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Considering Covid and the fact that we do not seem to pick up bargains, no Striker please. We can play Rashford, Martial, Ighalo, Greenwood there, potentially.

RW, CB, CAM first. Then, a LB and striker when we get to it. May not have funds, and those are needed in that priority.
 
Sherkey said:
Considering Covid and the fact that we do not seem to pick up bargains, no Striker please. We can play Rashford, Martial, Ighalo, Greenwood there, potentially.

RW, CB, CAM first. Then, a LB and striker when we get to it. May not have funds, and those are needed in that priority.
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Think people forget we have potentially 4 strs at the club atm lol. Rashford, Martial, Ighalo, Greenwood. Think people want us to sign a new starting 11.
 
Theatre of Dreams83 said:
Think people forget we have potentially 4 strs at the club atm lol. Rashford, Martial, Ighalo, Greenwood. Think people want us to sign a new starting 11.
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How long is Igalho gonna be here? and Ole obviously doesn't trust him. Also, how is 4 signings a full new 11? I said CB, CDM, Winger, Striker. That's the least we deserve from them utter cretinous yanks and their rentboy woodward.
 
smith123 said:
How long is Igalho gonna be here? and Ole obviously doesn't trust him. Also, how is 4 signings a full new 11? I said CB, CDM, Winger, Striker. That's the least we deserve from them utter cretinous yanks and their rentboy woodward.
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I wasn’t talking about you directly in regards to number of signings. Just the fan base as a whole since the season has finished. Ighalo is here that’s all that matters. And he’s done well when played. But he’s no better than Martial so not been used in the key matches.
 
Theatre of Dreams83 said:
I wasn’t talking about you directly in regards to number of signings. Just the fan base as a whole since the season has finished. Ighalo is here that’s all that matters. And he’s done well when played. But he’s no better than Martial so not been used in the key matches.
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That's sort of my point, we should be going for players better than the likes of Martial as a striker, better than our wingers, better than our cb's. Instead of just buying squad trash.
 
3 of the 4 strikers are playing every game. Ighalo is going in January. Unless we get a winger to bench Greenwood we need another striker. And preferably a proper striker that stays in the box and can score. Not a glorified winger. Sometimes you need a different game plan and all of of strikers are too similar.
 
smith123 said:
That's sort of my point, we should be going for players better than the likes of Martial as a striker, better than our wingers, better than our cb's. Instead of just buying squad trash.
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Better than Martial lol he’s been arguably the best STR in the league this season.
 
steveorobbo said:
3 of the 4 strikers are playing every game. Ighalo is going in January. Unless we get a winger to bench Greenwood we need another striker. And preferably a proper striker that stays in the box and can score. Not a glorified winger. Sometimes you need a different game plan and all of of strikers are too similar.
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Glorified winger lol I’ve heard it all now. Do Liverpool or City use a different game plan in regards to Strs. Maybe Pool with Origi every now then but that’s no different to Ighalo when needed.
 
smith123 said:
That's sort of my point, we should be going for players better than the likes of Martial as a striker, better than our wingers, better than our cb's. Instead of just buying squad trash.
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Why, though? Every few posts, people cry out for us not developing players. Yet, at the slightest hint, it becomes buy the best player. And why Martial? Granted, Sevilla game was meh. But before that, all of us were praising at the interplay, quick movements and dribbling.

Also, who exactly is going to fund these? We are struggling to complete Sancho itself, on the outset.

And what player are you going to find that is better than Rashford at Left, Pogba/Bruno in the mid? And where are you going to sell these players and to whom?

A large part of it involves improving the players you have, not going out to buy at every single opportunity. And everyone is saying squad "trash" because bar fatigue and occasional errors, our first 11 is actually pretty good.

Can we improve across areas? Yes. Is it feasible? Not really
 
Theatre of Dreams83 said:
Glorified winger lol I’ve heard it all now. Do Liverpool or City use a different game plan in regards to Strs. Maybe Pool with Origi every now then but that’s no different to Ighalo when needed.
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And Ighalo has hardly been used. As soon as Sevilla went 2-1 up why wasnt Ighalo on straight away? Why Mata and James before him? The ball to the back post that James didnt even go for, Ighalo would have been all over that as a proper striker.

