I think the hate on De ligt is comical, the guy has 8 seasons under his belt, with league titles won, deep runs into the CL, and lots of minutes under his belt. He is so experienced for a young defender, and probably will still maintain his physical qualities for the next 5+ years at minumum. Alll this plus he's actually a really good footballer, and a really good defender. He is physical, aggressive, wins the lionshare of 1v1 duels and he is good on the ball with the pass and progressive carries?! Oh and he's good in the air and scores goals? What else do you want from a signing?! He is a really good signing for us at a decent price, well done to the backroom staff for getting this deal done.
Bayern fan here ,love your channel, you guys got a player and a gem ! He's going to commands the defense and infuse energy and interact with fans like Martinez does. We will miss him very much !
@@indranilmondal1270 maybe he doesn't want to play under Kompany? Doesn't see a good future at Bayern? Why is always the player not good enough, maybe the club is doing the wrong things?
The pundits comments on De Ligt qre exactly the reason why fans prefer to watch content created by fans like Howson and others. They know nothing and are dinosaurs
Was Howson right about Amrabat? Or was everyone using common sense and asking why a guy whose supposedly quality is playing for Fiorentina in his mid 20s? Turns out the pundits and not Howson were right. Howson was piping him off all summer based on nothing. Low and behold he was crap and looked exactly like a player who’s at a mid table Serie A team in his prime Howson does not know more about football than elite former pros
@@bengreenbankNice cherry pick and btw Howson wasn't piping him off at all, I'm assuming you're thinking he compared him to Carrick when he was just talking about his style of play. People who can listen and comprehend what is being said prefer fan channels to pundits. 👍
@@bengreenbankvan Digk was in Southampton at 26. What does Amrabat being in Fiorentina at 26 mean ? He's a great player, we saw him for Morocco. The style of play United used leaving the midfield open last season made Amrabat have to cover a lot of ground with his average pace. He's a great player we saw at the world cup. Stop your agenda
@@Stegibbon not cherry picked at all. He was piping off Onana and Hojilund. Reality is he pipes off virtually every United signing despite the fact most of our post SAF signings have completely flopped. Howson knows fuck all about football. Too biased to take seriously. The guy was saying good things about Antony only a year ago. He’s clueless
Bayern fan here ❤ believe what you want but de ligt is a monster in defense and without a shadow of doubt he’ll easily become fan favorite before the season ends. That’s how good he is
I'm well happy we got DeLigt in. He is a huge improvement over Maguire. I'm just excited and ready to see him alongside Martinez or Yoro. Yoro looked good v Arsenal. Shame he got injured. Can't wait to get him back as well. Set them d*ckheads straight, Ste.👍
Noussair Mazraoui+Matthijs de Ligt Both for around 51m ♡ Fantastic business ✧ Mazraoui will surprise many Top signing/great fit all-round De Ligt what a player! Can't believe we've signed him ♥️ Proper leader! Made captain at a young age For a young CB (not the norm) Big lad 2! Powerful! Yet technically adept ☆ Intelligent football brain Ability to read the game Great positioning & awareness Etc. GGMU 🔴
LOL Deluded and warped and clearly someone who has never watched or followed either player in any depth. Mazraoui is so so injury prone and simply can not defend. He is decent in patches on the ball but is another Emerson Royal but with injury issues. De Ligt is horrible he is no better than he was at 17 and has his own injury issues. He failed at Juve and was sold at a loss and then moved to Bayern and failed again and sold again at a loss. He cant get into a mediocre Holland team and is immobile and not as good on the ball as some believe. Wan Bissaka and Mguire are better than these two and in 6 months you will be repeated everything I have just said.
@@1987simple1987 Lol, Holland has far from a mediocre deffence... in fact the top 4 Deffenders of the Netherlands would be starters next to Stones for England...
We got Mazraoui, Yoro and De Ligt for approximately the cost of Branthwaite. The exact deal we needed not the overrated Branthwaite who's only real strength is aerially and pace. Hopefully next year we go for Hincapie/Schlotterbeck for LCB/LB.
You will see why De Ligt and Mazraoui were so cheap in the coming months. I am sure you will also see why Real Madrid the wealthiest club in the world pulled the plug at 20 million for Yoro.
I am so glad you made this video. This whole "Eric Dier took his place" narrative falls flat when you look at the numbers last season. Dier played at most 15 games last season - 13 of which he started with de ligt.
Dier played 20 games if you include Champions League games, and that was in half a season. De Ligt played 30 games in a full season. Did you actually look at the numbers???
@@feikomulder2795 You cant, these people doubting De Light are little slow in the head you just cant argue with them . When it comes to United, their United hate triumps their functioning brain .
@@cj83harryDe Ligt missed 13 games with injury & 1 through suspension, Bayern played 49 games. He played every cl game he was available for, except v Lazio when he was sub & yes, I've looked at the numbers!
The video literally just broke down the myth of calling players "injury prone," yet you are David, still waffling rubbish. Players get injured given that football is an intense sport.. clown! @davidc5170
The way old man united stars talked about de Ligt is exactly why ManU failed in past transfer windows. Always look at the bright shining players to buy. Manchester City bought a premier league fallen, injury proned player named Kevin de bruyne, and now he become one of the most success player in the football history. So I would disregard most of their opinions because frankly they are quite about of touch, their measure still in the early 2000s.
It is mad how everyone is saying that this guy is a flop. He came from Ajax, he played at Juventus and learned from Chiellini and Bonucci, moved to Bayern and learned the German way of passing from the back (very Dutch). Honestly, whenever I hear these guys on ESPN or Sky Sports it just annoys me...they clearly just watch one league OR they (ESPN) have such of an anti-United agenda that it makes me wanna check the 2007-2013 archives to see what the heck they said about Ferguson and United when we won everything for jokes
De ligt isn't mobile enough. He's an old fashioned defender similar to the mold of Harry Maguire. So he may struggle with the pace of the premiere league. Most of the top teams have defenders who can move around a lot for example Stones, Dias, Rudiger, Van Dijk, Gabriel, Saliba. Like I understand why we signed Yoro as he fits perfectly within that category. But De ligt I fear will get found out easily, that style of play just isn't needed at the top level. It's just as-well Bayern are trying to get rid of him & replacing him for Tah who is more modern.
He may not be the most mobile but do you not think that's where martinez comes into play it's a partnership and i think their own styles will complement each other superbly just my opinion pal lets hope so @JohnTaylor-tn1lv
I expected nothing less from the haters and pundits but Rio and Scholes reactions were odd..this is a good deal ..Bayern fans are fuming that he's sold.
Roy makes constructive points of view and doesn't blindly make ignorant comments. But the rest of the ex-players like Scholes, Ferdinand and Neville, I ignore them.
@@thrilla72why the fuck would Rio one of the best cb’s ever check with Howson for football opinions lmao. Would Stephen Hawking at you for your opinions on theoretical physics?
