I hope your rite, we don't need any last day nonsense like last year deadline day bids for GodinHe'll be a Utd player by the end of the window.
I don't think City are prepared to pay anything near what we are I think they'd have only come in if Leicester accepted a low price.
Player is happy to come, Leicester I think are happy to sell they just need to be seen to be driving a hard bargain and I think Utd are happy to pay.
We are only away on tour 1 more week it might be that he doesn't actually join up with the team until they return to Europe for their friendlies in Norway and Cardiff.
Exactly what I said,he would certainly be a good quick fix for us.So... Can someone explain why we are going in for Maguire when Alderweireld could be had for potentially a third of the price?
So... Can someone explain why we are going in for Maguire when Alderweireld could be had for potentially a third of the price?
Just read that Maguire has a lower pass completion rate than Jones and Smalling last season. I thought his price was so high because of his ability on the ball.
You need to go into more detail than just pass completion for example does Maguire play more long balls trying to hit Vardy in behind or passes into midfield to find Maddison whereas Jones/Smalling just play loads of short passes to each other or short passes to midfielders who drop deep to collect from them.
I don't watch anywhere near enough of Leicester to say who his passing is like only see him playing for England where it's normally good.
the major concern I have with Maguire is alongside Lindelöf that is not a quick pairing if Utd want to play this front foot pressing style we've seen a lot of in pre season then you'd probably want to have quick centre backs as De Gea is not really a sweeper keeper.
Well Rio was pretty quick, he obviously lost speed when he got older but in peak Rio/Vidic time he was no slouch. They were the perfect pairing.You are right that is not a quick pairing but neither were Vidic and Rio in 2008. So I still think it can work for us.
You are right that is not a quick pairing but neither were Vidic and Rio in 2008. So I still think it can work for us.
In 2008 I doubt you’d find many quicker centre backs and both were positionally brilliant and dominant in the air they were basically what dreams are made of when it comes to a centre back pairing in that era. Replacing them has been a nightmare because they’ve set the bar so high and no one we’ve signed since them has come close to being near their level.
Yes I agree they were fantastic but speed wasn't there strong point nowhere near especially in 2008 /2009 they couldn't deal with players like Fernando Torres and Craig bellamy ,what I'm getting at is in 2008 they won the double with not being the quickest .
So I think Maguire Lindleof won't be as bad a pairing as you think.
DDG
AWB Maguire Lindleof Shaw
That's a good defence.
Started and scored for Leicester tonight. Least he’s getting game time for them so if he does join us he’s had a decent pre-season. Could well have been frozen out if he had his head turned.
Think this will eventually go through but no doubts we will pay over the odds but we need a new centre half a million percent.
I don't think we should buy another CB next year. Maguire, though I'm not his biggest fan, alongside Lindelof could be a really good duo long term.Yep if he comes he is instantly our best CB then next summer if you can buy better again then you are really shaping things.
Signing no one after last few seasons is a joke that defence has been awful over protected by both LVG and Mourinho and exposed when Ole took the protection away.
Surely we have a back up option?
I think in the end we are going to have to cave and pay what Leicester want, if not then we are going to end up with no new centre half which isn’t ideal.
It’s not easy to sign the right kind of players though. Sure it was when we were winning every trophy under the sun but many teams have passed us all over Europe and we are trying to fight our way back. We should have a plan b but do we want to just sign any old defender because we can’t get Maguire? It has to be right for this new vision under Ole.We should have gone to plan B long ago. Woodward is a jerk who doesn't know what he's doing.
This is not an overnight job. We need to slowly rebuild, if it takes a good few years then fine but we can’t just go spunking money on players just because our first choice isn’t available.
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