Manchester United Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2017

Toobz

bangkok wrote: »

They are signing probably the best defender in england if he goes there.

They're signing bailly?

Trigger

Morata is much better at holding up the ball and playing others in than Lukaku, has a very good strike rate too and loads of room to get better, he's only 24

wanderer100

https://twitter.com/utdreport/status/871768529816702976

Not really liking all these names we've been linked to recently. I just don't see how James is an upgrade on Mata or Miki. With Griezmann out of the picture, I don't know who else is out there looking for a move to get excited about. Excite me Woody!!!

GSPfan

astradave wrote: »

Morata is much better at holding up the ball and playing others in than Lukaku, has a very good strike rate too and loads of room to get better, he's only 24

Id be more than happy for us to sign Morata. Id say you'd get him for a reasonable fee too. When I say reasonable it would be £50 million or so.

Id still love someone for that right wing as I can't see us winning things next year with Mata or Lingard out there. They just don't suit that role.

Lord TSC

wanderer100 wrote: »

https://twitter.com/utdreport/status/871768529816702976

Not really liking all these names we've been linked to recently. I just don't see how James is an upgrade on Mata or Miki. With Griezmann out of the picture, I don't know who else is out there looking for a move to get excited about. Excite me Woody!!!

I feel the window is going to be about getting in hard workers who Jose trusts will give him 100%. If Jose can trust James more than Mkhi, for instance, then skill might be secondary to that.

bangkok

Lord TSC wrote: »

I feel the window is going to be about getting in hard workers who Jose trusts will give him 100%. If Jose can trust James more than Mkhi, for instance, then skill might be secondary to that.

but jose signed mkhi only last season. he surely knew what he was signing

Kerrydude1981

The Perisic to Utd rumours seem to have cooled down a bit

Lord TSC

bangkok wrote: »

but jose signed mkhi only last season. he surely knew what he was signing

Other option is something like...

Morata
Perisic - James - Mkhi

DM_7

Lord TSC wrote: »

I feel the window is going to be about getting in hard workers who Jose trusts will give him 100%. If Jose can trust James more than Mkhi, for instance, then skill might be secondary to that.

I think it will be about more than hard workers.

He needs goals and mental strength. Jose can ask anyone to work hard, look at Sneijder at Inter. What he needs are more players with the mentality to back themselves and execute his wishes.

We saw games this season where United fell back on themselves and didn't have the guts to hold possession, hold a higher line.

If United sign 4 players I expect 3 to be very confident in themselves/their ability.

bangkok

Lord TSC wrote: »

Other option is something like...

Morata
Perisic - James - Mkhi

Rashford

Martial----mata

---

mkhi

i would be much happier with bottom team, much more pace in it and mata is a better player than james imo

pjohnson

Damn Virgil off to Pool. Woulda loved him here.

We have till 31st August anyway!

jayo26

bangkok wrote: »

Rashford

Martial----mata

---

mkhi

i would be much happier with bottom team, much more pace in it and mata is a better player than james imo

But only one of them players scored more then 10 goals this season mate... do you not see where the problem is here?

We would be going into a new season hoping that they all pick it up a level and if they don't we have no options to use instead.

Lord TSC

bangkok wrote: »

Rashford

Martial----mata

---

mkhi

i would be much happier with bottom team, much more pace in it and mata is a better player than james imo

You'll be happy with fighting for forth then....

jayo26

pjohnson wrote: »

Damn Virgil off to Pool. Woulda loved him here.

We have till 31st August anyway!

He was always going to make the step up from the feeder club.

pjohnson

jayo26 wrote: »

He was always going to make the step up from the feeder club.

Fair point haha

bangkok

Lord TSC wrote: »

You'll be happy with fighting for forth then....

perisic is v good, morata is needed, cant see the need for James though

jayo26

bangkok wrote: »

perisic is v good, morata is needed, cant see the need for James though

Why did you leave them out of your team you be happy with so?

jayo26

We got a bargain so



Vvd destroyed bailly on aerial challenges tho.

Cantona's Collars

So far today......

Douglas Costa,Renato Sanchez,Alvaro Morata,Lindelorf and James Rodriguez.

Trigger

zerks wrote: »

So far today......

Douglas Costa,Renato Sanchez,Alvaro Morata,Lindelorf and James Rodriguez.

Add Dybala to that and the day isn't even over

https://twitter.com/mundodeportivo/status/871776422620270592

RIP Cheick Tiote. Some years ago, his name was mentioned in here regularly enough as a player who could potentially be part of the infamous midfield rebuild.

Julez

M!Ck^ wrote: »

Part two is the second half

Cheers Mick, having watched it back two things to note...

1. I'd love a Man Utd 08 team in FIFA. Some team it was, and was missing Ronaldo and Tevez yesterday!

2. Rooney did not look out of place at all with the retired players...

bangkok

jayo26 wrote: »

Why did you leave them out of your team you be happy with so?

i like players with pace, Morata is not fast, but we still need him. james is not fast either and i think mata is better

jayo26

bangkok wrote: »

i like players with pace, Morata is not fast, but we still need him. james is not fast either and i think mata is better

Statistically mata ain't better. He may be safer because of the experience in premier league but James does just about everything better then mata.

That's not to say I'd want mata gone I really wouldn't I think he has a lot to offer but he can definitely be improved upon.

JaMarcusHustle

Would people be happy if our 4 main signings were Lindelof, Fabinho, James and Morata?

yabadabado

JaMarcusHustle wrote: »

Would people be happy if our 4 main signings were Lindelof, Fabinho, James and Morata?

Be happy enough with those 4.Think a player is needed for wide right moreso that James.
Lindelof Fabinho Morata would be 3 excellent additions.

DM_7

JaMarcusHustle wrote: »

Would people be happy if our 4 main signings were Lindelof, Fabinho, James and Morata?

