Wonder what the scouting reports on fred were like
Interesting. Fernandes looks good when you watch him play, and actually looks to me like the kind of player who United need. But then got to assume that the scouts watch him more than I have.
Players that play risky passes are likely to have lower pass completion.
The scouts aren't wrong at all, I think he lost the ball 15+ times in the Portuguese version of the Community shield where they got battered 5-0 by Benfica. Also his pass % rate was around 75% last year.
Still his stats are impressive
The only time I've really seen him play was for Portugal and he wasn't particularly great and didn't stand out. However, I don't like to judge players on one game alone and his stats do look good.
75% pass completion doesn't put you int he world class bracket though and you'd get less time on the ball in the EPL.
Imagine that. Scouts know more about the player than fans.
Imagine that
Ed thought he knew more about players than his manager's
comment by Roys Keane (U11635)
posted 23 minutes ago
Imagine that
Ed thought he knew more about players than his manager's
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Good heavens, is he back?
There must be something wrong with him if no big team in Europe are making a genuine attempt to sign him despite his club publicly stating they'd be willing to let him go.
Other reports have mentioned that teams were also put off by the fee SP wanted. €60-70m is a lot of money and players for those fees don't really have the luxury of time adapt at the top end of the game here. It's sink or swim. We already have Fred sinking.
Fair enough. Could have been another Fred. How much more time can we afford players to 'adapt' to the prem? We need players who can kick on like Harry and Aaron. I'm quite happy to keep picking up players from clubs beneath us in the prem even if we have to pay a premium. I'm sure there will be a 1-2 new starlets this year. Let the other prem teams do the scouting and risk-taking for us.
Would also be great to get Sancho next year if there is any possibility.
comment by Bailly_Lindelof_ (U16290)
posted 4 minutes ago
There must be something wrong with him if no big team in Europe are making a genuine attempt to sign him despite his club publicly stating they'd be willing to let him go.
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I also heard that his stats last year were very abnormal compared to his previous seasons. You need to be careful with moves like that.. think Michu, Ba, Berehino, Benteke, etc. We need to be a bit more careful with foreign players as well.
I think if he was going for half the price his club wanted, there would have been takers as the loss if the gamble did not work out might not be so much. As it is, its a big fee. We'd be lucky to get anything close to half the fee we paid for Fred right now.
comment by Roys Keane (U11635)
posted 42 minutes ago
Imagine that
Ed thought he knew more about players than his manager's
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What are you referring to here mate?
He sounds a perfect pogba replacement.
comment by Roys Keane (U11635)
posted 1 hour, 42 minutes ago
Imagine that
Ed thought he knew more about players than his manager's
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Like last summer.
I think I have missed something.
comment by Mad Max (U22216)
posted 1 hour, 27 minutes ago
comment by Roys Keane (U11635)
posted 42 minutes ago
Imagine that
Ed thought he knew more about players than his manager's
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What are you referring to here mate?
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RDD returns
comment by ManUtdDaredevil (U9612)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Mad Max (U22216)
posted 1 hour, 27 minutes ago
comment by Roys Keane (U11635)
posted 42 minutes ago
Imagine that
Ed thought he knew more about players than his manager's
----l------------------------------------------------------------------
What are you referring to here mate?
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RDD returns
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If you say so Wahl
Have your scouts not watched Pogba giving the ball away.
Fernandes is miles better than any midfielders you have. He would of been a massive improvement for you and I was worried when you were linked with him
comment by TBone Steak Roysters (U3947)
posted 5 minutes ago
Have your scouts not watched Pogba giving the ball away.
Fernandes is miles better than any midfielders you have. He would of been a massive improvement for you and I was worried when you were linked with him
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How much of the Portuguese league do you watch? Genuine question.
As Ji said the other week, be wary of the next Renato Sanchez.
Wonder what Pogbas completions stats are like.
The Portuguese league is not that high of a standard when compared to the PL. The fee they wanted was simply seen as excessive.
Suppose there must be some reason no one has signed him.
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posted on 15/8/19
Wonder what the scouting reports on fred were like
posted on 15/8/19
Interesting. Fernandes looks good when you watch him play, and actually looks to me like the kind of player who United need. But then got to assume that the scouts watch him more than I have.
posted on 15/8/19
Players that play risky passes are likely to have lower pass completion.
posted on 15/8/19
The scouts aren't wrong at all, I think he lost the ball 15+ times in the Portuguese version of the Community shield where they got battered 5-0 by Benfica. Also his pass % rate was around 75% last year.
