Manchester United Thread 25/26 - Teamtalk/Transfers/Gossip Mod Note in OP 26.09.24

Garnacho is still young and is just doing what he has seen the senior players do his whole time with the first team and also probably what ten hagg wanted too. We have seen improvements in his game under Amiron he certainly looks to pass more then he used to,.still takes the odd ridiculous shot but much less, so hopefully he gets a chance to build a rapport with Dorgu and the manager hammers it home to him about using the overlap.

If we are to achieve anything this season we will need someone to start stepping up and garnacho is the most likely,.he wants to get on the ball, he is good at getting on the ball and finding space to and he has the pace to carry the ball into space very well, he still has much to improve but he currently looks more likely to make things happen then anyone else now Amad is injured

agreed, as much as I hated his performance on Sunday, he has to start every match imo (not realistic, but we have very little option to rest him). We need his pace, his threat. We can't just have two fro Zirkzee, Bruno and Mainoo in the 10s cause there is no ability to stretch the opposition.

I just hope the entirity of his training plan this week is 'PASS THE BALL TO DORGU'.

IMO Southampton was terrible in the first half.

Fulham i feel our attacking impotence was down to poor decison making. We got into loads of good positions in the final third and then failed at making the final pass, picked the wrong option or executed poorly. Yes, it needed a lucky goal, but it was poor execution in the final 3rd that was the problem. Can put that down to poor coaching if you want to though - ie. the players haven't been coached well enough to being quicker and better at executing in those situations.

City needed a 'smash and grab' but at the same time I thought we were the better side for large parts of the game - city created eff all. We lacked a cutting edge though. But then the ball through to Amad for the winner is 100% a run and pass that should be baked into the style.

I thought defensively against Spurs were we poor, too deep. But we also did create a number of good chances - we were not utterly outplayed imo. (and spurs are in rocky form too so no great boast there). We created enough chances to draw or win that game imo. And on top of that I think Garnacho ruined a bunch of attacks by ignoring the overlap which then didn't take advantage of the overload on the far side - which is a patterned and coached play.

I think we rely on these 'moments' because the players are failing to execute the patterns. But even if you were to agree with that, the question then becomes are those pattern failures because the players are poor or the coaching of those patterns is poor.

Same way I don't know if the reason Dalot is 10yards too deep so often because he is afraid to push on, Amorim is telling him to be conservative and ceed the space, or Amorim can't explain to Dalot what he wants in the first place.

IMO it is the first problem - Dalot isn't doing it, as Mazraoui (imo) didn't push like he was supposed to vs Spurs - which effectively gave up midfield. But that is just an opinion and obviously not fact. Just as an opposing view would be opinion.

It will be interesting to see which members of the current Squad that Amorim tries to move on in the Summer,not including the players whose contracts will be expiring.

If he wants to buy a specialist RWB,will they try to help fund this via selling Dalot?

I have a feeling Amorim doesn’t see Dorgu necessarily as his default LWB,moreso as someone who can play there or on the right and they will possibly try a sign a specialist LWB in the Summer.

Maguire could be tempted into a move if he was assured more minutes elsewhere.If Martinez wasn’t injured he would be getting less minutes currently as he forces the entire backline to drop a lot deeper than Amorim would like ideally.

I think we 100% buy a RWB - Quenda seems the likely guy based on the transfer speculation.

Quenda first choice RWB. Left footed, could play on the left.
Dorgu first choice LWB. Right footed, could play on the right.

Then as you say we'd have Amad, maybe, if we get another first choice 10. Leon though he could be a Heaven type signing rather than immediate first team signing. Amass I reckon leaves on loan at the least, if not sold. and I think there is a good chance we keep Dalot as second choice both sides.

Yeah 100% I think Dalot's flexibility and our injury record means he's not leaving unless someone offers a substantial figure.

I think we need to aim for 5.

LCB, RWB, CM, 10, ST.

I don't see how we can not sign any of those 5 positions.

After that, we probably still do need players - as you allude to

A keeper if a keeper leaves - and will fund the replacement.

Only signing one CM means we are either signing a partner for Ugarte or a rotation for him, I think we need both.

Huijsen, Brantwaite, Igancio the obvious names for LCB.
Quenda for RWB - there was someone else with a decent link last week but I can't remember who it was.
CM - no idea, no strong links I'm aware of. Wharton will be mentioned. I think Hayden Hackney could be a good squad signing but probably need better as first choice. Ederson has been linked but linked to everyone.
10 - Cunha has been mentioned but I think he will be too expensive, and saught after. Dorgeles maybe, he was linked in January but he feels like a squad signing not a first choice.
Delap the value option here imo. Osimhen big money and wages, similar Gyokeres. Samu would need a huge fee. With Delap you are going for potential and the hope he rounds out… a familiar story! Not sure what other strikers might be looked at. David on a free, maybe.

I do think we'll see some more Leon, kone, heaven, chido signings.

I think there were reports that vivel has a bunch of players, 25 across positions, that are high potential but very raw, for those low value deals.

We need a new GK too, Onana isn't reliable at all and will cost us more points this season so can't be starting a new season with him.