We wonder why our full backs never cross a ball. Who exactly are they crossing to? Who is the striker in the box that can get a head on a ball or have that instinct? We have one plan. Fast counter attack. If that fails what then? Doesn't matter how many changes you make, if its like for like what exactly is going to happen?

Can hardly use City as an example. Look at their squad and bench. They dont have Mata, James, Lingard and Pereira sat there to come on and change a game. Even we aren't using them because they aren't good enough. City have Aguero and Jesus. They are strikers. Especially Aguero. They have used Sterling up top a few times but they still have, and use, what you would call a proper striker.
 
steveorobbo said:
And Ighalo has hardly been used. As soon as Sevilla went 2-1 up why wasnt Ighalo on straight away? Why Mata and James before him? The ball to the back post that James didnt even go for, Ighalo would have been all over that as a proper striker.

We wonder why our full backs never cross a ball. Who exactly are they crossing to? Who is the striker in the box that can get a head on a ball or have that instinct? We have one plan. Fast counter attack. If that fails what then? Doesn't matter how many changes you make, if its like for like what exactly is going to happen?

Can hardly use City as an example. Look at their squad and bench. They dont have Mata, James, Lingard and Pereira sat there to come on and change a game. Even we aren't using them because they aren't good enough. City have Aguero and Jesus. They are strikers. Especially Aguero. They have used Sterling up top a few times but they still have, and use, what you would call a proper striker.
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So much wrong with this post. We ain’t just a fast counter team at all far from it. But it’s affective against the big teams. I recommend you go back and read my post a couple of pages back from another forum.

Why would we start putting in crosses with Ighalo on he’s not that type of big dominant header of the ball. And never has been played that way.
 
Theatre of Dreams83 said:
So much wrong with this post. We ain’t just a fast counter team at all far from it. But it’s affective against the big teams. I recommend you go back and read my post a couple of pages back from another forum.

Why would we start putting in crosses with Ighalo on he’s not that type of big dominant header of the ball. And never has been played that way.
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I never said Ighalo was. I said he would have been in on the back post as a proper striker for the chace that James didnt even go for. I said we need a striker that can work in the box and get on the end of crosses to use when we need a different game plan.
 
steveorobbo said:
And Ighalo has hardly been used. As soon as Sevilla went 2-1 up why wasnt Ighalo on straight away? Why Mata and James before him? The ball to the back post that James didnt even go for, Ighalo would have been all over that as a proper striker.

We wonder why our full backs never cross a ball. Who exactly are they crossing to? Who is the striker in the box that can get a head on a ball or have that instinct? We have one plan. Fast counter attack. If that fails what then? Doesn't matter how many changes you make, if its like for like what exactly is going to happen?

Can hardly use City as an example. Look at their squad and bench. They dont have Mata, James, Lingard and Pereira sat there to come on and change a game. Even we aren't using them because they aren't good enough. City have Aguero and Jesus. They are strikers. Especially Aguero. They have used Sterling up top a few times but they still have, and use, what you would call a proper striker.
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Our fullbacks never cross because they're shít at it lol. With Liverpool, you can't describe any of their front three as aerially dominant yet, both TAA and Robertson put in a fair amount of crosses.
 
David Brooks links the last hours are interesting. Would be a smart cheap move for a young very talented player. Who would straight away be an upgrade if Pereria or Lingard are sold.
 
Legend Incredible said:
From Sancho to David Brooks... Christ
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It’s from Sancho to Brooks it’s actually as well as Sancho and would be a Grealish alternative as Villa have priced him out of a move.


Dominic Booth
@DomBooth19
Also on David Brooks. Not a Jadon Sancho alternative but an attainable target, who would be an upgrade on Lingard/Pereira as a bench option. #mufc
 
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David Brooks would be every way Ferguson singing, maybe 1-2 years ago. The injury this year did not help him, but lad has talent in him. Would take him in a heart beat.
 
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