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10 Mar 2024 04:50:18
Hi Eds, I've had a scroll through the site and I've not seen Simone Inzaghi discussed at all. Would United be interested in him this summer if we decided to change manager?
Personally I think Inzaghi could be the ideal choice, great experience, proven ability to win titles, proven tactical adaptability, and plays good football, so I would be surprised if he wasn't considered. Ruben Amorim could be a fantastic choice and might be more exciting to many people, but lacks the experience that Inzaghi has. Just about every other option I've seen discussed fills me with dread.
{Ed002's Note - Manchester United has no interest in Inzaghi who already has a job he has no intention of leaving.}
1.) 12 Mar 2024 05:12:03
Thanks Ed. Fair enough, he's doing a fantastic job at Inter so can't blame him for that.
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12 Feb 2024 21:24:58
Who do we think we might look to sign at centre forward this summer? We obviously don't want to block Hojlund, which makes it more difficult than other position we need to strengthen, but we need a centre forward. I would be keen on Mattheus Cunha personally since he can play across the front three and as a 10, which might save some funds this summer to sort out other positions and allow us to delay signing a right forward until next summer. Gyokeres is having a fantastic season for Sporting, but would he be happy to play back up to Hojlund given he can only play through the middle?
1.) 12 Feb 2024 22:15:13
If we finish is a European place this season then we can expect to play 55-60 games next season.
Plenty for two strikers to make 30 starts and 15 sub appearances each.
That being said I doubt we have the funds to sign a top end elite striker this summer, even if one was available.
I'd like to see us either sign a really good back up striker or a youngish (22-24) year old with good potential to improve who is a different style of striker to Højlund. Give the manager a different option either to start some games or off the bench.
There are lost of names we could go for, but who we do move on will depend on who the manager is, who the DoF is, who is available and wants to join, the competition we have for that player etc.
2.) 13 Feb 2024 22:08:57
Would be nice to promote from the academy, but not sure we have anyone who is ready to make the step up.
Like everyone else we should raid Leverkusen at the end of the season when Alonso goes to Liverpool. Wirtz and Boniface would be top of my list, spend the £300m on improving the team, the stadium can wait until SJR buys out the absentee landlords.
3.) 15 Feb 2024 05:50:00
If Alonso goes to liverpool I expect Tapsoda to follow. Rolls Royce of a defender and like us can see them adding a couple of CB's. I don't believe Liverpool will be in the market for a number 10 but a right winger to replace salah.
12 Mar 2024 05:12:03
Thanks Ed. Fair enough, he's doing a fantastic job at Inter so can't blame him for that.
29 Feb 2024 13:57:46
Boubacar Kamara would be my first choice, very good on the ball, good positional discipline, not sure about Douglas Luiz though, not sure he offers enough control. I would prefer either Joao Palhinha or Pierre Hojbjerg to Douglas Luiz, and both would cost significantly less than what Villa would demand for Luiz, especially Hojbjerg. Onana would also be a pretty solid choice though and presumably Everton can't afford to hold clubs to ransom.
28 Feb 2024 15:41:23
Give the captaincy to Martinez next season and tell Bruno he can shut up and stay, or he can play his football in Saudi Arabia. That would be a big statement and might actually make a difference.
26 Feb 2024 09:44:52
Could probably still be an upgrade in midfield though Wazza. We could do with a left footed right winger this summer, Nico Gaitan anyone?
21 Feb 2024 03:50:12
Gary O'Neil is probably the best from that bunch Grim, he is doing a great job with Wolves. Honestly though I think Carrick might make a good England manager, but I don't think he's ready for it yet.
19 Feb 2024 22:56:41
In the three full seasons Bruno has played for United, he has created the most chances in the league in two seasons, and created the second most chances in the other season. He also leads the league in chances created this season. We lacked creativity before we signed Bruno, and we still lack creativity now, despite the chances he creates. Simply put we lack creativity from the wide areas and those around him in midfield. His tantrums are frustrating, his ball retention is an issue, and he is a luxury player to some extent, but we can't afford to lose his creativity right now.
If he could shut up and keep it simple a bit more often, then I think he can be a great asset for a few years to come. Given his age, it would potentially make sense to sell him in 2025, but as some have already pointed out, there are about 20 players that should leave before him.
18 Feb 2024 22:10:02
I thought Rashford was pretty good today, created two good chances for himself running past players, which he typically stops doing when he's low on confidence and created two very good chances for Garnacho. He was also tracking back pretty consistently for the full 90 despite the whole game being played at an incredible pace. It was far from a complete performance but he put a real shift in and he created chances. If that shot he took with left foot in the second half had nestled in the corner, there would be plenty on here saying he had a great game.
I thought Garnacho was pretty good too, just missing that end product. He is clearly not the finished product, but he's got years to reach that stage, and he is already looking much more threatening overall compared with a few months ago.
Mainoo and Hojlund were fantastic though. Hojlund looks faster and stronger with every passing week. Aside from Haaland, I don't think there are many, if any centre forwards in world football that can hold off centre backs as easily as he can, and also beat them for pace as easily as he can. Combine that with his stature, and how his finishing has improved, we might have a really centre forward on our books. Mainoo just makes the game look so easy, such a gifted player.
Varane also had a great game, still our best out and out defender, and I think Onana was solid today, there wasn't much more he could do about the goal other than close down the Luton player as the ball dropped.
We struggled hugely in midfield until the hour mark because they pressed Bruno and Casemiro so effectively and Casemiro really struggled to keep up with the pace. Casemiro was lucky not to get a red card, yet at the same time unlucky to get a yellow card in the first place. That's three challenges in about four games that he has pulled away from and still been penalised.
Luton were always going to be tough, especially at home, since it is a very small pitch, which makes it much easier for them to press so high and get so many players around the ball as soon as they lose it. They started to tire around the hour mark, they struggled to keep up that intensity, and we had more control and created far more chances. We were still pretty shaky at the back, but that can be expected with Evans at centre back and Lindelof at left back, though I think they just about managed alright, Evans especially was pretty solid.
Overall, we started fast, then we were second best until about the hour mark, after which we created far more chances and we should've put the game to bed. Credit to Luton, they were terrific, they had a plan, and they stuck to it, which was all the more impressive given how quickly they were 2-0 down.