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Ravioli:
Naaa!! Ole chooses the players he wants. Then Ed negotiates for the acquisition of the player[s]. I thought this has been flogged off already.

Plan A......... Messi

Plan B........ Neymar

Plan C....... Hazard

Plan D....... Coutinho

This is how ED woodward works, instead of signing Plan A, he will end up signing plan C or plan D........( Van gaal, Mourinho and Moyes are victims)

Ravioli:
Fabrizio Romano reported recently that Partey is signing a new contract with Athletico Madrid. So where's the Arsenal link?

His father (Jacob Partey) confirmed the interest from arsenal yesterday.

My son's current club Atletico Madrid has a release clause in Partey's deal… this means that any club which shows interest in signing him must meet those demands,' Jacob Partey told SilverFM.

'So any team which meets Atletico's demand will be able to sign my son, and not specifically Arsenal.

'I always call my son and he is of age to decide on a move. I am ready to support his decision.'


He will prefer to stay at Ath. madrid than moving to Arsenal

Chrisus:
They have Rodri

Rodri and who??

They might need another DM, and Partey is not restricted to just DM

patrickmuf:
Arsenal? Those ones are even worse just Gbenga pray Jose or Pep does not look his way to replace Fernandinho...

Arsenal will start the bidding process with 10M...

Guardiola signing Partey, big problem......... imagine Bernando Silva, Partey and De bruyne playing together.

I have seen Partey playing as CB,CM,RB and winger

handelex:
I really don't know why we are not after this guy.. maybe cos of Scot, Garner, Levitt.

Maybe.

Partey can play different positions.

afrodoc2:
Nah. Woodward prefers to make risky moves that might end up wasting money.

Stupid Ed woodward,

The guy is ready to leave Ath.madrid.

Arsenal might sign him soon

We need Thomas Partey

45M release clause.

eph12:
Exactly. But with the introduction of Bruno, we'll have to wait and see how the situation is managed.

Win win for Fred and Pogba with this formation....... Against top teams.

..................................................De gea..............................

............Baily.........................Maguire......................Shaw

AWB................... Fred......................Matic................Williams

.........................Bruno.....................Pogba..............................

Martial

eph12:
Pogba behind two midfielders or as an AM, fantastic for me. Fred doesn't come close at all. But as a double pivot, playing closer to our defense, abeg o. Unless he's ready to keep things simple

Pogba played well for Juventus with Marchisio and Pirlo in the midfield.

Played well with Matuidi and Kante for France.

The main reason we signed Fred was to partner Matic or any DM , creating room for Pogba to move forward

GloryIsaac:
It’s quite easy to see that McTom is the best bet for a 3-Man midfield including Bruno-Pogba.

Also, he does the dirty job for the team which makes it all better.

This was the midfield combination for the intra-squad game.

Team A: Pogba and Matic

Team B: Fred and Mc Tominay

You could see what Ole is thinking already

Fred and Pogba can't play together

afrodoc2:
LOL. Even if you cover the ground like ex-Lord Kante or Atum Makelele it would have been good. Not cover the ground only to open your toros.

With Bruno and Pogba playing together, we need a DM that will stay in that midfield forever, no need for joining any attack....

Fred will have to fight off Pogba, because the DM position belongs to Matic and Mc tominay

afrodoc2:
Fred covers more ground only to be dribbled like the Fred expressway that he is. What is the point of travelling with night bus from Enugu to Kafanchan to kpan a girl only for her gate man to beat you and lock you out. Abi you will say at least you covered ground?

How many ground does Busquet, Carrick and Matic cover?

DM is not about running up and down the field.

Ravioli:
Boca Juniors are keen to sign Manchester United defender Marcos Rojo, who has been on loan at Estudiantes, permanently if they can agree on a fee with Manchester United.

- Rob Dawson (ESPN)

Valencia, Evans, Young, Smalling and now Rojo.


Jones when naaa

afrodoc2:
If we are going to be playing Pogba and Bruno together long term McTominay is the best bet. He makes almost as many tackles and interceptions as Fred and he gets dribbled a small fraction of the times Fred gets dribbled.

There are many times i see McTominay go for a shoulder to shoulder tussle with an opponent and either get the ball, give away a smart foul or concede a throw-in. Those are the types of balls Fred is not able to retrieve and is left rolling on the floor because of his small size while ref waves play on.

Other times he goes charging in like petrol tanker with a failed brake and misses the ball and player completely.

Imagine either of these scenarios happening with Pogba and Bruno far upfield as his midfield partners.

LOUDER.

Fred as our DM is suicidal.

Ravioli:
Breaking: The Europa League final is set to take place on August 21. The quarter-finals and semi-finals of the competition will be decided in one leg.

