So is this what Jim thought the " hair dryer" treatment was all about?
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Shame, i liked him.
Big fee, but proven in the PL and very good.
Not too bothered these players have to end up somewhere, still not sure the coach is all that.
I look at what we have bought and I just shrug.
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Didnât know Mbuemo had only one year left on his contract.
There was a team option for a further year, so essentially 2 years remaining.
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Fair enough then.
Still expensive though. The shit will really hit the fire if they arenât able to shift the existing 4 wingers that they have.
Martinez will end up at United. And an upgrade.
He will however be Brunoesq on my hate meter.
Someone with a white stick is an upgrade on their current goalie.
Heâs also a bit prone to errors himself. Man Utd would probably do well with finding someone more in the Van Der Sar mould.
Not having a striker who nets you 20 goals in 12 years is probably Man Utd in the last decade in a nut shell.
Of course however his average is about 10 so as concern is raised about us signing Ekitike wouldnât be totally unfair to not consider the same here.
20 goals in 12 years? Thatâs less than 2 goals a season - apart from Joe Gomez a lot of defenders could manage that so they must have very low standards for their strikers 
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How many quality keepers are available? Even 75% Van Der Sar qualityâŚvery few I think.
Of that very few, how many would go to Utd?
Martinez is a solid keeper. The issue is that heâs 32 years old now.
While most keepers can continue to keep at a high level for longer than most outfield players , itâs not something set in stone.
And again heâs a ball playing goal keeper , none of the defenders for United are really comfortable with recieving the ball under pressure.
But If United can find the cash to stump for another midfielder, they do have the makings of being a competitive counter attacking team. Maybe they can finish in the 10th to 13th positions. Marginal improvement and shit like that.
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The fee quoted for him is relatively small by todayâs standards, in the region of 25 million pounds, I think. While he probably doesnât have more than three to four years at the very top, I think heâs a vast upgrade on Onana. I wouldnât be surprised if they had a Saudi buyer lined up for him, so itâs a deal that will likely work out for all parties involved.
They canât be this bad any time soon, though. Weâre talking about one of the richest sides in the world ending up fifth from bottom. Ending up fifth from top used to be a disastrous season for them, after all. Cunha, Mbeumo and Martinez are all improvements to their playing staff, though one wonders if theyâd be better off ditching Amorimâs preferred formation and moving to some form of 4-5-1.
Utd signing Martinez would confirm my suspicion that they havenât learned a fucking thing.
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The formation really doesnât matter. If they can get a mobile midfielder and a good ball playing defender , theyâll do well.
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Everyone needs to have Rashfordâs representative in their life, taking care of them.
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option to buy LMAO
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Thatâs not a real quote, surely?!
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