How Good Is Matthijs De Ligt Really!?

[@Ceowamushe]

I don't know if its just me but i think this guy will surely deliver......I have a feeling

[@ChadYu]

I got a feeling

[@ChadYu]

That tonight's gonna be a good night

[@AJAnalysis]

I think a player of De Ligts quality always has the chance to deliver at almost any club But having the right environment certainly helps as well!

[@peterparker_78]

Same

[@MoksiLesi91]

Thats a positive feeling. I see only negative people

[@fp0119]

His intangibles of being a leader at such a young age are so important for me imo, especially when you look at how INEOS want to change the envirornment around the club. You need players like him.

[@AJAnalysis]

Unreal character, leadership and experience for his age!

[@1972dsrai]

I think him and Yoro will do well together. Its a vast improvement on what you had last season. You can finally play that high line ETH wants to with Onana.

[@reneopdam9155]

The Bayern fans had chosen him as best player 22/23….. he is worldklass

[@AJAnalysis]

Had a great first season in the Bundesliga!

[@jakkaxn5513]

Coz they are stupid

[@barryh.4220]

Hahahahahahahahahahahaaaaa!

[@backuptokeshav]

worldclass ? lmao united fans are unreal man gassing every potential signing like they found a gem

[@MikeTHEBOSS]

@@AJAnalysis His second season he was great too, but just injured the first half of the season. He was benching KMJ and Upamecano for God's sake in the CL vs Arsenal and Real Madrid. He's their best CB

[@krissyhardwidge5880]

He is used to playing with onana & knows how ten hag likes to play & apparently he has good mentality & leader skills, he was captain at 18 years old & ten hag knows how to bring his best out of him

[@michaelflores2739]

He never played with Martinez

[@zeeone4492]

You just write nonsense without checking facts Just because he and Martinez played for the same club does not mean they play there at the same time They never played together

[@krissyhardwidge5880]

I just checked an martinez was De ligt's replacement, so no they never played together. I dont check everything out online. I got told they did play together 🤷‍♀️ So sorry for not being right all the time & not being perfect...

[@javadazimi9571]

@@krissyhardwidge5880 But there was nothing wrong with your comment because you didnt say martinez .. you said onana .. he played with onana before and thats True

[@aravindsiva77]

​@@michaelflores2739so as varane? What a stupid comment

[@nkosinathindlovu9322]

Get de Ligt and Todibo. Todibo covers the wide space very well. He is also very quick. Matches Mbappe’s pace easily. I wish we can challenge the UEFA decision and win. Todibo will be massive for us

[@MohAhmad879]

Maxence lacriox can be alternative to todibo

[@Traveltheworld1818.]

Actually UEFA asked INEOS to take TODIBO matter out of court so that they can resolve it ..that sounds like Todibo will join Man United..may be play premier league only and not Europa fr next season

[@danchinho5210]

@@Traveltheworld1818. do you have a source for this information? Thanks!

[@dexterking103]

Todibo unsettles me arially We need to have some arially dominance in the team so we can stop this thing of playing McTominay for his height

[@nkosinathindlovu9322]

@@MohAhmad879 I saw him. Maybe clips of video won’t give you the full picture. I think he is a good player. Not refined yet. But has potential

[@Ruben-so7pu]

If i can give you some advice, there´s a bit of echo in your sound, don´t know if its mike quality or the room. Re the content, amazing keep up man.

[@jackshaw5691]

This is a shrewd bit of business from Ineos recognising great value in the market and seizing on the opportunity. This signing will be a great start to the window. Signing the right characters as well as players is extremely important in this window. But he can’t be the only centre back bought

[@zeeone4492]

As long as he stays fit

[@bernardabang4107]

I understand all of the reservations about his game, his skill set and his success at different clubs but this feels a lot like a player looking for a club to call home and a club looking for a player to add to their family. A lot could go wrong with this one but personally, this will go down as an astute signing better than Branthwaite or even Todibo in the long term.

[@zeeone4492]

He had a family at Ajax He's injury prone that's the problem

[@bernardabang4107]

@@zeeone4492 He will have a new family bro, its called United. Its why we check-in for the amazing football insights of oue man Howson and if you are me, Sam Peoples (UnitedPeoplesTV) too. As for the injury proneness, its not as bad as painted and if managed right, we should be fine. RVP was super injury prone at Arsenal then came over to us and was just fine. If INEOS can reign in our shambolic medical department, I get that feeling we will see the best of him.

[@mm2801]

He's slow so no not better than todibo.

