Summer Transfers 2014

[Harry Squatter]

Genius, now spend another 20m on someone you don't need

[Babb'sBurstNad]

They probably wont persist with that formation.  They don't have the defenders for it.

 

They don't really have the defenders for any formation. No matter how you reshape the side, there's a dearth of quality at CB.

[warrenpe]

The Mancs problems are in central midfield and defence. Signing him for that much without addressing their problems is a bit fucking stupid.

 

Di Maria played in central midfield for Madrid for most of last season, and did so brilliantly much of the time, unfortunately.

[Nelly-Szoboszlai]

Some ESPN dude is Twittering that di Maria will be the first of 3 big money signings this week, according to someone on RAWK.

[Gym Beglin]

News on tv that Di Maria defo joinining utd next week, great player.

Depends where he plays, the best I've seen is when he was a central midfielder, just awesome.

[Phoenix]

I guess that is the Falcao money for Real

[Guest Numero Veinticinco]

I like Di Maria, but to me this mimics the Ozil signing. I'd be much more worried about them if they'd signed Fernando Reges, two world class centre backs, and a natural leader.

[Iceman]

Yup.

[Iceman]

If Di Maria doesn't happen, the backlash will be hilarious though. Here's hoping ballbag stays true to form.

[Red Banjo]

This is obviously bad news. Di Maria is top class. His assist record is as good as any player, probably ever. With a natural finisher as good as Van Persie in front of him, it's going to be a very good transfer.

 

The eye watering price tag is the only question mark. He's good like, but fuck me, that's a big outlay. Argies don't have the best conversion rate over here.

 

Still, it improves them massively.

 

The cunts.

[Paco]

luke shaw, rojo and di maria?

 

some left hand side if they have the positions to fit them all into.

 

343?

[Nelly-Szoboszlai]

Di Maria's assist record was artificially inflated by mainly passing to Ronaldo. As was Ozil's.

 

Good signing, but I'm not overly worried by it.

[Adebisi]

He's got little girl's arms. 

[Red Banjo]

Di Maria's assist record was artificially inflated by mainly passing to Ronaldo. As was Ozil's.

Good signing, but I'm not overly worried by it.

Fair point. 60 goals a season have to come from someones foot before it gets to Ronaldo.

 

Is he good enough for that amount of money? Not for me, but he's still a great player.

[Joe Strummer]

If you thought Ashley Young was a bad diver this cunt is ten times worse. Agree though that they need to strengthen centrally more.

[Mathewbet1]

don't think he'll fancy a cold night in stoke somehow!

[Gnasher]

I hope Di Maria shows the mancs the same amount of undivided love and loyalty as their past Argentinian players Veron, Heinz and Tevez.

[TheHowieLama]

Oh, also I already hate him, so that is out of the way.

[TheHowieLama]

Di Maria played in central midfield for Madrid for most of last season, and did so brilliantly much of the time, unfortunately.

 

Outside of a 3man or as part of a 3 behind a striker.

[Baltar]

Di Maria is absolutely a great player. Very unfortunate he's going to United. He's someone we should have been looking at as the world class replacement for Suarez. Could we hijack the deal?

[Ne Moe Imya]

Di Maria is absolutely a great player. Very unfortunate he's going to United. He's someone we should have been looking at as the world class replacement for Suarez. Could we hijack the deal?

[Bjornebye]

Still worried the balotelli deal will fall through

[Red Banjo]

Naaaaahhhhhh Chance. It's done.

[Boss]

It's a stupid buy for £55 million and i hope they go through with it, it'll create a bluster in the first few months with pundits and the media hyping them to death as title challengers but the bravado will dissipate when the results start going against them, and they will, with a central defence consisting of Smalling, Evan's, Jones and some kid from the academy.

 

There's also the fact that Di Maria is an unknown quantity in terms of the premier league, so there will be a learning curve there in terms of the pace of the league, but also the change of personnel. I'd rather they spent it like this than on Vertonghen and Vidal, two players that would strengthen their weakest areas. 

[an tha]

Let the Mancs get another show pony in.

 

They can't be this stupid though, they have a powder puff midfield, a dogshite defence, that is short on numbers and it would be massively incompetent if they didn't strengthen those areas.