Episode 85 - Rebuilding Manchester United: Victor Osimhen and Picking a CM Target
Plus which striker to sign, how they should spend their money, and United's plan going forward
On this episode, Patrick and Ted rebuild Manchester United. Which Striker should they go for, what positions do they need to improve (hint: a lot of them), and what players can they keep in their squad? Should they go after Victor Osimhen, Viktor Gyokeres, Liam Delap or someone else? Or should they splurge on a midfielder instead? All that and more on todays episode, enjoy!
Part 1 of our Rebuilding Manchester United Newsletter: https://www.thetransferflow.com/p/the-manchester-united-rebuild-part-1
Part 2 of our Rebuilding Manchester United Newsletter: https://www.thetransferflow.com/p/the-manchester-united-rebuild-part-2
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Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
00:52 - United should be better than this
01:47 - United could finish 17th
02:33 - It’s been good to see United fans suffer a bit
03:19 - Rebuilding United is hard because they have SO FEW resources
04:06 - Their books are depressing, but they have some young talent
05:27 - How are United broke while Chelsea have infinite money
06:12 - United have made tons of mistakes, especially with wages
07:47 - This is a multi-year rebuild
08:49 - Amorim has been honest about this hurting
10:19 - United should NOT go for super specialized players
10:49 - Christian Eriksen = Tin Man
11:32 - They lack athleticism
12:50 - Garnacho and Diallo
13:11 - Their Next Center Forward - Darwin Nunez, Victor Osimhen, Someone else?
14:36 -Darwin and someone to pass to him
16:35 - United can’t shop at premiums anymore
18:24 - Two approaches they can go for
19:52 - The near term option
20:51 - The extreme discipline option
22:19 - Better teams get value out of players
24:20 - If they want a striker, where should they look?
25:49 - Discount Striker and amazing CM?
26:50 - Osimhen or Gyokeres?
27:56 - Jonathan David and Georges Mikautadze
28:27 - Being connected to lesser tier clubs
30:17 - Liam Delap
32:20 - Playing higher variance
33:23 - What’s the plan and who is executing it?
34:13 - Comparison to Liverpool and Arsenal
35:55 - Lionel Messi and doing the right thing
37:11 - Nunez as the answer to structured football
37:47 - Boniface for cheap?
39:06 - Ederson
40:04 - Should’ve bought Joao Neves not Lenny Yoro
40:51 - Rebuilding from 14th to 7th is not 4th to 1st
41:35 - Angelo Stiller
43:30 - Is Cunha too expensive?
44:11 - Adding a changing room problem?
47:40 - Jean-Philippe Mateta
48:36 - United have to shop much deeper in the market
50:08 - Should they gamble on unknown, cheap guys?
51:07 - Buying from surplus English academies
53:25 - They have to fill their needs
55:04 - Xavi Simons and Soungoutou Magassa
56:35 - They need high floor guys
57:17 - Benefiting from a 2nd team?
58:24 - United fans this will take TIME
1:00:48 - Sign 23/24 year olds for the long term plan
1:02:33 - A couple enjoyable players go a long way
1:04:54 - B-Roll (Dorgu, Johnny Evans, and continuity)
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