16 Oct 2016 15:47:06
Thinking about next year and that attacking three of ours it's still a work in progress but next year could be the season we compete at all levels again especially if we manage to get top 4 this season.
With Eden and Diego as two sorted we just miss that one special player we haven't had since Robben on the right who can cut in on his left. Obviously the name that everyone wants is Griezmann and I'd go as far as saying we should quite easily just activate his release clause and get that marquee signing.
One thing that worries me though is Atletico wanting Diego in return and personally I don't want to see him leave as he's one of the few passionate players in our side. And we have a good relationship with Atletico and we don't want to ruin it. One player I'd suggest we could aim for not a lot of people have suggested is Paulo Dybala although it will be very difficult but boy that lad is special.
From what I've seen I've both Griezmann and Dybala also is that they both seem team players who don't have big ego's which is always nice to have so if it meant losing Diego we should definitely aim to Dybala instead of Griezmann.
As for defence I'd like to give a special mention to David Luiz. He's had a lot of undeserved criticism from a lot of other fans and some of our own. Against Arsenal and Liverpool I personally don't think he had a poor game and certainly wasn't to blame.
Ivanovic and Cahill are the ones who are causing problems for us defensively and once Zouma comes back god willing the same player I think a back three of Azpilicueta, Luiz and Zouma shall be special.
It has consistency of Azpi, the passing of Luiz and the pure strength of Zouma. I'd also like to mention that the bit of defending Luiz did yesterday even though he turned it into his own post was fantastic. It looked bad but if he never intercepted the ball Vardy would have had a tap in.
I'd much rather see Luiz go for the ball than just let Vardy have a tap in. I think next year with Christensen back and hopefully Zouma back to his best a back three of Christensen, Luiz and Zouma will be very good.
I love what Moses has done since he's come into the side but I'd prefer to see his style further forward with his direct style. Then I'd revert Azpilicueta to the RWB position.
16 Oct 2016 19:26:27
Ed02 has said on the united page with ref to Griezmann "that others have made a great deal of progress in discussions". PSG or Bayern or an English club maybe, it's certainly not United.
16 Oct 2016 19:51:33
I'd love Dybala in our side but i don't have a clue how attainable he is.
18 Oct 2016 06:20:10
It has nothing to do with Ivanovic and Cahill, it's up to tactical approach.If you expect defenders to save the day in every game, then you can't expect to be more than mid table club.
With more aggressive attack-minded style your club shows intention to be top four club at least.
18 Oct 2016 07:48:54
Anti bot that is the worst post you have posted. Ivanovic is at fault for at least 15 goals over last season and this season. He's so slow, when you see him live at a game, he does look like a 12 year old kid. His time is up.
{Ed001's Note - surely it is not so much that people are expecting Ivanovic and Cahill to save the day anyway? It is clearly about the embarrassing errors the pair keep making which lead to goals being conceded, particularly in Cahill's case this season. If you go into most games needing to score one goal just to get a draw, then you are at a major disadvantage.}
25 Oct 2016 22:05:15
Not looking so bad now.