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I remember bigging up Erik Lamela when we was about to go to Spurs, telling some mates that he was absolutely class. I didn’t think he was world class but I thought he was going to go that way but he ended up being another one with huge talent but just completely plateaued

I remember, his dribbling got massively overrated for what it was and I never thought he’d get close to the level he got to. I’m not a fan of him as a person but he got every ounce out of his career. His dribbling was never close to world class but his heading was probably the best ever and his striking off both feet is up there amongst the very best. His attitude is probably the biggest thing though. Fair play to the wanker

We should have an inverse of this thread. Players who went on to be world class that you were sure wouldn’t make it, like Kane

I think Burn is the right call over Hall for this game so fair enough. I’d prefer to have Tino over on that side and Krafth at RB though I think

He was very good, like a precursor to Foden

Thought Jack Wilshere would get to that level when he was early 20s but he’s another whose career went backwards after a few years

Yeah, Callum Roberts had a lot of talent. Way more than where his career has led him. It’s so unpredictable matching talent on the ball with what type of career a player will have

Personally think Foden is world class and will be one of the top ten players in the world throughout the 2020s

Calm down son

Dembele is a fantastic shout

I thought Josh McEachran was going to be a far better player than he turned out to be. Didn’t think he’d be world class but I thought he’d be a decent premier league player. His career just died. Thought Kaka would have a far better career, obviously that’s a bizarre thing to say about someone who was regarded as world class anyway. But he dropped off so quickly, was it injuries? James Rodriguez’s drop off was ridiculous

Great quote, such a calming character

He’s a Howe player in terms of how he never stops working and he does the dirty stuff well. Receives the ball and shields it fairly well too but I just find him very limited in terms of going forward. We’re crying out for players who are either very good technically in holding onto the ball or very good creatively in terms of ball delivery. Don’t think he’s close to either of those things

Howay lad, first ban of the year?

Open the transfer rumour floodgates lads, @SUPERTOON, @gdm, @The Butcher @The Prophet et al, do your stuff

Back to work tomorrow, please just give me something tonight lads

Ziyech is a way better player than Antony will ever be

Not going to argue about Varane as you bought him when he was still a fantastic player. It was always clear that Casemiro’s shelf life was going to run out well before the end of his contract and I think most people talked about that when he signed. The fact you had Sabitzer, Wout Weghorst and have Jonny Evans and Amrabat tells the story of where you are as a club right now. You’ve spent outlandishly on players who aren’t good enough, Antony, Sancho, Mount etc and then haven’t been able to spend to bring actual quality in. Obviously the Glazers are a major factor there but your transfer markets for years have been really poor @Froggy

Man U have become the Newcastle United of the post-Bobby era. Signing cast offs who are either finished or already in real decline. The irony being that we mostly signed them from Man U

Can’t say I’m very excited about this window. Would love for us to bring in a surprise name but if it’s Phillips and a GK to tide us over then it’s going to be a bit of a gutter. My main hope is that we land a RW but with our FFP it’s hard to believe that will happen this window

Imagine Moke in the premier league one day, fantastic effort from him so far

Garnacho is already leagues above Antony as a player in almost every aspect. Antony might be the biggest waste of money the league’s seen, depends on how Caicedo’s career goes and how much Chelsea recoup for him

Since Ratcliffe came in

Would have said Spurs but I don’t think they’ll need him. Chelsea will no doubt drop a bid. Arsenal don’t need him. We could certainly do with him, hopefully us

Feel like Rashford’s mentally done with football at the moment