He's no Deeney - The Odion Ighalo Thread

Deadtigers · Feb 3, 2020

I cant wait to see how he plays with the young guns on the wings to give him room.

Ashur · Feb 4, 2020

I G H A L O
2️⃣5️⃣

🛍️ Buy now 👉 https://t.co/yQiIa7mVQT pic.twitter.com/Us6mufhtn2
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) February 4, 2020

Ashur · Feb 4, 2020

Ruud v.Nistelrooy 10 · Feb 4, 2020

if he gets 7 in the league will that be considered good?

or what will?

Chaz Striker · Feb 4, 2020

At least 5 goals if we're being realistic.

Ashur · Feb 4, 2020

doubletrouble · Feb 4, 2020

15 league goals or this deal is a failure

Ashur · Feb 5, 2020

Ashur · Feb 5, 2020

All the time...

My visit to Old Trafford back in 2013 as fan and now I will be playing in Old Trafford😊 God is the greatest 🙏🏾 pic.twitter.com/BDW6v2Cxm8
— Odion Jude Ighalo (@ighalojude) February 5, 2020

Liked what he had to say in his interview. Being a fan is not enough of course, but we can only hope that his enthusiasm and happiness to be in the club of his dreams will help become a success.

johno · Feb 5, 2020

I think he needs to get a few goals, but honestly, I think the success of the deal isn't (just) down to goals he scores. If he can bring others into the game and allow some rest for the likes of Tony and Mason, without too big a drop off, he'll have been a useful addition.

Drae · Feb 7, 2020

Doesnt really seem like his game is a natural fit for Ole's system.

Ruud v.Nistelrooy 10 · Feb 7, 2020

at the very least he's a plan B which is what the manager's been accused of not having

Ashur · Feb 7, 2020

Odion Ighalo working round the clock with Olympians to make instant impact at Manchester United | @mcgrathmike https://t.co/JHidRbtkGq
— Telegraph Football (@TeleFootball) February 7, 2020

LA. MAN UNITED · Feb 8, 2020

https://www.espn.com/soccer/manches...iteds-ighalo-from-joining-spain-training-camp

Well this is unexpected...…………...said no one.

johno · Feb 12, 2020

I really. REALLY ********ing wish bigsoccer would stop using "tRump is on a roll" ads. I log off every time I see one and don't come back for weeks.

Ashur · Feb 12, 2020

Deadtigers · Feb 12, 2020

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I really believe he may surprise people and really help the cause. We aren't who we use to be so to get a player that legitimately wants to wear the Jersey is cool and hopefully makes that extra bit of difference.

Ashur · Feb 13, 2020

Ighalo being isolated from Carrington was always part of United's plan.

https://www.skysports.com/football/...-of-manchester-uniteds-plan-says-james-cooper

Ruud v.Nistelrooy 10 · Mar 1, 2020

are the fellow forum members/regulars happy with him so far?

on one hand he gets into high scoring positions which i like and quite a few for the minutes played but on the other hand one might say he should have had 3 or 4 goals now.

what do you guys think?

Chaz Striker · Mar 1, 2020

I’ll reserve judgement for a bit. I’d like to see him in a rough test from the start with players on the wing.

MizzouMUFC · Mar 1, 2020

Jury is still out. His holdup play has been good and he gets into good spots, but he has to finish chances like the one he has today.

JamesA · Mar 1, 2020

I thought he did enough against Brugges to earn a start against Everton, ESPECIALLY going with 2 up top.

Need to him get a few more starts to form a more complete opinion. Too many garbage minutes thus far.

Ashur · Mar 5, 2020

Simple as for Ighalo.

J'can · Mar 5, 2020

One of the most shrewd signings I can remember since Larsson and RVP

Ashur · Mar 5, 2020

https://www.manchestereveningnews.c...tball-news/man-utd-news-odion-ighalo-17872754

Not exactly sure how soon it could be feasible (with the need to rest players and rotate, with games still coming thick and fast) but I'm getting genuinely curious about Ighalo and Martial playing together in the same team. Whether it's in a front 2 or 3, I think it's a combination that could work and yield interesting results.
But seeing how Ighalo has played so far, it's something I hope we see at some point.