I think none of the siginings have been bad in particular but they were isolated at times due to a mismatch of the remainder of players and injuries

So especially in those first two seasons you needed to take in account what signing will yield the greatest impact on the team

Oh yeah forgot that happened. Can see Chelsea being in for him and they’ll pay him more than we will. Be a good get for us nonetheless.

70m tho? id rather yoro for that amount. younger, way higher ceiling.

never watched either. but the British tax is always dumb.

almost ever signing has been questionable.
antony - arguably the worst signing we've ever made. 1/10
licha - good when fit, but so far has been injured way too often. 6/10
mount - going to compete with antony for worst signing ever soon. 2/10
hojlund - glimpses of potential. 6/10
malacia - was ok 1st season. 3/10
bayinder - so bad he didnt even play carabao. 1/10

who am I forgetting?

Yoro wants Madrid. 70m ain't that much these days. They'll get it to like 50 plus some add ons hopefully.

That defensive line was at the crux of Ten Hag’s troubles, however. He continued to instruct for a higher starting point so that his team could squeeze the play in the final third to win the ball and counter quickly. It was the blueprint mapped out by the United hierarchy, but the personnel at his disposal, especially with Martinez injured for the vast majority of the campaign, were ill-equipped for that style. Often they would drop deeper than Ten Hag intended, leaving a large space for midfielders to cover.

And there you have it folks, the summary of last season

counterpoint:

Onana - saved us from David De Goalforoppostion
Antony - isn't Sancho (also big important goals)
Mount - isn't Sancho
Malacia - saved his best games for Liverpool and City

Antony would’ve done better with more ball carriers behind him and overlaps which is why i mentioned the importance of signing players at the right time. Antony would be a player you could’ve slotted in a fully updated team system, not as an isolated chance creating winger up top a la Olise.

The injuries are somewhat unpredictable so i can forgive that.

Mount would’ve worked if they prioritised a new CDM first (and if he were fit ofc)

Hojlund would’ve worked better as a backup striker.

Malacia unlucky injury but cheap and decent.

Bayindir, unnecessary but who knew Onana would be fit every game.

So there you have it. Marks were definitely missed in the order of transfer targets, i’m not denying the impracticality of certain signings

Kudus turning into an a world class baller has taught me we all, myself included, know nothing. When we were linked with him nobody was keen on him.

He was a baller at Ajax, i didn’t wanna mention another Ajax player itt at the time tho lol

not his height it’s just how overly aggressive he is often with forwards and you need someone more composed there. i said martinez is good i never denied that however having him lb means you’ve got extra security at the back as loads of big teams have put cb’s at lb to give themselves better defensive rigidity

liverpool and psg have higher chances. even then yoro can force the move through if he wants it that bad and he’d pick liverpool or psg ahead if by some divine miracle he doesn’t go real madrid

for sure, if he chose us over Madrid, I wouldn't even want him. clearly he would display evidence that he's an absolute rtard

he was very good in the final but there’s still vvd and saliba i’d take ahead ibr. there’s maybe one or two others but he’s certainly one of the best in the league. i think personally with how unreliable shaw and malacia are you need him out there because what else is there. you either have awb who let’s face it isn’t half as good as dalot or you have amrabat invert and he wasn’t good there.

come on man utd are currently having to remove the deadwood and having to revamp the squad because it’s a hodgepodge of various eras rn. real madrid have got a budding young squad full of french black men it’s too perfect for him to go now especially after winning ucl/la liga and mbappe joining

agree. and yes, I thought varane was a good balance to licha. but it didn't always work that well either, so I question what if balance is the optimal scenario to create for the 2 CB's, despite historical evidence e.g. rio/vidic being passive + aggressive pairing. but licha/varane never clicked. could be other factors, very hard to assess what the root cause is in all of this.

what do you mean? I said if he suddenly wanted united over Madrid, it would mean that his IQ is way too low. big red flag and we should pull out of the deal.

World class Luke Shaw has just had a whole year off, he's ready to get back in the game.

donut shops won't know what him them this summer

the only place he’s going is to the local tesco express to buy snacks

Honestly feel like this is done but they just doing a media run now

that opening offer