Bastian Schweinsteiger

[xPetrCechx 13,570]

Heard it's for 7.5 million Pounds!

[Essien19 1,415]

That's a big signing! Congratulations Van Gaal!
He is going to strengthen their squad immensely. Yes, he is injury prone, but he is also the captain of the world cup winning squad, he is the man who almost won every fucking title. Bastian is a great character and leader, he gives them identity. Van Gaal knows what he is doing!
Bastian is not well suited to the tiki taka and the high pressing, but in England he is allowed way more space and without high pressure,
he is able to pick up the ball from their defence and dictate the play.

Depay, Schweinsteiger, Darmian, next a CB and maybe one or two others, great business, good for the competition, no wonder,
why Mourinho is going mental.

Arsenal is getting stronger and stronger, Liverpool too, City is going to spend big money, United has already done great signings,
the competition is heating up.
Especially Liverpool with Firmino....Coutinho...Sterling and Ings upfront is one hell of a strike force.

I say this every year, but the upcoming season has to be one of the best ever.

[Pacquiao 1,834]

the excuses people are putting in is just laughable.

bastian is a world class player. period.

he might have had some injuries for the last 2 seasons but doubting "how good he can be in prem" is a joke. the guy is a beast. this is a brilliant short term signing for united.

people said the same about Deco.

I cant see Schweinsteiger handling the pace and physicality of the PL very well.

[HRiver 1,512]

this transfer seems unreal. wow I still cant believe it he was bayern trough and trough

At least he didn't join a rival.

[Oscar 441]

Rumors is that pep is going to go for vidal

[Pacquiao 1,834]

Rumors is that pep is going to go for vidal

he would be a huge upgrade on Schweinsteiger

[ice-boy 165]

We are sleeping thats good

[LAM09 7,043]

Decent signing, but they have a LOT more work to do to be challenging IMO.

[didierforever 7,349]

Oscar, on 11 Jul 2015 - 7:13 PM, said:

They already had 2 rbs on their squad and when healthy and tempered controlled, Raphael smokes both of them.

I love bastian, but I don't think bastian is what united needed.

Depay I see more of a second striker player, similar to how Reus and Ronaldo play now. Depay could start off on the left wing, but essentially would be in the middle than be an out and out winger.

THey need a dm. Carrick is old and bound to get hurt again and Blind is blind.

United and Arsenal got big names, but the overall weaknesses still haven't improved much.

i agree with you on carrick.

but, united had just one RB - rafael. and he was injured more often than not. plus he is still the immature kid kicking at ribery. he has not learned to pace himself through a game and it shows in his injury, darmian is a decent defender and a massive upgrade on whatever valencia did as RB.

united's midfield options were carrick, herrera, fellaini and blind. bastian is a massive massive massive upgrade. they needed quality and character, bastian provides exactly that.

united will buy a CB - ramos/otamendi. if they do that, they will be right up there along with us and city.

[didierforever 7,349]

people said the same about Deco.

I cant see Schweinsteiger handling the pace and physicality of the PL very well.

they also said the same about ballack when he moved to chelsea at 30 or makelele.

and i see bastian more as a ballack mode than deco mode.

[Pacquiao 1,834]

they also said the same about ballack when he moved to chelsea at 30 or makelele.

and i see bastian more as a ballack mode than deco mode.

he isnt similar to any of them, once teams work out they need to put a player on him and not give him time on the ball, i can see him struggling, especially when he has slow players like Rooney and Mata making runs in front of him.

[xPetrCechx 13,570]

Meanwhile:

[Chelsea Legend 11 4,062]

they also said the same about ballack when he moved to chelsea at 30 or makelele.

and i see bastian more as a ballack mode than deco mode.

Neither had a host of injuries before they came.

[Special Juan 28,106]

Decent signing nothing more.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

This ia a brilliant signing for them. Hr brings great ability and incredible experience. I think he'll take to thr EPL like a duck to water.

It's undeniable that United are now solid title tivals for the coming season.