Club Strategy Doomed? Will United Convince Anyone? - Manchester United Transfer News
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Why you keep on believing in this board and owners is beyond me James
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Man u should sign Pablo Barrios and Juan Rengifo,they are very good players.
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So you have implied that De Zerbi did a better sales job than carrick in acquiring fernandes. Yes I looked at the whitwell article also and it does state that manchester united would have met west hams asking price of ÂŁ80M plus ÂŁ5m add ons or something in that range. So it boiled down to the players wishes. Whilst totteham were willing to pay fernandes ÂŁ250,000 to âŹ275,000 per week manchester united would not pay over ÂŁ175,000 per week. The payer followed the money. I don't blame him 1 bit. These guys have a very short career and they want to earn what they can in that short window. They could give 2 shites about joining the great manchester united team and help bring manchester united back to relevance. You being an american should be able to relate that to a nfl or nba player. Those players go where the money is the best. What I don't understand is why you implied that fernandes didnt pick united because the player didnt want to play for carrick but instead wanted to play forc De Zerbi. Bottom line placing the blame at carricks feet is total bullshit while all along the kid went for the ÂŁÂŁÂŁs. We all know that it appears that in your mind amorim would have gotten this player for ÂŁ75,000 to ÂŁ100,000 less per week salary based on Amorims charisma.
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I know this is an unpopular opinion on most social media platforms, but we need to talk about the reality of "Bruno-Ball" if we ever want to win the Premier League again. Selling Bruno Fernandes is not about him being a poor player; he is clearly elite in his position. However, his style of football creates a structural deficit that keeps United as a chaotic cup team rather than a dominant league champion.
Fans often point blindly to Brunoâs assist and chance-creation statistics. But we need to look at the context: everything in this team is forced to go through him. In almost every match, you see teammates taking unnecessary risks with forced, low-probability passes to reach Bruno, even when another player is in a vastly superior position. Because he commands a total monopoly on our transitions, corners, and free-kicks, his personal stats will naturally look incredible. But this volume-heavy approach stifles the creativity of everyone else and makes United incredibly easy for elite managers to read and neutralize in major finals.
This high-risk style forces United into chaotic, basketball-like transitions. To adapt to the modern game and find the harmony Michael Carrick used to embody as a player, we need to transition to a collective 4-1-2-3 system. By shifting our focus away from a single high-risk playmaker, we can establish a midfield that completely smothers the opposition.
Imagine replacing that single point of chaos with Aurélien Tchouameni as a world-class, disciplined defensive anchor. This allows Kobbie Mainoo to be completely unleashed as our technical architect on the left-central side (LCM), while rotating physical powerhouses like Ederson/Mamadou Sangaré on the right (RCM).
Moving Bruno on at nearly 33 years old frees up massive wage space for PSR compliance and generates the funds needed to secure defensive solidness. With Cunha, Sesko, and Mbeumo already establishing a balanced, hard-working frontline, and dynamic wingbacks ready to provide consistent width, a structured midfield is the final piece of the INEOS revolution. We don't need chaotic individual brilliance; we need a collective machine that can control, dominate, and grind out 2-0 wins on our way to the 2028 title.
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I am concerned but glad we are not overpaying for targets ... so lets hope we bring the right profiles and it doesnt have to be brand names
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This channel is fast become a joke. Only last video you was confident and calm in our approach, but now you are worried.
I'm also 1000% sure had United paid the money for fernandes you would be calling united stupid. You are on here wanting us to not overpay but pay up at the same time. You are clueless.
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The truth about TchouamĂ©niâs wage: To the fans crying over TchouamĂ©niâs potential wage: Elite success requires elite exceptions.
The Calibre Exception:
Stop using the "wage structure" excuse to dismiss the Tchouameni links. INEOS is fixing our finances, but they aren't blind. To sign an established, world-class midfielder entering his prime from Real Madrid, everyone knows it will take an ÂŁ80m+ fee and a contract worth ÂŁ250kâÂŁ275k per week. Sticking to a disciplined wage structure applies to unproven targets, not a Champions League and La Liga winner. You pay premium for premium quality, and the board is fully aware of that.
The Dressing Room Reality:
The idea that giving Tchouameni ÂŁ250k/wk will break the dressing room or upset young talents like Kobbie Mainoo is nonsense. Footballers aren't stupid; they understand the hierarchy of achievement. Mainoo and the rest of the squad will welcome a serial winner who immediately elevates the entire team. A world-class anchor gives the younger players the platform to thrive. No one complains about a world-class salary when the player actually delivers world-class stability.
