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Diademk07:
Harrop has got the speed. He's not as lightening as forwards like Walcott but that doesn't mean he's not got the pace. He's faster than Januzaj for example.

Moreover, he isn't a forward but a midfielder. I'm quite sure he will make it to the next level even if it's not at United because the main thing is that he's got the technique and the brain which are the 2 most important things.

He is going to be 22 soon, he won't make it at United. Gomes, Chong and Gribbin obviously have more talent.
Heard that Gribbin has a poor attitude though.

Diademk07:
I would still have preferred Mitchell deployed in the striker role over some strange midfielders. It's about giving the team a good shape and a focal point but rather the team looked muddy with no shape whatsoever.. There's no way any player can even develop in the ugly setup. They are just getting by because they are talented and not because of any coaching because as far as I'm concerned, the coach is rubbish.

That said, Kehinde isn't a AM nor forward. He's a proper CM. In fact, he was often deployed as a CDM and he looked quite good in the position and while Harrop looks like an AM, his best display for me was in the central midfield against Sunderland. That was where I got to know he's not only got the technique but the brain and the tenacity for that role.

You could see yesterday that Harrop was often dropping as far deep as in front of defence to build up the play and he made plenty of tackles as well. The player I can liken him to is Marchiso. He's got lovely technique, agility, intelligence, fantastic movement and he's quite aggressive just like Marchiso. I'm not still sure of how great is his vision even though I've seen him pull off some lovely through ball but how consistent is what I don't know hence, the Marchiso comparism.

I love willock though. He's a proper flashy box-box CM. The player I don't like is Redmond and that El Filtroui whatever?

El Fitroui has no hope making it at United, he is that poor. Kehinde looks like he will develop more into AM in my opinion but i confess i have not seen enough of him as he is usually a sub.
Willock and Redmond both cover lots of ground but are a bit lacking in technique in my opinion.
Harrop's main problem is not technique or even vision but next level pace and power. He is tough but just not naturally strong enough in my opinion and lacks the pace to leave markers for dead. I predict he won't make it at United.

Diademk07:
I know but Mitchell is a striker, even if he's not as clinical nor talented as Rashford. He could still do a work there but the coach would rather play a midfielder which I don't get because players on the wings are midfielder also.

I meant the reserve coach BTW. Moreover, it isn't just about the striker but the strange way he often prefer mediocre players over the talented players. For example, I do wonder what that Redmond of a player is doing in the midfield over the likes of Harrop, Kehinde et al.

You have a fair point in a way but watching Demi in the reserves he would not have made it in top grade football playing CF. Maybe the manager moved Demi backwards to give him a better pro future.
I will agree with you that the manager (who i believe is Nicky Butt by the way) tends to prefer physical and defensively more solid true midfielders like Redmond and Willock in midfield to players like Kehinde and Harrop who are more of AMs/forwards.
Where i will agree with you fully is that the reserve team plays crappy football, i prefer watching the academy.

Fussbot:
Abeg watin do coogar? why has he been offline for long?

He had a case of the Ex a.k.a "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned" syndrome.

pharod:
Are we really in for Marquinhos? I read somewhere that Barca have pulled out of the race for his signature. €70mil is the fee being touted..

Interest in the Lindelof guy seems to have cooled...

Marquinhos is very good. Pacy, intelligent and has good technique, i am just not sure of his aerial ability. .

Nihilist:
At all o.

This is a title challenge

We can set up a bout between the doctor and Airmark later.

Una sha wan see my blood . No forget say na me go suture all the lacerations wey dey ground already, my nigg.a Kesh ain't ready yet.
Talking about Kesh i will set him on you o

chic2pimp:
...Don King!
Ok .... I go give them til Round 10 pere. If I no see knock out blow, I am sending my Dokita in.

E be like say you hate doctors, you just wan see me get battered. I jump am pass

chic2pimp:
My Dokita dis one nah ojoro . You suppose enter Ring make we make am Royal Rumble.

Dem don ban my afrodoc2 profile sha. Me no sabi fight o, these are rugged guys. All we can do is read and observe in awe.

raumdeuter:
Bros how many f these stikers you named scored 30 Bundesliga goals like Kevin Phillips. We cant write the history of EPL goalscoring without tools like Kevin Phillips who scored 30 goals in 36 games

30 goals in 36 games by a tool like Kevin Phillips,

Premier lol I mean premier league. English premier Joke

You are wicked, you like hoarding knowledge.
Please now tell us about Martin Max who was king of your Rubbishliga, NOT ONCE BUT TWICE.

raumdeuter:
Of all you mentioned none can be as disgraceful as having Kevin Phillips win the top scorer. Imagine Kevin phillips scored 30 goals in the EPL

To score 30 goals in 36 games. So he was averaging almost a goal per game. EPL must be for mumus really. WHen you consider that we have varous mumus like Chris Sutton winning the top scorer award or Dion Dublin even the only striker with 2 k-legs. aka knocking knees Hasselbaink even Le Sulk Anelka


You wont be surprised why obese Yakubu, Benjani mwuruwuru and Adebayor are living legends of the EPL

That kain league suppose dey pit latrine for all man to dey take a dump on

Hasselbaink we know, Anelka we know.