[@tomvanvenrooij1811]

​@@mm2801he's not slow and in a lot of areas he's better than Todibo. He's around the same age as Todibo but way more experienced at the highest lvl.

[@mm2801]

@tomvanvenrooij1811 he is slow hrs as fast as maguire which isn't fast at all.

[@chrissilvester5663]

We lack leaders by signing this lad he'll be another leader another warrior that we need. Him & Martinez will make a formidable partnership. Think he'll thrive under Ten Hag get his career back on track afterall he played under Ten Hag at Ajax & was their captain at such a tender age.

[@varungaure3312]

I get your point about De Light being a similar profile to what we have but also think that’s one the reasons why we’re targeting him to begin with. At this point prioritising squad depth with similar profiles as rotation options might be better than over relying on one really good channel defender. Agree with your assessment of De Light as a whole though. Brilliant analysis 🤝🤝

[@AJAnalysis]

Very valid point! Thanks for watching 💚

[@Michaelkaydee]

Onana, Martinez and De Ligt know each other well... that can only be good... will allow everyone to play to their strengths

[@tomvanvenrooij1811]

De ligt never played with Martinez mate. Martinez was his replacement at Ajax.

[@snipes1673]

lets go AJ, im a fan of United signing De Ligt. Just not for a big wage and a big contract

[@AJAnalysis]

Thanks for the support as always mate!

[@AndresDeAvila-wo9my]

De Ligt knows how to play with a high line; Harry Maguire, on the other hand, does not. That's the key difference. He is not the same profile of player.

[@zeeone4492]

The key differences is injuries

[@tomvanvenrooij1811]

The key difference is that de Ligt is way faster than Maguire. Which makes it possible to even try to defend in a high line.

[@melchertnowee8443]

I disagree with the comparison with Maguire (and btw, I think Maguire is underrated). I think Maguire in one on one defense is better and he's also better in the air, but the Ligt is better capable of a high line defense and in posession he's much better. What makes the key difference imo, is that he will make himself available for Onana to receive first pass and progress the play. He is excellent high volume passer (short passes, not long ones). This would be the last year to cash in on Maguire, so I would sell him. I am unsure De ligt is a good idea, but mostly because of injuries concerns.

[@Paddythefriendlykiwi]

I've been waiting for this one. Thanks AJ

[@AJAnalysis]

Enjoy

[@LetsGetToThePunchline]

To me De Ligt makes perfect sense as long as we buy someone like Branthwaite or Calafiori as well

[@KailamiMwiinga]

Calafiori is class. Way better than Braithwaite

[@echo3-1enteringsimpmode]

​@@KailamiMwiingaBut he will be expensive and also many clubs may want him so there will be a bidding war

[@directorme6669]

​@@echo3-1enteringsimpmodeBranthswaite isn't cheaper either

[@Jomiloju-xw6wg]

​@@KailamiMwiingai don't believe this at all, branthwaite is so young but is number 1 at duels won in the pl and Europe, he's calm great in the air, and can ping a ball but wasn't given the chance to at Everton i definitely think he's on the same level as cala

[@KailamiMwiinga]

@@Jomiloju-xw6wg Well, time will tell I guess..

[@RonnyandCars]

Lisandro Martinez is not Poor in aerial tbh

[@GalaxybearBoss]

If we get him, im not complaining, and for only $42mil. Worth it

[@megablah1]

Love the analysis mate. Also I'm digging the Mainoo frame. Where did you get it from if you dont mind me asking?

[@AllanMichealLubwama]

For the first time am i will not agree with you on this because for me I believe De ligt is far far far better than harry Maguire he is a world class player but Maguire is not.... the only issue he got is that he chose a wrong club at first wen he chose to go to Juventus he was in a different style of play which wasn't fit for him...he had to go mancity, Barcelona,liverpool,baryern before tuchel etc but he chose a wrong club on the first site

[@AJAnalysis]

Just to clarify The De Ligt, Maguire comparison is purely a profile comparison, not one of quality Pure quality, I also believe that DeLigt is the better player 💚

[@AllanMichealLubwama]

@@AJAnalysis it means we've got a world class defender who can compete on a world class level even though u say the profile is the same de ligt compete with the best in that profile unlike Maguire

[@MikeTHEBOSS]

This first minute is just cringe. He was a starter at Juventus, they sold him because they needed money and reduce wages. Then you say in his 2nd year he fell out of favour and didn't play much. NO, he was injured the first half. The second half he was playing. He played vs Arsenal and Real Madrid in the Champions League, benching Upamecano and KMJ btw. He played whenever he wasn't injured. I expect better research from you. This is just lazy.

