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Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by ChristineC: 4:42pm On Aug 05, 2025
afrodoc2:
I try not to think of him tbh. cheesy.

Oh you meant Amadou. LOL

Great physical abilities and good ball carrying ability. I am not sure about his passing. I will have to check the stats on that. One thing that i am hoping for is for Mainoo to make the jump this season especially in terms of his passing volume & range and general work rate. If that happens then a player like Onana could work.

For now, every single one of our central midfielders is flawed.
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.
Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by patrickmuf(m): 4:45pm On Aug 05, 2025
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.
Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by afrodoc2: 4:49pm On Aug 05, 2025
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.
45 wetin? grin

They bought him for 50m and he is just 23yrs old with those physical attributes. They are not selling for less than 70m.

I think you are talking about Boubacar Kamara. He was linked with us in 2022 on a free transfer but instead we paid 60m for Casemiro and he joined Villa for free.
Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by ChristineC: 4:51pm On Aug 05, 2025
patrickmuf:
They'll ask for more. I think they spent between 45 to 50m to sign him.
yeah I see he has like 3 years left as well.
that's not happening cheesy
Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by ChristineC: 4:58pm On Aug 05, 2025
afrodoc2:
45 wetin? grin

They bought him for 50m and he is just 23yrs old with those physical attributes. They are not selling for less than 70m.

I think you are talking about Boubacar Kamara. He was linked with us in 2022 on a free transfer but instead we paid 60m for Casemiro and he joined Villa for free.
Entanglement

Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by Entanglement: 5:06pm On Aug 05, 2025
ChristineC:
Entanglement

Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by Leyqute(m): 5:09pm On Aug 05, 2025
afrodoc2:
He should decide on time. I hope he has been training o. Make e no present himself for 1st training session with potbelly like them Hazard, Sancho, Mbeumo. cheesy
You saw that too eh? grin

He didn’t play too badly vs Everton. He just wasn’t looking as sharp as he should be
Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by TrebleChamp(m): 5:20pm On Aug 05, 2025
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...
Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by Roland17(m): 5:25pm On Aug 05, 2025
afrodoc2:
He should decide on time. I hope he has been training o. Make e no present himself for 1st training session with potbelly like them Hazard, Sancho, Mbeumo. cheesy
Dem go soon ban am from traveling to Cameroon.

Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by patrickmuf(m): 5:25pm On Aug 05, 2025
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? 😂😂😂
Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by afrodoc2: 5:38pm On Aug 05, 2025
patrickmuf:
Please reveal your true identity. Are you in anyway related to Kone or by any chance, his agent? 😂😂😂
LOL. I tire for the guy. That midfield urgently needs someone that can come in immediately and be a star performer or else we are in big trouble, but he wants us to play Kone to develop him and not get a senior player.

The same Kone he says he has only watched highlights of in Under-21 football.

We have Obi and will develop him but that didn't stop us from trying to get a senior CF. We have Amass and bought 2 LWBs.

Signing a CM does not mean we won't develop Kone. Man City's Under-21 team keeps flogging other teams, yet they buy quality senior players too.
Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by afrodoc2: 5:41pm On Aug 05, 2025
Leyqute:
You saw that too eh? grin

He didn’t play too badly vs Everton. He just wasn’t looking as sharp as he should be
The guy is way behind in his fitness. I hope this is not his usual way or else he will be finished by 28. You can't be putting on weight like that in the offseason.

Let me not be alarmist sha.
Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by afrodoc2: 5:45pm On Aug 05, 2025
Roland17:
Dem go soon ban am from traveling to Cameroon.
UK that is full of African food joints. God airpus!
Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by afrodoc2: 5:51pm On Aug 05, 2025
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...
Firstly, he is not joining Brighton or a French club since he is already contracted to us.

There are other ways to develop a youth player other than dropping him into the deep end and asking him to be our saviour in central midfield.

The most recent players to be treated in that way are Mainoo, Garnacho, Greenwood, Rashford, Adnan Januzaj.

