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elhadjihenry

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Blind was the Dutch player of the year last season playing as a holding mid for Ajax i think hell be fine.
Mateja Kezman was dutch player of the year and top scorer 2 years running in the Eredivisie before coming to England and being completely useless, form in that league doesn't always translate to the EPL.
 

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herrera as a holding midfielder would be a dream for anyone with a decent midfield.

utd need a midfield enforcer. someone like fernando would've been perfect for them. carrick and fletcher are past it. fellaini will never be it.

they're fine on the creative part and up top. they're going to need proper wingback backup to shaw and rafael. probably also need a top class centreback. rojo is good, but that's all he is, good.
 

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Mateja Kezman was dutch player of the year and top scorer 2 years running in the Eredivisie before coming to England and being completely useless, form in that league doesn't always translate to the EPL.
Yeh any transfer is risky but a lot of Eredivise players have done well in the EPL as well.
 

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Saying others are jealous of your trophy signings, that's like Newcastle 10 years ago

If they bought Vidal I would've been seriously afraid, Di Maria, concerned, but not that afraid
 

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He's played two games at a new club.

Continue living in your world of delusion where you think playing six attacking players will work out well.
What the hell are you on about, i said were going to play 4 attackers not 6, we will be using the squad and it will be nice to have some depth on the bench not duds like Young as our backup
 

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What the hell are you on about, i said were going to play 4 attackers not 6, we will be using the squad and it will be nice to have some depth on the bench not duds like Young as our backup
Young won't be backup, he'll be your first choice LWB.

RvP, Rooney, Mata, Di Maria

Good luck not getting overrun in midfield with them all starting.
 

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Di Maria is not a position of need. The issue is if he available can you turn down the chance to sign him? Probably not, but on his own he is not going to solve our defensive and midfield issues. I would hope/expect some other moves are in the pipeline, but we shall see I guess.
 

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Young won't be backup, he'll be your first choice LWB.

RvP, Rooney, Mata, Di Maria

Good luck not getting overrun in midfield with them all starting.
Lol Young is 3rd choice at lwb now with Rojo and Shaw there and how is having 4 attacking players and 2 midfielders goong to get overrun? Pretty much every club uses 4 attacking players if not more.
 

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Lol Young is 3rd choice at lwb now with Rojo and Shaw there and how is having 4 attacking players and 2 midfielders goong to get overrun? Pretty much every club uses 4 attacking players if not more.
Please demonstrate how those four can play within any formation.
 

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If they play 4-4-2 then Mata is wasted out wide, and midfield is still wide open with one of Herrera and Blind who isn't exactly mobile, then there's Jones and Smalling at centre back

Someone or two will have to be dropped for them to make a coherent formation out of it

4-4-2 Diamond would fit everyone in, just swap Januzaj for a DM.

RVP Rooney
Mata
Herrera Di Maria
DM

Attacking full-backs for width.
That DM would have to be one of the best in the world to hold all of that in front of him, Di Maria works hard but who knows what he'd contribute defensively. Herrera is sorta alright at it I suppose. Mata gives zero
 
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