@@godsplank.ugwujapendullum4927 they only started defending maguire when utd fans started to criticize him, at first they destroyed him and he was memed by everyone
@@chinnychinchin89 absolutely agree, he is not bad but he isnt great either, the media will just yoyo the shit out of him, they will pick him up and throw him down just like maguire, he is literally maguire regen
This signing raise the floor, not necessarily the ceiling which I am all for. Our floor should be a 6/10, a performance that can still beat a mid to low level team 1-0, not the utterly terrible performances last season. I think to raise the ceiling we need game changers in midfield and attack but primarily midfield. Great signing especially for the price
De Ligt has had a different manager every year since 2016. 8 different managers in 8 seasons😭 that will hamper any players development, Sarri, Pirlo and Allegri all different. We’ve signed a gem and at 24 it’s perfect timing to snap him up🔥 thankfully he’s worked with the gaffer before and when playing for ETH he carried the ball a lot!
I have to ask Ste.. why has Rio said what he's said about De Ligt?.. Surely his researchers have shown him some info or is it just the usual pundit bollocks he's jumped on..real laziness from Rio and Schoies in my opinion.
agreed, we really don't need our legends spreading false information about new signings...the likes of Spitty and Sniffy are doing that well enough on their own
It’s quite frustrating to hear the likes of Rio and scholes regurgitate the lazy journalist talking points… Former united legends should put a little effort into their opinions, especially when it concerns current / potential united players. It’s ok to say “I’m not sure, I’d need to check the stats and haven’t done”. Save yourself the embarrassment and the lack of trust from the fans in the future as a fallout. This is what I like about ste… I don’t always agree with everything he says but I know he does his homework on the stats because I do mine as well.
The entire football world has trolled United since Sir Alex left the helm and areas excited as us United fans when we try to sign someone just too laugh at us for flipping it or paying 5 times the amount we did. Now that this season we have had the most successful transfer windows, they want to hate and criticize to kill the vibes coz they KNOW we killed the market this season. Being a part of the club/or it's fanbase is real hard work mate, cheers
The thing that pisses me off is how many people are saying that he got benched at Bayern for Dier. Him and Dier were a solid partnership and they would've won the Champions League if he wasn't injured for the 1st leg against Madrid. Kim Min Jae had a disasterclass.
Ste iv wanted him at utd since his Ajax days, he's ready made for the prem and is a future utd captain 1000%, brilliant work by Ineos for there first window
one of the reasons I think Ten Hag is working with so many players he has worked with before, is partly to ensure the locker room stays on his side, last season when everyone was calling for his head, I don't remember reports that the locker room had turned and now with De Ligt he has his former captain in there, Martinez is already a leader and we see it, Onana looks like he doesn't stand for the criticism and for the younger guys like Yoro and Mainoo and Amad they'll know right away the standard he expects not only from him and his staff but from his former players who have won things and done things his way
The bottom line is that no one knows for certain how successful a player will be until he shows you on the pitch/field. For example, in the 1998 NFL draft Ryan Leaf was selected as the overall #2 pick in the 1st round. He was pretty much a bust and only lasted 4 years in the league. Conversely, Tom Brady wasn’t selected until the 6th round (199th pick) and went on to become, arguably the greatest player of all time at his position.
Yoro transfer meaning: We want to compete for the title in 3-5 years. De light transfer meaning: We want to compete for the title today. Glazers would've bought Braithwaite for like 100mls. I couldn't be happier for this transfer. I am absolutely surprised how well this summer went. The only place I have my doubts over is the left back. I think either Malacia or Shaw should've been gone this summer, and we should've bought someone fit. Now I am aware that there isn't anyone on the market appealing enough other than Udogie which we would not get for cheap. I think Erik ten Hag's solution for left back is to play Noussair Mazraoui and Martinez, which both of them do not primarily play left back? As a last thing. I do not expect Marcus Rashford to play well without Luke Shaw (which we know will be absent).
Mazraoui isn't good at LB it would be Dalot that switched there. I think we will see Martinez starting there though (with no intention of him overlapping) and us playing an inverted RB (either Dalot or Mazraoui) on the other side, kinda like City do when they play Rico Lewis at RB in a transition from 433 to 3223 Like against Fulham I'd expect to see Onana Dalot/(Mazraoui probably a sub) Lindelof/(De Ligt probably a sub) Maguire Martinez Mainoo Casemiro Diallo Bruno Garnacho Rashford
LOL De Ligt and the title is a joke. Have you seen this guy play he is a shit show. He cant get into Hollands team and was sold at a loss by Juve and Bayenr and is yet to enter his priome years. Why do you think every other club have ignored him???
@@1987simple1987 shut up you Clown. Firstly Van Dijk and De Vrij are amazing CBs who kept him out of the national team. At Juve there was Bonucci and Chiellini already and Italian football isn't played in a way to showcase his attributes. At Bayern he's played the same amount of games as Upamecano since he signed and the Bayern fans have literally mass signed a petition trying to convince the club to keep him. Defensive qualities transfer well from Bundesliga to Prem very well statistically too. Utd are building a team to play out from the back and he'll excel at Utd. If they don't win the League it won't be because of any of De Ligt's performances
@@1987simple1987 he's also had a different manager every single season of his career so far at Ajax, Juve and Bayern. There has been no consistency in style of play. He will now have a good foundation going forward and his best years are ahead of him
@@1987simple1987 Signing players of De Light caliber is a title type transfer, it's like when we signed Varane. Doesn't guarantee results, tho. Holland has Van Dijk and Ake as top 2 Center backs. 2 of the most generational and influential center backs on the planet that still play. And as a United fan, I have to respect it. He outperformed at Juve and then at Bayern. 2 failing super clubs. And now he's into his prime years at United.
Martinez actually replaced De Ligt at Ajax so they haven't actually played together yet but they're both familiar with what ten Hag wants and with Mazraoui and Onana there as well, that's 4 of your back 5 who are all familiar with EtH's desires when it comes to playing out from the back and have the skills to implement it too. Mazraoui can play on both sides to it's really Shaw and Dalot competing for that other defensive spot on the right or left. Also, and I get that this is a crazy shout, but I can see Yoro playing right back a few games this season, particularly in the kinds of games we used to employ Wan Bissaka in.
He didn't fail at bayern, he won the Bundesliga the year before last then Harry Kane brought his curse to them. As for the ex players some of them have been salty since ETH got the job, they ridiculed him for bringing in martinez which turned out to be a great signing and a few of them seemed quite gleeful before the end of last season thinking ETH was about to lose his job and sancho would be lifting the champions league trophy. Now their back to bitching and moaning.
United fans are getting rage-baited into engaging with channels and legacy punditry. United fans just need to stop responding, the fear is real now that United is behaving like an actual footballing outfit, pants are being shat around the world.
That would make sense if the rivalling people are shitting their pants, but for Scholes to be spouting that load of crap on his team's new signing. Some legend that .
Legacy punditry is absolutely dying. I turned a podcast off because of the amount of times Carragher kept randomly shouting "Ten hag gone by christmas"
£40m for a 25 year old defender with over 250 games under his belt makes the fee Everton quoted for Brantwaite look even more insane. (Can still see us lowballing them in the dying days of the window as their financial problems haven't gone away).
de Ligt, great signing, someone who knows what ten Hag is about and can communicate that to the team. 25 years old not reached his peak, defenders reach their peak later than attacking players quite often, and also maintain it longer, especially if their style of defending is about game reading, anticipation and well timed tackles, rather than physical, which I think is de Ligt’s style from the games I have seen. So a possible long time servant of the club.
I don’t mind the sports media not rating him, it means it lowers everyone’s expectations. Many players struggle at Utd because of the hype when they join. He’ll be able to quietly go about his business and help make the Utd’s defence solid.
