The thing is with Leverkusen they don’t really have what I call an indispensable star player. Boniface was very hit and miss at times…would get brace or hat-trick one game and then not score again for 4 or 5 games, like Arteta…Alonso seems to favour an approach of getting goals from all over the pitch
They’ve also signed an Argentine striker from Velez Sarsfield to replace him by the look of it.
Not a popular opinion but I wouldn't mind a punt at Rashford.
Now hear me out.
He clearly has an attitude problem and things have broken down for him at Utd. But I think he has ability. It could potentially be channelled in the right way.
Or it might be a terrible idea and cause a big disruption in the squad. But maybe he'd like a new challenge and the honeymoon period would carry us through till the end of the season.
No?
I agree with a lot of what you're saying but it does feel as though there's an exceptional amount of baggage there nowOriginally Posted by Letters
Not a popular opinion but I wouldn't mind a punt at Rashford.
Now hear me out.
He clearly has an attitude problem and things have broken down for him at Utd. But I think he has ability. It could potentially be channelled in the right way.
Or it might be a terrible idea and cause a big disruption in the squad. But maybe he'd like a new challenge and the honeymoon period would carry us through till the end of the season.
No?
Plus I suspect the club feel as though the Sterling experiment, while the subject of too much impatience by some IMO, has essentially not paid off so will they risk taking on another similar profile player, especially as a purchase rather than a loan (which it will have to be)?
Plus I think it would take an older, more mature manager to get the best out of him maybe - Wenger perhaps?
Not a popular opinion...
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Get with the program will you? They are signing up our young kids who show great potential and we're picking up the wages of their has-been trash. What's not to love?I agree with a lot of what you're saying but it does feel as though there's an exceptional amount of baggage there now
Plus I suspect the club feel as though the Sterling experiment, while the subject of too much impatience by some IMO, has essentially not paid off so will they risk taking on another similar profile player, especially as a purchase rather than a loan (which it will have to be)?
Plus I think it would take an older, more mature manager to get the best out of him maybe - Wenger perhaps?
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I’d say no to Rashford simply because I think long term he’d get lost in our system and the same problems with his perceived lack of work rate and interest would crop up again. The media also hate him so I don’t think that negative coverage would be helpful for us as a club.
However if you consider the things he does have in his locker, like raw pace, ability to play across the front 3 and confidence with his shooting, I think there is something potentially there that a new club could get out of him. Put it this way, I don’t think he’d produce any less than what our forward line have this season if given the game time.
OK, don't then!
We’ve had a 60m bid for Watkins rejected.
I have no idea how we think we’re getting this over the line, other than the fact he is an Arsenal fan.
Seems like a token bid to me.
Silly bid, what’s the point of spending that much on a player of 29. Who frankly is as good as he’s going to get. I don’t mind bringing players who are 30 or older if it’s a bit like Jorginho where you don’t pay that much in transfer fee and they are there to add a bit of maturity to the squad. Ultimately given we are a club that’s never going to go berserk in the transfer market I wouldn’t want that kind of money spent on a player any older than 25.
Plus Villa aren’t going to sell. And why would they
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