The Bruno Reality Check:
Letâs be honest about where the real wage inflation lies. We currently pay massive wages to Bruno Fernandes, a player whose Manchester United career consists of losing three finals and three semifinals. Bruno excels at padding his personal stats with goals and assists, but he hasn't delivered trophies. Paying ÂŁ250k/wk for Tchouameniâa player with proven, elite club-level success who dictates tempo for the best team in Europeâmakes far more financial and sporting sense than overpaying for individual statistics.
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23:05 this argument is woeful in the case of mateus Fernandez... Tottenham sacked how many last season and came where? Their manager is less secure and stable than ours...
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Buying scott for 80 million when you wasted time and didnt pay that money a month ago for a player you thought was better is bad business. Whole point of options is to get good deals. It is a bad deal to pay the same for a player you think is slightly worse.
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James started out as a person that wanted to be different from the rest and now he is just the same or even worse as the rest of them...sad but it is what it is. The YouTube game is in full effect now.
@manlikei8272Itâs Sunday the 5th of July man and we arenât even advanced on any deals. The strategy needs to be dumped man.
@Kh19-29-2The Predictability Myth:
When looking at the top 30 alternatives for any position, it is impossible to predict whether target number 1 will perform better than target number 30. At this elite level, raw footballing ability is virtually identical. The real difference-makers are variables scouts can never guarantee: mental resilience under Old Trafford pressure, injury history, and how well a young player adapts to a new culture. Claiming a missed target was our "only hope" is statistically illiterate.
The Exit Strategy:
This is exactly why target priority matters less than financial structure. If you sign players for under ÂŁ65m with wages kept below ÂŁ180k/wk, the club is financially protected. If a high-profile ÂŁ100m+ superstar on ÂŁ350k/wk fails mentally or physically, you are stuck with them forever. A sub-ÂŁ45m player on sensible wages (Max ÂŁ120k/wk), however, retains high market value. If it doesn't work out, they can easily be resold to Europe or the Premier League with minimal financial loss.
The Proof:
Football history completely backs this up. Some of the greatest Premier League signings only happened because the clubs missed out on their primary targets. Jurgen Klopp desperately wanted Julian Brandt before Liverpoolâs data department convinced him to take Mo Salah instead. Manchester City missed out on Kalidou Koulibaly and Jules KoundĂ© before "settling" for RĂșben Dias. Missing out on a marquee name is often a blessing in disguise.
Why aren't we in for Bruno G
I would splash up to 80
He is worth it
And world class imo
1:08:29 my issue with this brief is I don't get the point of saying we're calm what does that mean đ
Omoooooooo
We'll see
1:06:58 my issue with United is it's always hope that the money will come down and it never does come down đđđ it actually does the opposite all the time
We are always hoping for everything, the player chooses us, wages come down, one valid critism is they are not aggressive
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1:06:31 I see us putting 80m on boudaddi
@joshuafatoke5921:05:43 if Madrid say they don't want to sell, we're fucked man
I don't think they do, they cancelled chasing Enzo
So why would they sell
And city won't sell rodri
1:04:14 my issue
Bournemouth are saying he's not for sell, can united even force this issue , do we have the people that can make a transfer, and also if they allow bids for him, arsenal would come back
I don't trust the recruitment team, this is a tough one
1:03:27 we may need to go back for Wharton
I understand the OOP issue but if we play the same way as we did last season under Carrick
It really can fit
In our mid block sometimes half press
We have Wharton for passing and Mainoo for connecting
1:01:13 is it a realistic strategy
If that's the strategy why did they even go all the way for Matty Fernandes, seems scandalous
Stop panicking every time we miss out on a target like Fernandes or Tonali. The transfer market isn't a tiny pond; it is an ocean. If you apply data science to global football, there are over 130,000 professional players worldwide. Even if we filter this down to just the top 15 leagues in Europe and South America, we are looking at roughly 270 clubs and 6,750 elite first-team players. The talent pool is massive.
Letâs do the math on elite talents aged 17â25 with the potential to reach the very top. Statistically, this elite bracket makes up about 15% of that pool, leaving us with roughly 1,000 top targets. Divide that by 8 main positions on the pitch, and you get 125 high-potential players per position. Even if you brutally disqualify 75% of them as unrealistic or too expensive, scouts are still left with over 30 world-class alternatives for every single position.
Losing out on one specific player does not mean "there are no options left." Under INEOS, recruitment is about moving down a highly scrutinized data-driven shortlist. For every talent that signs elsewhere, there are multiple players under the radar with the exact same statistical upside. The board isn't running out of targets; they are simply activating alternative options. Trust the data, the pool is never empty.
@leifarild7798I think playing time prop had a big affect. I imagine we were telling MF he would be Kobbie / Bruno rotation rather than playing alongside them. Guaranteed starter plus massive wages hard to turn down especially when they are putting tonali next to you IMO.