I’m somewhat surprised at this window thus far, and that, with the team still efforting for Ugarte. The optimism that has been taken from me by the Glazers, Woodward et al, is returning. I still think top 4 is unlikely, but, if we avoid the injuries that plague this club and the balance of power in the room changes enough to keep the cancers that are still here at bay, we have a shot.
The signings this week are signings you make to raise the floor of the squad. The signings earlier in the window are the ones that you make to go and win a league in 12-24 months. De Ligt and Mazroui raise the league floor on this squad from what we know it to be (8th) to probably 5th. We aren't playing the chuckle brothers at CB and we aren't going to be chopping and changing our right back into a makeshift LB because the backup RB we have isn't capable of playing anywhere else. They raise the floor. And that's probably as important, if not moreso, than raising your ceiling.
I think he offers versatility, I think he improves our 1st team, he's Champion's League elite and I think he could be a starter alongside Martinez in central defence. Yoro is a talent but he's still just a kid really. This 1st season will be a learning process for him with Yoro being used as backup to Martinez and De Ligt. He can play in either CB role, he can play as a sweeper and a stopper and even in the CDM role. There's a lot to like about him coming to play for United.
De Ligt has also played with Mazraoui since Ajax under 16's to the first team, then again at Bayern, and now again at United - nice to have 2 new players arrive who've already played together since they were kids so know each others game inside out!
De Ligt = Great signing! I am imagining, and more importantly BELIEVING we will win the title VERY soon (which everyone reading this should truely do, and just watch it happen...) Upamecano makes Maguire look like a flawless defender btw... 😂
Here's my 2 cents on De Ligt: He's perhaps the best CB in terms of reputation we've ever bought along with Varane in 21, and Rio back in 02. On paper this is almost a perfect fit for Ten Hag's system. He came through the Ajax academy in the same time as Mazraoui & Onana. So he should have no problem settling in alongside them. He has a CB partner in Martinez who understands his role in a Ten Hag system perfectly. He brings all the essentials you need, as well as the leadership and experience of top level football at the very highest level. All at the age of just 25. The downside, this HAS to work. We've been starved of a top level CB who can stay fit. All others have been either not good or not fit enough, and some cases both. Martinez has proven a gem with all the right attributes we needed. This pairing, De Ligt & Martinez, has to be the lynchpin that builds a consistently top level performing Utd side. It will make or break Ten Hag. We can't afford inconsistency anymore, we can't afford bad luck with injuries. Because I don't know where we go if De Ligt doesn't work. Granted Yoro should be the main guy who can step in for De Ligt, but he's still young, and doesn't have the expectation of needing to perform immediately.
It actually doesnt "have to definitely work". This is why the yoro signing was important...we should not depend completely on one player. Deligt and yoro will go toe to toe for that position. We need to bring in someone similar for Martinez. We need a backup LCB/LB asap
We wait and see how they adapt to the PL, but I think for the price they paid, to get both De Ligt & Mazraoui, MU have pulled off one of the best deals this summer.
If any other club made the exact same deal Souness and all that lot would be piping themselves off over it. Even more so for Souness if it was Liverpool. Spot on analysis as always Ste. Let’s hope a few come out and eat crow when De Ligt proves all the fabrications wrong like Licha did. Wild the stuff that was conjured up about him just because he signed for us. Had to try down play it. If we had signed prime Messi the same morons would have said he was too small to play in England 🙄
De ligt and yoro were worth more until they signed for united. After both players signed for united we paid too much for them. Haters are going to hate because they're not united
Media is getting increasingly ridiculous over this transfer… At this point I have already seen a list of most expensive defenders, which had de Ligt mentioned thrice (Ajax to Juve, Juve to Bayern and Bayern to United), but Gvardiol to City was nowhere to be seen there, because it would mean that there was a defender more costly than Harry Maguire. And there was also another dig, that de Ligt is now the most expensive defender in history, because… they summed up all transfer fees for him. Of course, de Ligt on the graphic is in United shirt. I really want United to click this season - just to see all those pundits fuming…
Branthwaithe was in our plans for his left foot. We’re planning for a structure where players are replaceable as long as the key attributes match. Had he been 40 mil. He would have been 1 of those 8 CB signings Pep does every season. I think that’s why he was on our radar. Glad we went for quality options instead. We need first teamers and we already have the goat at LCB. 😅
Brilliant signing, the squad is starting to look more structured. I expect a few to leave now & maybe bring in a defensive midfielder. My only worry is the injuries, maybe they are being trained too hard ? Needs sorting
De Ligt has had a different manager every year since 2016. 8 different managers in 8 seasons. Based on this history, Ten Hag might not survive. Everyone say De Ligt was a leader, yet he confessed overwhelmed by Juve and Bayern spotlight. Was making so many mistakes in his 1st Juve season. Juve and Bayern was winning titles regularly. Both stopped in his 2nd season.
He's had 6 managers in his last 6 season, that's would hinder anyone from being consistent. The last time he had a manager for back to back season was ETH at Ajax.
You know what’s hilarious. IF (and it’s a big if) we did win the league, all these pundits saying our signings are shit/lightweight/injury prone etc. will turn around and say United bought the league.
I think De Ligt walks straight into our first team and improves it. I'm very excited to see us play this season. We still need to get that DM in, but if we do, I'll agree we should be pushing for 3rd.
I'm not sure what people expect of Scholes. Brilliant player but I'm getting more and more convinced that the reason why he gave hardly any interviews during his playing career was that, if you've got nothing intelligent to say, it's best not to say anything. It's pretty embarrassing now when you see him on some pundits panel.
De Ligt has played for Peter Bosz, Ten Hag, Sarri, Pirlo, Allegri, Nagelsman, and Tuchel throughout his career. Club stability has always been an issue for him, except Ajax.
One thing about United fans is we’ve been hurt for so long that we degrade every good thing so we don’t get hurt. De Ligt and Mazraoui are excellent signings and both players are top tier. If City or any other team bought him they were gonna say “Excellent signings”, “decorated player”. Don’t be afraid to say it, “We bought Bayern’s best CB and one of the best and fastest RBs in the world. People are just trying to cope with the improvements at United.
I agree with you about us being in the top 4 this season. I think I see what ETH is trying to do with this team in who he has brought in this summer. I do think that a Ugarte type player would be the difference in us challenging. Perhaps not this season but as the team gets used to playing the way ETH wants, then I think we are in a good position. That’s what my feeling are saying but reality might be different but I am at least optimistic. Great video as always Ste
DeLigt is weak in forward play and recovery pace., defensively he is really good though. I'm glad we got him, but now we have plenty of players we need to offload, because they bloat our wage bill. These old woodward contracts are limiting Sir Jim's options, but I'm still impressed how they work with the hand they got dealt
I think de Ligt will improve our squad immensely! He should fit the profile of what we want from our defenders. Hope we get to see him doing more than just defend quite soon because I've seen him score some bangers throughout the years. I am so sick and tired of watching Maguire stand still while waiting for a corner or cross only to have to climb on someone so that it's a foul while the ball goes 10 meters over the bar.
some pundits thrive around creating controversy around us because it generates clicks and views, and people like Souness like nothing better than to see us in turmoil doesn’t take much for him to create a negative narrative. Let’s see what he’s saying at the end of the season because like you I’m quietly confident of a top four finish this year.
