LAM09 7,069 Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 I know what you're saying... BUT what if Matic get's injured? I don't really see a perfect back-up at the moment. Mikel nor Ramires are good replacements for me... So we need a good DCM imo. Pogba... of course. But that's easy to say seen he's one of the greatest stars of european football now. Which could be noticed if you turn around his pricetag !Back up for £30m+?It ain't gonna happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAM09 7,069 Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 I know what you're saying... BUT what if Matic get's injured? I don't really see a perfect back-up at the moment. Mikel nor Ramires are good replacements for me... So we need a good DCM imo. Pogba... of course. But that's easy to say seen he's one of the greatest stars of european football now. Which could be noticed if you turn around his pricetag !Back up for £30m+?It ain't gonna happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rantdeville 195 Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Different media in Belgium are reporting that he has to leave Zenit St Petersburg because of de devaluation of the Russian Rouble!Witsel (just as Hulk, Javi Garcia, etc...) have their contracts in €. At the current exchange rate... this is a big problem for the Russian Clubs.I would take Witsel over Mikel/Ramires any day!!! Don't get to watch much of him tbh but in that video he is so much like Matic it's astounding. Well ahead of Mikel in..well, everything. And if I'm being objective his ability/technique on the ball out wide is impressive. Gets himself past defenders on the touch line like a winger. Don't get to see Matic that wide very much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucio 5,418 Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Back up for £30m+?It ain't gonna happen.as mikel is playing every game atm. he would be a starter right now probably Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAM09 7,069 Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 as mikel is playing every game atm. he would be a starter right now probablyProbably now, but not in the long run. Pogba would be a better addition to our squad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucio 5,418 Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Probably now, but not in the long run. Pogba would be a better addition to our squad.true. but we couldnt hope to get him for under £60m or whatever. and he would end the chances of loftus cheek. witsel is a realistic and large upgrade on mikel, who seems to be an important player now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukakutoStamford 779 Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Witsel would give Jose lots of options and depth in the midfield. Witsel could step in for Matic. Witsel can play opposite Matic. It would allow Oscar and Fabregas to be even more offensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAM09 7,069 Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 true. but we couldnt hope to get him for under £60m or whatever. and he would end the chances of loftus cheek. witsel is a realistic and large upgrade on mikel, who seems to be an important player now.Witsel was a decent prospect at Benfica, but ain't doing much at Zenit. I personally think he wouldn't be worth Zenit's asking price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnythefirst 1,076 Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 Witsel was a decent prospect at Benfica, but ain't doing much at Zenit. I personally think he wouldn't be worth Zenit's asking price.If you play him like he does at our national team, as a technically gifted defensive midfielder, he's amazing. He's quite consistent and he rarely loses balls.This said, you don't really need him and a 40,000,000 euro player is not coming as a backup option. Naingolan would offer pretty much the same for less money btw, although I rate him slightly less than Witsel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stroey 2,525 Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 Witsel would be another top quality signing, Witsel+Matic with Cesc in front of them=one of the best midfields in Europe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fernando 6,602 Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 Witsel would be another top quality signing, Witsel+Matic with Cesc in front of them=one of the best midfields in Europe.What would happen then to one of the guys upfront? The trio of hazard, Oscar and Willian? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stroey 2,525 Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 What would happen then to one of the guys upfront? The trio of hazard, Oscar and Willian?Rotation, I'll leave that to Jose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fernando 6,602 Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Axel Witsel Exclusive: Zenit Star Talks Belgium, Hints at Manchester United Move http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2330855-axel-witsel-exclusive-zenit-star-talks-belgium-hints-at-manchester-united-move By the way there's not hint at Manchester United move. This is what he said: AW: I want to play in one of the top clubs in Europe one day. It’s true that I like the Premier League, because it is one of the best leagues in the world, for me, together with Germany and Spain. It is a very good league; it is a crazy league. A lot of my colleagues play there, but we will see. I am still young, only 26. We’ll see in the future. I have always liked Manchester United from when I was young. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamilton 2,120 Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Axel Witsel Exclusive: Zenit Star Talks Belgium, Hints at Manchester United Move http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2330855-axel-witsel-exclusive-zenit-star-talks-belgium-hints-at-manchester-united-move By the way there's not hint at Manchester United move. This is what he said: AW: I want to play in one of the top clubs in Europe one day. It’s true that I like the Premier League, because it is one of the best leagues in the world, for me, together with Germany and Spain. It is a very good league; it is a crazy league. A lot of my colleagues play there, but we will see. I am still young, only 26. We’ll see in the future. I have always liked Manchester United from when I was young.Indeed, he only said he liked Man U, no links or rumoures at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyalBlues 4,050 Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 about time, we know there will be that kind of rumour someday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moros 86 Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Sure a Matic and Witsel pivot would be difficult to breakdown. However while witsel might be technically gifted enough to play as CM, he tends to slow down te game too much. Using him as a pure DM would be silly considering Matic might already be the best in the world at that role/position. 30 million pounds is to much to warm the bench. Pogba might be quite more expensive but would create a better partnership with Matic I feel, also would be rather intimidating for any team to come and face us and would probably make our midfield the most physical in the world. Yaya Touré would become a little whining bitch if he had to face both Matic and Pogba on the midfield.Pogba would be much more usefull in attack, especially whe facing smaller teams and would give Hazard and Fabregas so much more freedom. I really hope we do sign him, though I doubt financial wise it will be easy.If we don't buy him but rather a mikel replacement, I'd rather have someone cheaper come in instead. Which would also be nice for RLC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo 21,751 Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Sure a Matic and Witsel pivot would be difficult to breakdown. However while witsel might be technically gifted enough to play as CM, he tends to slow down te game too much. Using him as a pure DM would be silly considering Matic might already be the best in the world at that role/position. 30 million pounds is to much to warm the bench. Pogba might be quite more expensive but would create a better partnership with Matic I feel, also would be rather intimidating for any team to come and face us and would probably make our midfield the most physical in the world. Yaya Touré would become a little whining bitch if he had to face both Matic and Pogba on the midfield.Pogba would be much more usefull in attack, especially whe facing smaller teams and would give Hazard and Fabregas so much more freedom. I really hope we do sign him, though I doubt financial wise it will be easy.If we don't buy him but rather a mikel replacement, I'd rather have someone cheaper come in instead. Which would also be nice for RLC.Also what needs to be considered is Witsel and Matic didn't play that well together at Benfica and it wasn't until Axels departure Matic came into his own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atholy 1,293 Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 La Gazetta dello Sport is reporting that not only Juventus, but now also Manchester United & Chelsea are trying to get Witsel!http://www.gazzetta.it/Calciomercato/15-06-2015/juventus-accelerata-witsel-giovedi-sara-tevez-day-120185545708.shtmlAltough Juve looks to be in pole position, at Manchester he could be reunited with his buddy Fellaini => once a very solid midfield at Standard de Liege!Also Mourinho is charmed by Witsel!To be followed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duppy Conqueror 1,557 Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 I`d rather integrate RLC into the back up role for Matic. if Matic got suspended or injured and missed games where we may not trust RLC to be defensive enough we can use Zouma or Chalobah..clubs who have been among the top sides in Europe for longer than us don`t rely on a full 24 squad of established players.we want to see young homegrown players make it with us but turn into over protective mothers when it comes to actually playing and wrongly believe that our top young talent should be farmed out to be coached and gain experience of playing for clubs that have different styles of play than us and different agenda`s. where even if they have a successful loan it does not prove they are ready for us until they actually play for us. cut out the middle man,rely on our coaches and integrate into the team those who have enough talent to atleast be given a chance in League Cups,Fa Cups and against the lesser talented Premiership and European teams.we can`t cram all our good young talent into the squad at the same but it`s important to introduce one or two a season or in 2 or 3 years time we are gonna face having to either place 5 or 6 into our first team squad at the same time or lose most of them to other clubs.we have far too many young players to be coached up by ourselves at once and those who aren`t yet at the top of our crop,can be loaned out. but loan outs should not be used as a generic remedy for all of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLion. 21,491 Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 I'd have loved him here before we signed Matic. But I am now of the opinion Matic is the better player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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