[@selecusmichael9269]

If our legal team can find a way to get todibo and de ligt 😍. Erik will get the best of him and martinez would be his partner. At £42million....yes please

[@dalitsobanda7658]

The algorthm hide your channel for a while. But i am glad you are back. This was the longest two days of my life

[@kingof206]

He fits perfectly into ten hags system along with Martinez … I’d take him…. His pros are better than his cons… his cons can be helped by having proper cover for him… a good CDM maybe

[@rjceo5025]

I agree with your Maguire and De ligt profiling. Would prefer a cb that has the mobility to handle wide channels and is also strong at box defending. For the quoted price of De Ligt I would get Trevor Chalobah and Cristhian Mosquera. Better usage of budget and both give you very different profiles for RCB than what you have, with Chalo also able to cover RB. Means you also wouldn’t need a backup LB signing since it would be Shaw, Dalot, Mazraoui (possibly Malacia) as LB options and Dalot, Mazraoui, Chalobah as RB options

[@EmmanuelOnyono]

In my opinion, when we have Onana, Lichi and him that's a well structured backline"ball playing players "and that wht our coach wants.

[@mohammedabdulkhayum3797]

Now we need wing backs aswel

[@zeeone4492]

The demoted manager to coach most like won't be there for too long

[@m4767]

AJ, I respectfully disagree with you and others on we needing a different profile because De Ligt has the same profile as Maguire. True but the BIG DIFFERENCE here is De Ligt can and has played high line. That is what we need to close the gap between the midfield and defense. And reason Nagelsman went in for him. Don’t forget EtH’s philosophy of high intensity and winning the ball back in the final third is more German-Ragnick influenced than Dutch. Going in for a different profile means we will have to set up differently again this season and hope it works rather we build on last year’s and minimize injuries this season. Majority of our problems last season which was also stated clearly in the athletic report from Laurie that our defenders retreat to low block cos they’re not comfortable which creates the gap. I think this kid will be a serious STEAL because he thrives in attacking system which he only had under Nagelsman after leaving Ajax hence fans favorite in his first years at Bayern.

[@benedictjajo]

De Ligth= Branthwaite+Branthwaite-40 million. De light still got called up for the Euros despite having an injury ridden season. Branthwaite can't even take a spot off Lewis Dunk after having one of his best season.

[@R.Mousasi]

I have been watching De Ligt since he was 15 in the youth of Ajax. He was so good for us at Ajax. Basicly had everything. Now a days he has two big weakpoints in my view. First is defending the wide spaces. He is slow to turn on the byline and not comfortable in the spaces normally a rightback would defend. Other weak point is dribbling on the ball. His passing is good enough for a central defender. But ball carrying into wide spaces and midfield feels like he is much much weaker than he was in the time at Ajax.

[@titusmakuvatsine2848]

Well it makes sense if he is the 4 and Martinez can sweep because Martinez can control the game

[@OserojiemenKing]

Except Martinez is also a stopper, which is why he worked so well with Rafa, who's a fantastic cover. We need that Todibo deal.

[@joakim1600]

De ligt is an upgrade to what Man United already have. If Man United get him for around 35m its a nobrainer. I also think De ligt have been very good at both Juve and Bayern but the competion in both clubs have been pretty tough with alot of great CBs. Still he had played regular for both sides.

[@mm2801]

He's maguire 2.0 all be it with less mistakes. But the pace is still the same issue and on to that injury it's a poor singing. We need to stay away from unathletic defenders. Plus the signing has ETH fingerprints all over it and the less said about that the better😅 PS aj claiming he has recovery pace when he's not even a step faster than maguire😂 😂😂

[@thesixfilms2734]

Don’t worry he wouldn’t have to step out of his defense because of the speed and recovery of ugarte

[@1972dsrai]

He’s definitely an improvement in terms of pace to Maguire and Evans and having bought Yoro Utd have a decent pairing which should allow them to play a higher line and relieve some of the pressure on Onana who was facing way too many shots in his first season at the club due to teams running through the defence too easily.