But yea I think we spent too much time on the deal.
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@leifarild7798So ⊠at what point do you admit this ownership is trash & they do more bad things than good ?
This transfer window has already killed any positives from last season now 90% of the fanbase are already worried about next season. Wasting time obsessing over 1 target at a time then missing out like we donât need at least 6 players to have a competitive squad for UCL. Just admit now they are making a lot of wrong decisions and further ruining the club
Carrack is not yet a proven manager in comparison to De Zirbi . Also Fernandez would not be a guaranteed a first team plave as he would be at Spurs .Also Amorim has a pedigree as a manager which will appeal to some players .
@MauriceLeahyMateus would have been a rotation player
@C-ROCK-MUFCNothing to do with Carrick. Itâs all about the wages. Itâs not 20k per week. Itâs 120k per week difference.
@ChristosJoseph-ht7wcStop saying we arenât going to miss out on Tchou
@freshhgaddIt is nothing about the transfer fee or strategy. Clearly spurs were willing to go above and beyond to get him. 250k+ wages and 85m is TOO MUCH for him. This is all to do with wages not just the transfer fee. Its funny how nobody talks about the fact PSG, Madrid, and Arsenal all walked away from the deal because they valued him a lot less.
@jay87estWeâre clearly going to sign a couple of midfielders, but even if we didnât, weâd still have a top class midfield. Kobbie and Bruno are levels above the likes of Tonali and Fernandes.
@borrowedtuneJust because we signed Di Maria and maybe Sanchez - who were both in the âdidnât really want Unitedâ category; it doesnât mean we shouldnât sign players who donât profess they only want United. Exceptions donât prove the rule - do other clubs have this mentality where they only want players who want them or nothing? I highly doubt it. Signing players in this fashion doesnât guarantee anything and it extremely limits your potential transfer targets. I just donât get why we do this.
@Sean-fu3oiIf by some miracle we ended up with Nmecha heâs homegrown right? He was at Citehâs youth from 2008.
@Sean-fu3oiLet's get this straight... Tchouameni is gonna ask for 300k...never gonna happen, Scott is gonna cost 80 mil plus...never gonna happen, Bouaddi will never ever Choose United over some of the other clubs linked with him... NEVER GONNA HAPPEN. it'll be Sander Berge and a kid from the academy, that's gonna be the business
@priyanshuhazra8644How dumb was it challenging agents this summer??? " We will not be dictated to " is very confrontational and we needed everyone on side
@oldmickymickyUnited are painfully slow. united is the club that needs midfielders more than any other clubs. Spurs have basically completed their rebuild. Arsenal and city's midfield are stacked with quality and quantity, but even they are busy with bruno g and anderson deals respectively
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@NickyT397we need to face facts they putting mount and lisandro in midfield..why i think this coz they spinning old stories not over spending again that happened in the past...this window is doomed...ederson is cassemro replacement...we been proper spun. i will turn my back on this club after 40 yrs e.g the owners and support my local football team and get a seaon ticket arleast they dont spin shite
@NickyT397Ineos have to get there shit sorted and pull through... We have no midfield depth. And Shaw can't play two three games a week.
@RumonSamadCan we swap Ederson for Joao Gomes please?
@Other-mainThe interesting thing about this video is the hatchet job on Carrick.
@dbrianofarrellId be surprised if Fernandes doesnât have a clause in there allowing for a Real to come in for him in a few years.
@dbrianofarrellI don't think there's any difference between the club's strategy with Sesko and with Mateus.
Newcastle outbid us even though we paid what Leipzig wanted, but Sesko insisted that Leipzig negotiate with us. Mateus didn't do that. Man Utd believed he'd prefer us, but it wasn't true when we met the valuation, so we backed out.
James, implying Carrickâs lack of âcharismaâ was a factor and adding on âbutâ to cover isnât cool. Amorim handling of Semenyo was pretty disastrous. Amorim handling of Mainoo was disastrous. Players are playing better for Carrick and players talk.
@dbrianofarrellI donât really care about losing out on Fernandes. Weâre should have gotten both Bellingham and Anderson if weâd moved when we should have. We move on to who those next players are.
@dbrianofarrellWe DO NOT have time to waste, we have 6 players to get (1 in so far) and five to move on (2 so far excludng end of contract players). We have 8 deals to do, we are slow, we are not going to get all the new players for the 1st game , AS USUAL !
@ronaldemmanuel3202Itâs salary. Giving him a huge salary would have been a disaster. The rumours his girlfriend wanted to stay in London could be kosher.
@dbrianofarrellCarrick has no pull period ,,players are doubting his ability he is a green horn ,,united Goofed with the manager selection.
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