Wishlist Wesley Sneijder

[SamuelCFC 75]

i failed to mention that i was envisioning a team Bar-Mata say for rest or if he's subbed off. I'll put that in there!

The trinity must always stay together!

[Ankit 3,176]

If he is available at a cut price and his wages are below 70k, i wouldn't mind him at all! Brings loads of experience and is still 28.

[Jase 43,479]

Sneidjer for CM.

That will make our pivot even worse than it is right now, putting in someone there who can't even defend at all.

[DDA 9,989]

That will make our pivot even worse than it is right now, putting in someone there who can't even defend at all.

Who's to say Mourinho is going to play a 4 2 3 1 formation!??? He might change things around!

[Jase 43,479]

Who's to say Mourinho is going to play a 4 2 3 1 formation!??? He might change things around!

Changing the formation may hide Sneijder defensive problems (assuming we get him) but his best position is ultimately still behind the ST. Play him anywhere else and you won't get the best out of him.

[NiclasCFC 2,582]

I dont believe it, José said he wanted to work with the players we got before deciding to buy new players.

[Pacquiao 1,834]

LOL! as if Mourinho is the slightest bit interested in signing Sneijder! Turkish league is his level! one of the most overrated players in the last decade! he would be a good signing for someone like Everton or Swansea! not Chelsea!

[The only place to be 11,313]

LOL! as if Mourinho is the slightest bit interested in signing Sneijder! Turkish league is his level! one of the most overrated players in the last decade! he would be a good signing for someone like Everton or Swansea! not Chelsea!

Yep, that's exactly what I thought when he tore our defence apart with one ball and put Eto'o through on goal....overrated.

Didn't you call Rooney overrated as well, or was that just Kojo? Because if you did I'm thinking we should not be letting you use that word anymore.

Sneijder is a fantastic player in the right system. He's a bit like Mata in the sense that you have to cover a lot of his deficiencies but at the right price he's a fantastic option to have and he's still only 28. Can he play the pivot? Probably not against teams who will look to counter-attack but he would be cover for Mata (if Oscar is used deeper or wide) and he could be a fantastic deep-lying playmaker in matches where we dominate possession.

[Joe Cool 388]

He's best utilized behind the striker as an AM, so where would he fit in? It's not like we're short in that position or anything. No thanks. We have a ton of players we need to buy on a not unlimited budget (this isn't FM), so we could actually start looking for an actual deep-lying midfielder for starters.

[Pacquiao 1,834]

Yep, that's exactly what I thought when he tore our defence apart with one ball and put Eto'o through on goal....overrated.

Didn't you call Rooney overrated as well, or was that just Kojo? Because if you did I'm thinking we should not be letting you use that word anymore.

Sneijder is a fantastic player in the right system. He's a bit like Mata in the sense that you have to cover a lot of his deficiencies but at the right price he's a fantastic option to have and he's still only 28. Can he play the pivot? Probably not against teams who will look to counter-attack but he would be cover for Mata (if Oscar is used deeper or wide) and he could be a fantastic deep-lying playmaker in matches where we dominate possession.

LOOOOOOOL!!!

he has had 1 good year in his entire career (2010)!!! since leaving the mickey mouse league in Holland! how is he not overrated! haha! so your argument is because he set up Eto'o against us that makes him not overrated? haha please tell me your not serious!

There is a reason why Man Unietd never signed him, and why he is now playing in turkey! because he isnt good enough to play for a top team! simple as that.

[sainttourist 68]

Another lightweight CAM?! Simply not needed and his wages ever stop Man Utd. Think just another random rumor from lazy media. Saw him talking about Jose and his love to Chelsea, so they make a story.

[Pacquiao 1,834]

if we want to sing yet another number 10 then it should be Isco. We could easily sign him if we really want him, as we have a good relationship with Malaga and they need the money, he will cost more but at least Isco would be worth the transfer fee and wages! plus Isco is much younger and could be moulded into a Modric type player to play in the pivot.

but to sign Sneijder would be more of a joke than singing Mineiro!

