January Transfer Window 2017/18

I’ve only ever liked him on the left, never been impressed with him through the middle or on the right. Great on the left though, especially when he does things like this:

 
Robbo said:
We don't have a good No.10 (Rashford/Martial/Lingard can play wide), so it would be sensible to use him there.
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We still don't have a decent right winger though (or right forward) anyone who plays there practically disappears.

Lingard has been brilliant at No10 recently, although his consistency is still a big? given how little he played at all before about Nov.

He will undoubtedly score goals for us, but still very worried about the development of the other three being stunted (and none of them can play wide right effectively, all as bad as Mata out there)
 
Lingard's effective moments have come at random rather than his position IMO, if he's able to drift in from wide positions he'll be equally effective. That is assuming he can keep up his current form.
 
Robbo said:
Lingard's effective moments have come at random rather than his position IMO, if he's able to drift in from wide positions he'll be equally effective. That is assuming he can keep up his current form.
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I cant tell you specifically, but I'm sure there have been parts of a few matches where lingard has been asked to be a more rigid wide left / right player (rather than free reign) and he has disappeared from the game completely
 
Utd's transfer business does seem to be lacking any sort of strategy. It's almost a case of signing whoever is the best player available rather than looking at what they need and where certain players will fit in.
 
Robbo said:
It's quite odd how people see us as some sort of monumental downgrade to rival teams. The reality is, current squad aside, we are anything but. We have a promising squad in need of improvement certainly, the history, the stadium, and are arguably the biggest brand club football has ever seen. I think most footballers would love to play for Mourinho despite how fans may perceive him at times (myself included). We are not some sort of low rent team despite some efforts to portray us as such
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It's not odd, it's just reality. Utd just aren't top dog anymore. You still have all your history and glory days but people don't genuinely think of Utd as the best, maybe not even top two with recent form.

You had a great team and continuously spent big sums of money. Surprisingly that was a winning formula. Lol

Since then other teams have come in and spent as much or more and now they are doing better. It's like there is a strange link to outbidding the other teams for the best players.

Now you see it as a success for signing a 29 year old with the mood swings of a teenage girl.

So in answer to your question yes I think people do see Utd as a downgraded version of rivals.

It doesn't make them a bad side though, just you have to live with not being the best, or second best in the league anymore. 3rd to 6th tend to blend in with each other from year to year.
 
bloodline76 said:
It's not odd, it's just reality. Utd just aren't top dog anymore. You still have all your history and glory days but people don't genuinely think of Utd as the best, maybe not even top two with recent form.

You had a great team and continuously spent big sums of money. Surprisingly that was a winning formula. Lol

Since then other teams have come in and spent as much or more and now they are doing better. It's like there is a strange link to outbidding the other teams for the best players.

Now you see it as a success for signing a 29 year old with the mood swings of a teenage girl.

So in answer to your question yes I think people do see Utd as a downgraded version of rivals.

It doesn't make them a bad side though, just you have to live with not being the best, or second best in the league anymore. 3rd to 6th tend to blend in with each other from year to year.
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It wasn't a question, more of a statement, but no, it is odd. There is an unfair bias - which I expect from fans who have been left in our wake over the past 2 decades - and certain parts of the media to portray our situation as worse than it is. We aren't top dog right now on the pitch, but as a club we still pretty much are. You are free to disagree though. Man City are the one standout team in our league, they are not going to be impossible to catch (in future seasons) by any stretch of the imagination.
 
Mkhitaryan was meant to be in the squad today, so this fuels speculation about him going to Arsenal (Mourinho confirmed this as the reason).

This should hopefully lower the £35m fee we'd be paying Arsenal I imagine?
 
The_One said:
ive heard mika and 40mill for sanchez

laugh my head off if that's the case!!!
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No chance, Mkhitaryan is worth an easy £20m. He could be good but he strikes me as a typical Arsenal player, fragile and not great most of the time. You need some commanding players.

Gary Neville is analysing the cost on MNF now, Sanchez over 3 and a half years will cost us £100m~ and City £73m~ (based on the rumoured deals).
 
Playing well for 10 games is no indication of anything, Arsenal regularly do that (for longer than 10 games too).

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Mourinho speaking on Mkhitaryan: 'I would lie if I said it was a pure tactical decision.'

Could well be on the way to Arsenal then.
 
Robbo said:
It wasn't a question, more of a statement, but no, it is odd. There is an unfair bias - which I expect from fans who have been left in our wake over the past 2 decades - and certain parts of the media to portray our situation as worse than it is. We aren't top dog right now on the pitch, but as a club we still pretty much are. You are free to disagree though. Man City are the one standout team in our league, they are not going to be impossible to catch (in future seasons) by any stretch of the imagination.
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It's fair considering the last four seasons. 7th, 4th, 5th and 6th.

Not doubting the history of the club but on the pitch where it counts certainly puts them in a bad patch. Certainly not the greatest Utd team going.

But yes it's only my opinion but I'm sure it's shared by many.
 
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