Mr. Snrub Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Liverpool won't, they don't need him. Lucas will be back from injury. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Can see both Chelsea and Man U wanting him, not sure either will have the cash lying around though. I think we could keep hold of him, but dunno if he wants to go... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Man U won't go anywhere near. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smal Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Fergie won't want players who go off to ACoN, like Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 There on course for over 90 points without playing a defensive midfielder. No reason to change that, especially not for Cheick Tiote. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest andrew Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Yeah, best not to buy a quality ball winning mid, especially with them brimming with options. Let's not forget Carrick, Giggs and Scholes with their combined pace of a pea Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Snrub Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Man Utd definitely need a good DM imo. Getting constantly outplayed in Europe proved that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Yeah, best not to buy a quality ball winning mid, especially with them brimming with options. Let's not forget Carrick, Giggs and Scholes with their combined pace of a pea Aye, and how it hurts them every game. 12 Premier League titles and 2 Champions Leagues without a player of Tiote's type suggests otherwise. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Man Utd definitely need a good DM imo. Getting constantly outplayed in Europe proved that. More to do with the general quality in midfield than having a designated defensive midfielder. They've got on just fine without a defensive midfielder for years. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Man Utd definitely need a good DM imo. Getting constantly outplayed in Europe proved that. More to do with the general quality in midfield than having a designated defensive midfielder. They've got on just fine without a defensive midfielder for years. Nah, man. 3 Champions League finals from the previous 4 seasons is crap. THEY NEED TIOTE! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest andrew Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Still think that they need someone like him for the big games and a different option to their slow but technical types. I haven't been convinced by their actual performances this year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Snrub Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Man Utd definitely need a good DM imo. Getting constantly outplayed in Europe proved that. More to do with the general quality in midfield than having a designated defensive midfielder. They've got on just fine without a defensive midfielder for years. Nah, man. 3 Champions League finals from the previous 4 seasons is crap. THEY NEED TIOTE! Doesn't mean they don't need new bodies in. Fletcher was doing a great job until he couldn't stop shitting himself. Giggs and Scholes can't last 90 minutes and Carrick is the invisible man. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest andrew Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Yep. Giggs and scholes are decrepid and won't last that much longer. Fletcher is oot and they've had some poor games this year where their midfield has struggled to dominate Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Man Utd definitely need a good DM imo. Getting constantly outplayed in Europe proved that. More to do with the general quality in midfield than having a designated defensive midfielder. They've got on just fine without a defensive midfielder for years. Nah, man. 3 Champions League finals from the previous 4 seasons is crap. THEY NEED TIOTE! I still think they need strengthening there considering there's been times this season they've gone with Park and Giggs as a central midfield pair. It's a blackhole considering the level they're competing at. To say they specifically need a holding midfielder is daft though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Second season of Man U getting the job done without being impressive. Look at their teams in the seasons they lost to Arsenal or Mourinho's Chelsea and it rather shows there has been a dropping off in quality of the competition. Mancini needs to go if City do fail to win the season, hasn't anything left to hide behind. Anyhoot rather besides the point. Reckon united could rather do need a new midfield, and their eyes are less on cup than on the champions league. Ferguson has said as much, that they can't compete in europe with what they have. Tiote I don't know if he was sure there was a rumour they were sniffing around. Chelsea main threat, but they can't offer reliable champions league footy neccessarily anymore... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Snrub Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Think if they do go after a holding midfielder Javi Martinez would definitely be top of their list anyway, they wouldn't spend £20m on Tiote. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Duper Branko Strupar Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Man Utd definitely need a good DM imo. Getting constantly outplayed in Europe proved that. More to do with the general quality in midfield than having a designated defensive midfielder. They've got on just fine without a defensive midfielder for years. Nah, man. 3 Champions League finals from the previous 4 seasons is crap. THEY NEED TIOTE! Doesn't mean they don't need new bodies in. Fletcher was doing a great job until he couldn't stop shitting himself. Giggs and Scholes can't last 90 minutes and Carrick is the invisible man. Fletcher wasn't a DM, man. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Snrub Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Where did I say he was? :S Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Duper Branko Strupar Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 You didn't? Sorry. I just thought you'd implied in that sentence. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Second season of Man U getting the job done without being impressive. 23 wins out of 30 games. They're on course for the highest PL tally ever since it was cut to 20 teams. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Snrub Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 You didn't? Sorry. I just thought you'd implied in that sentence. He was operating as a box to box midfielder though, so it's not like he wasn't doing some defensive work. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Duper Branko Strupar Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Exactly Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Think if they do go after a holding midfielder Javi Martinez would definitely be top of their list anyway, they wouldn't spend £20m on Tiote. Why would they target a holding midfielder though? They've never, ever played with a holding midfielder. Martinez would be a great signing for them (and anybody) because he's a fantastic passer, technically accomplished and strong physically. They wouldn't sign him because they specifically want a defensive midfielder, they'd sign him because he's a good footballer. I actually agree with you that the midfield has cost them in Europe this season, but I don't know why you keep mentioning that buzz word. Fergie has always played 2 central midfielders that can do a job both ways. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 I don't really disagree with any of that, martinez would be a great signing for them. Yes very good tally of how much they've won, tell me they're as impressive as when they had tevez rooney and ronaldo in their front line when actually watching them? I don't care how many points they've collected, this isn't a 'classic' side, the competition is poor this year, us and city are the only ones who've really given them a kicking, more teams should have managed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Competition is poor? Not from City it's not. They don't have as many big names as in previous years, that's the extent of it. They function very well as a team at home and away. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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