We are winning this

afrodoc2:
I keep hearing that Fred is better defensively than McTominay but that is debatable.

Looking at this season's EPL stats Fred is marginally better in tackles and interceptions per game (2.2 and 1.4) compared to McTominay (2.0 and 1.3). However Fred is dribbled past a whopping 4 times a game compared to McTominay's 0.7 per game.

In other words, the number of dribbles McTominay chops in 4 games Fred chops in a single game. Odikwa TOUGH.

@ bolded...BIG LIE... Mc tominay is better.

It's a simple question, why will Fred struggle with Pogba, but plays well with Matic and Mc tominay.

ChristineC:
you are drawing conclusions from when Fred couldn't control simple passes from de Gea into his feet?
dude really

Nope.

Fred needs a partner that is good defensively, ...

Fred will play well with either Matic or Scott in a 2 man midfield... But won't function well with Pogba.

Ole won't try it again.

Fred and Pogba in a 2 man midfield is always rubbish

Fred and Paul Pogba is not a combination which has paid off when it has been trialled.

They have started just one match together this season, in the EFL Cup match at home to Rochdale, which ended 1-1, before United won on penalties.

Fred began the season on the sidelines, before Pogba picked up an injury which has kept him out since, and only after that did the Brazilian’s role increase.

But we did get a closer look at a Fred and Paul Pogba partnership at the end of 2018/19, and it wasn’t pretty.


United lost five out of six games Fred and Pogba started together.

These included a 2-0 loss to Arsenal, 2-1 to Wolves, 4-0 to Everton, and 2-0 to City, only managing a 2-1 win over West Ham during this stretch of league games from February to April last year.

There was a 3-0 loss at the Nou Camp to Barcelona in there too, in which both players started.

The win over West Ham in April 2019, 14 months ago, was the last time Fred and Pogba started a game together which United won.

Our midfield should be Mata/Bruno ---- Pogba/Fred-----Matic/Scott

eph12:
I think he played against Chelsea too can't remember

He played well against Man City (twice) and even scored (EFL 2nd leg)...

eph12:
I go with dutch reds

Van nistelrooy and Van persie will finish Barthez.

...Dutch all the way

eph12:
Matic was solid against City na

Against big teams, ...he played well

@ Anfield.

eph12:
We are talking about their roles as CM not when they have permissions to play as the AM. If Pogba will be playing as an AM then I have no problem with that. But as CM, there are plenty questions.

What are the things you expect from a CM?

You have to choose one, better defensive play (Fred) or better attacking play (Pogba).

And don't forget the best way to defend is by attacking.

eph12:
I'm not interested in the drimbling ability of a central midfielder
Look at the attributes below and show me how Pogba has been clearly or far above Fred in the last 2-3 years
Key passes
Average passes
Pass succes percentage
Crosses
Long balls
Through balls
Tackles
Interceptions
Blocks

Then include the passion and tell me your conclusion

Delete this post.

So you want to compare Fred and Pogba?

It's like using tackles, blocks and interception to rate David Silva, Juan Mata, Ozil, Bernando Silva, Bruno Fernandes etc

Oasis007:
Fred has proven himself. I won't leave him out of starting XI, if I'm charge. I'll rather play him along with Pogba and Bruno

Defensively he has improved a lot. He's a Runner, energetic, more like a B2B Midfielder. He has paid his Dues, thus he has earned my Respect.

That won't work, when you have Matic and Scot available...

Pogba and Bruno won't play all the games, so there is more than enough game-time for everyone.

handelex:
I don't agree, Fred can't sit on the bench except his form goes to shit. I personally believe the role he plays is very vital for him to be dropped.

It's either Pogba or Fred.

Nezzjnr:
Everton should do the needful

Lingard is already getting old

It's better we cash out on him now

Ac Milan are interested...

Let's see what will happen

eph12:
And I have been seeing line ups that don't include Fred here. I laugh o

With Pogba and Fernandes in the starting 11, the only player that can join the midfield is either Matic or Mc Tominay.

Except we are playing a weak opponent, that is when Fred will start with those 2 superstars.

maynation:
I have been fine, how about you?
miss you too.

Life has been boring, but thank God football is back.

Hv been okay, but bored to the core.


I hope to see you on June 17

handelex:
Wetin this boy dey chop?

Bench press- Dips- Curling- Squatting

maynation:
Man like Expert17

The supporter of a struggling team.
The supporter of teams that dwell on past glories.

How are you?

I miss you o

Thank God football is back

Maynation

handelex:
Jeez... Jones is literally a walking meme...seems dude has lost all confidence, I mean he turned down his own memorial match on the grounds that only his family might show up. He's still making his pounds though

He is not smart.

Johny Evans and Chris Smalling left Old trafford, to reduce the pressure and help them get back on track with their career

I don't know why he is still @ united