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Oasis007:
.....stop dreaming bro. United has no £100m to spend on CM this window. Its Brighton we are talking about.

Instead of spending that much on Baleba, we should kúkú get their Chief Scout and the Scout in-charge of spotting talents for CM position.

Na so we hear say we no get shi-shi to spend but see us now, doing things that other clubs can only dream of.

Is Baleba alone enough for our midfield? A Baleba and another midfielder with similar characteristics to MacAllister will do wonders for us...Please let me dream...

larride:
I don't believe this.

If they can get him 3 attackers, if he truly needs a midfielder they will get him one.

You don't believe what he said?

He mentioned that we don't have a player in the midfield who can drive forward with the ball during the preseason. If he does not need one, why will he even highlight the problem? That's a subtle way of reinforcing a demand he must have made to the board in private.

larride:
Na police them go use arrest Amorim before sending him to jail.

It is not his fault he has mentioned it in his presser that we need a midfielder who can drive forward with the ball. If the board fails to get him one then they should get a chunk of the blame.

odizeey:
When you dig a pit you will fall inside.

If you blame Amorim again, may Amadioha strike you down.

I no reason am from this angle...Very impressive comeback...😂 😂 😂

Jamiuokolaa:


The internet never forgets bruh

You dey carry shovel walker this sports section like Airmark...

Jamiuokolaa:
If you ask me, na you i go still ask



Hmmmmm!!

What is this na? 😂😂😂

Odizeey this guy carry Ak 47 dey follow you o!

TrebleChamp:
If Kone is not good enough for the first team, then Collyer or Moorhouse shouldn't be in the first team next season too. If the board fail to sign a midfielder due to limited cash, then i would rather have Kone over Collyer in midfield...

I have not watched Kone, so I can't say but I am sure his time will come. My only fear now is that our midfield is so average that if Kone comes in and struggles, it might affect his confidence going forward.

engrelvis:
V watch 16yrs old Ria played for Liverpool in their preseason matches y nt give playing time to kone ? lf he is not good he can be drop

Rio that was signed from Chelsea academy and has been exposed to the limelight for sometime is who you want to compare with Kone? Abeg let us trust the coach for this one. If he is given a chance now and struggles, his confidence might be dealt a big blow.

TrebleChamp:
We have a Kone we can develop to be a very good DM, but na Baleba, Onana we want. When he joins a French Club and Brighton later sign him for cheap. We know what would happen next...

Please reveal your true identity. Are you in anyway related to Kone or by any chance, his agent? 😂😂😂

ChristineC:
I don't think his passing is bad. being able to bulldoze through midfield and stop opponents bulldozing through is another quality that is sorely missing in the middle for United.
I think he will add something to this team and fits the physical specimen bill Amorim seems to favour in recruitment.
also he's the 6.5-7 consistent type of guy
problem is, I do t know if he'd be priced fairly by Villa. I'd take him for around £45m.

there's another black guy in that Villa's midfield that has similar qualities to Onana although not as big.

They'll ask for more. I think they spent between 45 to 50m to sign him.

spillo1:
Maybe you have forgotten the Europa league final, a game we controlled and still lost because we couldn't score. I am glad the club is not thinking like you. Our most urgent issue is a striker and goalgetters. Not a midfielder. Even with games we control we do not score goals. Look at the last 10 games we played last season . Specifically the games we controlled we lost including that final.

We have gone a long way towards fixing our attack with the addition of Cunha and Mbeumo...Nobody is saying the club shouldn't sign a striker but the concern here is that it shouldn't come at the expense of a midfielder (DM) which is an area we haven't strengthened at all.

larride:
If we sell Hojlund and Garnacho, can we still get a solid midfielder?

The problem is that no club is willing to pay for them. Garnacho is keen on leaving but doesn't want to join a team outside the EPL, Hojlund, on the other hand, doesn't want to leave.

I want the board to give Amorim all the tools he needs so that he won't have any excuse to fall back on if he fails. I have seen Amorim complaining about our midfield, especially during this preseason. I just hope the board goes all out and gets him a midfield or two and maybe a goalie after Sesko. We can't afford another poor season.

engrelvis:
l took one some time off from work so l can relax but what am reading /seeing is increasing my blood pressure. R we going to v another bad season?

No we won't if we can sign a good DM and a goal keeper.

spillo1:
So you didn't see the need for a midfielder against Bournemouth and west ham when we we won comfortable but because of Everton game the club should disregard their initial plan going into the summer. Why are fans so reactionary.

I didn't watch the other games. Honestly, we need a midfielder even more than a CF but whatever the club thinks is best, they should do...

If Bruno is more disciplined, he can play behind Cunha and Mbeumo and we use the money for Sesko for Baleba or any top DM. I wouldn't even mind if we signed a CM to add to the mix because Casemiro, Collyer and Ugarte are not enough in terms of quality. I will let Mainoo deputise for Bruno.

engrelvis:
Excuses, excuses... so indirectly ur already preparing for a bad season?

Where do you read excuses?

It will amount to telling yourself a lie if you look at our midfield and think we are good to go for the season. When I saw our lineup vs Everton, I hinted that we could do with a midfielder for the money we plan to spend on Sesko, that's how much I think of our midfield as the one area we need to fix...

afrodoc2:
Nearly everyone is.

Safe for a few...I mean those who want Amorim to use a washed-up Casemiro, average Ugarte, injury-prone Mount, young Mainoo and inconsistent Bruno to finish in the top 4.

odizeey:
Una no talk when he win two matches.

Na when he draw una start to talk.

