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03 Feb 2025 18:55:46
Said it before not signing a striker in this window is suicide. We are absolutely shocking up top, worst in the league.

The club is the worst I’ve seen it in my 36 years anyway…

Literally any other striker in the prem improves our forward line. I just can’t get my head around why we couldn’t take someone even for 6 months. Putting it down to the board being stingy. Can only assume they have a master plan for the summer window.

Can’t wait to see it….

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03 Feb 2025 20:13:14
I think Ratcliffe and co are a little overconfident. 29 points with no goals in the team is not safe. I am at a complete loss.

03 Feb 2025 20:35:41
Totally. We’ve got Ipswich next so if they win then the gaps 9 points with 13 games to go, another couple go their way then it’s squeaky bum time but at the wrong end of the table.

03 Feb 2025 21:11:29
Cool, name those top class strikers who are more or less guaranteed to score goals in the EPL in this side that doesn't create many chances, who were both available and would both cost less than 60m and would join us over other clubs who are probably better placed than us right now?

I'm sure there's loads ?‍♂️.

03 Feb 2025 22:03:47
That's the thing Shappy, too many people are still desperately sifting for something precious from the sand between the rock and the hard place.

Bayern weren't prepared to reach an agreement that works for the club, so the decision to step away is absolutely the right one.
I don't see Tel dislodging Solanke as the main man up top for Spurs and I think he will struggle for starts.
Imo, he would be a real risk for United, one that cannot be qualified by a great deal beyond untapped potential - is that not what we already have in Hojlund?

As much as I want a solution to our goalscoring problems, I really don't think the sensible answer is out there for a thoroughly hamstrung club like United.

04 Feb 2025 04:28:48
Tel is a left winger who likes to come on to his right side and shoot. He is not a striker. Solanke is safe :)

04 Feb 2025 06:56:32
Ahmad, I agree. Tel wasn’t the answer, but why were we even looking?

We have struggled for goals for the best part of 2 years. So let’s be kind and say that in three windows, needing a top CF, we spent £110m on RH and JZ but baulked at £100m for Kane, failed in three windows to buy a decent CF, so is someone telling us there wasn’t one CF available, anywhere in the world? Is that competent?

04 Feb 2025 07:10:08
Ork, Tel is very similar to Rashford in how he plays, he's more of a striker than a winger, but when played centrally he doesn't have the strength to hold the ball up and bring others into play.

He never struck me as the kind of player who would come in and make a massive difference for us.

While a loan with no buy option just doesn't make sense to our club. If we are going to play a youngster who needs developing and doesn't quite fit our system then why not play Garnacho and develop our own player rather than develop one for Bayern.

The only player I've seen that might move in January for a reasonable-ish fee who suits the kind of striker we need is Santiago Gimenez from Feyenoord. That said it'd still be a big fee on a player who looks good but not world class, while he's unproven in a top European league.

Realistically he's the kind of player a top European side would sign to act as back up for a world class striker but who maybe had enough potential to possibly challenge for the starting spot.

When what we need is that top class, guaranteed starter, as we have Højlund who we've paid 70m for as a younger striker with potential who can be a back up option while he develops.

There are maybe 4-5 top class strikers around, none of which were available in January, especially to us given both our current position and lack of funds.

While I'm not entirely convinced Victor Osimhen is probably about the best option that we might be able to get in the summer, but he isn't available now.

We need a top class player, with a proven record of scoring in a top level European league, ideally someone between the ages of 24-27 who is entering their peak years. They need to be strong and good in the air, be able to both be a target man and link play, while still having the pace to be a threat in behind.

The reality is that there are maybe 4 or 5 players who meet that criteria, most of which are already at a top club competing for titles and in the UCL. Meaning they won't be looking to join us anytime soon.

Even if we had the cash to splash, who is there? And would they really join us when they will likely also have offers from other top sides who are more ready to compete for major honours right now.

I think a lot of people are hanging their hope on Gyökeres based on the idea that he'll turn down other better placed sides because his former manager is now our manager. Maybe we can get him, but it'll be a long shot and very expensive. Also only one for the summer and not now.

Some people talk about singing a new striker like we can pop down to the nearest Tesco and pick one of dozens off the shelf.

Half of Europe were looking for a striker last summer when we signed Zirkzee. How many of them actually managed to sign a better player than Zirkzee?

It's probably the hardest position to sign a top quality player in right now as there are so few and the competition for those players is very high.

I'm all for people expressing their views on the side, but I do wonder what the point is in complaining about something where they was almost certainly no possible solution to in January.

04 Feb 2025 09:38:20
Really disappointed and more than a little surprised we haven't been able to address the striker issue in this window.
I agree we didn't want to make another expensive mistake, and that buying the player/ s we actually want permanently in summer is the ideal. But what of the now? League is gone but still two trophies to fight for. Supposedly we're favourites for the Europa - seriously? Winning that gets us in next season's CL. What a carrot that is. Hope the strikers can step up, but I'm not convinced. If anything, they're getting worse.

04 Feb 2025 10:33:33
You don't even know what club Gimenez plays for Shappy :D.

04 Feb 2025 19:43:02
Spenno, I am aware that Gimenez moved from Feyenoord to AC Milan on the last day of this window.

What I was saying is that of those strikers who might have been available (clearly he was as he moved clubs) Gimenez was probably the only one who plays the way Amorim wants his strikers to play and wouldn't cost an excessive amount.

The problem is that I'm not convinced he is or will be a top level striker. He's done well in a league that it can be easy to score in, it'd be a bit of a gamble to sign him and expect him to step up the the level we need.

06 Feb 2025 12:11:08
Err no, you said he played for Feyenoord. Was that worth an essay lol.





 

 

 
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