da aviator aposta： Manchester United have already had a busy transfer window with Louis van Gaal looking to reinforce his squad for a title challenge and the planned return to Champions League football.
da stake casino： The key area for much of the outlay has been in midfield. For several seasons since the Old Trafford farewells of Roy Keane and more recently Paul Scholes, Red Devils fans have been clamouring for a marquee central midfielder.
Now though, with the club seemingly on an extensive spending spree, there is almost an embarrassment of riches in the engine room.
The most high profile of the recent new arrivals is former Bayern Munich legend and World Cup winner Bastian Schweinsteiger. The German however, has initially found himself on the bench as fellow new recruit Morgan Schneiderlin plus United stalwart Michael Carrick have been handed the starting berths.
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Schweinsteiger’s place in the Bayern Munich squad was filled by Arturo Vidal, a player the Old Trafford outfit courted for a long time. Given that the Chilean was clearly available this summer, is it possible that United bought the wrong man?
There are no guarantees of course that Vidal would have chosen to go to Manchester had the club decided to match Bayern’s bid.
Even so, the former Juventus man is three years younger than Schweinsteiger and might therefore have been the sounder investment.
The 28-year-old was shortlisted for Uefa’s best player in Europe award and helped propel the Bianconeri to the Champions League final last year.
As a versatile box-to-box midfielder in his prime, he would have been welcomed by United supporters with open arms.
Indeed the Copa America winner’s range of attributes is so vast that he is regarded as one of the most complete midfielders in the modern game.
He has a reputation as a tenacious tackler and dogged man-marker but is also influential in attack with his vision, technique and shooting ability which earned him 35 goals during his time in Turin.
There is no doubt that as a potential signing for United, he would have offered greater longevity than Schweinsteiger and that his high intensity style of play would have been well suited to the Premier League.
He would have cost The Red Devils twice as much, but given their activity this summer it appears funding has been of little concern. Why then did Van Gaal opt out? Why was Schweinsteiger the preferred option?
First and foremost they are different in style.
These days Schweinsteiger is a player who spends almost all of his time behind the ball, sitting deep and looking to dictate the tempo.
United will be expected to dominate possession in most of their games this season and the German captain will offer silky ball retention combined with the potential for switching the play and delivering the incisive pass at the key moment.
Many of these qualities existed at United already in the form of Carrick. Van Gaal though will have noticed the effect on his side’s results last season during Carrick’s injury and has taken steps to ensure he has cover for the “quarterback role”.
Then there is the fact that the manager already knows the 31-year-old from his spell in charge of Bayern. He will have brought in Schweinsteiger as much for his professionalism and leadership, as his ability with the ball.
Aside from that there are tactical signs that the club have made the correct decision. United’s new formation of 4-2-3-1 means that a true box-to-box dynamo like Vidal is not required.
Schneiderlin can partner either Carrick or Schweinsteiger in the centre of the park with neither required to burst into the opposition penalty area.
The three players ahead support the striker while the overlapping full-backs offer weight of numbers.
Schweinsteiger is a proven winner and has all the characteristics to slot into this system. Whether or not the plan works will now be down to Van Gaal over the coming months.
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