ---------------------- Nani

----------------------- Rooney -----------------------------


Perhaps? Also, don't jump on me just because my opinion is different to yours. I think £35 million for a 27 year old who is reportedly happy at Inter is a waste of money - I'd much rather we invested in the long term future like we've already done in Jones, Smalling, Young etc.
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You seem happy to drop Berbatov who scored more than Hernandez for us last season.
 
dev1l said:
Scholes up to last season and Van Bommel, lampard is 33 btw
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Van bommel was 33 last season, Lampard was 32. They would have to play for another 2-3 years in the first team.

marchi-91 said:
I can't name many straight of my head but some midfielders are good past 35.

Beckham, Zidane, Keane for example were/are still good players at top level past 34-35. If players are willing to put the effort in ala Giggs, I see no reason why they can't go just as well. Thing is though many haven't got the drive to put more energy in to training when its required. They drop off because they believe that they can do as much as they did before they got older but it doesn't work like that.
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I don't think Keane was playing in midfield for us past 33 was he? Beckham hasn't been at the top level for a while now. Zindane fair enough but like Keane this is going back 5 years or so.

My problem is with the quote "Sneijder could easily give us 8 years of quality." when realistically it's more like "Sneijder could hopefully give us 5 years of quality.
 
By the way, Giggs was doing great stuff alongside Michael Carrick last season at the age of 37, I'm quite sure Sniejder is capable of doing that.
 
Berbatov: "its hard to carry on without #Scholes, but the boss has something in mind"
 
Scholes's goal just makes me think Sneijder is the only player that can step in his boots.
 
Plan M said:
That midfield would get battered when having to defend. Sneijder isn't known for his tackling and getting stuck in, he's a Number 10 "in the hole" player isn't he?
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Neither is Giggs but he seemed to do alright.

I'm not particularly advocating the signing of Sneijder but he's more experienced in that midfield rold that Giggs is.
 
Plan M said:
That midfield would get battered when having to defend. Sneijder isn't known for his tackling and getting stuck in, he's a Number 10 "in the hole" player isn't he?
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I wonder how a player who isn't known for his tackling can ever replace Scholes;)
 
Plan M said:
So Hernandez, Berbatov, Owen, Macheda AND Welbeck would all rot on the bench or in the reserves just to make way for Wesley Sneijder?!

The muppets are definately out in force!

:lol:
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When was the last time any of those players bar Hernandez played in a big game?
 
Saf said all those pages ago that we would not be signing anyone before the Community Sheild why did some refuse to believe it.
 
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