[@linhviet4656]

He is bad because of injuries, and Bayer knew it. Only stupid person counts on him! Nothing that Bayer ever want sell is good

[@ozzmann3217]

De Ligt and Josh and Ugarte seems like the weakest window in quite some time I’m not much hype on any maybe Ugarte soo hard to tell since he plays for the best team in a very underwhelming league

[@dela7185]

He is quality player with unique tackling styles ❤ Aggressive and powerful

[@FPL_Habesha]

Spoiler alert: he's good. Very very good. And He'll be a massive improvement for our team

[@aladesoyinkayode2839]

As long as you’re better than lindelof and king mcguire, I’m happy

[@Ev3rNoor23]

If he joins man United he will be worse than our next academy player up within 12 months.

[@glenvance6737]

Stopped listening after i heard "Martinez is quite poor in the air"......the man has one of the better arial duel stats about

[@vj8002]

Him over Marc guehl? Are we blind? He's faltered in juve and bayern

[@leohjioannou2349]

Isnt anyone else worried that he didn't even play a minute at the Euros yet? Or that nobody else is interested in him? Or that Bayern are so eager to sell?

[@Kenyan_254.]

Am sorry but i have a BIG DOUBT about him

[@nestorjoannides1525]

Martinez bad in the air? Check yourself that's absolutely shite

[@javorgeorgiev6130]

I don't know if it's in a back 4 or 3. In a back 3 he can leave the wide spaces to a fast Libero.

[@harrysilva4952]

I don’t think braithwathe would be a better choice to be honest, delight is a monster, it’s not just skills it’s character, delight has seen the champions league and has got experience at 24, Braithwaithe is still raw, I’d go delight because say what u want that guy can improve

[@zeeone4492]

Only the injuries to worry about

[@zeeone4492]

Only the injuries to worry about

[@patrick5301]

Bayern fans love him as he did great last ditch tackles and goal line clearances as well as a displaying leadership. But what are we doing not signing centre backs for a back 3???? That is the profile we need

[@Dmaj089]

I think we'll end up having a back 3. Martinez, De Ligt and Branthwaite (if he too is signed). Dalot and Shaw as wing backs, a three man midfield of Mainoo, Ugarte and Bruno. And two Strikers in Zirkzee and Hojlund. But that's for some games, only the coaches know

[@zeeone4492]

​@@Dmaj089and you don't

[@Dmaj089]

@@zeeone4492 it's why I said think at the start of my sentence

[@zeeone4492]

@@Dmaj089 keep thinking

[@Dmaj089]

@@zeeone4492 you acting like a know it all. Learn to be humble my G. If you knew anything about football you would be at a club somewhere, but here you are commenting

[@Irishpitterrier]

Big up Aj great content as always pal👍👍 I am kinda gutted Archie Gray is a Spur's player now and Anselmino is Chelsea bound these should have been top priority target's

[@AJAnalysis]

Glad you enjoyed the video! I was gutted when I saw the Archie Gray news :(

[@RezhwanArjuman]

Brother if you could do a rating of his potential and current and expected level ability it would be much better for instance if you think deligt can be one of the best center backs of his generation then give a 75-79 rating and if you think he will surprass his generation and erans comparison with other generation then 80-84 and if you think he will be one of the greatest center backs of all time then give him 85+ rating it would be a much better insight

[@green-user8348]

interesting. I am secretly hoping we get Yoro or Jarrad instead.

[@directorme6669]

You commitment has to be applauded 👏👏. You did a video on De Ligt FIVE months ago. I actually watched it last weekend

[@AJAnalysis]

Appreciate it mate! 💚

[@jackrandy1338]

I believe you are on to something, he us faster, technical H.

[@randompapawholovesfootball]

who watch this after delight confirm to united? like me..

[@davidvalentino2910]

He is coming at the right time... if he came at 19 we would have ruined him

[@Michaelkaydee]

You actually said that Martinez is not good in the air 😂 ... stop drinking the Koolaid... in his last Eridivisie season he topped the division in aerial duels despite his height ... and I'm his first session at United, no other defender did better... so no, Licha is definitely not poor in the air. He makes up for his height (which is actually 5'10" 🧐) by positioning and timing as well as a seriously good leap.

