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Skriniar would be the icing on the cake, but with the signings we've already made, Vinicius to debut and Bale to unleash, I'm pretty chilled for once on deadline day.
Well, they better get a wiggle on then ...So it's up to Milan finding a replacement
Well, they better get a wiggle on then ...
Wasn’t there some fiorentina chain of events happening.
thanks for this. i knew it could be different horses for diff courses. this is interesting infoFrom what I understand, he doesn't cope well being in a 3 at the back/executing a high line. On evidence yesterday, even some of the best CBs get caught out (repeatedly) by a high line. As we dont play a high line under mourinho, he should fit in perfectly
I don't see how anyone can look at our complete inability to keep clean sheets (nine games in a row without one - think we've only had about three in all competitions since the City game at the start of February), and think our defence is good enough.
We played some brilliant counter-attacking football yesterday, but a savvier, better organised side should have been able to beat us after we threw a goal away in the opening minutes. We can talk about how our "mentality" got us back into the game after the early setback until the cows come home, but how many times have we dropped points over the years against these annoying teams that nick a goal off a defensive mistake and then put 10 men behind the ball to which we have no answer. We need to cut out those situations and I don't see Dier, Sanchez, an ageing Toby and a still raw Tanganga as good enough to do that on their own.
The top class CB is the missing piece of the puzzle that we desperately need. Ideally a top class Eriksen replacement too but without shifting Alli I think that would be a struggle.
One mistake v United yesterday, we recovered and didn't exactly seem troubled even before the red. One goal v Chelsea, again didn't look troubled otherwise. One extremely controversial penalty v Newcastle, other than that they pretty much had nothing. While we're not getting the clean sheets, our defence isn't as poor as people want to believe. Watch the 90 minutes and see the vast difference from last season to now.
Inter's reputed replacement from Fiorentina has been replaced, Fiorentina have bought in his reputed replacement.
Make of that what you will but it is one piece of the chain done that people were saying would prevent this deal getting done.
Who IS getting clean sheets at the moment? Liverpool's defence is leaking goals. City's can't keep 'em out. Chelsea's is weak. United's has Maguire in it, Leicester shipped 3 VS. West Ham. l Wolves shipped 4 vs. West ham.
No-one is keeping regular clean sheets at the moment. I don't think adding Skriniar gives us clean sheets... it does cut out the mistakes which is undoubtedly gonna be helpful but it seems like no-one is keeping clean sheets.
Our last two league games have not been clean sheets but the one goal in each has been a penalty. Three out of the six we've conceded have been penalties so it doesn't point to a disastrous defence. That said I want Skrinier so I wish I hadn't made my point.