The Manchester United Thread

Theatre of Dreams83 said:
Well from reading Ornstein, Duckers and the Times latest it seems a RF CB, LF CB, DM and a STR are the priorities. Then LB, RW and RB will depend on outgoings and funds raised.

Looks like atm it’s De Ligt, Branthwaite, Ugarte, Zirkzee
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What do people see in Braithwaite? Rather go for Guehi
 
Legend Incredible said:
What do people see in Braithwaite? Rather go for Guehi
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I like both. I guess it’s balance to the squad. Branthwaite is left footed. But I doubt Wverton will budge on there fees. Hopefully we know for sure this week and can move on either way. If we can get him great. If not move on asap and don’t be like the Glazers haggling all summer then end up paying what they wanted anyway at the end of the window. I want to see us move away from this big time under Ineos
 
Legend Incredible said:
What do people see in Braithwaite? Rather go for Guehi
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Like Utd dropping on Mainoo, Everton really unearthed a gem in Braithwaite last season. Rapid quick for a lad 6'5. Uses his size and physicality brilliantly. Equally adept playing either side. Really smart positionally and getting his body shape the right side of his opponent. Really classy ball playing CH. Dyche lives for defenders and he loves him. That's why the Ev won't be selling unless a club did something stupid like a Maguire type offer that they couldn't refuse.

Like Gomez, Stones and Tomari, although a little younger, Guehi's more established and a really good CH in his own right. But coming through, the best English ball playing CH's 21 or under are, in IMHO, Braithwaite, Colwill (Although he needs out of Chelsea. He's being ruined in that environment), and Quansah. All three well over 6 foot, with all the traits to be dominant, really classy ball playing CH's for years to come.
 
Scouseinthehouse said:
Like Utd dropping on Mainoo, Everton really unearthed a gem in Braithwaite last season. Rapid quick for a lad 6'5. Uses his size and physicality brilliantly. Equally adept playing either side. Really smart positionally and getting his body shape the right side of his opponent. Really classy ball playing CH. Dyche lives for defenders and he loves him. That's why the Ev won't be selling unless a club did something stupid like a Maguire type offer that they couldn't refuse.

Like Gomez, Stones and Tomari, although a little younger, Guehi's more established and a really good CH in his own right. But coming through, the best English ball playing CH's 21 or under are, in IMHO, Braithwaite, Colwill (Although he needs out of Chelsea. He's being ruined in that environment), and Quansah. All three well over 6 foot, with all the traits to be dominant, really classy ball playing CH's for years to come.
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Calling him a ball playing CH is a bit of a stretch. In the handful of games I watched Everton play last season, he can ping a good ball when given acres of space. If you apply a little pressure, he sort of panics and lumps it forward or passes it back to Pickford. Essentially, it’s like calling Maguire a ball playing CH.

The way I see it, he’s Maguire with more pace.
 
Legend Incredible said:
Calling him a ball playing CH is a bit of a stretch. In the handful of games I watched Everton play last season, he can ping a good ball when given acres of space. If you apply a little pressure, he sort of panics and lumps it forward or passes it back to Pickford. Essentially, it’s like calling Maguire a ball playing CH.

The way I see it, he’s Maguire with more pace.
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Then you patently haven’t watched much of him play football closely mate.

It pains me to say it, but Everton have an absolute gem on their hands there.

There’s a reason we wanted him badly last summer. Not that they’d ever sell to us. And it wasn’t because he’s a stopper like Maguire. 🤦‍♂️
 
Legend Incredible said:
Calling him a ball playing CH is a bit of a stretch. In the handful of games I watched Everton play last season, he can ping a good ball when given acres of space. If you apply a little pressure, he sort of panics and lumps it forward or passes it back to Pickford. Essentially, it’s like calling Maguire a ball playing CH.

The way I see it, he’s Maguire with more pace.
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He panics when pressured, lacks ability to break the press with passing, is awkward with ball at his feet and can be really reckless with his tacking. He is a physical specimen, but I'd rather have Maguire than him. For 40m, sure, why not. English tax and all. But anything more is a robbery.
 
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Theatre of Dreams83 said:
Stats are skewed for various factors. I believe what my eyes see. And Branthwaite is a better BPCB than Maguire who I like btw.
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So on the one hand we have stats as argument, and counter agrument is -I trust my eyes. Which is fair enough. But I hope you now see why I do not rate Branthwaite as high as you do.
 
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