Manchester United Thread

It's true. If there's a time to come back, it could be now.

I'd love to see that! Rossi has unfinished business in Manchester.
 
PLF said:
It's true. If there's a time to come back, it could be now.

I'd love to see that! Rossi has unfinished business in Manchester.
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He'd end up at City then. :P

I don't think it would make sense when it looks like were moving to a '1' upfront which will likely be occupied by Rooney and we have two potential stars behind him in Welbeck and Hernandez who will want game time also.
 
It does look like we are going for the 4-2-3-1 formation next season.
Its a pretty balanced formation but more on the defensive side and relying on quick counter attacks.
Holland and Germany will be using this formation at the Euros too I believe.

Besides myself...does anyone else feel Kagawa should get the number 9 instead of the number 7?
 
Agreed on number 7 - shouldn't be Kagawa imo. Not sure who the answer is, mind, would say Nani but I don't think he wants it.

So assuming we don't get another attacking player, perhaps Welbeck?
 
9 to me will always relate to a striker, someone like Batistuta, Falcao etc.
 
Yeah. 9 is usually (though not necessarily these days anymore) for the top scorer of a team, the poacher, the guy who's supposed to at least bang in the most goals.

I don't think 9 suits Kagawa at all. 10 or 7 is more like it.
 
The number doesn't play. I remember when Jose Manuel Jurado was playing for my second best team - Atleti, with number 9. That was because of the rule in Spanish League (numbers from 1 to 25, GKs - 1, 13, 25), but we can also see Hulk playing with no. 12, which is rather GKs' number or defenders. If we won't sign new striker I would like to see Danny or Chicha with no 9. No. 14 or 19 would be perfect for Shinji.
Available numbers are: 2, 7, 9 (if Berbs leaves), 13 (if Park leaves), 20 (if Fabio leaves on loan; I bet it's favourite option for Shinji), 26 - 99)
 
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Cristiano Rossinho said:
Some media suggest that Nani will leave this summer... Fuck me :o Definitely should stay and, if he wants to, we should give him no.7 and increase his salary... Damn, it will be painful to lose Luis this year...
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That's the first sign of Rooney's tantrum showing up imo. If Nani looks across Manchester, I'd wager that (deep breath): Toure, Silva, Nasri, Tevez, Aguero, Dzeko, Balotelli, Lescott, and possibly even Milner are making more than Nani. So I can understand why he'd want some more money.

I think Nani will stay, but we'll need to increase his salary.

He's said in the past he doesn't want the number 7, but I guess he's the most suited to it.
 
I read about Nani wanting to leave too...its a 'wtf?' moment to be honest.
He needs to resume where he left off last season and improve on it.
I dont think we are able to increase his salary without offering a new contract.

Scrap my idea on Kagawa getting the #9...I think United's new number #9 should be given to Welbeck if Berba leaves...Chicarito dosent want it and prefers #14...like how Nani perfers number #17 instead of #7. Cleverley should be given the number #7 just because he idolises David Beckham.
 
PLF said:
I wouldn't mind seeing Cleverly as #7 at all.
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Cleverley is a massive mystery to me. I have no idea how good he is. And I've probably seen him play almost 40 matches.

In the reserves he was always tidy, but not particularly impressive. At Wigan he was good, but not spectacular, and was often not in the game.

Then he had an absolutely storming summer tour, against admittedly limited opposition in friendlies. Then the Charity Shield happened, and he was phenomenal. 3 more matches and then brave Kevin Davies took him out, and that was it for the year.

I can't really pick moments that were impressive, touches, passes, shots etc, but I get the feeling he knows what he's doing and where to be on the pitch.

It's hard to tell if he's really good, or if he's seems really good because he actually has legs and can run - unlike our midfield generally.
 
You're right and I think you speak for most when you say, he's still somewhat of a mystery and none of us have any idea how good or not he really is.

For me as well, it is too early to say anything definite as I haven't seen the kid play 'enough' times to have a confident opinion on him, but I do get the feeling he certainly knows what he's doing, he IS talented and he can go on to become a very useful player.

Not gonna be a world-beater, but he can become a very good player. That's my opinion. But we'll find out over the next few years if he stays injury free I guess. I think he's definitely got potential.
 
Tom Cleverley kinda reminds me of a certain Darren Fletcher when he first started playing for the first team back then.A lad who carries the tag of 'the best from the reserves'.Of course the media and some people here and the redcafe are blowing stuff out of proportions but he is indeed talented, has good vision and rarely gives away the ball say compared to...Darron Gibson.Wont be a certain starter now but in another season or two, who knows.
 
Chelsea/Man City (Delete as necessary) have completed the signing of Luka Modric, after seeing off Manchester United for his signature.
 
Levy will want to sell imo. Got him in a nice long contract, he wasn't great this year and he'll go for a massive fee. Plus he clearly wants to leave.

If I were Gill though, I wouldn't really want to deal with Daniel.
 
Excellent, finally some news. £12m (potentially rising £5m more if we win everything - not going to happen) is a steal imo.

Don't entirely see where Fergie is going to play him in our first XI, but excited to have recruited a genuinely talented youngster who has proven something, unlike a lot of our recent signings. I'm guessing our first XI will be:

----------------De Gea-------------
---Rafael----Vidic---Evans---Evra--
-----------Carrick--Scholes--------
----Valencia----Kagawa------Nani---
----------------Rooney-------------

If we manage to replace Scholes with a player who hasn't retired already, that's a relatively young, strong, energetic team there.
 
Woohoo!

Great signing, Beachryan that team is pretty awesome but you know as well as me we'll rarely field that side due to injuries.

We need that CM now.
 
Yep. Midfielder please. I have literally no idea who it'll be.

Can't see Modric, Tiote, Cabaye or any names like that. Will have to be a player from another league imo.
 
SAF won't sign someone like Tiote, he's said in the past he doesn't want that type of player.

Though why that means he's neglected the midfield for so long I don't know.

I don't suppose we'll actually get Modric but it's nice to think we're trying.
 
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