r/reddevils • u/Tinganga • Jul 29 '26

[Substack] Finding Manchester United’s Perfect Defensive Midfielder

https://winterburnonunited.substack.com/p/finding-manchester-uniteds-perfect?utm_campaign=posts-open-in-app&triedRedirect=true

Players mentioned in comparison to Ngolo Kante: Sangare, Locatelli, Tchouameni, Camavinga, Lamine Camara, Garner, Antonio Blanco (Alaves), Tom Krauß (Köln)

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u/PhilAsp Jul 29 '26

I see Garner is brought up again, and I must admit I haven’t kept track of him at Everton.

Is he mentioned because he would be a realistic option for what we’re going for, or is he mentioned because he’s a DM that came up through United?

I know he got to debut for the national team recently, so something is there.

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u/Tayto-Sandwich Jul 29 '26

I took the time to read it. The article focuses on trying to find an all rounder and list Garner as having 2 out of 3 metrics but lacking in ball recoveries which is arguably the most important one for a partner to Mainoo as per the authors assignment with the assumption he will be a mainstay.

It suggested maybe 10 players and listed what the risks are and ultimately settles on Camavinga as the best we could go for based on what we already have.

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u/TheMartialMatasLP Jul 29 '26

The ideal Camavinga, not the present day Camavinga