Typical bull out of the usual suspects. If he signed for Liverpool or Arsenal they would all be talking up his qualities! Surprised at Rio and Scholes but understand it comes from the right place, the rest of them aren’t worth 5 seconds of attention
The state of pundits on this one is embarrassing. Tells you all you need to know, deliberately inflammatory, no actual knowledge, making it up as they go and just trying to spark reactions. It's everything I hate about the football media machine, and why I'd much rather watch YOU.
Lol I cant wait for you to see how shit he is. How have you not seen it already??? Failed at Juve and sold at a loss. Failed at Byaenr and sold at a loss. Can not get into Hollands team and ignored by Madrid, Barca, Arsenal, City, Chelsea, AC and Inter, PSG and so on. You are in for a shock, he is worse than Maguire.
Honestly, I hope he smashes it in the Premier League, and when he does I wouldn’t give Paul Scholes or Rio Ferdinand the time of day much less an interview without a face-to-face public apology.
I might have preferred Todibo, but De Ligt Is certainly a great signing. Once Yoro is fit, there will be real competition for a starting spot. I don't rate United for anywhere near winning the Prem yet, even if City get docked 115 points. If they keep clear of injuries, I think top 4 is pretty likely.
I think De Ligt is a gamble that may or may not pay off. His quality isn’t in question. It’s that for some reason this squad and in general this league is pretty bad for injuries, maybe it’s more physically demanding or it’s the frequency of games with no break but a player who picks up niggles may miss more games than perhaps in other leagues. If 2 of Yoro, De Ligt, and Martinez are injured at the same time it will cause issues with the system again and cost points. One more defender able to play a high progressive line and I think it’s not a problem but Maguire, Evans, or Lindelof coming into the starting line up is problematic. I’d be much happier if Maguire and Lindelof were sold and a left sided CB who fits the system came in.
I like all the signings so far. Theres still some dead wood in the squad to disregard and ten hag has his own short falls he needs to learn from (made some absolute tactical blunders that was hard to watch) but at least there is that chance of playing great football again.
I'm absolutely made up. I've wanted us to get this guy since he left Ajax. I think he's going to be a great signing. Really pleased about this transfer window, some awesome business going on. Just need a midfielder or two now.
Great signing. Only concern for me is his pace. He isnt slow but he isnt in top 10 PL CBS for pace, and neither is Martinez. Could catch us out from time to time.
The signing of De ligt is a amazing peace of buisness for Man United. Not only did Man united get a great ballplaying defender with amazing leadership skills. They get a player with the best years ahead of him. Im suprised that so many pundits and ex players are question his ability? If we are levelheaded around the transfer. The fact is that the money Man united spend on De ligt is less than West Ham spend on Max Kilman. Kilman is a good defender but not better than De ligt. The situation in Bayern is that they have a amazing pool of defenders the same is with PSG and their pool of defensive midfielders and thats why they can consider to sell Manuel Ugarte. I have watch a lot of Bayern games because Im a budesliga fan and can say for sure that De ligt is the real deal.
Anyone who says United has not been impressive with the signing of De Ligt is just scared of what's coming this new season. We're gradually building squad depth and we're not far away from what City and Liverpool have.
Good piece of business by United for De Ligt and Mazraoui. Two years ago we'd have paid £20m more. United stronger than most people think. Just got to get the Ugarte deal over the line......
Also the Juventus thing is a bit skewed because they were in a lot of financial trouble and they got rid of 2 of their most expensive assets, Ronaldo cause of the wages and they even had to have a lawsuit to pay him cause they didn't want to and they had to sell De Ligt as well cause he was their most valuable asset and was on really high wages and since then Juventus haven't really done massive splashes of cash
Bayern used Dier and Upemacano who is disaster waiting to happen and had one of their worst seasons for years is what the pundits won't talk about. Sure De Ligt was hyped from like 18 as was Ajax captain already but has won titles in every country played in. Mazaroui is versatile as we dont have left backs who can stay fit for 2 games. More attacking too. ETH has to get the best from there.
Cheers ste. Always the place to get the lay of the land and cut the crap out. Hear the truths like the petition the media doesn't mention. The ending on the title talk. buzzing GGMU 🤜
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I think the hate on De ligt is comical, the guy has 8 seasons under his belt, with league titles won, deep runs into the CL, and lots of minutes under his belt. He is so experienced for a young defender, and probably will still maintain his physical qualities for the next 5+ years at minumum. Alll this plus he's actually a really good footballer, and a really good defender. He is physical, aggressive, wins the lionshare of 1v1 duels and he is good on the ball with the pass and progressive carries?! Oh and he's good in the air and scores goals? What else do you want from a signing?! He is a really good signing for us at a decent price, well done to the backroom staff for getting this deal done.
Stephen - Without being biased, who would you pick between Todibo and De Ligt?
Bayern fan here ,love your channel, you guys got a player and a gem ! He's going to commands the defense and infuse energy and interact with fans like Martinez does. We will miss him very much !
But why Bayern sold him then? I don't watch Bundesliga so I don't know how he is playing now
Cheers. Only opinion i trust on a player are the fans from his former club.
@@indranilmondal1270they got dier upemacano kim min Jae etc
@@indranilmondal1270 maybe he doesn't want to play under Kompany? Doesn't see a good future at Bayern? Why is always the player not good enough, maybe the club is doing the wrong things?
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The pundits comments on De Ligt qre exactly the reason why fans prefer to watch content created by fans like Howson and others. They know nothing and are dinosaurs
Was Howson right about Amrabat? Or was everyone using common sense and asking why a guy whose supposedly quality is playing for Fiorentina in his mid 20s?
Turns out the pundits and not Howson were right. Howson was piping him off all summer based on nothing. Low and behold he was crap and looked exactly like a player who’s at a mid table Serie A team in his prime
Howson does not know more about football than elite former pros
@@bengreenbankNice cherry pick and btw Howson wasn't piping him off at all, I'm assuming you're thinking he compared him to Carrick when he was just talking about his style of play. People who can listen and comprehend what is being said prefer fan channels to pundits. 👍
@@bengreenbankvan Digk was in Southampton at 26. What does Amrabat being in Fiorentina at 26 mean ? He's a great player, we saw him for Morocco. The style of play United used leaving the midfield open last season made Amrabat have to cover a lot of ground with his average pace. He's a great player we saw at the world cup. Stop your agenda
@@Dmaj089 how are some you bellends still thinking Amrabat is good lmao?
@@Stegibbon not cherry picked at all. He was piping off Onana and Hojilund. Reality is he pipes off virtually every United signing despite the fact most of our post SAF signings have completely flopped.
Howson knows fuck all about football. Too biased to take seriously. The guy was saying good things about Antony only a year ago. He’s clueless
Bayern fan here ❤ believe what you want but de ligt is a monster in defense and without a shadow of doubt he’ll easily become fan favorite before the season ends. That’s how good he is
Let's see how long he stays fit
I believe you I remember the time we bought licha they spoke quite a lot of negative things but he proved them wrong from then I don't trust them
@@richyclubsport5155 I prefer him than the consistency of Luke Shaw
I'm well happy we got DeLigt in. He is a huge improvement over Maguire. I'm just excited and ready to see him alongside Martinez or Yoro. Yoro looked good v Arsenal. Shame he got injured. Can't wait to get him back as well. Set them d*ckheads straight, Ste.👍
Why were Bayern happy to sell him then?
