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Firebolt145
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Lalalaland34496 Posts
August 31 2020 15:38 GMT
#4901
Never looked into vdB much. How will he slot into the team? First team staple alongside Pogba and Bruno, or squad/rotational?
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InFiNitY[pG]
Profile Blog Joined December 2002
Germany3474 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-08-31 17:09:07
August 31 2020 17:07 GMT
#4902
On September 01 2020 00:38 Firebolt145 wrote:
Never looked into vdB much. How will he slot into the team? First team staple alongside Pogba and Bruno, or squad/rotational?


That is what most people are wondering. I believe he will most likely play instead of Matic, which would leave them very weak defensively as neither Pogba nor VdB strike me as your typical 6.
"I just pressed stimpack, and somehow I won the battle" -Flash
Pandemona *
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Charlie Sheens House51493 Posts
August 31 2020 18:02 GMT
#4903
Van der Beek is your box to box guy, i think Bruno will sit and Pogba and vdB will be going up and down the pitch is my guess. In reality, he is the "weaker" of the 3 in terms of he isn't better than either of them offensively, but he has a good all round game.
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Rebs
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Pakistan10726 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-08-31 20:10:24
August 31 2020 20:09 GMT
#4904
On September 01 2020 03:02 Pandemona wrote:
Van der Beek is your box to box guy, i think Bruno will sit and Pogba and vdB will be going up and down the pitch is my guess. In reality, he is the "weaker" of the 3 in terms of he isn't better than either of them offensively, but he has a good all round game.


Van de Beek, not to be confused with actor, name ending Van der Beek, + Show Spoiler +
known for shows such as Dawsons Creek :p
Pandemona *
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Charlie Sheens House51493 Posts
August 31 2020 20:27 GMT
#4905
Haha oh my oops!
ModeratorTeam Liquid Football Thread Guru! - Chelsea FC ♥
Sapaio
Profile Joined October 2017
Denmark2037 Posts
August 31 2020 20:33 GMT
#4906
On September 01 2020 05:09 Rebs wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 01 2020 03:02 Pandemona wrote:
Van der Beek is your box to box guy, i think Bruno will sit and Pogba and vdB will be going up and down the pitch is my guess. In reality, he is the "weaker" of the 3 in terms of he isn't better than either of them offensively, but he has a good all round game.


Van de Beek, not to be confused with actor, name ending Van der Beek, + Show Spoiler +
known for shows such as Dawsons Creek :p



There should be perma ban takling about Dawsons Creek in this thread.
GO OG
Rebs
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Pakistan10726 Posts
August 31 2020 21:15 GMT
#4907
On September 01 2020 05:33 Sapaio wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 01 2020 05:09 Rebs wrote:
On September 01 2020 03:02 Pandemona wrote:
Van der Beek is your box to box guy, i think Bruno will sit and Pogba and vdB will be going up and down the pitch is my guess. In reality, he is the "weaker" of the 3 in terms of he isn't better than either of them offensively, but he has a good all round game.


Van de Beek, not to be confused with actor, name ending Van der Beek, + Show Spoiler +
known for shows such as Dawsons Creek :p



There should be perma ban takling about Dawsons Creek in this thread.


Good thing I was talking about Van de Beek then.
Dante08
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
Singapore4139 Posts
September 01 2020 01:32 GMT
#4908
On September 01 2020 03:02 Pandemona wrote:
Van der Beek is your box to box guy, i think Bruno will sit and Pogba and vdB will be going up and down the pitch is my guess. In reality, he is the "weaker" of the 3 in terms of he isn't better than either of them offensively, but he has a good all round game.


