patrickmuf:
If I am paid 1m in my job when I know my skillet doesn't measure up to 1m there's every tendency that I will relax rather than acquire the skill set that matches the pay...

As regards the contract offer, if Greenwood plays to his potential, scoring goals every week and by 2022 Madrid or Barcelona come knocking, trust me the club will immediately renegotiate that deal.

Leyqute:


Why would you want to let a player that scores a goal every week go?

Just match the offer from Madrid if things gets desperate. But I don’t think it’ll get to that.

If he blows they’ll renew the deal a year before it is due to expire and tie him to the club for another 6 years.

timay:
I don't know why any one would be gassing up about a 75k deal for a 19 year old which is a 6 year deal.

considering where we are coming from and the way they usually throw money at young players with potential in the past, this is a very good deal. Infact, If I am related to Greenwood, I'll probably be punching his agent for giving him a bad deal and not getting him at least 100k from a club as big as man utd, considering a less talented player like Williams got 75k as well and by that logic, Greenwood should have earned more.

If hypothetically, by any juju or circumstances, Greenwood didn't fulfill his potential , I don't think there would be a problem selling a player on a 75k wage in future. In fact the club will get good money for him because he's not on the usual 130k or 150k that usually cause wahala when we want to offload player.

patrickmuf:
Chairman, it's Pounds o! Not naira...

timay:


Oh, I was thinking that it was Zimbabwe Dollars.

Leyqute:


I actually have no qualms about how much Greenwood is earning now. I think it’s a really good deal.

The contract will be due for renewal in 2026- when he’s 24 years old. Paying him that much around that age (23, 24) if he becomes phenomenal is a good deal for the club.

I’m guessing we’ll renew the deal before then sha. Cos Greenwood has a huge potential.

Trevor012:
[s]Where is the kounde everyone was talking about . Sevilla are getting flogged [/s]

Sulele04:

Guillem Balague: “Kounde is the best defender in the world at the moment”.

Don’t worry about him, he is not coming to Man U, he is destined for bigger things - Madrid.

Enjoy Tyrone mings .

Trevor012:

Sevilla with your useless defender called Kounde is getting flogged by Dortmund. Sit down

Sulele04:

Quote me when your team beats a Kounde led team.

Yen yen yen

Trevor012:

Quote me when... Yen yen yen

TrebleChamp:
Doc i should be the President of decking boys ooh, cos i me first climb decking dey observe all the gbas gbos ...

GloryIsaac:
Just to understand the previous discussion on how McFred’s limitations play a role in hindering VDB’s excellence for the team, watch this City vs Everton match.

Like every other City game, they utilize Rodri or Fernandinho in a sole defensive midfield position while having two attacking midfielders in front.

Sought of a ‘W’ shape where each point depicts a player. ‘W’ for the back 5, ‘W’ for the front 5.

This is why Mahrez and B.Silva are free to tension on the right wing, while Sterling and Foden tension on the left wing. Both positions with occasional support from the fullbacks.

At United, due to McFred’s limitations amidst brain farts from the Centre-backs, the team has to utilize a diamond midfield formation to pose enough threat but this formation means that the team makes do with two strikers rather than the preferred front 3.

Ndidi would have been the best for this role, as he’ll certainly bring the much needed balance to the midfield while having the abilities of McFred and even better than both individuals.

VDB loves to sneak in-between the opponents backline, but McFred either lack the simple passing ability to deliver good balls or the tenacity to anchor the midfield.

Trevor012:
Where is the kounde everyone was talking about . Sevilla are getting flogged

nitrogen:


Exactly my thoughts and submissions. Pep does two AMs, Rodri is the only DM. Man Utd would either play double 4 or have some sort of a diamond formation which almost looks like two DMs as the game proceeds.

I don’t have issues with the McFred combo when we play big teams, but we should avoid it when we play other teams abeg.

nitrogen:


Exactly my thoughts and submissions. Pep does two AMs, Rodri is the only DM. Man Utd would either play double 4 or have some sort of a diamond formation which almost looks like two DMs as the game proceeds.

I don’t have issues with McFred combo when we play big teams, but we should avoid it when we play other teams abeg.

GloryIsaac:


I updated the post.

Exactly though. McFred is efficient against teams that have the right quality to stretch the midfield using their fullbacks e.g Liverpool, but even at that Ndidi still beats both of them combined.

He showed top quality against Liverpool despite functioning as a sole defensive midfielder, whereas McFred usually have to share the role else the midfield will collapse.

KingAlabi:
Just imagine Sancho and haaland against de gae, Maguire and linde-jellof

Joezinho:


Stop this imaginary nonsense. No right thinking coach will play maguire the fridge and lindeflop together except your floppy mcm.

timay:

Oh, I was thinking that it was Zimbabwe Dollars.

timay:


Oh, I was thinking that it was Zimbabwe Dollars.

eph12:

Beside Ndidi is Tielemans. Plus the wingers and attackers put in great shift when without the ball. Vardy is even comfortable playing that way so he has space to run. Which of our CM offers the solidity Tielemans is offering beside Ndidi or you think Ndidi is doing it all by himself? Do you understand the shift Barnes and co is even putting in to make things work? I tell you, if we swap McFred for Ndidi today, we will still have problems