Noussair Mazraoui+Matthijs de Ligt
Both for around 51m ♡
Fantastic business ✧
Mazraoui will surprise many
Top signing/great fit all-round
De Ligt what a player!
Can't believe we've signed him ♥️
Proper leader!
Made captain at a young age
For a young CB (not the norm)
Big lad 2! Powerful!
Yet technically adept ☆
Intelligent football brain
Ability to read the game
Great positioning & awareness
Etc.
GGMU 🔴
LOL Deluded and warped and clearly someone who has never watched or followed either player in any depth. Mazraoui is so so injury prone and simply can not defend. He is decent in patches on the ball but is another Emerson Royal but with injury issues.
De Ligt is horrible he is no better than he was at 17 and has his own injury issues. He failed at Juve and was sold at a loss and then moved to Bayern and failed again and sold again at a loss. He cant get into a mediocre Holland team and is immobile and not as good on the ball as some believe.
Wan Bissaka and Mguire are better than these two and in 6 months you will be repeated everything I have just said.
Shit poem, doesn't even rhyme
@@1987simple1987 Lol, Holland has far from a mediocre deffence... in fact the top 4 Deffenders of the Netherlands would be starters next to Stones for England...
Why did you write that like a poem?
someone's burning 😂
We got Mazraoui, Yoro and De Ligt for approximately the cost of Branthwaite.
The exact deal we needed not the overrated Branthwaite who's only real strength is aerially and pace.
Hopefully next year we go for Hincapie/Schlotterbeck for LCB/LB.
You will see why De Ligt and Mazraoui were so cheap in the coming months. I am sure you will also see why Real Madrid the wealthiest club in the world pulled the plug at 20 million for Yoro.
Or todibo!.
Hincapie
@@1987simple1987 What will we see?
This year...once we sell Lindelof, we need a LCB/LB
Did anyone hear that Tim Sherwood said that he doubted De Ligt was better than Maguire, clown 🤡
Yea i did and other people on sky just kept silent. That is just stupid
I know, absolute tool is Sherwood
He said what 😅😅😅, what a 💩 head.
If the competition was, who has a turning circle of an oil tanker
That guy has no clue😂😂😂One of the leading anti United pundits out there
Those saying he was benched for dier didn’t realise de light played along side dier for majority of diers matches 🫣
I am so glad you made this video. This whole "Eric Dier took his place" narrative falls flat when you look at the numbers last season. Dier played at most 15 games last season - 13 of which he started with de ligt.
Dier played 20 games if you include Champions League games, and that was in half a season. De Ligt played 30 games in a full season. Did you actually look at the numbers???
@@cj83harry So how can you replace someone when he is playing next to you?
@@cj83harrydier replaced upamecano and kim who were both making too many mistakes
@@feikomulder2795 You cant, these people doubting De Light are little slow in the head you just cant argue with them . When it comes to United, their United hate triumps their functioning brain .
@@cj83harryDe Ligt missed 13 games with injury & 1 through suspension, Bayern played 49 games. He played every cl game he was available for, except v Lazio when he was sub & yes, I've looked at the numbers!
I still can't believe Yoro, De ligt and Martinez are our CB options. UTFR 🇾🇪
2 injury prone and one only here and injured, I really hope they stay fit cos your right it could be an awesome 3 CB's we have on our hands
@@davidc5170bruv what tf is wrong with u ppl 😂just shut up tf
The video literally just broke down the myth of calling players "injury prone," yet you are David, still waffling rubbish. Players get injured given that football is an intense sport.. clown! @davidc5170
@@davidc5170who are injury prone martinez and ?
The way old man united stars talked about de Ligt is exactly why ManU failed in past transfer windows. Always look at the bright shining players to buy. Manchester City bought a premier league fallen, injury proned player named Kevin de bruyne, and now he become one of the most success player in the football history. So I would disregard most of their opinions because frankly they are quite about of touch, their measure still in the early 2000s.
I understand your point but the debruyne thing is not true. The debruyne that came to man city is almost a world class not the Chelsea own
@@oluwatobioyedele5987it's almost as if go a club with a proper football structure makes all the difference
Mate that's what he meant by 'Premier league fallen', de bryne was rubbish in he's debut@@oluwatobioyedele5987
@oluwatobioyedele5987 another example was klopp with Salah VVD mane Robertson and Geo
Most successful player in the history of football? He's not even in the top3 most successful footballer in Manchester you clown.
It is mad how everyone is saying that this guy is a flop.
He came from Ajax, he played at Juventus and learned from Chiellini and Bonucci, moved to Bayern and learned the German way of passing from the back (very Dutch).
Honestly, whenever I hear these guys on ESPN or Sky Sports it just annoys me...they clearly just watch one league OR they (ESPN) have such of an anti-United agenda that it makes me wanna check the 2007-2013 archives to see what the heck they said about Ferguson and United when we won everything for jokes
De ligt isn't mobile enough. He's an old fashioned defender similar to the mold of Harry Maguire. So he may struggle with the pace of the premiere league. Most of the top teams have defenders who can move around a lot for example Stones, Dias, Rudiger, Van Dijk, Gabriel, Saliba. Like I understand why we signed Yoro as he fits perfectly within that category. But De ligt I fear will get found out easily, that style of play just isn't needed at the top level. It's just as-well Bayern are trying to get rid of him & replacing him for Tah who is more modern.
@@JohnTaylor-tn1lvyou obviously haven't watched de Ligt if that's your analysis of the player
He may not be the most mobile but do you not think that's where martinez comes into play it's a partnership and i think their own styles will complement each other superbly just my opinion pal lets hope so @JohnTaylor-tn1lv
@@JohnTaylor-tn1lvDe Ligt is nothing like Maguire.
@@Ivoryenperor9 It is a bit asinine that this statement keeps getting parrotted around smh, truly nothing like Maguire
I really do hope you put Rio in his place about his comments on De Ligt
When Rio gives his view on something, the opposite of what he says happens.
Rio caused the ronaldo signing... we were great before ronaldo... he ruined us that season disrupted the flow@@basedelon
I expected nothing less from the haters and pundits but Rio and Scholes reactions were odd..this is a good deal ..Bayern fans are fuming that he's sold.
Roy makes constructive points of view and doesn't blindly make ignorant comments. But the rest of the ex-players like Scholes, Ferdinand and Neville, I ignore them.
@@basedelonCorrect👍
scholes is the biggest hater acting like he was a world beater as a manager
Rio CLEARLY didn't have a word with Ste before making that statement. Rio also thought that Pique would never make it as a top defender
@@thrilla72why the fuck would Rio one of the best cb’s ever check with Howson for football opinions lmao.
Would Stephen Hawking at you for your opinions on theoretical physics?
Had we signed branthwaite, the media would've started talking shit about him regardless of the fee
No they wouldn't, he's English.
See how they always defend Maguire?
@@godsplank.ugwujapendullum4927 they only started defending maguire when utd fans started to criticize him, at first they destroyed him and he was memed by everyone
in a few seasons branthwaite will be the left footed maguire lol.
@@chinnychinchin89 absolutely agree, he is not bad but he isnt great either, the media will just yoyo the shit out of him, they will pick him up and throw him down just like maguire, he is literally maguire regen
Yoro alone is a massive upgrade to our defense, but now De Ligt aswell. What a massive difference from last year it is.
