@lateriser12 Scored winners at Arsenal and Chelsea.
Produced the long pass that led to Sesko’s winner at Everton.
Scored to put us in a winning position vs Forest and Villa.
Won the penalty resulting in the comeback vs Palace.
He won us many games in the second half of last season.
@Anuraag027 Where Carrick can be asked to prove his worth is if there are enough options for him to find different solutions even if it’s suboptimal in nature.
The squad simply cannot do without a 4th midfielder (Mount doesn’t count at this point) and a 4th natural fullback.
@FPL_Instinctive Is there much clarity on how long is Baleba really out for? The way it’s described sounds like he’s probably out until the first international break.
#MUFC offered Youri Tielemans as long ago as 2019, when leaving Monaco, but declined. Has been considered since. Now 29, for £35m, he brings quality + experience. But mobile third midfielder needed.
Ederson deal off for now after full medical. Discuss on @TOTDevils - out later.
@analyzingfutbol I think one of Anderson/Tchou/Tonali/Baleba gets done. They are interested in making that one marquee signing; it’s just unclear right now as to who that is, as it depends on how the circumstances line up. It would be a massive risk to go a tier down from that.
@seabourne92@Ankaman616 I honestly just wrote it without having a look at the bracket. Don’t find their team very good and also consider Nagelsmann overrated right now.
@TheDevilsDNA It’s a bit like how Newcastle have recruited for their midfield, which still lacks a top natural DM. Might work if you can find a balance between the pivot players regarding who sits and who goes up at different points. But player instincts can kick in which makes it tough.
@TheDevilsDNA I think the club are looking at the midfield rebuilt too holistically in the sense of ‘get good players in who can do a bit of everything’ without a clear focus on particular traits like defensive positioning. By watching Carrick’s interviews, he alludes to similar.
@FPLTheUnderdogs@PieceBoxHeid Who is ‘all’ here? A lot of these managers you refer to have also started him. He doesn’t have 77% EO in the top 10k for nothing this week. Some started as expected, some didn’t because of a combination of fitness/form/fixture, it’s hardly the conspiracy you make it sound.
@tamtontam Schedule next season is going to be a different beast. Need major squad reinforcements all over the pitch to play at similar levels as now with all the rest we can get.
@TheDevilsDNA He was extremely good in his first season. He is good this season, definitely more than a 6/10 as you put it earlier. United should spend big money on someone who can be extremely good for several years. All of this is true imo.
@TheDevilsDNA The money not having gotten us that is fair, never disagreed with that. I take issue to your opinion of Case being 'okay' this season. I agree that the level of his 1st season is what we needed for longer, but I wouldn't say that he hasn't been good this season. That's it.
@TheDevilsDNA Maybe title-challenging is a stretch but we have certainly played like a comfortable CL team this season with him on the pitch. I find it unfair to think that this was possible with any average DM; if so, people wouldn't be sweating about our midfield at the start of this season.
@TheDevilsDNA I think in xG terms, the difference could be even more pronounced, given that we have the 5th lowest xG conceded in the league. United might be performing close to title challenging ability in terms of underlyings with Casemiro on the pitch this season.
@TheDevilsDNA Sustaining a rate of conceding 1 goal per game would by itself place us as the 3rd best defence in the league going by goals conceded. Don't find it fair to move the goalposts on what is considered good just to fit the opinion of 'Case has been okay, not good, this season'.