Player Watch: Hugo Lloris

[Shadydan]

It’s actually pretty normal post by him

I know but his posts always make me lol

 

[Shadydan]

I would not move on from Lloris - but I would not call it laughable.

Are people still laughing at Pep for unceremoniously dumping Joe Hart before last season?

I can you 80 million reasons why I find it hilarious.

 

[ikky]

He used to be so quick off his line and was a proper sweeper keeper, he rarely does it now. Has he been instructed not to?

 

[coys200]

This is actually laughable

Why is it laughable £75-80m is the quoted price for oblak. And if you don’t think Oblak is on another to Hugo you clearly haven’t watched him much. Anything else about the post that’s laughable ?

 

[RickyVilla]

Why is it laughable £75-80m is the quoted price for oblak. And if you don’t think Oblak is on another to Hugo you clearly haven’t watched him much. Anything else about the post that’s laughable ?

The grammar? Oops I think I am in the wrong thread.

 

[Hengy1]

Why is it laughable £75-80m is the quoted price for oblak. And if you don’t think Oblak is on another to Hugo you clearly haven’t watched him much. Anything else about the post that’s laughable ?

Quite a few things like us doubling our record buy for a position poch clearly doesn’t think we need or the fact Oblak would come when he’s got the biggest teams in the world after him

 

[Oh Teddy Teddy]

Why is it laughable £75-80m is the quoted price for oblak. And if you don’t think Oblak is on another to Hugo you clearly haven’t watched him much. Anything else about the post that’s laughable ?

His release clause is £90m.

We will not be spending £90m on a goalkeeper when we have Hugo.

Nor the wages that he’d ask for - as arguably the best keeper in the world, give or take a De Gea.

 

[coys200]

We spent £40m on a 21 year old promising player. I’d expect us to smash our transfer record this summer and be pretty disappointed if we don’t. I never said it’s what will happen. I said it’s what I would do and I stick by it. Also his choices are pretty limited most top clubs have a keeper. It’s only really PSG Liverpool and maybe Real, but no idea if you can go from Athletico to Real. How is buying a player that’s gonna save you 10-15 pts laughable ?

 

[coys200]

I am also basing this on the £150m quoted here by Hercules.

 

[Oh Teddy Teddy]

We spent £40m on a 21 year old promising player. I’d expect us to smash our transfer record this summer and be pretty disappointed if we don’t. I never said it’s what will happen. I said it’s what I would do and I stick by it. Also his choices are pretty limited most top clubs have a keeper. It’s only really PSG Liverpool and maybe Real, but no idea if you can go from Athletico to Real. How is buying a player that’s gonna save you 10-15 pts laughable ?

I wouldn’t - we have far more pressing needs even if we could afford it.

But he is a terrific keeper, and the team that doesn’t shell out for him will get their money’s worth.

 

[rossdapep]

We spent £40m on a 21 year old promising player. I’d expect us to smash our transfer record this summer and be pretty disappointed if we don’t. I never said it’s what will happen. I said it’s what I would do and I stick by it. Also his choices are pretty limited most top clubs have a keeper. It’s only really PSG Liverpool and maybe Real, but no idea if you can go from Athletico to Real. How is buying a player that’s gonna save you 10-15 pts laughable ?

If it was a glaring position and the only position that needed strengthening then you may MAY have a point but we need to strengthen CM, LB and possibly CB, therefore we aren't going to potentially blow half of our transfer kitty.

 

[coys200]

If it was a glaring position and the only position that needed strengthening then you may MAY have a point but we need to strengthen CM, LB and possibly CB, therefore we aren't going to potentially blow half of our transfer kitty.

As said Harte wasn’t glaringly obvious. Infact most thought Pep was bonkers until he got Ederson. Oblak and a top draw CM would put us much closer imo. That’s assuming no outs.

 

[coys200]

And as far as attracting him goes. If the £150m budget is for real. Brand new stadium ,CL football, London club. If we are now prepared to pay decent wages there aren’t too many better options that need a keeper. All the talk has been a marquee signing, would certainly fit the bill.

 

[rossdapep]

As said Harte wasn’t glaringly obvious. Infact most thought Pep was bonkers until he got Ederson. Oblak and a top draw CM would put us much closer imo. That’s assuming no outs.

What about left back?? If Rose goes then we need him replacing.
What about CB?? If Toby goes then again we need to replace.
Dembele?? Same again.

The point is we already needed a new CM and if Dembele goes it'll likely be two. They won't be cheap.
Sessegnon isn't going to be cheap and he's unlikely to be a starter.
A new CB is gonna be expensive too.

This'll all likely cost 120-160m.

Then we seem to still be looking at attacking options too.

Personally if we are going to be splashing £80m on one player then it should be a CM who can change the game for us. But we won't be.

I'd also prefer to give Lloris the chance to rediscover his form again. Hart was making worse mistakes and more frequently.

 

[coys200]

What about left back?? If Rose goes then we need him replacing.
What about CB?? If Toby goes then again we need to replace.
Dembele?? Same again.

The point is we already needed a new CM and if Dembele goes it'll likely be two. They won't be cheap.
Sessegnon isn't going to be cheap and he's unlikely to be a starter.
A new CB is gonna be expensive too.

This'll all likely cost 120-160m.

Then we seem to still be looking at attacking options too.

Personally if we are going to be splashing £80m on one player then it should be a CM who can change the game for us. But we won't be.

I'd also prefer to give Lloris the chance to rediscover his form again. Hart was making worse mistakes and more frequently.

I said without outs. Any outs would be added to the £150m mentioned. Saying everything I have I don’t believe it would happen. It’s just my dream ?

 

[Finchyid]

If we had £80m to spend replacing Lloris would be about 10th on the list IMO

 

[Thewobbler]

http://www.skysports.com/football/n...ottenham-and-why-he-is-still-a-top-goalkeeper

Good read. To long to copy and paste it.

 

[Finchyid]

http://www.skysports.com/football/n...ottenham-and-why-he-is-still-a-top-goalkeeper

Good read. To long to copy and paste it.

Its funny how everyone moan about his distribution yet he is second to Ederson !

 

[THFCjosh]

Its funny how everyone moan about his distribution yet he is second to Ederson !

May well me true, however that it's pass completion rather than quality of pass.

 

[KenTHFC]

Its funny how everyone moan about his distribution yet he is second to Ederson !

Yeah but its such a misleading stat. Watching them its absolutely leaps and bounds, Ederson is another level to Lloris with his distribution. He hits balls long and accurately, like Toby. Lloris is like Bentaleb if Bentaleb was a keeper. Lloris is always looking for the easiest and nearest pass, and so Lloris just sends it to Jan, Sanchez and occasionally Dier, and maybe, every 1-2 games he'll send a short lifted ball to whoever the nearest fullback is. I'm not blaming Lloris because its very obviously a Poch directed decision because we all know how poor Lloris is at kicking long, but still it shows