Manchester United Superthread 2014 Mod Warning post #2237

Found this quite funny fact about Reus. Tomas Rosicky was his idol:

Another sign of his love for Borussia Dortmund comes in the form of the player he idolised in his younger years: Tomas Rosicky. The Czech international was one of the club's foremost figures in the early 2000s, winning the Bundesliga title with BVB and playing close to 200 league games. "Rosicky had great technique and was so intelligent and mature even though he was still young at Dortmund. I copied everything about him - right down to his sweatbands."

http://www.bundesliga.com/en/liga/news/2012/0000258652.php

6 more years!!

Teamshadowclan wrote: »

Being honest, while I really like Reus, he really isn't what we need this summer, and would worry a bit about the idea of spending 40m and however many more millions on his wages.

Absolutely. We have Mata and Kagawa, who are similar to Reus, so that's a no go. Other areas of the team are in dire need of reinforcements, so we won't go for Reus. I wonder if some of the posters got him mixed up with Kroos, who is one that really would strengthen our midfield (not that it takes a lot to strengthen a non-existent midfield).

astonaidan wrote: »

They arent really though, while Reus has played ten its not his position, hes more a LW, the Armenian guy is Dortmunds 10, Reus is more about speed

You're probably right. Mhkitariyan is playing centrally for them, while Reus is a speedster in the Gareth Bale mould.

A t-shirt of Keano going telling Andy D'urso that he is a great ref would be cool

sigmundv wrote: »

Absolutely. We have Mata and Kagawa, who are similar to Reus, so that's a no go. Other areas of the team are in dire need of reinforcements, so we won't go for Reus. I wonder if some of the posters got him mixed up with Kroos, who is one that really would strengthen our midfield (not that it takes a lot to strengthen a non-existent midfield).

Reus' style is not similar to Mata or Kagawa.

Reus is a player capable of playing at a world class level in wider areas, capable of stretching teams with his pace. You could not say that about either Kagawa or Mata. We're sorely lacking a world class player wide player. I think he is tailor made for MUFC. Obviously, CM still needs addressing. I don't think anyone is saying that isn't the case.

Reus, 2 CMs, 1 LB, 1 RB, 1 CB would be on my Summer wish list. With Giggs, Cleverley, Rio, Vidic, Evra, Young all going in the opposite direction.

v3ttel wrote: »

Did anyone else get that survey from the club today? They had a few interesting questions....

Favourite 3 players at the club? Nani, Chicharito, De Gea, in that order, for me.

Are they testing the water maybe to make sure they dont offload fan favourites

Liam O wrote: »

I don't think Liverpool are going to be at the same level next season. Teams are going to be a lot more defensive against them and the defensive frailty will have to be fixed, can't see Rodgers getting rid of Skrtel and Agger, Sakho might improve but you never know with these things. It's pretty much at optimum level going forward wouldn't you agree? Liverpool can improve in midfield but the risk is buying the defensive player there that's needed might slow down the attack.

United are going to have younger, more driven players with a manager who'll hopefully finally know his best group of players and the massive holes at CM and LB will be plugged. These are responsible for 90% of the bad results this season imo and while obviously it's not just going to be all sunshine and rainbows I don't see anyway United won't be at least 10 points better off this time next season.

I admire the optimism but this is logic straight from bizzarro world.

I'm gonna go ahead and draw one of these out with what I hope will happen, then come back and laugh at how optimistic I was later.

GK: De Gea, Lindegaard.

I really love our goalkeeping situation. David De Gea is better than we thought he would be when we were defending him against muppets who mocked him early on. Top keeper. But the best thing is should the worse happen, and De Gea miss a few games through injury, I am confident that Anders can step in and steady the ship.

No changes here (please god).

RB: Rafael, Varela, Jones/Smalling.

Rafael this time last year had nailed down our starting RB job. One year on and he has regressed, not so much that he needs to be replaced imo, but enough for me to feel uneasy with just Varela as backup, Jones/Smalling should not be an option. I feel we need to make a low-key, almost Buttner-like signing to give Raf some competition.

Low-key signing in, Varela on loan/U21s.

CB: Jones, Evans, Smalling, Vidic, Ferdinand.