Hell yes.

For a club who (best) achieved fourth once in four years that would be a great summer.

I don't think it will happen though. Have little faith in many of the links at the moment. AG was the only one that stood out as true when everyone in football was talking about it.

markc91

https://youtu.be/B1QKnLnLlWs

Just looking at this seasons goals he seems to be the type of complete no.9 we need left foot, right foot and headers. Yes he's not the huge name we all want but hes a player in a position we need. We should get the likes of him, Fabinho and Keane and then next season go for the big name of Griezmann when were ready to challenge for the Champions League.

Trigger

bangkok wrote: »

i like players with pace, Morata is not fast, but we still need him. james is not fast either and i think mata is better

Morata has plenty of pace and he's skilful too

Trigger

City after Fabinho, no links to United last few days all gone quiet on that front..

DM_7

yabadabado wrote: »

Be happy enough with those 4.Think a player is needed for wide right moreso that James.
Lindelof Fabinho Morata would be 3 excellent additions.

No matter who joins I expect Valencia to continue as the wide right outlet. Any right sided foward or misfield player will be coming inside most of the time.

JaMarcusHustle

Morata didn't look so slow when he made mince meat of Bayern on the counter attack a couple of years ago.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeRJn8ZF-Pk

Trigger

JaMarcusHustle wrote: »

Morata didn't look so slow when he made mince meat of Bayern on the counter attack a couple of years ago.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeRJn8ZF-Pk

He's not slow at all, I don't know where Bangkok is getting that notion from, he'd easily have the same pace as Martial

yabadabado

DM_7 wrote: »

No matter who joins I expect Valencia to continue as the wide right outlet. Any right sided foward or misfield player will be coming inside most of the time.

I think if a proper wide player joins then we will see less of Valencia being expected to be rb and rw which can only be a good thing.I think too much was probably expected of Valencia last season out of neccessity more than anything else.
A pacey wide player will make a big difference to the right side .

DM_7

astradave wrote: »

He's not slow at all, I don't know where Bangkok is getting that notion from, he'd easily have the same pace as Martial

When the ball is loose around the box he looks pretty fast to me anyway

I am sure AC Milan will be happy with him

caviardreams

DM_7 wrote: »

When the ball is loose around the box he looks pretty fast to me anyway

I am sure AC Milan will be happy with him

Where's FutureGuy?:p

Trying not to get my hopes up on Morata - think he could be a relatively reasonably priced buy that might do very well for us. I think Morata + €50m other player is better than €100m on Lukaku, given that we badly need strengthening in midfield.

jayo26

I'll eat my new hat if we sign morata..

Trigger

The Tanc lagging behind everyone.. BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

https://twitter.com/tancredipalmeri/status/871805542540464130

jayo26

astradave wrote: »

The Tanc lagging behind everyone.. BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

https://twitter.com/tancredipalmeri/status/871805542540464130

Haha I see you found zerks on Twitter.

Robson99

Would have Morata all day long over Lukaku.Rashford and A. Sanchez either side of him and Herrera Pogba and Mikateryan behind them.
Seen as AG is not happening and we were going to spend £80m on him I'm sure we could get both for £100m. You have serious pace in that front 6. And goals galore so long as Jose wouldn't use the wingers as fullback.
We should be all over Sanchez

Lord TSC

Fellaini scores for Belgium.

Robson99

JaMarcusHustle wrote: »

Would people be happy if our 4 main signings were Lindelof, Fabinho, James and Morata?

Sanchez instead of James and that would be excellent

20 Times 20 Times

I really don't understand why we don't go all out and bag Sanchez same way we got van Persie

bangkok

astradave wrote: »

He's not slow at all, I don't know where Bangkok is getting that notion from, he'd easily have the same pace as Martial

sorry i was comparing the pace of rashford v the pace of morata. Rashford is quicker but yes morata is still fast

bangkok

20 Times 20 Times wrote: »

I really don't understand why we don't go all out and bag Sanchez same way we got van Persie

van persie wanted to join united and fergie went direct to wenger and wenger agreed to sell.

I dont think sanchez wants the move to united and can you imagine jose going to wenger to ask him to sell us sanchez :eek:

GSPfan

Lads as much as I would love Alexis Sanchez I don't think there is any chance we are getting him. Arsenal are in a much better financial situation than the day they sold Van Persie and I would bet he would choose Chelsea over us as its an easier move to a London club. I think he goes to Bayern Munich or Chelsea and for us to get involved Id say we just waste our time.

As a curve ball would anyone take Mahrez as a fall back option for the right wing? Yeah he isn't a world beater but available and two seasons ago showed amazing form. I just don't see many links to a right winger/forward since the Griezmann deal ended. Hoping we have other options in the works.

RobertKK

bangkok wrote: »

van persie wanted to join united and fergie went direct to wenger and wenger agreed to sell.

I dont think sanchez wants the move to united and can you imagine jose going to wenger to ask him to sell us sanchez :eek:

Some choice French words...

Trigger

bangkok wrote: »

sorry i was comparing the pace of rashford v the pace of morata. Rashford is quicker but yes morata is still fast

You would want to make up your mind so

bangkok wrote: »

i like players with pace, Morata is not fast, but we still need him. james is not fast either and i think mata is better

bangkok

astradave wrote: »

You would want to make up your mind so

"Morata is not fast, but we still need him"

i was comparing his speed with rashford

GSPfan

bangkok wrote: »

sorry i was comparing the pace of rashford v the pace of morata. Rashford is quicker but yes morata is still fast

Wow, is this the first time you've ever gone back on something you've said and not just doubled down on it? You normally go full Trump when you claim something you can't back up.

How does it feel? It's not as bad as you thought isn't it. The world didn't end either!