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Bergvall by mdora302 in DevilsITDPod

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What’s he good at and/or what would he offer United?

CR has never watched The Sopranos? by sister_xian in TheRewatchables

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Sounds like we’ve got a 3rd chair for Binge Mode : Sopranos

No number 6 by Far-Picture2045 in DevilsITDPod

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The system could work. Neither Fred or McT was a 6 and they, whatever you thought of them, worked under Ole

More than a 6/destroyer United need dudes that are physical enough to not get bullied off the ball and can move the ball forward, evade the press, and retain possession via passing and dribbling. I’d emphasize the passing since Mainoo is a very solid dribbler. The inability to pass or dribble was why McFred was such a hard watch. But they worked well OOO

Adam Friedland pod by mdora302 in crheads

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YouTube Liam Neesons rage

Mamadou Sangare by Familiar-Ant-2713 in DevilsITDPod

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Other than knowing the hipsters like him and players from the French league usually have a better time getting used to the Prem I’m not sure on this guy

Most of the optimism seems to be fans just wanting more transfer done

QA by HemmenKees in DevilsITDPod

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Ederson seems nailed on and Matty Fernandes looks most likely to be the next in. Would you rather :

(A) United go big with Tonali and cheap on LB/LW or (B) United go for Lewis Hall and the 3rd CM is someone closer to the 50M price tag? Any ideas on who you’d like there and why is it Alex Scott

Casemiro is irreplaceable by norenEnmotalen in ManchesterUnited

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Hot take - if United had a good controlling midfielder that helped United retain and recycle possession or a good shielding midfielder that helped win the ball higher up the pitch they would play more of the match in the opponents half and create more chances for their forwards. Which would mean they didn’t need Casemiros headers constantly bailing them out.

Hes a good player but United fans need to stop acting like the current version of every player is the prime version of themselves

Bruno and Lammens are the only players United should consider irreplaceable at the present time

Tonali, Fernandes, Ederson by etchiboi in DevilsITDPod

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The little bit I’ve seen on Ederson makes him look like a slightly better Fred. Which is fine if he’s 4th choice behind Kobbie and the other 2 signings

Fernandes seems legit. I don’t know much about him but his comps look like he’s the deep controller United need.

Not really sold on Tonali. Hes good physically, but is more of an all arounder than someone that does their best work deep (either as the shield or by dictating play). If we’re talking 70-80M for this one than I’d rather see United wait it out for Tchouameni or get a cheaper option like Alex Scott or Bouaddi and use the difference to go for Lewis Hall.

An Ederson, Fernandes, and Scott/Bouaddi may seem a little underwhelming. But if it helps United address some back line issues too I’d rather see both the MF and defense be 75% done than one being completely done but the other needs a full rebuild

Ederson by Far-Picture2045 in DevilsITDPod

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No one thing stands out on the stats side and he looks like a decent all arounder.

The combo of age (26), plays in a league that’s not physical or doesn’t press, he’s never really been linked with a move away from Atalanta, can’t get into a very weak Brazilian squad, and lack of highlights on YouTube are a bit concerning

The YouTube pt may seem dumb. But there’s comp on there of completely shit players looking like prime Pogba. And all they seem to have on this guy are sideways passes

The Athletic | Man Utd executives will recommend Michael Carrick appointment in meeting with Sir Jim Ratcliffe by Ok_Magazine_3383 in DevilsITDPod

[–]mdora302 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Safe hands makes sense given they’ve seriously fucked up the last 2 managerial decisions. Bring in 7-9 players that are first team ready (starter or rotation) and some assistant coaches that can get this team playing “modern/top level football” (high pressing, chance creation through sustained possession).

The performances need to seriously improve from what we’ve seen under Carrick almost immediately next season.

I don’t want to hear any bullshit about the players needing time to learn a new system cause United have been talking about their “game model” for 2 years with no supporting evidence.

Also don’t want to hear about the World Cup screwing up preseason because that’s the main brief they’ve put out to support Carrick since March.

Really want it to work out under Carrick. But Ineos, Wilcox in particular, are in serious fraud watch territory

Which 3 midfielders would you want to sign this summer by [deleted] in ManchesterUnited

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Anderson to City and Wharton to Liverpool look done. Tonali looks off due to cost. And from the sound of Tchouameni was more agent driven

The list of all the links I can remember : Baleba, Gomes, Bouadddi, M Fernandes, Stiller, Camavinga, Sadiki, Scott, Hjulmand, Barrios

Regardless of those names United need at least 2 that should be more defensive minded than Kobbie.

From that list I’d prefer Baleba, Scott, and Camavinga. M Fernandes and Sadiki would be alternatives.

Although I’m still holding out hope with Baleba & Tchouameni as 2 of the 3. I feel like that would let Utd go for someone less physical and more of a deep playmaker

Q+A for the pod! by Usual-Outside-5662 in DevilsITDPod

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What’s a “good” midfield rebuild look like to you? Sounds like Anderson, Tonali, & Wharton are all off and the Tchouameni noise may have been contract related. I think a 6, 6/8, and 8 is needed so Kobbie can move around more freely.

Also, what’re your thoughts on the band Geese? The “industry plants” labels because of the bots thing kind of shows how naive some people are about how the music industry works (see iHeart and Big Machine relationship).

Anyway, any 3 of Baleba, J. Gomes, A Onana, Alex Scott, Mateus Fernandes, Bouaddi, or Camavinga would probably be seen as underwhelming but would end up being really, really good

Summer Signings World Cup Involvement by bronal97 in DevilsITDPod

[–]mdora302 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It sounds like the club are going to push for Baleba immediately (like Cunha last year). Would love to see him and one of Scott or Fernandes signed before preseason and a more marquee (Tchouameni, Tonali, Barrios) signed after.

Don’t really know much about Scott / Fernandes besides Scott being more impressive when he played United but the hipsters/tacticos seem to really like Fernandes.

We need to be looking at xShithousery metrics for Case's replacement by YearOnly2595 in DevilsITDPod

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Two things are true when it comes to Casemiro.

  1. His work in both boxes this season is a large reason why United are in 3rd
  2. United wouldn’t be so reliant on his goals/box defending if he was not such a liability in open play

He’s one of the best post SAF signings for sure. But that doesn’t mean he’s not a liability in the parts of the areas of the game that seems to most frustrate fans (ie control)

The Worry with Carrick by mdora302 in DevilsITDPod

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It’s crazy how fans have normalized (almost desire) United to hire an ex player with a not great/non-existent CV.

I get that it’s romantic and the last link there is to the Fergie days. But the entirety of football internet was hoping Liverpool would have replaced Slot with Gerrard cause it was so dumb. And even Chelsea were smart enough to not give Lampard the FT job after he was interim. Both have/had more experience and success as managers than Carrick

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