BUT who is Marek Mintal nitori olohun? Fredi Bobic? really? Theofan is Gekas? Alex Meier? who are these people? If u combine all these people they are not up to Hasselbaink.
Thomas Christiansen? Martin Max? Are these guys footballers or characters in a comedy show called Blomblomsliga?
Edin Dzeko who always aims for the cross bar? That mickey mouse player Kiessling?

In the last 15 yrs when world class talents like Henry, Ruud, Drogba, RVP were monopolizing EPL top scorers charts your Gbongbolosliga was dashing their scorers title to the dregs of the footballing society.

Michael Preetz gave Martin Max who gave Sergei Barbarez who gave Martin Maz back lol. Martin Max then gave Thomas Christiansen who gave Ailton who gave Marek Mintal.
An unbroken succession of Mr nobodies and Who is not whos reigning in that godforsaken league.

Dayo so Martin Max won top scorer in your league not once but TWICE! AGBABIAKA O!
Dayo you are an expert on all Bundesliga legends please tell us about this icon who is a double top scorer in your league.

Lana1:
Doc i hear u. Personally, i no like to dey exchange words with fellow United fans regardless of any differences in Opinions or Points of View. Anyways, i don close dat chapter and i'm gon kip kwayet from now on. Dope no vex

Nice one

Gerd Muller, Eusebio, Puskas are some of the greatest European strikers to play the game.
Muller was the greatest poacher ever but stats alone do not tell the story.

Pure strikers in Europe it is between Eusebio, Puskas and Muller. Di Stefano above all 3 if you consider him European, Cruyff above all 3 if you consider him a striker.

Very good debate to have, however what is not in debate is Marek Mintal and Alexander Meier top scoring in the German League

I am very happy Dayo quietly agreed only Mr nobodies have been dominating the Burndisliga for the last 2 to 3 decades, he had to go back to the 70s to pull Gerd Muller out of the sack lol.

The preponderance of evidence however convinces us that with otondos like Meier, Grafite, Mintal, Gekas, Christiansen, Dzeko winning top scorer that league must be used to tamba

Only a league used for douching could have produced so many otondo top scorers in the space of a dozen years

A40:
Mario Gomez na him you dey disrespect? The day an EPL striker scores 13 goals in the Champions League. Hola hola

Abeg how Vincent Kompany take turn Franz Beckenbaresi for una league sotey he win player of the season?

Wait o.....Pizarro has 190 Bundesliga goals? kai that league is a penkelemes league.

raumdeuter:
Can anyone be as useless as Kevin Phillips. A player whose talent was expected to score 5 goals per season but just saw how foolish EPL defenders are and scored 30. 30 goals nitori olorun

Alexander Meier is more useless. Meier is the German Andy Carroll, there is minimal difference between him and a tall tree.

Ahhh this thing jo me sha! So it is true that Pizarro is the highest scorer in that league since 1990? Pizarro scored 190 Bundesliga goals!
190 o! Shey na basketball una dey play for that league? The guy wan outscore Steph Curry lol

Claudio " miss open net" Pizarro is the highest goal scorer in the last 25 yrs in the Bundesliga. Followed by Mario Gomez and Stefan Kiesling.
what a useless league.

Teofanis Gekas made top scorer.
Alexander Meier made top scorer
Marek Mintal made top scorer
Thomas Christiansen made top scorer

Who da fuk are these people? Well nonentities can make top scorer regularly only in a nonentity league

Omo wetin be dis?
See blood and gut everywhere, right from the door to this thread.

elampiro:
You never give answer?

Okay let me guess. Rio Ferdinand.

Carlos Gamarra of Paraguay.

raumdeuter:
Prosinecki represented Yugoslavia and Croatia

Yeah but stankovic represented 3 countries.

Luis Monti as far back as the 1930s represented Argentina and Italy in the world cup as one of the Oriundi

Nihilist:
Afrodoc2 it could be fight night

Do you copy?

Lol boys are not smiling. But shey dem get stamina?

leggo:
are we buying his destiny?? half of that and you'll be halfway through negotiations.

