The Manchester United Thread X

Yeah Wenger'll find a similar player in the French third division for £0.5m as usual

Oh them days have long gone.

Levy will probably get £50m for Bale. He has the potential to be up there with CR7 and Messi.

Carl Jenkinson for less than £1m from League 1? Now taken Sagna's spot from the team.

He'll go through a run of bad form soon and the Walcott v Bale, "bale is over-rated" articles will be back again.

I'd take him, clearly, but we have enough wide players who can do a job better than other areas we need a replacement. Atleast one CM, a decent young LB (Luke Shaw k thanks) and a top class CB.

Probably need a striker too, we always need those

Cavani and lewandowski together will sort out the striker problems. Just put rooney/rafael in CM, Phil jones as left back and that's solved.

I think Bale is a fantastic player and on world class form atm but those people comparing him to CR7/Messi, are you serious? See this is the problem with the UK, the way you guys hype up players is insane!

I mean people are saying he should win player of the year, but what about Michu? Who has been a miracle signing for Swansea!

Since when is Lewandowski going to Manu?

Look at what bale does for tottenham, he's firing them into a champions league spot. I think he can become as good as ronaldo but he's not there yet. I remember 419 on the thread saying he's a one trick pony who relies on acceleration, next weeks he scores 2 free kicks and yesterday he just scored a ronaldo goal, neither goals relied on his acceleration/pace and comparing stats he has similar if not better stats than ronaldo at the same age apparently.

Tbh the only real thing missing from bales game(assuming he keeps up the form) is his right foot and then he'll be as good as ronaldo. He's better at free kicks than ronaldo, ronaldo just takes them all until one doesn't hit the wall and fly over and goes in. His conversion rate is pathetic but he just does a frank lampard and shoots till one goes in and everyone raves about him.

taking.the.piss.mate. I was suggesting in the same post that phil jones should play left back and rooney should play as CM to accommodate lewandowski and cavani lol. Sarcasm.is.hard.to.detect.

Youre being silly now. Okay so if his right foot is better he will be like Ronaldo, are you kidding me?
Ronaldo has been in rich form consistently since 2007/8! And atm he has something like 182 goals in 183 games for Madrid. Stop it seriously
Bale is a quality player on fantastic form atm, but Ronaldo does this week in week out for Madrid

Ok, read my post carefully. I watch ronaldo almost every week. Tell me what side ronaldo has to his game that bale doesn't(besides consistent goalscoring and being both footed) and I will actually listen to you. Bale is a better free kick taker. They both rely on acceleration but ronaldo has more flair, but a lot of the time the stepovers don't work and he just gets the ball until it works. His conversion rate is poor, van persie's conversion rate is 3 times better e.g.

But hey, don't listen to me and just say ronaldo is the greatest ever. Look at their stats when they were the same age. Because you're comparing a 23 year old with a 28 year old who's played for better teams than the 23 year old and he's managing similar stats to the guy at the same age. But hey lets not listen and be defensive because I suggested he could be as good as ronaldo.

summary if you can't comprehend what i'm saying
1. Bale is 5 years younger and managing similar stats to ronaldo at the same age at a worse team.
2. Bale only lacks a right foot and flair and he'd have the same skill set as ronaldo. Same thing can be said for messi though.
3. Ronaldo has a terrible conversion rate but madrid just create chances for him and eventually he scores because he's such a good player, does bale have xabi alonso, ozil, kaka, di maria and modric to create chances no he has ****ing dembele, lennon, holtby and sigurdsson.
4. I also said that he needs more consistency to become as good as ronaldo but he's starting to show it.

But hey lets be defensive because you didn't understand what I'm saying though. Good on you.

I understand what youre saying. But this hype thing annoys me, this is a problem I see in the UK where you have a good English player and he is hyped up to be some sort of world beater and compared to the greats. I remember hearing Rooney during/after Euro 2004 being called 'White Pele' a couple times.

I think that Messi is better than Ronaldo and that Pele is the greatest ever :P

And i'm not doubting that he is a great player with a potential to be world class, but I think the comparisons to someone like Ronaldo are premature.
Btw consistent goal-scoring and being two footed are pretty important sides to have for an attacking player wouldnt you agree? Oh and he is better in the air and is stronger.

Anyways we'll have to agree to disagree on that one

and he is better in the air

I can't think of any other player better in the air tbh. His initial jump, form and composure are just immense.