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Oasis007:


Here we go.

https://www.footballcritic.com/donny-van-de-beek/player-positions/52635

Oasis007:
Erling Haaland will be free to leave Borussia Dortmund in January, rather than next summer, when a £64million release clause becomes active.

- Marca

We shouldn't miss out.

Oasis007:
"He [VDB] was playing as a No. 6 in the beginning, more defensively, because he had a decent pass and if you take the paradigm of the team had to win then every coach would put him at 6, because he's good there, he had good duel strength and he could intercept balls.

"But Wim Jonk especially said he had to go one line up, Wim saw he had this ability to see spaces, to create spaces for himself and for others, that was his ability, when is the right time to come as a midfielder into the box, in the half spaces his quality was very good."

- Ruben Jongkind [Ajax's former head of academy development]

TrebleChamp:
I think the bolded happened because we outbidded Pep for both, i agree with your submission on McTom though. How do you see VDB playing in a Pep setup?

Oasis007:
Bolded is major Reason I believe he has to play to get things right. He can comfortably pass from the back, short passes. He's good at finding and utilising spaces and he can pop up Goals if opportunity arises.

He has played as a sole DM many times, so he's not gonna be unusual if he plays there for United. VDB, Pogba and Bruno can work, especially once Varane starts playing as well.

OGS should change formation to 4 3 3, to win Titles you must be sound tactically and technically, and should be paying Attention to the Match, not watching something on the Tab.

.....Sancho............. Cavani ............... Greenwood......

Or

.... Martial ............. Greenwood ............. Sancho ...

Then in Midfield

................................. Bruno

.............. Pogba

............................................... VDB

I expected OGS to try it out at Preseason, but the Toad thought otherwise.

Cc Afrodoc2

nitrogen:
Do you think that VDB can be Utd’s Busquets. If we are going to be a possession based or direct play team, we may just need a player that can recycle possession or/and make short, safe and maybe incisive passes to our attacking/central midfielders.

Or better still, consider two DMs, VDB with one of Fred or McTom making the interceptions and tackles. Bruno, Pogba and Sancho as AMs/wingers in a 4-2-3-1 set up.

VDB is definitely very useful, our manager is just not ready to figure out how to use these players.

Oasis007:


Play VDB as DM..........!!!!!!!!

TheLequte:
You are trying to call grey black. Or white.

B. Rodgers saw it as black. The ref thinks it’s white. Doesn’t mean it isn’t grey.

eph12:
So it wasn't a clear foul then? No need to be dribbling upandan

TrebleChamp:
I believe Pep and Klopp will get our midfielders playing good footy and press well, unless you believe Liverpool midfield is better than ours...

Brendan Rodgers on Southampton's goal against #mufc: "I do think the one yesterday was a foul." #mulive [@footballdaily] pic.twitter.com/YnGBITTvEh

— utdreport (@utdreport) August 23, 2021

eph12:
Because you were excusing Bruno when he wasn't clearly fouled and he could have done better

eph12:
I know you didn't say that.

eph12:
That it could have gone either way shows that it wasn't a clear foul. We've had worse calls go against us and we have benefited from easier calls. The players should be more aware of their surroundings and immediate danger, especially as they're in their own half. Maybe it was as a result of Matic and Martial on the field, but the lack of energy was very evident yesterday. Could we have had more energy and directness in our game if Tom paired Fred and Sancho or James started ahead of Martial? I think so

GloryIsaac:
This team really has Donny Van De Beek on its bench. Kagawa must be so pissed wherever he is

Whether Olé stays or goes, our team is almost set for whoever will be here next season.

eph12:
It looked normal to me though. I felt Bruno could have protected the ball better

elrony:
I don taya, dragging him is now a waste of time

eph12:
Not trying to judge, just wondering if this current system will allow him thrive

eph12:
Bruno lost the ball without a fight for that goal. Our players are not aggressive enough

eph12:
Afrodoc2 what do you think about Sancho in this team so far?

eph12:
I don't see how a very good DM will cover up some of these deficiencies we have refused to address in the team. We can't continue to lose the ball in our half so easily and not expect to be punished.

patrickmuf:
Eph12, wetin dey happen na?

patrickmuf:
We already have good enough quality. We just need a DM...If you watched Bissouma against Watford yesterday, you'd understand how good he is...He or Ndidi will see us even the gao in midfield with City...

The rest is hinged on departures...

LMDyaya:
Omo,my input...


mancity are better than us ,yes


but we not far behind,yes


we still need like 5 more signings to be up there with mancity(squad depth wise) but that doesn't become an excuse for the fraud not to win something.we have seen teams with worse squad depth win trophies.(liverpool 19/20,leicester 15/16 etc comes to mind)

patrickmuf:
If Ole manages the squad we have well, I believe even we can develop this resistance to star injury...

At City, game time is spread across and that's how it should be, they all look sharp when called upon but here, Bruno, Pogba, AWB, Shaw, Maguire, Rashford and McFred must play every game, how then will VDB, Telles, Dalot and the rest not look off space when situation forces Ole's hand to use them?

When Rashford and Cavani returns, I will like to see how Ole handles our attack...We too can share game time around while remaining incredibly strong, it's up to Ole to figure out how best to use the squad at his disposal. Here's hoping he gets it right.

CapitalCee:
They will avoid this question. So because City have a better DM than Man Utd just a single position, that means UTD as team lack quality?

patrickmuf:
Well, it's generally accepted we need a DM however City more than ever do have deficiencies...Cancelo was deployed at LB today just because Pep doesn't trust his LB options...They're lacking in the CF position so, while they might blitz past Norwich, they'll struggle against top opposition...

No matter how I want to excuse Ole, I think the buck stops at his table, he has to find a way to utilize the squad better, that's one area where Pep has mastered, we have the numbers and quality, we just need to make it count...