If we don't sign anyone else this summer

Originally Posted by Stickman

Not a fan of Bailly then?

Interesting season for him coming up. First year players tend to get an easy ride unless they make it obvious they are not up to it. Bailly was good last season, but he also had periods when he was a bit erratic and distracted in his game, had poor spells around the African Nations, understandable, and towards the end of the season when he knew he was out of the Europa final.

Rojo as well, turned his reputation round last year but it will be difficult for him coming off a serious knee injury to prove that run was not an anomaly.

Originally Posted by Sapien

I see that Lindelof has been completely written off after 1 friendly

sages tbh

Unfair critism.


Vidic and Evra didn't exactly set the world alight when they first joined and these are pre-season friendlies.


Will be a beast next season.

Originally Posted by lindelof

Unfair critism.


Vidic and Evra didn't exactly set the world alight when they first joined and these are pre-season friendlies.


Will be a beast next season.

This

sparkys assessment

Originally Posted by puressence

sparkys assessment

great band.

Originally Posted by lindelof

Unfair critism.


Vidic and Evra didn't exactly set the world alight when they first joined and these are pre-season friendlies.


Will be a beast next season.

Stam was pretty bad when he joined and Di Maria was good in his first few games

MOTWYW

Originally Posted by 20 times

Stam was pretty bad when he joined and Di Maria was good in his first few games

MOTWYW

Very good point.

Originally Posted by Tumescent Throb

the attack is dramatically improved by getting rid of rooney and signing a flat track bully. add in that zlatan can't play every week and the difference should be dramatic, especially if mourinho doesn't get stuck on always playing only 1 up front.

midfield we seem to be stuck with fellaini and carrick will be a bit part. on the plus side we've got some useful kids, and pogba should be even better this season. herrera will still be a diving @#%&! but hopefully he'll have another good season, and it's a bonus that rooney will never be shoehorned in there.

defence is a shitfest. no idea whether lindelof will be any good but he better be. left back is a mess. right back beyond valencia is a mess. the centre backs we already have are a mess. darmian and rojo are our best players back there but how much more reliable are they than jones is debatable.

in goal romero is quality but if he was 1st choice every week? not sure about that. we need a commanding keeper and if de gea goes then that's a good moment to act.

I thought Fozzie had a decent game at right back in the first half. Might just need some game time to show his qualities?

Big Linders can play at right back. We got this.

Wasn't Pallister shit too? Even Rio Ferdinand had a dodgy first 6 months.

Originally Posted by Stickman

Wasn't Pallister shit too? Even Rio Ferdinand had a dodgy first 6 months.

Had a nightmare of a debut if I remember correctly but then won United player of the year.

Originally Posted by lindelof

Had a nightmare of a debut if I remember correctly but then won United player of the year.

Norwich at home. Gave away a pelanty, Mike Phelan scored the winner for them (2-1)
Hughes with a trademark volley for us IIRC

Originally Posted by wiganste

Norwich at home. Gave away a pelanty, Mike Phelan scored the winner for them (2-1)
Hughes with a trademark volley for us IIRC

How can you remember that but no remember where you left your keys?

Originally Posted by Whip Hubley

How can you remember that but no remember where you left your keys?

#cans

Originally Posted by ScholesScoresGoals2

#cans

Definitely played a HUGE factor
Folk almost got lobbed out of windows

Deffo need further reinforcements. Frustrating that our perceived main rivals for the top 4 this year are all out there strengthening, while we've had a nibble at a couple and seemingly given it up as futile what happened to there being other options..

Originally Posted by dunk

Deffo need further reinforcements. Frustrating that our perceived main rivals for the top 4 this year are all out there strengthening, while we've had a nibble at a couple and seemingly given it up as futile what happened to there being other options..

We definitely banked on Griezmann coming. Find it incredible no plan B was in place. Perisic is 'meh' to me, still think we'll be signing him close to deadline day. Not ideal

Originally Posted by wiganste

We definitely banked on Griezmann coming. Find it incredible no plan B was in place. Perisic is 'meh' to me, still think we'll be signing him close to deadline day. Not ideal

Was Lukaku not plan B? Not being facetious by the way, just assumed he was. Can't believe we would've signed the pair of them.

Originally Posted by lindelof

Was Lukaku not plan B? Not being facetious by the way, just assumed he was. Can't believe we would've signed the pair of them.

Reckon both were happening tbh.