[Special Juan 28,191]

Can't De Bruyne just step in and save us cash?

[jmarlow 458]

LOOOOOOOL!!!

he has had 1 good year in his entire career (2010)!!! since leaving the mickey mouse league in Holland! how is he not overrated! haha! so your argument is because he set up Eto'o against us that makes him not overrated? haha please tell me your not serious!

There is a reason why Man Unietd never signed him, and why he is now playing in turkey! because he isnt good enough to play for a top team! simple as that.

I agree! 09/10 was about his only good season! he spent 5 season in Holland for Ajax and won 1 league title LOL! then at Madrid he was a complete joke and at Inter he has been very unimpressive apart from 09/10 under jose where he was class but apart from that he has not really done anything special!

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Contributed to a goal once every 2 games I believe is the stat.

Perfect option for when we rest Mata, and who knows. It's not the best fit but something like Hazard - Sneijder - Mata some games could be devastating.

Wesley plays deep, sometimes even the deepest in a 3-man midfield. He sits there and dictates play not unlike Pirlo or Xavi. Mata on the other hand is practically a second striker. They have very little in common.

I can't see him coming here unless Jose plans on playing 4-3-3.

[The only place to be 11,313]

LOOOOOOOL!!!

he has had 1 good year in his entire career (2010)!!! since leaving the mickey mouse league in Holland! how is he not overrated! haha! so your argument is because he set up Eto'o against us that makes him not overrated? haha please tell me your not serious!

There is a reason why Man Unietd never signed him, and why he is now playing in turkey! because he isnt good enough to play for a top team! simple as that.

I wouldn't say he had one good year, but a good career and one exceptional season where he was probably the best player in the world or at least in the top three. It's very easy to throw out words like 'overrated' but it's quite ridiculous when you break players down and look at what they've actually done and what they can contribute now.

I think he made some serious errors with regards his contractual demands though and that he might actually be in a position to re-assess where he is and re-apply himself to his game. If that's the case then he's an interesting possibility.

[lucio 5,418]

he has 90+ holland caps he's not gonna be a bad player. still wouldnt want him tho

[haranr 485]

He is not the same player he used to be BUT if we fail to get a quality midfielder this summer, we should bring him. He will do good to the team spirit and Jose. (Only if he is cheap)

[Spike 12,049]

Wesley plays deep, sometimes even the deepest in a 3-man midfield. He sits there and dictates play not unlike Pirlo or Xavi. Mata on the other hand is practically a second striker. They have very little in common.

I can't see him coming here unless Jose plans on playing 4-3-3.

Wait a minute, what? I've been avoiding posting a lot lately but this just shot out at me as intrinsically wrong on so many levels and I had to comment. Sure he drops deep sometimes but he is nothing like Pirlo or Xavi nor does he just sit there and dictate play. He is a number 10 if I ever saw one. Just look at Inter's treble winning side, Sneijder was involved in nearly all their attacks, he was up around the box and the channels all the time. Sure he dropped deep sometimes but that was only one facet of his game, he is major strengths were up in the thick of things supporting the forwards. Sneijder was the point of evolution for Jose changing from the 4-3-3 to the slightly different 4-2-3-1; which at Inter was just a bastardised 4-3-3 with one midfielder moving forward more (Sneijder) and two droppping deeper (Zanetti, Cambiasso) but essentially that is what a 4-2-3-1 is anyway... With two dending midfielders and defensive wingers, Sneijder was expected to start attacks from deep but also support everything up front, which from what I could tell was his main preogative. Different to Mata but in a 4-2-3-1 he occupies the same position. Sneijder is an instigator not a dictator like Xavi or Pirlo. He starts attacks and supports the forwards, he doesn't sit deep controlling the tempo passing the ball around probing for a perfect pass. There may not seem like much of a difference but to there is and it's massive.

[Hutcho 8,443]

No. Not for me. Can't play the positions we want to fill and isn't any better than the players we have for the position he plays. Ignore him, and put the money towards a proper pivot player ala modric or de rossi, or gundogen.