[@AJAnalysis]

For his size, he's good in the air Compared to most cbs, he's poor despite using his body extremely well 40% aerial success rate 🤔

[@lakakuk4499]

I knew you cap when you said Lisandro is poor in the air 😂😂😂

[@Pandafro13]

If he can stay fit he will be at Man U for a while

[@ocher8931]

First time watching you. Really impressed. Subbed. 👍🏿

[@AJAnalysis]

Thanks so much! 💚

[@RagnarLK]

Here we go with the Harry Maguire comparison 😒

[@leedearden]

I usually agree with what your saying but he will be perfect to build from the back so hes what we need

[@AJAnalysis]

Yeah this was just an out of possession focus I uploaded a video looking at more of the in possession side of things back in January if you want to check it out

[@areebputra855]

De ligt❤

[@nomsey10]

Martinez is great in the air 😅 don’t be like Jamie charagher

[@AJAnalysis]

For his height, he is good However, compared to the average aerial ability of cbs, he is reasonably poor

[@Michaelkaydee]

United fans are overthinking this... let's get the man in... he'll be great for us. 🙄 ... injuries happen, build a squad! Like we always have done and now sit and watch City with two Starting 11s 😒😒 De Ligt will be mint

[@harton18]

He's the thing, it's about partnerships and playing a highline, the big question should be will Deligt and Martinez be a good partnership with Onana behind them???? And the answer is yes. Injuries will be the only enemy of this but if both are fit come on, he's a massive upgrade

[@pokeballdkdenmark8464]

"Lisandro Martinez quite poor in the air"?? I don't know if the only football you watch is on stats pages because that's a damn lie. I give you he's not a heading monster like Maguire but he's certainly not "poor" and I've seen him win many headers when up against players much taller than him. I've played football myself for 25 years and watched football on TV since the 70'ties and I've seen many players who are quite poor at heading like myself - but Martinez is certainly not one of them in spite of his height.

[@AJAnalysis]

The way I should've worded it is probably more like: For his height, he's good in the air and uses his body well But compared to alot of the other top cbs he falls short 💚

[@pokeballdkdenmark8464]

@@AJAnalysis Exactly! But also - "compared to alot of the other top cbs" he's better at tackling, ball carrying, passing and he's also very press resistant etc. etc. So I rate him very high and I think he's one of United's most important players. In fact one of the main reasons United did so poorly last season missing him most of the season. Pep even named him in "the top 5 CB" after the FA Cup final. So I can easily live with he's not the greatest header of the ball - but "poor" is simply not true.

[@pokeballdkdenmark8464]

...and now he just scored a headed goal for Argentina!

[@ChristianHeid7]

De Ligt is not as good as Varane in any category tbh. So... it looks we are paying alot for a player that is worse than the one that was let go for free. INCLUDING WAGES!

[@ajjoseph93]

I have huge reservations about this move. He can't even get into the Netherlands starting XI! He reminds me of Maguire skill-wise. Mentality is the only positive I see in his play.

[@anandhakrishnan5317]

I would prefer a loan with a buy option rather than buying him on a 5 year deal with big wages

[@AndrusTarand]

Bayern will never agree to that

[@jakkaxn5513]

Average wide channel defender Not suitable to play in highline So passive which attracts more attacks Not a good buildup defender Sometimes caught positioning in box

[@remmyfrank6484]

@AjAnalysis great content as always. Main debate in the comment section is : First - whether is a better signing than brainthwaite. Second- whether he runs a risk of being injury prone. Martinez has missed more games in one season than Delight in three seasons. And yet martinez is not injury prone. He faces recurring injury on same location of his body same to deligt and thus can be managed through change of technique or shift of body weight. It shouldn't be aa worry. Im his comparison with brainthwaith...deligt brings immense experience in the team given that he has played in the top clubs that are in the top leagues of the world sheds light also to his leadership and mentality. The locker room needs this type of personality against challenging big teams like man city. Brainthwaith is far below him in this respect. And skills too, delight is the most preffered in build up and tactical flexibility.

[@wenjun_n]

I agree that De Ligt might not be the kinda profile we need most right now, but if we can sell both Maguire and Lindelof and bring in De Ligt and two other CB, that might work. But it seems unlikely we can achieve that much transfer activity in one go

[@Faebs_]

so let me get this right: you said he was falling out of favour last season and showed the stats that he only played 22 matches in the bundesliga. i mean...seriously? he was injured for 7 matches, wasn't used in the first match after an injury so you could say he missed 8 matches because of this injury and he missed 1 match because of a suspension. so this means he played 22 out of 25 possible matches and you call this falling out of favour? sorry but he was bayern's best defender last season, min-jae was not the beast they thought he is, he made some stupid mistakes, upamecano made really bad mistakes too. so no, de ligt was not falling out of favour at all. he had more injuries this season, thats why he didn't play as many matches as he did in the season before

[@SahilBhosale08]

De Ligt is 10 times better than Branthwaite who failed in Dutch league and hasn't done wonders in PL, I don't know why were we even trying to buy him, De Ligt's only problem is his wages

[@aidenluv_]

what if INEOS are banking on winning the case with the court of arbitration and the system for next season could be a back 3? it’s not likely but possible, and de ligt martinez and todibo at the back would be amazing

[@TheSixYardBox]

This is where I worry; dalot is also really bad at defending the back post when a cross swings in, we've not defended the back post well at all since Chris smalling left the club

[@nathanlagat792]

Really concerned with his fitness

[@Novic09]

Don't watch him that much, can he be a Varane replacement?. He was bought as a Varane replacement. If he can fulfill that role and stay fit, than it is a good transfer.

