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26 May 2015 17:37:32
A few posts about people's expectations and thoughts for the impending window are starting to show.

This is my sort of post so thought I'd share mine (but not include a team!).

GK: To me it is inevitable that De Gea goes, I don't see any scenario where he doesn't leave either now or next season. It isn't totally his decision clearly and he will more than likely move back to his home town and play for another massive club in world football. So, I think we need a new keeper which for me has to be Cech. I suspect that Cech will choose between ourselves and Arsenal.

Defence: Obviously we need a right back and centre half. Van Gaal likes balance as someone rightly said further down the page so I would not be at all surprised to see Rojo partner Otamendi next term - a left and right footer with Smalling and Jones backup. I also think Dani Alves will be our new right back, but I suspect we will find out about that soon enough. If not Alves then we will push for Clyne or Cancelo - but Alves really will save us a massive amount on transfer fees despite being an expensive option.

Midfield: LVG has said that we will sign a number 6. For this position, age is not a concern. I would have no issues in a 34 year old Carrick and a 31 year old Schweinsteiger for this position. The attributes are quality on the ball, a cool head and an ability to break up the play. Between the two of them this position would be very solid. Ander Herrera ought to be a main stay but I hope Fellaini drops to the bench with a replacement coming in. This player needs to have box to box attributes and technically be very good. If there were no Gundogan fitness concerns then he would be the one - it is a concern though taking on someone with a potentially debilitating injury. Out of everyone I'd have Vidal but also think Nainggolan is a good option here - gets up and down the pitch, likes a tackle, good quality on the ball and scores goals. Nainggolan and Vidal are better options than Gundogan, but we may already have something in place for Gundogan.

(It would be a travesty to let Vidal join Arsenal though).

Wings: We are technically sorted on the wings. Di Maria and Depay to start with Young, Mata and Januzaj backing them up. Do we push for Bale, Ronaldo even? If they are available yes - there would always be a place for them, but I don't think we will see it this year.

Strikers: The formation we play means that we start with one up top. This will undoubtedly be Rooney, he is our captain and is widely regarded as our best striker. Wilson will clearly be an option, probably third choice, maybe Will Keane as 4th choice even. The second choice striker is an area of great interest though, RVP or someone new? The savings made on signing Schweinsteiger and Alves as opposed to other, more expensive options would pay for a striker. But will RVP be resurgent? Or should we move for someone like Higuain who is totally different to Rooney in that he lives in the box and doesn't really stray. I don't think RVP will leave nor will we sign a striker, but RVP and Rooney are too similar and I'd rather have different options for different scenarios.

To summarise:

In: Cech, Dani Alves, Otamendi, Schweinsteiger, Vidal/Nainggolan and Higuian. I may be wide of the mark but that would surely be no more than £120 million which would of course be offset by sales!

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26 May 2015 18:44:07
i think smalling is our first choice cb at the moment .
we have carrick and blind a player lvg rates to play deep cm.
i think rooney and rvp will be our strikers so i would be surprised to see a big name striker so maybe someone like ings

26 May 2015 19:32:56
im agreeing with fresh here.I like your thinking.

Regarding smalling.
he is sh!te He walks around like he has a wooden cross nailed to his back. has absolutley no composure on the ball. We need players who can relax on the ball create time/space to pick a pass.
He gets the ball and immediately looks to offload. Like cleverley.
IMO there will be another striker coming.I also thinking he will be a 1st teamer.
Benzema more than likely. Loaning Falcao means we are definitely looking at another goal poacher.
Id also happily have Schwienstiger. If you look at the best no.6 players all seem to perform better with age.

We must get Vidal.

26 May 2015 21:07:15
Totally agree never rated Smalling looks like a championship defender no composure whatsoever.

26 May 2015 21:29:19
Jred, he has said he wants a number 6 so he early isn't happy totally with Blind and Carrick. Another will come in.

26 May 2015 22:01:59
It's a pity that we had to fall so far for people to really appreciate what Carrick brings to the table.

27 May 2015 10:15:18
Jred

I think our biggest two transfers will be CB and a Striker. Signing Falcao was no coincidence and clear signal we are looking for a striker although he has turned out to be a very bad deal and a ghost of his former self which I doubt anyone anticipated.

I think we will have RVP , Rooney. Wilson and a new Striker next year. I know people think we will blow our brains out buying a midfielder but I think we will buy but not go crazy on what we spend there.

We are toothless upfront and need a true number 9 which we don't have.







 

 

 
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