He's mid
This signing raise the floor, not necessarily the ceiling which I am all for. Our floor should be a 6/10, a performance that can still beat a mid to low level team 1-0, not the utterly terrible performances last season. I think to raise the ceiling we need game changers in midfield and attack but primarily midfield. Great signing especially for the price
De Ligt has had a different manager every year since 2016. 8 different managers in 8 seasons😭 that will hamper any players development, Sarri, Pirlo and Allegri all different. We’ve signed a gem and at 24 it’s perfect timing to snap him up🔥 thankfully he’s worked with the gaffer before and when playing for ETH he carried the ball a lot!
Hated, adored, never ignored
I have to ask Ste.. why has Rio said what he's said about De Ligt?.. Surely his researchers have shown him some info or is it just the usual pundit bollocks he's jumped on..real laziness from Rio and Schoies in my opinion.
agreed, we really don't need our legends spreading false information about new signings...the likes of Spitty and Sniffy are doing that well enough on their own
Rio and Scholes always chat rubbish. Whether about united or another club, most of their take are false or wrong.
They’ll find out.
It’s quite frustrating to hear the likes of Rio and scholes regurgitate the lazy journalist talking points…
Former united legends should put a little effort into their opinions, especially when it concerns current / potential united players. It’s ok to say “I’m not sure, I’d need to check the stats and haven’t done”. Save yourself the embarrassment and the lack of trust from the fans in the future as a fallout.
This is what I like about ste… I don’t always agree with everything he says but I know he does his homework on the stats because I do mine as well.
I remember there was similar scepticism when L****pool signed VvD. Turned out he was a gem for them.
Most of the time, it is simply lazy journalism. That's it
Crazy that so many of them that are not in touch. So many think we'd still end max 6th
Cant wait to see him in action!
The entire football world has trolled United since Sir Alex left the helm and areas excited as us United fans when we try to sign someone just too laugh at us for flipping it or paying 5 times the amount we did. Now that this season we have had the most successful transfer windows, they want to hate and criticize to kill the vibes coz they KNOW we killed the market this season. Being a part of the club/or it's fanbase is real hard work mate, cheers
The thing that pisses me off is how many people are saying that he got benched at Bayern for Dier. Him and Dier were a solid partnership and they would've won the Champions League if he wasn't injured for the 1st leg against Madrid. Kim Min Jae had a disasterclass.
Ste iv wanted him at utd since his Ajax days, he's ready made for the prem and is a future utd captain 1000%, brilliant work by Ineos for there first window
Bayern letting go of "one of the best defenders in Football." Chooses to go to Man U??? Red Flags all around.
one of the reasons I think Ten Hag is working with so many players he has worked with before, is partly to ensure the locker room stays on his side, last season when everyone was calling for his head, I don't remember reports that the locker room had turned and now with De Ligt he has his former captain in there, Martinez is already a leader and we see it, Onana looks like he doesn't stand for the criticism and for the younger guys like Yoro and Mainoo and Amad they'll know right away the standard he expects not only from him and his staff but from his former players who have won things and done things his way
I think Martinez + De ligt partnership will be better than Arsenal's
The bottom line is that no one knows for certain how successful a player will be until he shows you on the pitch/field. For example, in the 1998 NFL draft Ryan Leaf was selected as the overall #2 pick in the 1st round. He was pretty much a bust and only lasted 4 years in the league. Conversely, Tom Brady wasn’t selected until the 6th round (199th pick) and went on to become, arguably the greatest player of all time at his position.
Yoro transfer meaning: We want to compete for the title in 3-5 years.
De light transfer meaning: We want to compete for the title today.
Glazers would've bought Braithwaite for like 100mls. I couldn't be happier for this transfer. I am absolutely surprised how well this summer went.
The only place I have my doubts over is the left back. I think either Malacia or Shaw should've been gone this summer, and we should've bought someone fit.
Now I am aware that there isn't anyone on the market appealing enough other than Udogie which we would not get for cheap.
I think Erik ten Hag's solution for left back is to play Noussair Mazraoui and Martinez, which both of them do not primarily play left back?
As a last thing. I do not expect Marcus Rashford to play well without Luke Shaw (which we know will be absent).
Mazraoui isn't good at LB it would be Dalot that switched there. I think we will see Martinez starting there though (with no intention of him overlapping) and us playing an inverted RB (either Dalot or Mazraoui) on the other side, kinda like City do when they play Rico Lewis at RB in a transition from 433 to 3223
Like against Fulham I'd expect to see
Onana
Dalot/(Mazraoui probably a sub)
Lindelof/(De Ligt probably a sub)
Maguire
Martinez
Mainoo
Casemiro
Diallo
Bruno
Garnacho
Rashford
LOL De Ligt and the title is a joke. Have you seen this guy play he is a shit show. He cant get into Hollands team and was sold at a loss by Juve and Bayenr and is yet to enter his priome years. Why do you think every other club have ignored him???
@@1987simple1987 shut up you Clown. Firstly Van Dijk and De Vrij are amazing CBs who kept him out of the national team. At Juve there was Bonucci and Chiellini already and Italian football isn't played in a way to showcase his attributes. At Bayern he's played the same amount of games as Upamecano since he signed and the Bayern fans have literally mass signed a petition trying to convince the club to keep him. Defensive qualities transfer well from Bundesliga to Prem very well statistically too. Utd are building a team to play out from the back and he'll excel at Utd. If they don't win the League it won't be because of any of De Ligt's performances
@@1987simple1987 he's also had a different manager every single season of his career so far at Ajax, Juve and Bayern. There has been no consistency in style of play. He will now have a good foundation going forward and his best years are ahead of him
@@1987simple1987
Signing players of De Light caliber is a title type transfer, it's like when we signed Varane. Doesn't guarantee results, tho.
Holland has Van Dijk and Ake as top 2 Center backs. 2 of the most generational and influential center backs on the planet that still play. And as a United fan, I have to respect it.
He outperformed at Juve and then at Bayern. 2 failing super clubs. And now he's into his prime years at United.
Martinez actually replaced De Ligt at Ajax so they haven't actually played together yet but they're both familiar with what ten Hag wants and with Mazraoui and Onana there as well, that's 4 of your back 5 who are all familiar with EtH's desires when it comes to playing out from the back and have the skills to implement it too. Mazraoui can play on both sides to it's really Shaw and Dalot competing for that other defensive spot on the right or left.
Also, and I get that this is a crazy shout, but I can see Yoro playing right back a few games this season, particularly in the kinds of games we used to employ Wan Bissaka in.
He didn't fail at bayern, he won the Bundesliga the year before last then Harry Kane brought his curse to them. As for the ex players some of them have been salty since ETH got the job, they ridiculed him for bringing in martinez which turned out to be a great signing and a few of them seemed quite gleeful before the end of last season thinking ETH was about to lose his job and sancho would be lifting the champions league trophy. Now their back to bitching and moaning.
Can we just deep how he was literally the captain of the best dutch team at just 17. Thats scary.
United fans are getting rage-baited into engaging with channels and legacy punditry. United fans just need to stop responding, the fear is real now that United is behaving like an actual footballing outfit, pants are being shat around the world.
That would make sense if the rivalling people are shitting their pants, but for Scholes to be spouting that load of crap on his team's new signing. Some legend that .
