Manchester United FC Thread

Reus right, Januzaj left with Mata off Rooney and RVP on the injury table. Winning formula for sure.

But you're right it shouldn't be a priority atm...

I would love us to sign Arturo Vidal as our next big signing. A proper ball winner is something we could really do with. Atm we have Carrick who doesn't tackle, just reads the game well, Jones who will hopefully move into CB soon and Fletcher who we can't be sure will stay fit/get back to his best.
Vidic is probably done at this level now - relying on him this season when he can't play every game has been bad for us as we've had such inconsistent back 4s. Need someone in his early to mid 20s who will play everygame alongside Evans/Jones and build a consistent partnership ala Vidic/Rio of the late 2000s.
Lastly Evra will leave end of this season or the year after so a LB is a top priority. Like I said before I reckon Shaw is Chelsea bound but I'd love it if we secured Coentrao on a permanent deal.

Then we can think about the icing on the cake with a marquee CM or attacking player such as Reus/Cavani.

 

Also Moyes says Rooney and RVP could both play against Cardiff tomorrow after training this morning.

Reckon Mata will start on the bench, normally seems to be the way when a player has just arrived

 

If Reus were to go to United one would have to assume there's something seriously wrong inside Dortmund which we're not hearing about.

 

Well, he rejected Bayern a couple of years ago, so I'd be surprised if he'd give up on Dortmund that quick.

 

I don't think him to United is that far a stretch tbh. He's been linked with us for 6 months constantly, and I doubt those reports are made of nothing. It's not inconceivable to see that with 3 or 4 improvements to the side we'll be competing with the best again.

 

They lost their two best players in the 12 months before he joined them tbf. No decline is terminal. It's a bit like Cesc with Barcelona, it matters if you used to stand in the yellow wall every fortnight as a kid. Throw it all away at the first sign of trouble to work with David Moyes? Nah.

Besides, he hasn't got a valid release clause until the summer of 2015. And I don't think Dortmund will be particularly keen to sell.

 

Not sure they were considered better players then. Maybe Reus was considered better than Kagawa, but it's kind of being a hindsight expert to say Gundogan was better than Sahin. Both he and Kagawa were awarded Bundesliga player of the year when they left. Who knows, maybe in January 2017 we'll be considering a new Dortmund striker better than Lewandowski.

This is the first season this decade where they're not strongly competing for one of the most prestigious tournaments in Europe. And they could still have a late season push for the CL this season. Being way too quick to judge IMO.

 

Might be the long term replacement for Ronaldo at Madrid.

 

Let's just put this rumour to bed right now.

Toni Kroos is one of the world's best players at (currently) the world's best club. He is an incredibly vital cog in said team. He is not going to be available for £25m.

Toni Kroos will also not be leaving his boyhood club, managed by Pep Guardiola, to go and play under David Moyes.

 

That'll be Götze the childhood Bayern Munich fan. Of course he was going to leave Dortmund for Bayern given half the chance.

Reus has already turned Bayern down once and is at his boyhood club. Unlike Sahin, Kagawa, Götze and Lewandowski, Reus has also yet to win anything at Dortmund. I don't think he'll be as desperate to leave Dortmund as you seem to think.

 

Dortmund are still one of the top sides in Europe and the Champions League is a knockout tournament. You're being far too quick to write them off.

 

Yeah, this. League is always going to be a stretch in the coming years, but they can still thump anyone on their day at the Westfalenstadion.

 

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