The Transfer Flow Podcast

Episode 85 - Rebuilding Manchester United: Victor Osimhen and Picking a CM Target


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On this episode, Patrick and Ted rebuild Manchester United. Which Striker should they go for, what positions do they need to improve (hint: a lot of them), and what players can they keep in their squad? Should they go after Victor Osimhen, Viktor Gyokeres, Liam Delap or someone else? Or should they splurge on a midfielder instead? All that and more on todays episode, enjoy!


Part 1 of our Rebuilding Manchester United Newsletter: https://www.thetransferflow.com/p/the-manchester-united-rebuild-part-1


Part 2 of our Rebuilding Manchester United Newsletter: https://www.thetransferflow.com/p/the-manchester-united-rebuild-part-2


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Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro

00:52 - United should be better than this

01:47 - United could finish 17th

02:33 - It’s been good to see United fans suffer a bit

03:19 - Rebuilding United is hard because they have SO FEW resources

04:06 - Their books are depressing, but they have some young talent

05:27 - How are United broke while Chelsea have infinite money

06:12 - United have made tons of mistakes, especially with wages

07:47 - This is a multi-year rebuild

08:49 - Amorim has been honest about this hurting

10:19 - United should NOT go for super specialized players

10:49 - Christian Eriksen = Tin Man

11:32 - They lack athleticism

12:50 - Garnacho and Diallo

13:11 - Their Next Center Forward - Darwin Nunez, Victor Osimhen, Someone else?

14:36 -Darwin and someone to pass to him

16:35 - United can’t shop at premiums anymore

18:24 - Two approaches they can go for

19:52 - The near term option

20:51 - The extreme discipline option

22:19 - Better teams get value out of players

24:20 - If they want a striker, where should they look?

25:49 - Discount Striker and amazing CM?

26:50 - Osimhen or Gyokeres?

27:56 - Jonathan David and Georges Mikautadze

28:27 - Being connected to lesser tier clubs

30:17 - Liam Delap

32:20 - Playing higher variance

33:23 - What’s the plan and who is executing it?

34:13 - Comparison to Liverpool and Arsenal

35:55 - Lionel Messi and doing the right thing

37:11 - Nunez as the answer to structured football

37:47 - Boniface for cheap?

39:06 - Ederson

40:04 - Should’ve bought Joao Neves not Lenny Yoro

40:51 - Rebuilding from 14th to 7th is not 4th to 1st

41:35 - Angelo Stiller

43:30 - Is Cunha too expensive?

44:11 - Adding a changing room problem?

47:40 - Jean-Philippe Mateta

48:36 - United have to shop much deeper in the market

50:08 - Should they gamble on unknown, cheap guys?

51:07 - Buying from surplus English academies

53:25 - They have to fill their needs

55:04 - Xavi Simons and Soungoutou Magassa

56:35 - They need high floor guys

57:17 - Benefiting from a 2nd team?

58:24 - United fans this will take TIME

1:00:48 - Sign 23/24 year olds for the long term plan

1:02:33 - A couple enjoyable players go a long way

1:04:54 - B-Roll (Dorgu, Johnny Evans, and continuity)


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