Lambert09 Posted 7 July 2021 Share Posted 7 July 2021 2 hours ago, les-tah said: This guy signed after they were promoted and others were interested at the time.. I question his agent if they didn’t negotiate a cheaper relegation clause into his contract? They were probably scarred after Johnny evans 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Earle Posted 7 July 2021 Share Posted 7 July 2021 Just had a long overdue catch up with my bestie, a WBA season ticket holder. Said MP was the best player in the Championship the year they went up, better for them than Barnes had been. Last season he was a bit hot & cold, outstanding one game, anonymous the next. He wasn’t sure he’s ready for a top 6 club, but certainly a top half club. Apparently he’s a good & likeable character, who’s best friend plays for Forest. For that reason, he’ll want to stay in the Midlands. He expects him to go to Villa. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
An Sionnach Posted 7 July 2021 Share Posted 7 July 2021 33 minutes ago, Steve Earle said: Just had a long overdue catch up with my bestie, a WBA season ticket holder. Said MP was the best player in the Championship the year they went up, better for them than Barnes had been. Last season he was a bit hot & cold, outstanding one game, anonymous the next. He wasn’t sure he’s ready for a top 6 club, but certainly a top half club. Apparently he’s a good & likeable character, who’s best friend plays for Forest. For that reason, he’ll want to stay in the Midlands. He expects him to go to Villa. Having just spent a large amount on a forward for the second time , I don't see Villa in the market for Pereira. I think with better players to bounce off he will be more motivated than trying to carry a struggling team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacreblueits442 Posted 7 July 2021 Share Posted 7 July 2021 28 minutes ago, Steve Earle said: Just had a long overdue catch up with my bestie, a WBA season ticket holder. Said MP was the best player in the Championship the year they went up, better for them than Barnes had been. Last season he was a bit hot & cold, outstanding one game, anonymous the next. He wasn’t sure he’s ready for a top 6 club, but certainly a top half club. Apparently he’s a good & likeable character, who’s best friend plays for Forest. For that reason, he’ll want to stay in the Midlands. He expects him to go to Villa. ....there is no doubt about this, but Villa means business!!! They will be stronger next season and we cannot afford to be letting them have a player who would enhance our team no end. Having had a season in the Premiership he knows what is required to stake a place in the first eleven. We need to commit to this with no half hearted Ghezzal gesture or Diabate (he could come good for us) after thoughts. Just do not let this guy go!!! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy85 Posted 20 July 2021 Share Posted 20 July 2021 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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KFS Posted 20 July 2021 Share Posted 20 July 2021 Why?! We need to know more. Surely means we have other irons in the fire. Surely?! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grebfromgrebland Posted 20 July 2021 Share Posted 20 July 2021 Wonder if we're looking at anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthStandUpperTier Posted 20 July 2021 Share Posted 20 July 2021 6 minutes ago, Grebfromgrebland said: Wonder if we're looking at anyone? We're always looking at lots of players. But at the moment, having already brought in Daka and Soumare, I think we'd have to sell before we dip into the market again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devonfox1884 Posted 20 July 2021 Share Posted 20 July 2021 Surely we won’t go another window without addressing our main weakness?! Personally I think we might end up signing Madueke, but thought Pereira would have been a good buy for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STUHILL Posted 20 July 2021 Share Posted 20 July 2021 Probably another one on our list but lower down like Daniel James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicester_Loyal Posted 20 July 2021 Share Posted 20 July 2021 Where's Lingard going then? Or are United gonna lose him for a free next summer, unlikely surely? He'll probably end up at Arsenal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacreblueits442 Posted 21 July 2021 Share Posted 21 July 2021 1 hour ago, Devonfox1884 said: Surely we won’t go another window without addressing our main weakness?! Personally I think we might end up signing Madueke, but thought Pereira would have been a good buy for us. ....he would have been the right fit for this club!!! I hope we are not still trying to get Berardi as it is a futile endeavour, if we were to pick up Madueke, it would be good, but no where near what we would have with Pereira coming in. Pereira Details:- Season: 19/20 Goals - 8 Assists - 20 (Championship) 20/21 Goals - 11 Assists - 6 (Premiership) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norwichfox Posted 21 July 2021 Share Posted 21 July 2021 11 hours ago, Leicester_Loyal said: Where's Lingard going then? Or are United gonna lose him for a free next summer, unlikely surely? He'll probably end up at Arsenal https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/man-united-transfer-jesse-lingard-21083727 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzy_Jeff Posted 21 July 2021 Share Posted 21 July 2021 Anyone else got the feeling Ricardo is going to be playing right wing this season? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Flair Posted 21 July 2021 Share Posted 21 July 2021 Just now, Jazzy_Jeff said: Anyone else got the feeling Ricardo is going to be playing right wing this season? No 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
