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Manchester United Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2017

Lord TSC

Would love to know how many posts we've generated in the last 12 months. Feels like it's 10000 every three months. Last thread opened just before the Quarter finals of the EL.

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How Soon Is Now

Better be some deals incoming if there willing to let three midfield players go since January.

That area to the pitch is an injury away from absolute disaster ! Even with all the remaining players its bare bones.

Would like to see Matic Dendoncker and possibly Sanches come in be nice few options.

Mitch Connor

Funking hell... Where is all this love of mctominay coming from?? Named in a couple of squads and people are looking to him as an answer?

Did he impress in the reserves that i didn't notice?

Looks a fairly average academy graduate imo. Handy but no great prospect. Have other midfielders I would rate ahead of him - Matty willock as a CM. Gribbon and Gomes as attacking options.

Mitch Connor

How Soon Is Now wrote: »

Better be some deals incoming if there willing to let three midfield players go since January.

That area to the pitch is an injury away from absolute disaster ! Even with all the remaining players its bare bones.

Would like to see Matic Dendoncker and possibly Sanches come in be nice few options.

Imagine if Pogba got injured. That midfield would be bloody bleak!

Trigger

Mitch Connor wrote: »

Funking hell... Where is all this love of mctominay coming from?? Named in a couple of squads and people are looking to him as an answer?

Did he impress in the reserves that i didn't notice?

Looks a fairly average academy graduate imo. Handy but no great prospect. Have other midfielders I would rate ahead of him - Matty willock as a CM. Gribbon and Gomes as attacking options.

He was pretty average to a small bit above average in the reserves towards the end of the season, i think Jose sees something in him to keep him around the squad and bring on tour though.

In fairness Rashford kind of took the same trajectory, He could be showing a lot more in training and integrating with the first team than we know.

Cantona's Collars

jimmytwotimes 2013 wrote: »

https://twitter.com/utdreport/status/891382418543968256

If this happens we surely getting two midfielders. Otherwise squad weaker than last year.

Just saw it being reported by Turkish TV.Looks like it's happening.

Trigger

There is absolutely no way the club will allow him to go without at least one coming in for certain

Lord TSC

bangkok wrote: »

Why would the sporting director say that? Anyone that wants him then will never bid more than the 22m he said. Bids will prob start at less than that

It came across, to me, as if that fee was already agreed.

Will be really sorry to see Fel go, if true. Loved his attitude, even if his skill didn't match it.

There's no way we're letting him go unless someone else is about to be announced...

How Soon Is Now

Mitch Connor wrote: »

Imagine if Pogba got injured. That midfield would be bloody bleak!

As things stand unless we get a DM in he will still be as wasted as he was last season. Its incredibly important situation and really i know its complicated money teams involved etc but ffs something should of happened by now.

I hope we dont hear down the line that the hold up has been over money because at this point id rather we had spend the extra money got the deals done earlier in window and all signing where ready to go.

If its been a case where we pissed around over a few million then its incredibly annoying. I dont like seeing us having to massively overpay for players who are not worth it but this is important to the balance of the whole team.

Lithium93_

I'm not buying the Fellaini leaving until I see something from a journalist briefed by the club.

Sebastian Dangerfield

It really amazes me that some on here deride the signing of a key figure in ths title winning team of 2 out of the last 3 seasons, yet get all excited by the signing of Anderlechts second best midfielder

Lord TSC

Sebastian Dangerfield wrote: »

It really amazes me that some on here deride the signing of a key figure in ths title winning team of 2 out of the last 3 seasons, yet get all excited by the signing of Anderlechts second best midfielder

Dude, I want both. Dendonker would be a brilliant back up to Matic.

The_Kew_Tour

Memories of 2011-2012 come back when I think of lack of CM.

Mitch Connor

Sebastian Dangerfield wrote: »

It really amazes me that some on here deride the signing of a key figure in ths title winning team of 2 out of the last 3 seasons, yet get all excited by the signing of Anderlechts second best midfielder

Are these the same people saying both things? Any posts to back this up?

