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delkuf:
I really don't like ten hang obsession of onana. Is not like am saying onana is not a good keeper but man u is broke. Why don't we use dean herdeson and Tom Heaton. Groom them to be the type of player you want. Then use that money to buy players to cover for other areas.

TrebleChamp:
Ley.qute sabi drop weird takes no be today 😁, him/they can write crazy stuffs to defend their fav players or Manager.

ChristineC:
I think this is a very subtle way of taking a holistic view, which is not a bad thing. Grealish is no flop, he was nothing special either.

same can be said of Jordan Henderson or Roberto Firminho under Klopp - good fit and all in the SYSTEM. the team's collective success meant he had some worth because he was actively involved for specific duty. every team needs this to function. still will not worth 100m in anybody's books. when you get to the fulcrum of that success, you beam flashlights at Salah, Mane, VVD, Alison Becker, TAA, Andrew Robertson; before glancing at the periphery.

Henderson and Firminho are no flops. when you look at the system in unitary mode, you appreciate their roles; yet they are no difference makers or elites of the game.

Android22:
You rate a player based on what his role was and how he executed it. It is futile using your own basis for the assessment as it will not make sense.

Similar to the way Keepers and Defenders are not rated based on their number of assists or goals scored as important as those are. They are rated on the specific role meted to them by the manager. If Ederson has a 95% save rate but did not help with the build up of play, you can bet your bottom dollar that Pep will seek a replacement because Pep expects those of his keepers sometimes maybe even more than making saves.

To that end, Grealish was actually more important to City's success last season than both Gundogan and Bernardo Silva put together. I'll even say Pep trusted him much more than KDB but that is talk for another day. His role was not to rack up assists and goals - City scored a ton of them the season prior. He was to provide vent and control for a team that was transitioning into a different playing style than previous seasons. One in which, City could not afford to be overly chaotic in attack like Pep had dictated in the past. He also helped alot in tracking back and making life difficult for opposing wingers and fullbacks alike, something Mahrez could never do regardless of his goal or assists tally.

How did Grealish fair compared to his RnRs? He scored a solid A and would have been A+ if he had chipped in more goals or assists. That is about it. Unlike some other players who overdribble because they have no where to go or due to the fact that they never see the whole field at play, Grealish needed to dribble in and out of channels as a pressure relief system for City. You either fouled him or he went past you and that was instrumental to how City played.

Some people may need to rewatch Bayern Munich and Real Madrid against City to understand the impact Jack made. In the 2nd leg of the Bayern tie in particular, Pep specifically asked him to dribble City out of Bayern's press and he never missed a beat. As soon as the ball was given to him we knew Bayern would either foul or Grealish would have his way. Trust me, you may never appreciate his role until you are supporting the team he is doing it for.

I hate to quote the man but Mourinho put it best when he said football has been ruined by people who judge every single player on stats. Some aspects of the game are intangible. End of.

ChristineC:
so has he justified his fee in your opinion?

WhoDeyHause:
The next step is becoming your captain. This is just the beginning.
Cobham to the world. 💯.

dreamxhaser:
Simple as that.

Make UTD add one UCL again.

The last time united win UCL na small boy i be, so that joy wont be compered to what i will get when dey win another.


One thing i know for sure be say if our boys turn up. We fit win ucl. Let us just not overwork them as we dont have the squad depth for now.

10HAG should leave epl for Chelshit, Looserpool and Man shitty to compete by picking our battles wisely.

We should just focus on FA and UCL.

A ucl final or semi finals, FA cup, and Top 4 is enough for me. Then we will attract more players and try again.

Miscellaneous:
Was another1234 Imade?

afrodoc:
With some it might be due to misconception, but we have some wicked people in our midst as well

Bombblacks:
It's not just by comparing statistics alone. Grealish performance was very good for Man city last season especially after the world Cup. Sancho has never had anything like that at United so this comparism doesn't really work.

OkpaNsukkaisBae:
Di maria no dey proven?
Hazard na bulletproof wen he dey chelsea?

nitrogen:
Jah bless ya. We don wash our players finish, come still dey blame the club say dem no sabi sell players.

Thunder fire everybody!

TrebleChamp:
😁
Saudi clubs dey pick players everywhere except United...

TrebleChamp:
So who will Newcastle sign from United if we provoke them? Our players no get value anywhere jare 😁...

ChristoBam:
😂😂
And they wonder why we can't sell players. Don use dragging drag valuation down. Our fringe players are like damaged goods.

dreamxhaser:
I swear.........

I dont care about epl again sef

AdisaOwala:
Bros no go there...

The errors led to him being dropped for lindegaard and he only regained his place due to an injury to the later - I remember DDG was out of the 1st eleven between late October 2011 - early February 2012!!

Any keeper wey Play rubbish go Collect dragging for here - be it DDG or the potential new signing..

This is Man UTD !

olril17:
Since you do,kuku apply to the United board as a coach.😂😂

Jodera:
Lol... I don talk am tey tey say na jazz dem dey use for this transfer window cos this thing no normal.

See the way dem dey hold on to the premium price without budging and both clubs still dey obey bring premium price


Nahh... Something dey wrong. Na just to hope say both transfer turn out right oo

Bombblacks:
Give me the midfield option Liverpool under klopp used in playing possession football? What exactly do you think is possession football in the first place.

KingTom:
I'm not sure this club has any intentions of signing a striker

Borntosmoke:
Did I compare him to debruyne?? By the way, I'm a Bruno fan. Just that I won't allow you to compare him with debruyne...

dreamxhaser:
The bashing mount dey receive is just too much. I am not even a fan of the guy, but the guy said he wanted United. Don't you think we need players like that?

I mean players that believe in the united project? Not all those players that will do yanga finish.

We might all be shocked mount will put on a good performance to prove his haters wrong. I just hope so

chrisley024:
dude is just your typical average English player with no special talent, and ofcourse I hope he does well here.

How Utd paid such huge amount for a benchwarmer with 1yr left in his contract is just ludicrous. We'd have agreed personal terms and get him for free next year.

olril17:
People that are complaining about mount should better apply as Manchester United coach since they know better than ETH.
The guy has not even played a match yet he has been written off already.
Orisirisi.
Awon arm chair football analysts isonuu.