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DodgyLasagne

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FWIW I agree with @LeStat that Kulusevski is a star in the making and better than Raphinha. Raph could possibly be better in our system but Kulu was amazing last year, I don't get why we would disrespect him by saying Raphinha is definitely better.

Additionally, they do basically occupy the exact same position and do the exact same things.

It's why Richarlison is a better tactical fit, he's a legit Kane back-up and can play both wings... let's be honest here.

All that said stop being a WUM and making dumb posts mate.
 

cjbyid

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Barcelona have bid for lewandowski (no idea how they have the money)

So might rule them out if this one.
 

werty

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5 goals, 12 assists
16 games as a defensive midfielder, 10 as an attacking midfielder. Most assists came as a defensive midfielder.

Starter or not, 12 assists is an outstanding return.
It is indeed, but he wasn't a regular as you stated.
 

Annabel

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Wow, this thread. WLB kindly told us we’d made an offer for Raphinha, and then all of a sudden we’ve lost out to Arsenal, are swapping Emerson for Joao Felix, and are signing Costa and Suarez for back up.

Ron Burgundy “that escalated” gif.
 

Ron Burgundy

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Wow, this thread. WLB kindly told us we’d made an offer for Raphinha, and then all of a sudden we’ve lost out to Arsenal, are swapping Emerson for Joao Felix, and are signing Costa and Suarez for back up.

Ron Burgundy “that escalated” gif.
Can I just say it?
 

Matrix

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That just makes it more baffling to me.
Kulusevski scored 5 goals and 8 assists for us in half a season.
Raphinha scored 11 goals and 3 assists in a full season.

Being an assister is particularly valuable here because it's a good counterbalance to the goals we get from Kane and Son. You only have to look at Ronaldo joining Man United to see that even a high quality goalkicker can upset the balance of a settled attack.

I don't care what anyone here says, Kulusevski is a better/more talented player than Raphinha, and should absolutely start over him in our best 11. Sorry, not sorry.
He played in a Leeds team that nearly got relegated and got battered most games. If you are going to put out Le Stats then put the whole picture out there. What was our XG vs Leeds XG since Kulu arrived?

Also we had Conte and a style of getting the best out of him, can we say the same about Leeds.
 

nedley

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I have nothing against him personally, he's a fine player for a top-4 challenging team, but you are kidding yourself if you think he is a title/UCL-winning level midfielder. That's just reality.

What good are his assists in the Euros to us? He only managed 2 assists for us in a full season and barely missing any minutes. You might say it's because he plays DM or whatever, but I can recall several occasions where he's struggled to keep up defensively too. He's simply a player we need an upgrade on if we want to get real about challenging.
Darren Fletcher says ?
 

djhotspur

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He played in a Leeds team that nearly got relegated and got battered most games. If you are going to put out Le Stats then put the whole picture out there. What was our XG vs Leeds XG since Kulu arrived?

Also we had Conte and a style of getting the best out of him, can we say the same about Leeds.
Yeah plus the guy forgets Kulu was awful in a poor juventus side. It’s all well and good talking about stats but I’ve watched rapinha put countless chances on a plate for the Leeds players to absolutely bomb
 

Montalbano

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Wow. Those figures / graph of Raphinha and Mane helps put into perspective how good Raphinha is. Mane is the absolute gold standard and for Raphinha to be putting up similar figures for Leeds rather than Liverpool should not be understated.

Would be a brilliant addition for us.
 
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