[@Elsjza-]

i think the plan was buy CB that doing aerial, have speed but also good on the ball, thats why our first target was Branthwaite and Todibo, but both go downfall so what that is more needed? i think especially if Casemiro go, our starting 11 is quite short, i think De Ligt get us the most with the money but if we really gonna buy another CB i'll take someone like Calafiori with pace and very good to progress the ball and also can play as LB to cover both Martinez and Shaw, even rotate with them

[@050-siddheshgurav4]

Wait Martinez really poor in air??😂

[@davidsonitoto2620]

Worth my wait!

[@AJAnalysis]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@tumelomacford3523]

dont worry about comparing man...Maguire is a good player just not as De Ligt...so its alright

[@paulb1951]

Isn’t he on massive wages? Thought United were moving away from over paying their players.

[@AKAGAMI-g9z]

my worries are not buying players but selling instead why aren't we start selling players like Casemiro or sell at least one defender before buying one

[@lanreoyekunle2980]

I remember scout reports telling us how magical Amrabat is. right now every player is a risky buy.

[@stevepeng6228]

What I worry is his high salary which might cause problems in dressing room. if he willing to lower his salary I will be happy.

[@Doctor_Kroom]

De ligt, todibo and hato. Sell maguire, lindelof and wan bissaka.

[@mmsjejrinside385]

Lmao this is a Glazer signing

[@alanchadwick7213]

How did he fall out of favour when he played in the quarter and semi final of champions league

[@United_Wings]

Good player

[@NeilPeet-dm9ml]

Fantastic video. Really interesting and insightful.

[@AJAnalysis]

Thanks for watching!

[@finkomsky]

If we can get him for 40m pounds it’s a no brainer As we need another cb too

[@aerkenz]

Matthijs de Ligt is a superstar

[@modade2272]

I'll take Trevor Chaloba over him any day, all day

[@zeeone4492]

😂

[@user-uk8pk5vn9b]

Ar u mad ??😢

[@kenmawira]

We really need todibo too,

[@donaldngoroma3076]

I just shiver that next season we will be having deglit&margure... both slow & heavily built OR back to Maguire & Evans because deglit&martinaz are injury prone... it looks like this season injuries taught us nothing

[@tomvanvenrooij1811]

Clearly never watched him.

[@jonjon756]

Need a better mic my dude.

[@alairdottin8101]

If De Ligt signs Maguire has to go because he is what Harry is not. United will still need another center back in the Todibo mould, a person who can speedily clean up the channels. My concern is his injuries. If he can get over that he will be a decent signing. Your analysis concerning being potentially turned by a player with a lower center of gravity is spot on.

[@manni192]

If we can sell Maguire for 30m and bring in de ligt for 40m, that's great business

[@tindase]

I was so excited that United are linked with De Ligt, Branthwaite and Zirkzee until I discovered one of them didn't make his country's Euro team, and the other two haven't played a minute despite being fit.

[@zeeone4492]

What difference does that make

[@PeteMadden-rn4ps]

Martinez only played about 30 mins in the world cup, do you not rate him either?

[@tindase]

@@PeteMadden-rn4ps Factually incorrect. Martínez played at least 240 minutes at the World Cup, with 1 start and 4 sub apparences, failing to appear only against Poland and in the final against France.

[@tindase]

@@zeeone4492 These players are not good enough for the teams at the level we want to get to, they won't get us there. There's little evidence they're better than what we have at the moment. De Ligt is injury prone, just like the entire United defence last season. Branthwaite is a left footed defender who was left out of an England team that has no left sided defenders, to the extend of taking an injured Luke Shaw, and playing two right backs at left back.

[@zeeone4492]

@@tindase De Ligt is a better defender then most of the current defenders and a true leader but he is injury prone United are not going to buy the top players for top money at the moment as they have little money They should be perfecting the style of play and getting the players to fit that style for now I'm not staying the other two are great but there are different reasons why one is not picked for his country one being the England manager is useless so that is not an accurate measure

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