Legacy punditry is absolutely dying. I turned a podcast off because of the amount of times Carragher kept randomly shouting "Ten hag gone by christmas"
£40m for a 25 year old defender with over 250 games under his belt makes the fee Everton quoted for Brantwaite look even more insane. (Can still see us lowballing them in the dying days of the window as their financial problems haven't gone away).
de Ligt, great signing, someone who knows what ten Hag is about and can communicate that to the team. 25 years old not reached his peak, defenders reach their peak later than attacking players quite often, and also maintain it longer, especially if their style of defending is about game reading, anticipation and well timed tackles, rather than physical, which I think is de Ligt’s style from the games I have seen. So a possible long time servant of the club.
I don’t mind the sports media not rating him, it means it lowers everyone’s expectations. Many players struggle at Utd because of the hype when they join.
He’ll be able to quietly go about his business and help make the Utd’s defence solid.
I’m somewhat surprised at this window thus far, and that, with the team still efforting for Ugarte. The optimism that has been taken from me by the Glazers, Woodward et al, is returning. I still think top 4 is unlikely, but, if we avoid the injuries that plague this club and the balance of power in the room changes enough to keep the cancers that are still here at bay, we have a shot.
De ligt and Casemiro and Martinez is naughty
Hello from Freetown Sierra Leone 🇸🇱
I have been a fan of ur podcasts for the past years
Save to say scholes is a Bell.... legend on the field but not so much of it...
The signings this week are signings you make to raise the floor of the squad. The signings earlier in the window are the ones that you make to go and win a league in 12-24 months.
De Ligt and Mazroui raise the league floor on this squad from what we know it to be (8th) to probably 5th. We aren't playing the chuckle brothers at CB and we aren't going to be chopping and changing our right back into a makeshift LB because the backup RB we have isn't capable of playing anywhere else.
They raise the floor. And that's probably as important, if not moreso, than raising your ceiling.
I think he offers versatility, I think he improves our 1st team, he's Champion's League elite and I think he could be a starter alongside Martinez in central defence. Yoro is a talent but he's still just a kid really. This 1st season will be a learning process for him with Yoro being used as backup to Martinez and De Ligt. He can play in either CB role, he can play as a sweeper and a stopper and even in the CDM role. There's a lot to like about him coming to play for United.
De Ligt has also played with Mazraoui since Ajax under 16's to the first team, then again at Bayern, and now again at United - nice to have 2 new players arrive who've already played together since they were kids so know each others game inside out!
Thats a negative they both know how shit each other is.
De Ligt = Great signing! I am imagining, and more importantly BELIEVING we will win the title VERY soon (which everyone reading this should truely do, and just watch it happen...)
Upamecano makes Maguire look like a flawless defender btw... 😂
Here's my 2 cents on De Ligt:
He's perhaps the best CB in terms of reputation we've ever bought along with Varane in 21, and Rio back in 02. On paper this is almost a perfect fit for Ten Hag's system. He came through the Ajax academy in the same time as Mazraoui & Onana. So he should have no problem settling in alongside them. He has a CB partner in Martinez who understands his role in a Ten Hag system perfectly. He brings all the essentials you need, as well as the leadership and experience of top level football at the very highest level. All at the age of just 25.
The downside, this HAS to work. We've been starved of a top level CB who can stay fit. All others have been either not good or not fit enough, and some cases both. Martinez has proven a gem with all the right attributes we needed. This pairing, De Ligt & Martinez, has to be the lynchpin that builds a consistently top level performing Utd side. It will make or break Ten Hag. We can't afford inconsistency anymore, we can't afford bad luck with injuries. Because I don't know where we go if De Ligt doesn't work. Granted Yoro should be the main guy who can step in for De Ligt, but he's still young, and doesn't have the expectation of needing to perform immediately.
It actually doesnt "have to definitely work". This is why the yoro signing was important...we should not depend completely on one player. Deligt and yoro will go toe to toe for that position. We need to bring in someone similar for Martinez. We need a backup LCB/LB asap
We wait and see how they adapt to the PL, but I think for the price they paid, to get both De Ligt & Mazraoui, MU have pulled off one of the best deals this summer.
Last year he played 16 matches out of 34 in Bundesliga. Year before that he played 27. Main question is how many minutes he was there on the pitch.
If any other club made the exact same deal Souness and all that lot would be piping themselves off over it. Even more so for Souness if it was Liverpool. Spot on analysis as always Ste. Let’s hope a few come out and eat crow when De Ligt proves all the fabrications wrong like Licha did. Wild the stuff that was conjured up about him just because he signed for us. Had to try down play it. If we had signed prime Messi the same morons would have said he was too small to play in England 🙄
Souness is such a clown🤡
Let’s see how his injury record is in the most ruthless fixture dense league in the world
De ligt and yoro were worth more until they signed for united. After both players signed for united we paid too much for them. Haters are going to hate because they're not united
Media is getting increasingly ridiculous over this transfer…
At this point I have already seen a list of most expensive defenders, which had de Ligt mentioned thrice (Ajax to Juve, Juve to Bayern and Bayern to United), but Gvardiol to City was nowhere to be seen there, because it would mean that there was a defender more costly than Harry Maguire.
And there was also another dig, that de Ligt is now the most expensive defender in history, because… they summed up all transfer fees for him. Of course, de Ligt on the graphic is in United shirt.
I really want United to click this season - just to see all those pundits fuming…
Onana
Dalot - De Ligt (Yoro) - Martinez - Mazroui
Ugarte
Mainoo - Bruno
Zirkzee
Amad - Garnacho.
Branthwaithe was in our plans for his left foot. We’re planning for a structure where players are replaceable as long as the key attributes match. Had he been 40 mil. He would have been 1 of those 8 CB signings Pep does every season. I think that’s why he was on our radar. Glad we went for quality options instead. We need first teamers and we already have the goat at LCB. 😅
Ste you got me excited at the end there, I felt a tingle
Brilliant signing, the squad is starting to look more structured. I expect a few to leave now & maybe bring in a defensive midfielder. My only worry is the injuries, maybe they are being trained too hard ? Needs sorting
De Ligt has had a different manager every year since 2016. 8 different managers in 8 seasons.
Based on this history, Ten Hag might not survive. Everyone say De Ligt was a leader, yet he confessed overwhelmed by Juve and Bayern spotlight. Was making so many mistakes in his 1st Juve season. Juve and Bayern was winning titles regularly. Both stopped in his 2nd season.
You think that is all down to one single player?
Ex liverpool players, talksport and the likes of these are all jealous of United, final stop
Off topic, but are out of vibe with 5? If so, why man? That show was the must watch for me during the week
Glad pundits are saying Maguire is better than De Ligt because that MUST inflate his price if theyre right
He's had 6 managers in his last 6 season, that's would hinder anyone from being consistent. The last time he had a manager for back to back season was ETH at Ajax.
He never had. He had ten hag for one season the juve bought him
You know what’s hilarious. IF (and it’s a big if) we did win the league, all these pundits saying our signings are shit/lightweight/injury prone etc. will turn around and say United bought the league.
This season’s success hinges on injuries, defense (Yoro’s pace + De Ligt/Martinez) and a good #6.
One major attribute you neglected to mention is his Mental strength, top class drive!
I think De Ligt walks straight into our first team and improves it. I'm very excited to see us play this season. We still need to get that DM in, but if we do, I'll agree we should be pushing for 3rd.