Let season start first. Wait and see how they will play in a serious game.

I am just tired of some folks here. That other dude keeps posting our opening fixtures as if the rest of us don't have access to the internet.

Imagine him mentioning Leon and Heaven among the players we have acquired just to push a silly narrative...Leon and Heaven are for the future, Amorim has gone about addressing some of the problem areas with the signings so far but we all agree we need a goalie, DM and a CF to really stand a chance...Some might even argue that we can make do with a DM and CM and make do with what we have in attack.

Let us see if the club can fill these positions with quality players before we start panicking.

I understand that our midfield obviously needs improvement but like Amorim noted, if the defenders were not caught walking instead of sprinting towards the edge of the box, that first goal doesn't happen.

We need the whole team to be in sync. When attacking, the midfield should be able to push higher up the pitch, joined by the defence, else our press will easily be bypassed by the opponent. I saw several instances yesterday when the attackers were pressing, but only the wingers pushed higher up the other side pitch to join the press while the midfielders and defenders didn't bother to burst a sweat.

During one play, Heaven delayed his pass, drawing three Everton players towards him before delivering an excellent ball to Casemiro. Unfortunately, Baba lost possession because he no longer has the speed or awareness he once did.

Dorgu should take the time to watch videos of Jordi Alba. He should have simply squared the ball to Hojlund for an easy tap-in.

I just can't stand Bruno and his misplaced passes. He almost always opts for the difficult pass when a simple pass would do...

Casemiro is finished at this level, why is he still at the club?

Defensively we are all over the place when attacked. No reason for Amad to have played that ball against Heaven in that position, if he was a bit calm then the own goal doesn't happen...This is not excusing Bruno for losing possession leading to the goal...

Oasis007:
....if the fresh grapevine is really genuine, we are getting Sesko next.

Any recent update?

Seeing the lineup, I will not be surprised if the club channels their resources elsewhere and tries out Mbeumo as CF with Hojlund as an option from the bench.

Oasis007:


......seem we gonna play with 2 upfront - Cunha and Mbeumo with Bruno as 10. Amad gonna play as RWB while Dalot will play as LWB. Both Ugarte and Mainoo gonna partner in the middle as CMs. Trio of Yoro [RCB], De Ligt [CCB] and Shaw [LCB] gonna be the Wall protecting Bayindir.

We better sign a goalie before that game.

Jamiuokolaa:
Whatever their limitations might be...they are irrelevant to this particular convo...

Mancity clearly had significantly lofty ambitions when the Sheikhs took over circa 2008

They were intentional with their plans and successfully enticed prospective signings with large scale projects and humongous wages

Comparing them with the present Newcastle United is the greatest agenda driven opinion on these pages

Will the Newcastle owners be able to inject this kind of funds into the club without getting into trouble with FFP?

Adisa, you are talking about the spending of Newcastle in comparison to City without considering FFP which is what is keeping Newcastle in check...

Jamiuokolaa:
That's what I am saying nau - our coaches are having to explain Projects to Brendford players so that they wouldnt pick 17th placed clubs like spurs over us.




The Yoro issue has been addressed severally on these pages and i did it again a few mins ago.

You think the likes of Spurs and Newcastle are not ambitious themselves?

How did City start again? Newcastle have the funds to burn, it's just FFP that's keeping them in check else they'd have signed some of the best players in Europe and start competing for the league and other important trophies.

It is not unheard of for a player to speak to the manager of the club interested in his signature so I don't know why you are making a big deal out of it.

Time after time, we have seen clubs fail to sign certain players, and they move on afterwards. Why should our own case be any different?

Newcastle are just desperate that's why they rushed to submit that offer.

I like the approach of the club towards this Sesko transfer...If he gives us the all clear, we put in a bid but if he doesn't, we walk No point putting in a bid of let's say $80m when you are not sure if the striker to accept to join the club because doing that will mean that other clubs will up the fees of their players knowing that you have such money to spend...

Jamiuokolaa:
In addition to agreeing to pay Broke Brendford a fee that could well be in excess of 70m pounds, Mbuemo needed extra convincing before he joined us ahead of Newcastle and Spurs



My position was quite clear - if a player is deliberating between Joining Man utd and Newcastle, it's a clear reminder that the mighty has fallen!

If we are at a point where extra persuasion is needed before a player chooses us ahead of Newcastle, Spurs and the likes, its a further testament to the depths to which the club has sunk.

Sesko potentially becoming the 3rd player to allegedly reject us in one Transfer window, is another issue entirely. Hopefully, it wouldn't get to that stage.

It is what it is!!

Most players will opt to speak with the manager to understand the manager's plan and the direction the club is headed. There's nothing to it...

In the end, he said the project here is more exciting, why are not running with that line?

Newcastle has UCL football to offer, but even then, Sesko has not decided, and when he does, it will be in his best interest...If he chooses to come here, then fine but if he opts for Newcastle, it's his choice. Yoro opted to join us over Madrid just last season but it doesn't mean we are bigger than Madrid or that they're struggling to attract players.

Jamiuokolaa:
I wasn't referencing the strength of the team or the quality of players



This is exactly the point - we are now at an all-time low such that players are thinking it through before picking us over Newcastle, Spurs and the likes.

Are Arsenal also at an all-time low?

I am sure he opts to join us you'll link it to money...

Mbeumo chose to come here rather than Newcastle or Spurs a few weeks ago, so I don't know what you're on about...

popizaino:
Ferdinand was better and i agree with him on that one.

Ferdinand was better? Lol...

Vidic was the pillar of that defence.