Manchester United Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread - Mod Note in OP, 25/08

bullvine · 21-08-2014 11:11AM

Van Gaal will play 4 at the back eventually, Di Maria would fit into that.

Does anyone think the signing of Roja would be a sweetener for DiMaria?

MagicIRL · 21-08-2014 11:12AM

Surely Di Maria allows LVG to play his 4-3-3? What does the team line up like for this formation? Wheres Di Maria gonna play?

homerjay2005 · 21-08-2014 11:12AM

twam2008 wrote: »

Yeah, and Di Maria wants to double his salary. Will Van Gaal want to change the system to accommodate Di Maria?

yes...Di Maria is exactly the type of player he needs.

dare we get a little bit excited by this?

Headshot · 21-08-2014 11:13AM

So anyone going to do a formation that will include Di Maria. Im curious

redbaron_99 · 21-08-2014 11:13AM

MagicIRL wrote: »

Surely Di Maria allows LVG to play his 4-3-3? What does the team line up like for this formation? Wheres Di Maria gonna play?

I would see him playing left side of the midfield three.

Still one midfielder short though. Fletxher and cleverley aren't gonna cut it anymore.

Mitch Connor · 21-08-2014 11:13AM

MagicIRL wrote: »

Surely Di Maria allows LVG to play his 4-3-3? What does the team line up like for this formation? Wheres Di Maria gonna play?

lines up with a porous central midfield and a backline lacking real quality. Also, with RVP or Rooney on the bench, which would surprise me.

Irish94 · 21-08-2014 11:14AM

Interesting to see that Scholes doubts whether Jones and Smalling are good enough to play CB. Usually when posters here give out about one or the other I wouldn't pass any heed on it because they would not see the player every day, but Scholes has played with these guys and watched them in training for 2/3 years. It is kind of worrying I think.

We are awful in the transfer market, especially when it comes to young English players. Spending the guts of £60 million on Zaha, Young, Jones and Smalling. Was there any big clubs after these players (Europe included)? I know Arsenal were after Jones.

Don't get me wrong, I think Jones and Smalling are fine players and I hope Zaha too can have a fine career. It is do or die though in the next 18 months for these players IMO. But it is worrying when Scholes is doubting there ability.

FutureGuy · 21-08-2014 11:14AM

homerjay2005 wrote: »

yes...Di Maria is exactly the type of player he needs.

dare we get a little bit excited by this?

Nope. Not even getting the slighted bit excited. He mightn't want to join us or United don't want him.

Player in a shirt. Then I get excited.

Mitch Connor · 21-08-2014 11:14AM

homerjay2005 wrote: »

yes...Di Maria is exactly the type of player he needs.

dare we get a little bit excited by this?

if you want to be disappointed.

redbaron_99 · 21-08-2014 11:15AM

Mitch Connor wrote: »

lines up with a porous central midfield and a backline lacking real quality. Also, with RVP or Rooney on the bench, which would surprise me.

Explain..?

The_Kew_Tour · 21-08-2014 11:16AM

We are not signing Di Maria.

bangkok · 21-08-2014 11:16AM

Headshot wrote: »

So anyone going to do a formation that will include Di Maria. Im curious

4-3-3 diamond

de gea

Rafael

Jones

rojo

shaw

carrick

---Herrera

di maria----

mata

wazza

rvp

Cookiemunster · 21-08-2014 11:16AM

Irish94 wrote: »

Interesting to see that Scholes doubts whether Jones and Smalling are good enough to play CB. Usually when posters here give out about one or the other I wouldn't pass any heed on it because they would not see the player every day, but Scholes has played with these guys and watched them in training for 2/3 years. It is kind of worrying I think.

We are awful in the transfer market, especially when it comes to young English players. Spending the guts of £60 million on Zaha, Young, Jones and Smalling. Was there any big clubs after these players (Europe included)? I know Arsenal were after Jones.

Don't get me wrong, I think Jones and Smalling are fine players and I hope Zaha too can have a fine career. It is do or die though in the next 18 months for these players IMO. But it is worrying when Scholes is doubting there ability.

I think Liverpool were sniffing around Jones at the time and SAF said he bought him a year earlier than he planned because of interest from other clubs.

Mitch Connor · 21-08-2014 11:19AM

redbaron_99 wrote: »

Explain..?