Cantona's Collars

Mitch Connor wrote: »

Are these the same people saying both things? Any posts to back this up?

Didn't read all the stuff but just seems everyone posting about the fact he could be off.Nobody deriding him. I think deals must be done to replace him and sign another DM or he'd be staying.

Sebastian Dangerfield

Mitch Connor wrote: »

Are these the same people saying both things? Any posts to back this up?

Maybe,maybe not. I dont follow individual posters that closely, I just think some of the sensationalism in here is nuts. Ive seen posts from the start of the month along the lines of "sign someone - anyone, just sign someone this week." I may be wrong but I dont think a single poster mentioned Dendoncker before this media link gets posted, but suddenly he's the answer to our problems.

pjohnson

For the central midfield we only have:

PL Players:
Pogba
Herrera
Carrick
Fellaini
Pereira

Cup Players:
McTominay
Gomes

Scrathing Fellaini from our options and the midfield becomes awful.

pjohnson

I assume that if we were told 25-35 would get Dendonkor we have started at 20 and dont want "our pants down" so we wont budge the last bit of money to get him.

Sebastian Dangerfield

pjohnson wrote: »

For the central midfield we only have:

PL Players:
Pogba
Herrera
Carrick
Fellaini
Pereira

Cup Players:
McTominay
Gomes

Scrathing Fellaini from our options and the midfield becomes awful.

Miki and Mata also potentially, as an attacker of a 3?

pjohnson

Sebastian Dangerfield wrote: »

Miki and Mata also potentially, as an attacker of a 3?

If we are using a #10 yeah can add them. Actually very fair point I suppose we will have to be using a #10 like last year since we didn't get a proper DM.

caviardreams

bangkok wrote: »

Fellaini out, perira and mctominey in along with new dm. Squad will be stronger

Fellaini stays, pereira and mctominey in along with new dm. Squad will be stronger

FYP

Trigger

pjohnson wrote: »

If we are using a #10 yeah can add them. Actually very fair point I suppose we will have to be using a #10 like last year since we didn't get a proper DM.

Even against some of the smaller teams we would use a player like Mkhi and mata to have an extra man in there that can pass thru tight defences

caviardreams

We are one or two injuries (Pogba, Herrera) away from a disaster in midfield imo if Fellaini goes (as it is we are pretty thin for a long season with lots of games).

Lord TSC

Again. There is zero chance of Fellaini going if a replacement hasn't been signed, and I mean that on top of the main DM signing.

Mitch Connor

Lord TSC wrote: »

Again. There is zero chance of Fellaini going if a replacement hasn't been signed, and I mean that on top of the main DM signing.

Matic and Sanches would be a nice pair signed imo, but nothing indicating we want Sanches that I've seen

Cantona's Collars

Scholes lacing up his boots again.

Trigger

Wasn't there something in the last few days saying Sanches would only be able to leave on loan, with no option to buy. Be hard to get a big club to take him on loan for a season

pjohnson

astradave wrote: »

Even against some of the smaller teams we would use a player like Mkhi and mata to have an extra man in there that can pass thru tight defences

Yeah we will switch between using an AM and a DM during the season and matches but I'd have assumed the DM option would have been our main one. Naturally we would switch to the AM if needs be to break down a stubborn side!

caviardreams

zerks wrote: »

Scholes lacing up his boots again.

I'm still waiting for the Lindelof & Smalling v Jones reveal.

Sebastian Dangerfield

caviardreams wrote: »

I'm still waiting for the Lindelof & Smalling v Jones reveal.

Jones to Chelsea in part exchange maybe? Unlikely but hard to see what else it could be. If it meant a different use of Jones, it would be hard to understand why we havent seen it already

Trigger

Sebastian Dangerfield wrote: »

Jones to Chelsea in part exchange maybe? Unlikely but hard to see what else it could be. If it meant a different use of Jones, it would be hard to understand why we havent seen it already

I'd say we will see it tomorrow in the friendly