New bid for Martinez

I think Lindelof will feature a bit under ETH too.

Varane and Martinez would be the first choice pairing under him I would think, if we get Martinez and if Varane is fit.

Wouldn’t surprise me if Maguire is moved to the right. After Martinez, he’s the best cb we’d have at progressing the ball.

comment by Darren The King Fletcher (U10026)
posted 1 minute ago
Wouldn’t surprise me if Maguire is moved to the right. After Martinez, he’s the best cb we’d have at progressing the ball.
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He will get a lot of games regardless because he's almost always fit.

A lot of our most slated players will improve I hope, just by virtue of the whole team being harder working, and better coached with and without the ball.

It will take time though, and we'll be beaten a fair bit I think while we're trying to learn another new way of playing. No doubt the most impatient of our fans will be calling for his head when this happens.

It’d be nice if others could stay fit, our defensive issues aren’t helped by being unable to put out a consistent back four.

Rangnick moved Maguire to the right side on a couple of occasions.

comment by Devonshirespur (U6316)
posted 12 hours, 38 minutes ago
Don't you worry its just Dutch players and Dutch clubs.

Doesnt your DoF or equivalent have a strategy for the club based on the long term position, beyond just giving your Dutch manager Dutch players or players from the Dutch league?
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It is basically what Jose did at Chelsea. Worked ok for him.

We surely will get rise of 3 CB’s this summer.

For anybody interested, here is a performance highlights versus Dortmund (Haaland specifically)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAEREyKpP_w

Looks comfortable on the ball, brave and anticipates Haalands movement well. I do think his height would be an issue for us, considering we have DDG in goal and a pretty small squad.

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comment by United we win (U19958)
posted 56 seconds ago
Height may be small issue in few games but overall he will add a lot. Canavaro was short but very good
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"Small issue." See what you did there. From what I've heard, he's actually pretty good in the air, in spite of his height. He attacks the ball and has a decent spring. ETH is an intelligent man, so I'm sure he's aware of the potential pitfalls of a CB who's 5'9". If he still wants to sign him, he must think Martinez can rise (see what I did there?) to the challenge