Still his stats are impressive
posted on 15/8/19
The only time I've really seen him play was for Portugal and he wasn't particularly great and didn't stand out. However, I don't like to judge players on one game alone and his stats do look good.
75% pass completion doesn't put you int he world class bracket though and you'd get less time on the ball in the EPL.
posted on 15/8/19
Imagine that. Scouts know more about the player than fans.
posted on 15/8/19
Imagine that
Ed thought he knew more about players than his manager's
posted on 15/8/19
comment by Roys Keane (U11635)
posted 23 minutes ago
Imagine that
Ed thought he knew more about players than his manager's
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Good heavens, is he back?
posted on 15/8/19
There must be something wrong with him if no big team in Europe are making a genuine attempt to sign him despite his club publicly stating they'd be willing to let him go.
posted on 15/8/19
Other reports have mentioned that teams were also put off by the fee SP wanted. €60-70m is a lot of money and players for those fees don't really have the luxury of time adapt at the top end of the game here. It's sink or swim. We already have Fred sinking.
posted on 15/8/19
Fair enough. Could have been another Fred. How much more time can we afford players to 'adapt' to the prem? We need players who can kick on like Harry and Aaron. I'm quite happy to keep picking up players from clubs beneath us in the prem even if we have to pay a premium. I'm sure there will be a 1-2 new starlets this year. Let the other prem teams do the scouting and risk-taking for us.
Would also be great to get Sancho next year if there is any possibility.
posted on 15/8/19
comment by Bailly_Lindelof_ (U16290)
posted 4 minutes ago
There must be something wrong with him if no big team in Europe are making a genuine attempt to sign him despite his club publicly stating they'd be willing to let him go.
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I also heard that his stats last year were very abnormal compared to his previous seasons. You need to be careful with moves like that.. think Michu, Ba, Berehino, Benteke, etc. We need to be a bit more careful with foreign players as well.
posted on 15/8/19
I think if he was going for half the price his club wanted, there would have been takers as the loss if the gamble did not work out might not be so much. As it is, its a big fee. We'd be lucky to get anything close to half the fee we paid for Fred right now.
posted on 15/8/19
comment by Roys Keane (U11635)
posted 42 minutes ago
Imagine that
Ed thought he knew more about players than his manager's
----l------------------------------------------------------------------
What are you referring to here mate?
posted on 15/8/19
He sounds a perfect pogba replacement.
posted on 15/8/19
comment by Roys Keane (U11635)
posted 1 hour, 42 minutes ago
Imagine that
Ed thought he knew more about players than his manager's
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Like last summer.
posted on 15/8/19
I think I have missed something.
posted on 15/8/19
comment by Mad Max (U22216)
posted 1 hour, 27 minutes ago
comment by Roys Keane (U11635)
posted 42 minutes ago
Imagine that
Ed thought he knew more about players than his manager's
----l------------------------------------------------------------------
What are you referring to here mate?
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RDD returns
posted on 15/8/19
comment by ManUtdDaredevil (U9612)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Mad Max (U22216)
posted 1 hour, 27 minutes ago
comment by Roys Keane (U11635)
posted 42 minutes ago
Imagine that
Ed thought he knew more about players than his manager's
----l------------------------------------------------------------------
What are you referring to here mate?
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RDD returns
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If you say so Wahl
posted on 15/8/19
Have your scouts not watched Pogba giving the ball away.
Fernandes is miles better than any midfielders you have. He would of been a massive improvement for you and I was worried when you were linked with him
posted on 15/8/19
comment by TBone Steak Roysters (U3947)
posted 5 minutes ago
Have your scouts not watched Pogba giving the ball away.
Fernandes is miles better than any midfielders you have. He would of been a massive improvement for you and I was worried when you were linked with him
----------------------------------------------------------------------
How much of the Portuguese league do you watch? Genuine question.
posted on 15/8/19
As Ji said the other week, be wary of the next Renato Sanchez.
posted on 15/8/19
Wonder what Pogbas completions stats are like.
posted on 15/8/19
The Portuguese league is not that high of a standard when compared to the PL. The fee they wanted was simply seen as excessive.
posted on 15/8/19
Suppose there must be some reason no one has signed him.
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