We can buy a senior CM who is ready to start and star for us now and still develop Kone by giving him minutes here and there in the league, extended minutes in the cup or loaning him out to a less intense league.
Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by Roland17(m): 5:55pm On Aug 05, 2025
afrodoc2:
UK that is full of African food joints. God airpus!
Professional players shouldn't be trying to get fit or conditioned during the new season because it never works and it increases the likelihood of injuries occurring. Players are supposed to be already fit/ conditioned at the start of the new season. That is what preseason workouts are for.
Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by afrodoc2: 5:58pm On Aug 05, 2025
Roland17:
Professional players shouldn't be trying to get fit or conditioned during the new season because it never works and it increases the likelihood of injuries occurring. Players are supposed to be already fit/ conditioned at the start of the new season. That is what preseason workouts are for.
100%.

Preseason is for conditioning and getting match fit not for losing heaps of weight.
Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by engrelvis(m): 6:06pm On Aug 05, 2025
patrickmuf:
Please reveal your true identity. Are you in anyway related to Kone or by any chance, his agent? 😂😂😂
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
Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by larride(m): 6:57pm On Aug 05, 2025
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
Is Ria going to start in Liverpool midfield when the league starts?
Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by patrickmuf(m): 7:00pm On Aug 05, 2025
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.
Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by engrelvis(m): 7:03pm On Aug 05, 2025
larride:
Is Ria going to start in Liverpool midfield when the league starts?
That will largely depends on assessment of slot. lf he is gud enough y not. Youngsters r playing for arsernal n other teams in Epl
Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by engrelvis(m): 7:07pm On Aug 05, 2025
patrickmuf:
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.
Y can't he expose kone to the limelight starting now then gradually ease him in lf he his gud enough. l rest my case
Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by TrebleChamp(m): 7:07pm On Aug 05, 2025
patrickmuf:
Please reveal your true identity. Are you in anyway related to Kone or by any chance, his agent? 😂😂😂
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...
Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by Ellexy: 7:23pm On Aug 05, 2025
If this guy is our starting option, we are in for a long season.

Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by patrickmuf(m): 7:31pm On Aug 05, 2025
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.
Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by TrebleChamp(m): 8:24pm On Aug 05, 2025
patrickmuf:
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.
I have been talking about this midfield issue, i am just worried that Amorim and the board are not giving it the top most attention it deserve. We don't need to break bank to quality Midfielders...
Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by Oasis007(m): 8:57pm On Aug 05, 2025
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...
grin grin grin
Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by TrebleChamp(m): 9:06pm On Aug 05, 2025
If it was a fan here that said this now, busy bodies will begin to cry all over their mention. Even a blind person know that excuses will not be tolerated next season...

Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by Jamiuokolaa: 9:09pm On Aug 05, 2025
TrebleChamp:
I have been talking about this midfield issue, i am just worried that Amorim and the board are not giving it the top most attention it deserve. We don't need to break bank to quality Midfielders...
The focus seems to be on other areas and besides, we rejected Saudi Mega bucks for Bruno because of Amorim's faith in his qualities as a CM.

Tbh, there is rarely a perfect team out there and that's where a manager's tactical acumen and ingenuity should come in.

Amorim's honeymoon is over - he should quit the chochochocho and show workings.
Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by Oasis007(m): 9:30pm On Aug 05, 2025
......I am not comfortable with Sesko deal. I honestly hope we can walk away. If eventually we sign him, well - he is gonna have my full support, atleast for first 3 months.
Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by Jamiuokolaa:
odizeey:
Woodward that dragged the club into its current state?

It is well.
If you ask me, na you i go still ask grin

odizeey:
When we no get director of football and sports people, we dey up top. But when we employ them, we nearly go championship.
Hmmm
Hmmmmm!! cheesy
Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by patrickmuf(m): 10:25pm On Aug 05, 2025
Jamiuokolaa:
If you ask me, na you i go still ask grin



Hmmmmm!! cheesy
What is this na? 😂😂😂

Odizeey this guy carry Ak 47 dey follow you o!
Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by Seunpapa65: 10:28pm On Aug 05, 2025
A keeper and DM is all we need and we go contest for league
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