Lmao @destiny.
I love Muller who has to be one of the most intelligent players in the last decade but 70m pounds is obviously too much na.
If you are not ronaldo or messi the only reason u would b worth that is if you will sell shirts by the millions or score goals by the dozens.

raumdeuter:
According to @SPORT1, Manchester United have made an offer of €100m for Bayern Munich's Thomas Müller.

.@SPORT1 say that Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has refused the offer

70m pounds for Muller?
That has to be the joke of the year.

chic2pimp:
Two entirely different things. Carvalho taking that huge leap from ordinary to worldclass under Jose's reign is entirely different from "Jose promoted him from the academy to the first team"

Lol. One of d most frustrating things is arguing with a simpleton, 2nd only to trying to teach a simpleton.
It is an exercise in futility to do either with this Trollgnoramus.

raumdeuter:
It wasnt really a debate but just a information session because I assumed he was genuinely ignorant and not trolling.

Even if anyone was trying to troll at least know the basic facts not trolling that Nigeria is in Europe

Remember that trolling and ignorance are not mutually exclusive.

Dayo and others, why are you guys arguing with this guy?

I mean what is the point?
A known troll with subterranean IQ. A debate needs back n forth points at a certain level of cerebration which is definitely above this troll-king.

[quote author=SailorXY post=32689704]fair enough. with four wingers, remember Mata also found a spot on the wings. also if we will sign a new RB, Valencia is also freed up to add competition on the right side. we still have a matter of Januzaj & Lingard to consider.

more realistically, di Maria is going no where after only a season. Depay or Reus may also require a season to settle in & we experience a di Maria-sque routine 2.0.4

I'll personally keep one of RvP or Falcao, buy a Carrick replacement, Rafael & Valencia to keep fighting for the RB except an Alves is willing to join us, sign an Evans replacement(if necessary) add a young forward & return Nani or buy Reus.

this CB thing is just dicey cuz of injuries, for me. if @ least 70% of our current CBs can be fit @ every given time, that's all!

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There is ZERO utility in keeping falcao...or RVP for that matter. We have to ensure we improve our forward play and these 2 geriatric men wont help us going forward.
U have a point regarding mata but no way is valencia going to ever compete for winger position again.....God forbid bad thing.
We need a younger faster CF to move to the next level next season , make no mistake about it. If not it will be another "nearly" season

Kemizee:
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This is frankly ridiculous and beleive me I dnt evn knw where to start to address this pile of a shocking post.

No one begged you to address it and believe me you have made ridiculous statements yourself that no one addressed. So free me

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coogar:
ashley young adds balance to the team. he attacks & he defends. di maria just attacks & more often than not, he loses the ball. there were rumours van gaal nearly took his head off at anfield with the number of times he lost the ball.

his pass to rooney that should have made it 3-1 was a bad pass. his assist to mata was also a bad pass, mata had to improvise with that volley. hell, even the assist for rooney on saturday was not accurate - rooney had to apply a rare technique and a magnificent finish to score that goal.

di maria is a wonderful weapon to have in a squad but he does more harm to the team than good. you cannot have di maria ahead of blind in a big game from the start. he would expose daley blind's lack of space cos di maria is a notorious defensive liability.



and this is why valencia & young are keeping rafael & di maria on the bench. we all know the former are inferior to the latter but LVG knows the duo that is more likely to stick to his instructions.

rafael & di maria are hot-headed.
they would force creativity even when it's not on and then lose the ball. LVG's philosophy is centred around possession. i think you need to understand his philosophy before laying the blame at the feet of the players.

they have been instructed to keep the ball if they are not sure the attack is on. this is why valencia passes back to the more creative players and maintain the shape. you cannot pack 11 creative players on the pitch - it's unbalanced.

I agree. This was one of the reasons Herrera was on the bench earlier in the season, until he learnt to be more disciplined tactically and patient with the ball.
Di Maria for all his world class talent plays a lil like an i.d.i.o.t at times. He starts risky dribbles/runs when they are not on and often in dangerous areas of the pitch. Bench him so he can learn the same way Herrera did AND THEN he can move to the starting line up.

Dimeji Lawal had speed and his potential was there but injuries, bad decisions and worse luck messed him up.
He was far more intelligent than Ikedia.
Having said there was nothing he actually did to be placed in the class of Finidi.

Ikedia schooled in Ipaja and was 2 or 3 yrs ahead of my friend that finished in 1996.
By 1993-1996 he was officially included in school students rolls mainly for his importance in football matches.....bros wasnt attending classes again.
By 1999 he was minimum 23 or 24 but claimed 19 which is why i said he took 4 or 5 yrs out of his age

I think blackett would have been a better choice at left back....blind is too slow for that position

Omo those United fans with heart or BP problems would be wise not to watch the next few matches.....it could get really ugly.