Summer Transfers 2014

[Gnasher]

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.

 

I disagree, i think he's a fantastic player and I'd rather us shelve the ballotelli deal and put in the extra to buy him.

[Boss]

I disagree, i think he's a fantastic player and I'd rather us shelve the ballotelli deal and put in the extra to buy him.

 

The club aren't going to be spending £55 million on top of the £100 million they've already spent, that goes without saying.

[Harry Squatter]

Very happy with who we have bought, maybe a decent defensive midfielder like Willian Carvalho but that would be just too greedy. Addressed most of the problem areas in our squad in the space of a few months, you can't be unhappy with that.

[warrenpe]

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

 

Not 100% sure what the question means, but under Mourinho Di Maria definitely tended to play on the left of a three behind a striker, and he fell over a lot for no discernible reason, as Mourinho's attacking players tend to.

 

Under Ancelotti he's been transformed into a very effective, hard-running midfielder with flair. From what I saw last season, he either played as one of the midfield runners in front of Alonso - very similar to the way Henderson/Allen/Coutinho et al played in front of Gerrard for us - or as the central one of the three in a 4-2-3-1.

 

There are posters on here who watch a lot more of Madrid than I do, and I'm sure they can give you a much more nuanced view of Di Maria. He was often very good in Spain though, however much we might want to pretend otherwise. 

[Koptimus Prime]

Fuck those cunts, just panic spending to prove the PR spin of the biggest club in the world shite.

 

Each and every player they want will demand close to Rooneys £300k a week and just skint the cunts.

[Iceman]

He's an excellent player but I think he represents a last throw of the dice for the mancs. It's classic bet it all on black type behaviour. One player can't solve their problems.

[Saintslfc13]

I disagree, i think he's a fantastic player and I'd rather us shelve the ballotelli deal and put in the extra to buy him.

 

I'd agree with you if the extra was £5m to £10m. An extra £39m for one player at a position we're already pretty well stocked in*? No thanks.

 

We need a striker, and Balotelli is a striker who on his day is unplayable. He's not Falcao no, but he costs only £6m more to buy and significantly less in wages rather than the £10m to rent him for a year and pay him £200k a week whilst he waits for Madrid to come get him.

 

If we're going to spend that kind of money on a player it should either be a striker (of which currently 4 might be worth that kind of money, 2 of which aren't necessarily out and out strikers, one of which we just sold and the other is the aforementioned Falcao who would cost an arm and leg to rent for a season), or a genuinely top class Gerrard-esque midfielder of which, for me anyway, Pogba or Vidal spring to mind most though I suppose Kovacic is gaining hype as that type of player but I've not seen much of him. I don't think Kovacic would cost that much though if we did want him, at least not right now.

 

* - whether Di Maria is seen as a CAM/Second Striker or a Winger we've bought a £20m winger who hasn't kicked a competitive ball for us yet and maybe could play multiple positions as most wingers seem capable of at this time. We already have Sterling who we know can play as a winger or behind the forwards. Lallana, who hasn't kicked a ball in any game for us yet but should be able to play either wide or behind the striker(s) and we already know Coutinho can do both as well, even if most of us prefer him central.

[aws]

Good player. Way better than Nani so he improves them.

[Joe Strummer]

He's no Robben.

[Mook]

Di maria is pish.

 

I'm drunk so I can take this back.

[Iceman]

Well, having seen the amount of transfer talk turn out to be utter bullshit, I still wouldn't be surprised if this one turns out to be more of the same.

[Arl arse]

He's got the name of a Irish lap dancer.

[Anubis]

He's got the name of a Irish lap dancer.

 

Or liquor. 

 

Dia Maria and ice, anyone?

[thompsonsnose]

Utd are broken.

[Lario]

Good player. Way better than Nani so he improves them.

Way better than the guy they're paying £120k per week not to play for them?

[Dr Nowt]

He looks like a rat. That's been covered, right?

 

Priorities chaps, priorities.

[Red Phoenix]

I never liked Di Maria. (nothing personal just the way he played.) Like I said a few times in match threads, he always seemed to play shit in the games I saw him in. And there was just something I didn't like about him, which was fucking right if he ends up at Utd.

[Mathewbet1]

27m Shaw

38m Mata

60m DiMaria?

33m Herrera

 

They've payed maximum worth for all them players. Absolutely taken to the cleaners.

[Dr Nowt]

And who can ever forget the chart-topping smash hit "Twenty Eight Million Pounds On Screech From Saved By The Fucking Bell!!!"?

[Mathewbet1]

Here's hoping DiMaria (IF he signs) is Ozil MkII

[Brigant Moloch]

massive gamble, one more year our of CL and they are PROPER fucked

[therevivalist]

What Scum need is a Land Rover not a Ferrari. It wouldn't work and I could care less. And this still being a Liverpool forum, let's go back to LFC business; so much for the Manc obsession.

[LFC 6 Times]

Di Maria is fucking boss, like henderson on coke, yet they'll still be shit.

[Section_31]

27m Shaw

38m Mata

60m DiMaria?

33m Herrera

 

They've payed maximum worth for all them players. Absolutely taken to the cleaners.

They're all statement players too. With Chelsea and city, unless Abramovich is doing the buying, they at leat tend to buy players as part of some kind of plan. The mancs only make big signings to placate their fans.

[Section_31]

Two stories on BBC Sport.

 

"Wenger defends Sanchez form"

 

"Maurinho wants to keep Torres despite leaving him out of squad to face Leicester."

 

 

Ha, you come at the kings - you best not miss.