I'm not sure what people expect of Scholes. Brilliant player but I'm getting more and more convinced that the reason why he gave hardly any interviews during his playing career was that, if you've got nothing intelligent to say, it's best not to say anything. It's pretty embarrassing now when you see him on some pundits panel.
De Ligt has played for Peter Bosz, Ten Hag, Sarri, Pirlo, Allegri, Nagelsman, and Tuchel throughout his career. Club stability has always been an issue for him, except Ajax.
Maino, Martinez, Garnacho the maybes are Bruno, Amad and Dalot due to our current situation
One thing about United fans is we’ve been hurt for so long that we degrade every good thing so we don’t get hurt. De Ligt and Mazraoui are excellent signings and both players are top tier. If City or any other team bought him they were gonna say “Excellent signings”, “decorated player”. Don’t be afraid to say it, “We bought Bayern’s best CB and one of the best and fastest RBs in the world.
People are just trying to cope with the improvements at United.
I agree with you about us being in the top 4 this season. I think I see what ETH is trying to do with this team in who he has brought in this summer. I do think that a Ugarte type player would be the difference in us challenging. Perhaps not this season but as the team gets used to playing the way ETH wants, then I think we are in a good position. That’s what my feeling are saying but reality might be different but I am at least optimistic. Great video as always Ste
DeLigt is weak in forward play and recovery pace., defensively he is really good though. I'm glad we got him, but now we have plenty of players we need to offload, because they bloat our wage bill.
These old woodward contracts are limiting Sir Jim's options, but I'm still impressed how they work with the hand they got dealt
I think de Ligt will improve our squad immensely! He should fit the profile of what we want from our defenders. Hope we get to see him doing more than just defend quite soon because I've seen him score some bangers throughout the years. I am so sick and tired of watching Maguire stand still while waiting for a corner or cross only to have to climb on someone so that it's a foul while the ball goes 10 meters over the bar.
Don't expect a better player than Lindelof and McGuire....but it isn't all about skills, its about team chemistry too, hope for good things
some pundits thrive around creating controversy around us because it generates clicks and views, and people like Souness like nothing better than to see us in turmoil doesn’t take much for him to create a negative narrative. Let’s see what he’s saying at the end of the season because like you I’m quietly confident of a top four finish this year.
Even Tim Sherwood was saying he weren't as good as maguire. Proper hating on united.
The supreme managerial success that is Tim Sherwood. Feel free to believe the opposite
@@simsey33😂😂
Typical bull out of the usual suspects. If he signed for Liverpool or Arsenal they would all be talking up his qualities! Surprised at Rio and Scholes but understand it comes from the right place, the rest of them aren’t worth 5 seconds of attention
Ur impartial views are always admired❤.. N analysis are spot on.
The state of pundits on this one is embarrassing. Tells you all you need to know, deliberately inflammatory, no actual knowledge, making it up as they go and just trying to spark reactions. It's everything I hate about the football media machine, and why I'd much rather watch YOU.
Wanted de ligt for years since he was at ajax. Over the moon we've actually got him!
Lol I cant wait for you to see how shit he is. How have you not seen it already???
Failed at Juve and sold at a loss. Failed at Byaenr and sold at a loss. Can not get into Hollands team and ignored by Madrid, Barca, Arsenal, City, Chelsea, AC and Inter, PSG and so on.
You are in for a shock, he is worse than Maguire.
Honestly, I hope he smashes it in the Premier League, and when he does I wouldn’t give Paul Scholes or Rio Ferdinand the time of day much less an interview without a face-to-face public apology.
I might have preferred Todibo, but De Ligt Is certainly a great signing. Once Yoro is fit, there will be real competition for a starting spot.
I don't rate United for anywhere near winning the Prem yet, even if City get docked 115 points. If they keep clear of injuries, I think top 4 is pretty likely.
I think De Ligt is a gamble that may or may not pay off. His quality isn’t in question. It’s that for some reason this squad and in general this league is pretty bad for injuries, maybe it’s more physically demanding or it’s the frequency of games with no break but a player who picks up niggles may miss more games than perhaps in other leagues.
If 2 of Yoro, De Ligt, and Martinez are injured at the same time it will cause issues with the system again and cost points.
One more defender able to play a high progressive line and I think it’s not a problem but Maguire, Evans, or Lindelof coming into the starting line up is problematic.
I’d be much happier if Maguire and Lindelof were sold and a left sided CB who fits the system came in.
I like all the signings so far. Theres still some dead wood in the squad to disregard and ten hag has his own short falls he needs to learn from (made some absolute tactical blunders that was hard to watch) but at least there is that chance of playing great football again.
One thing that people dont realize also is that he has had a new manager every single season he has played since ajax
I'm absolutely made up. I've wanted us to get this guy since he left Ajax. I think he's going to be a great signing. Really pleased about this transfer window, some awesome business going on. Just need a midfielder or two now.
Great signing. Only concern for me is his pace. He isnt slow but he isnt in top 10 PL CBS for pace, and neither is Martinez. Could catch us out from time to time.
The signing of De ligt is a amazing peace of buisness for Man United. Not only did Man united get a great ballplaying defender with amazing leadership skills. They get a player with the best years ahead of him. Im suprised that so many pundits and ex players are question his ability? If we are levelheaded around the transfer. The fact is that the money Man united spend on De ligt is less than West Ham spend on Max Kilman. Kilman is a good defender but not better than De ligt. The situation in Bayern is that they have a amazing pool of defenders the same is with PSG and their pool of defensive midfielders and thats why they can consider to sell Manuel Ugarte. I have watch a lot of Bayern games because Im a budesliga fan and can say for sure that De ligt is the real deal.
I'm so excited for De Ligt, i wanted him when he went to Juventus
Anyone who says United has not been impressive with the signing of De Ligt is just scared of what's coming this new season. We're gradually building squad depth and we're not far away from what City and Liverpool have.
I recall when fans got this defensive when we were trying to sign Falcao, Pogba, Maguire, Sancho and Anthony.
I can't stand this blind insistence.
He fits so well here at United
Good piece of business by United for De Ligt and Mazraoui. Two years ago we'd have paid £20m more. United stronger than most people think. Just got to get the Ugarte deal over the line......
Good video Steve!
No problem with de Ligt I saw him at Ajax but how can you not get a proper no9 when you finish the season with a negative goal difference, unreal
Also the Juventus thing is a bit skewed because they were in a lot of financial trouble and they got rid of 2 of their most expensive assets, Ronaldo cause of the wages and they even had to have a lawsuit to pay him cause they didn't want to and they had to sell De Ligt as well cause he was their most valuable asset and was on really high wages and since then Juventus haven't really done massive splashes of cash
Bayern used Dier and Upemacano who is disaster waiting to happen and had one of their worst seasons for years is what the pundits won't talk about. Sure De Ligt was hyped from like 18 as was Ajax captain already but has won titles in every country played in. Mazaroui is versatile as we dont have left backs who can stay fit for 2 games. More attacking too. ETH has to get the best from there.
Great signing him a martinez are a pair of leaders back there we not had that dynamic since Rio and Vidic.
Cheers ste. Always the place to get the lay of the land and cut the crap out. Hear the truths like the petition the media doesn't mention. The ending on the title talk. buzzing GGMU 🤜