volpeazzurro Posted 21 July 2021 Share Posted 21 July 2021 3 hours ago, Jazzy_Jeff said: Anyone else got the feeling Ricardo is going to be playing right wing this season? Hopefully not, he's crap there. He needs, like all players, to be played in his best position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoxOnWheels Posted 21 July 2021 Share Posted 21 July 2021 3 hours ago, Jazzy_Jeff said: Anyone else got the feeling Ricardo is going to be playing right wing this season? Yeah I’m getting this feeling too 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grebfromgrebland Posted 21 July 2021 Share Posted 21 July 2021 Daka will play on the right. I think Brendan wants a fluid front 3. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ric Flair Posted 21 July 2021 Popular Post Share Posted 21 July 2021 7 minutes ago, Grebfromgrebland said: Daka will play on the right. I think Brendan wants a fluid front 3. Highly doubt that will happen. If he wanted to sign a striker to play out wide it wouldn't have been Daka. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffschlupp Posted 21 July 2021 Share Posted 21 July 2021 9 minutes ago, Grebfromgrebland said: Daka will play on the right. I think Brendan wants a fluid front 3. As Ric says this is nonsense - he knows Vardy is coming to the end and Iheanacho is streaky, we had to sign a centre forward. You don't spend £23m on a CF to play him in a different position. Yes, we signed Pérez as a 'wide forward' but that was an early Rodgers 4-3-3 that was hellbent on high pressing so we wanted to play narrow and squeeze the opposition. We transitioned last season to a side much less reliant on pressing in the final third and instead a team that would drop deep and push the opposition wide, then launch counter-attacks or try and break the opposition down with quick vertical balls - and it was 4-2-3-1. That put Barnes and Albrighton in what I would think were much wider and more natural 'winger' positions more often, hence why he switched Albrighton to the right more often where he played for Villa. If it continues to be a 4-2-3-1 rather than a 4-3-3, he needs a proper alternative to Albrighton on that right. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Flair Posted 21 July 2021 Share Posted 21 July 2021 10 minutes ago, jeffschlupp said: As Ric says this is nonsense - he knows Vardy is coming to the end and Iheanacho is streaky, we had to sign a centre forward. You don't spend £23m on a CF to play him in a different position. Yes, we signed Pérez as a 'wide forward' but that was an early Rodgers 4-3-3 that was hellbent on high pressing so we wanted to play narrow and squeeze the opposition. We transitioned last season to a side much less reliant on pressing in the final third and instead a team that would drop deep and push the opposition wide, then launch counter-attacks or try and break the opposition down with quick vertical balls - and it was 4-2-3-1. That put Barnes and Albrighton in what I would think were much wider and more natural 'winger' positions more often, hence why he switched Albrighton to the right more often where he played for Villa. If it continues to be a 4-2-3-1 rather than a 4-3-3, he needs a proper alternative to Albrighton on that right. I do wonder whether he is considering a right footed right winger though, we've mot been linked with one yet except for James (arguably a left winger) but it could be he wants one to cut in and the other to be more traditional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffschlupp Posted 21 July 2021 Share Posted 21 July 2021 3 minutes ago, Ric Flair said: I do wonder whether he is considering a right footed right winger though, we've mot been linked with one yet except for James (arguably a left winger) but it could be he wants one to cut in and the other to be more traditional. I can see that - we'd then have the option off the bench of having Sowah cutting in on the right or being more traditional on the left. Any decent right-footed right-wingers on your long list of targets? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARM1968 Posted 21 July 2021 Share Posted 21 July 2021 1 hour ago, volpeazzurro said: Hopefully not, he's crap there. He needs, like all players, to be played in his best position. Yeah but Brendan thinks Brendan is a genius - sooooo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lambert09 Posted 21 July 2021 Share Posted 21 July 2021 29 minutes ago, Ric Flair said: Highly doubt that will happen. If he wanted to sign a striker to play out wide it wouldn't have been Daka. Not necessarily, he has signed him as Vardys long term successor. But while Vardy is still playing, he may well be squeezed in where we can fit him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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