433 (defensive)

DDG
Rafael--CB--CB--Shaw

Carrick
---Herrera-Fletch(?)
Januzaj

Di Maria

Rooney

433 (offensive)

DDG
Rafael--CB--CB--Shaw
---Carrick-Herrera

Mata
Januzaj

Di Maria

Rooney

or

DDG
Rafael--CB--CB--Shaw
---Carrick-Herrera

Rooney
Januzaj

Di Maria

RVP

Spazdarn · 21-08-2014 11:19AM

Yeah Di Maria is not happening. I'd love for it to happen but it's not.

xtal191 · 21-08-2014 11:19AM

Woody better get his ass to Madrid get Khedira too while he's at it.

paulbok · 21-08-2014 11:20AM

TheTownie wrote: »

Ancelotti says Di Maria wants out.

Is that an actual transfer request by Di Maria?

redbaron_99 · 21-08-2014 11:21AM

Mitch Connor wrote: »

433 (defensive)
DDG
Rafael--CB--CB--Shaw
Carrick
---Herrera-Fletch(?)
Januzaj
Di Maria
Rooney

433 (offensive)
DDG
Rafael--CB--CB--Shaw
---Carrick-Herrera
Mata
Januzaj
Di Maria
Rooney

or
DDG
Rafael--CB--CB--Shaw
---Carrick-Herrera
Rooney
Januzaj
Di Maria
RVP

You're only selecting him as a forward. If we were to buy him it would wide midfield.

Herrera--carrick--Di Maria

Headshot · 21-08-2014 11:22AM

bangkok wrote: »

4-3-3 diamond

de gea

Rafael
Jones
rojo
shaw

carrick

---Herrera
di maria----

mata

wazza
rvp

Id love to see that but the gaping hole in CM and the CB's dont fill me with confidence

xtal191 · 21-08-2014 11:22AM

https://twitter.com/FutbolSergi/status/502412106583384065

Get both of them please

redbaron_99 · 21-08-2014 11:23AM

xtal191 wrote: »

https://twitter.com/FutbolSergi/status/502412106583384065

Get both of them please

Yeah that would basically sort out our problems in one swoop

MagicIRL · 21-08-2014 11:24AM

Throw all the money at Madrid for both Di Maria and Khedira. Oh my god, do it nowwwwwwwwwwwwww!

Headshot · 21-08-2014 11:24AM

xtal191 wrote: »

https://twitter.com/FutbolSergi/status/502412106583384065

Get both of them please

I dont rate Khedira that highly but I would still take him in the heart beat. It just makes so much sense to get these 2 players. They want out and we supposedly have all this money, ****ing prove it Ed

TheDoc · 21-08-2014 11:25AM

Khedira needs to be a target there. He's SOO good. A nice steely defensive midfielder with an underestimated/rated drive and engine.

**** Di Maria, Khedira should be the focus of our attention after that now.

And in all honesty, Madrid owe us a decent sale or two after the players we moved onto them, with little fuss.

The_Kew_Tour · 21-08-2014 11:25AM

Madrid owe us big style.

homerjay2005 · 21-08-2014 11:25AM

Headshot wrote: »

It just makes so much sense to get these 2 players. They want out and we supposedly have all this money, ****ing prove it Ed

we are setting outselves up for a massive fall yet again, arent we?:(:(:(:(

nothing that makes sense works with United.

MagicIRL · 21-08-2014 11:25AM

FUTUREGUY

Leroy42 · 21-08-2014 11:27AM

The_Kew_Tour wrote: »

Madrid owe us big style.

Madrid owe us nothing. You'll find the the players we sold them wanted to go and they paid us for them.

TheDoc · 21-08-2014 11:27AM

Clearly getting ahead of ourselves, but Woodward could really save, and inflate his reputation, by doing good business in the next 7 days.

Khedira and Di Maria would be a massive coup. Massive.

Spazdarn · 21-08-2014 11:28AM

I think since I've started reading this thread I've become borderline depressed. I wake up go to work, come in here for the latest gossssss and I leave work disappointed and dejected that these football manager-esque mega transfers haven't come good. I'm aware that I will do the same thing tomorrow....

sadness

Manchester United Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread - Mod Note in OP, 25/08

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