Bruno has been no.10 since joining so he won't be sitting in midfield, most likely VDB will be backup for Pogba or play Matic's role which I'm not sure how it will work.
Twisted
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
Netherlands13554 Posts
September 01 2020 07:45 GMT
#4909
Van de Beek is best at 10, but could play at 8 as well. I'm guessing he'll have to compete with Pogba/Fernandes for starting positions and my guess, with the season being very busy, Solkskjaer might rotate a lot.
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Rebs
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Pakistan10726 Posts
September 01 2020 07:55 GMT
#4910
On September 01 2020 16:45 Twisted wrote:
Van de Beek is best at 10, but could play at 8 as well. I'm guessing he'll have to compete with Pogba/Fernandes for starting positions and my guess, with the season being very busy, Solkskjaer might rotate a lot.


I see him asa Lampard type but with maybe not the same passing ability and a bit better on the ball (ceiling wise, not there yet) . I doubt he starts though, seems more like a rotate signing as you said.
WombaT
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Northern Ireland26096 Posts
September 01 2020 13:52 GMT
#4911
I wonder if United are slipping back into bad habits here. They have stumbled into a well-balanced midfield. I’m unsure how he fits in outside of rotating a lot, and neither Bruno nor Pogba strike me as the types to be happy being rotated around.

May well work out fine, he’s a very good player after all.
'You'll always be the cuddly marsupial of my heart, despite the inherent flaws of your ancestry' - Squat
Sapaio
Profile Joined October 2017
Denmark2037 Posts
September 01 2020 14:28 GMT
#4912
I have a feeling that Real will buy Pogba next year. So this could be planing ahead.
GO OG
Pandemona *
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Charlie Sheens House51493 Posts
September 01 2020 18:07 GMT
#4913
i also thought Yanited needed few more priority signings over him too, like maybe another pure striker to compete for that spot and defo a cb too but the whole of premier league needs a cb haha.
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{CC}StealthBlue
Profile Blog Joined January 2003
United States41117 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-09-02 00:16:18
September 02 2020 00:15 GMT
#4914


Lionel Messi has agreed financial terms worth €700M over the course of five years with City Football Group. Messi is expected to spend three seasons at #ManCity before moving to New York City FC. In addition, Messi has also been offered an equity stake in CFG.
"Smokey, this is not 'Nam, this is bowling. There are rules."
zev318
Profile Joined October 2010
Canada4306 Posts
September 02 2020 00:43 GMT
#4915
just have messi pay his own buyout with that money over 5 years, done.
DropBear
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Australia4378 Posts
September 02 2020 04:51 GMT
#4916
Do we even bother asking the Financial Fair Play question here orrrr
Sucker for nostalgia
Harris1st
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Germany6996 Posts
September 02 2020 05:52 GMT
#4917
ehhhh what? So they are willing to pay an annual fee of 140 mio for 5 years and try to get the workaround of the FPP problem?
Go Serral! GG EZ for Ence. Flashbang dance FTW
evilfatsh1t
Profile Joined October 2010
Australia8764 Posts
September 02 2020 05:56 GMT
#4918
On September 02 2020 13:51 DropBear wrote:
Do we even bother asking the Financial Fair Play question here orrrr

ive already been asking. how does a team that just scraped by an investigation afford the worlds most expensive transfer without breaking ffp
mahrgell
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
Germany3943 Posts
September 02 2020 07:47 GMT
#4919
On September 02 2020 14:56 evilfatsh1t wrote:
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On September 02 2020 13:51 DropBear wrote:
Do we even bother asking the Financial Fair Play question here orrrr

ive already been asking. how does a team that just scraped by an investigation afford the worlds most expensive transfer without breaking ffp


They basically scraped by FFP by showing that it is meaningless and has no enforcable consequence.

This was the perfect example for "you can do whatever you want, there wont be punishment if you have good lawyers".
So buying Messi is the logical next step.
Sapaio
Profile Joined October 2017
Denmark2037 Posts
September 02 2020 12:20 GMT
#4920
City have properly broken and found loopwhole around FFP.
Not sure playing Messi massive amount would break it, if they can generate more income by having him on the team. This just show the absurd money footballers earn.
GO OG
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