Here is a position we will definitely see activity in. Rio and Vidic are gone, and we are left with 3 Centre Backs who are short of the level we would want them to be, but not by much. Each of them has positives and negatives, but I would rank Phil Jones as the best of the 3. I've really been impressed with Jones in recent weeks, he's a strong, commanding CB with great leadership, but has positioning problems. Get him a comfortable ball playing partner and we are talking. I also want to see Michael Keane get some action, we need 5 CBs in the squad because EVERY SINGLE YEAR we have an injury crisis at CB.

Starter brought in (Benatia, Mangala, Garay, Hummels), Keane in squad. Rio and Vidic gone.

LB: Evra, Buttner.

Goodbye Patrice, thanks for the memories but good lord hurry along now as you have been simply awful defensively for some times now, and shocker, defending is a pretty big part of being a defender. Alex Buttner proved he is a proper player in recent weeks and is certainly a capable backup, he keeps his squad roles, but we need to bring a starter in.

Starter brought in (Shaw, Moreno, Alex Sandro, Coentrao), Evra gone.

RM: Valencia, Januzaj, Young, Nani.

Valencia will stay. I've been one of his biggest critics this year but he still has a role to play. Januzaj needs a big year, he's a first team player now, and if he continues to grow we will have a star on our hands. Young could go, but that requires someone to want him. He's not good enough, and I would want someone else brought in, but again that depends on if he leaves.

Valencia, Januzaj, Young (or replacement like Lallana, Cuadrado), Nani gone.

CM: Carrick, Fellaini, Fletcher, Cleverley, Giggs, Anderson.

Wholesale changes here, and badly needed. Michael Carrick isn't performing at a high enough level anymore, and if Newcastle's interest is real he could go, but I expect him to stay in a reduced role. Fellaini is an awkward oaf, but we paid for him and he will see some time on the pitch, I only hope he improves. Fletcher is fantastic to have around, but his lack of athleticism means he only has a small role, same for Cleverley, who is limited as a player. We need signings here. I expect Cavalho. I'd like Fernando. I dream about Kroos. If we bring in all 3 (or similar in Fernando's case) we can compete with City and Chelsea in midfield. 2 would be the improvement we all want. 1 would feel light. Giggs will retire, Anderson won't be bought by Fiorentina but will leave).

Starters brought in (Carvalho, Kroos (pls)), Carrick, Fellaini, Fletcher, Cleverley, Giggs and Anderson gone.

LM: Kagawa, Januzaj, Welbeck.

Kagawa looks as though he will have to be the one who is played out of position, because he is a nice, polite, and reserved gentleman who will sacrifice his own needs for team success. Having Mata beside him will help him kick on and play how we all hope he will. Januzaj see RM. Welbeck has a real role to play here, in big games especially. Ideally we would sign a star to play here, and play like a true winger, I'm talking about Marco Reus here, but thats a pipe dream.

Kagawa, Star signing? (Reus), Welbeck, Januzaj.

CAM: Rooney, Mata, Kagawa, Powell.

Rooney will play here is RVP is fit and stays at the club. If RVP is missing Rooney goes up top and Mata plays here, which is what I think is best. Kagawa will play here if the situation allows it, and Powell should get a chance after a good year on loan.

Rooney, Mata, Kagawa, Powell.

ST: RVP, Rooney, Welbeck, Chicharito, Henriquez.

RVP is in a difficult position. He should play every game, but do we play better as a team without him? I think he will stay, but I'm worried about injuries, which is why is it vital to have Rooney to score goals. Welbeck will get chances here, but he needs to find his shooting boots. Chicharito will leave, good luck to him, I love him. I think Angelo Henriquez will fill the last spot. He is an interesting player who seems to work very hard.

RVP Rooney, Welbeck, Henriquez.

Players out: Rio, Vidic, Evra, Nani, Giggs, Anderson, Chicharito. 7 in total.

Players in: Varela, Benatia/Mangala/Garay, Keane, Shaw/Moreno/Coentrao, Carvalho, Kroos/Fernando, Powell, Henriquez. 8 in total.

These are my guesses, and if this is the squad we have next season, with no European football, I would be very upset if we weren't in a title contending position by Xmas. It's a squad so good that David Moyes should be able to get it playing at high level, if he can't, he has to be replaced.