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Who should be dropped then? I'd be highly against shoe horning him in just for the sake of it, when the team is functioning so well.I doubt he would be on our bench.
Who should be dropped then? I'd be highly against shoe horning him in just for the sake of it, when the team is functioning so well.I doubt he would be on our bench.
in the 4231, I think Isco is a better pure playmaker than Eriksen.Who should be dropped then? I'd be highly against shoe horning him in just for the sake of it, when the team is functioning so well.
Exactly- both players bring similar but nuanced differences to a game. If we weren't so defensively stable, I'd question the sense of having them both on the pitch but currently it makes sense.in the 4231, I think Isco is a better pure playmaker than Eriksen.
But, in the current 343/3421 Eriksen plays a role that requires both a playmaker and someone who can score from creating their own shot. I think Eriksen does that better than Isco.
What you mean the only other one of note is James? Mendes enjoys ties to at the very least 20 players who'd walk straight into any team in the world.
I meant of concern to us, as in has been loosely linked.
There are many reasons. Shame we won't be signing Cristiano thoughWhy would Levy not want to deal with Mendes?
Was it anything to do with Moutinho deal or something else?
There are many reasons. Shame we won't be signing Cristiano though
Regarding Grey Fox's ITK I wonder if one of the young players we might be looking at on a buy and loan back basis might be Leicester's Ben Chilwell as a possible Davies replacement next season. He impresses me more each time I see him; great pace, works hard and can actually cross the ball. Given Rose's injury and disciplinary record I see LB as one of the few positions where we could really use an upgrade as back up. No hate for Davies (he's a solid reserve) but there is a big drop off in our attacking threat when Rose is out and Chilwell is a very similar player to Rose.
Filling in for Verts until he's fit againHow would you fit him in our team?
This needs a Tintin scampering about in pre-war balkans intrigue ratingSo Isco is the player we want.
Weirdly enough there isn't a thread on him on the first page of the transfer rumours forum.
Don't know why this got so many funny ratings, Chilwell is World Class. Tore us a new one last year. If we signed him we'd have a great backup in Rose.
We are told (quite often) that this thread isn't the place to just pick out names. People being polite.Don't know why this got so many funny ratings, Chilwell is World Class. Tore us a new one last year. If we signed him we'd have a great backup in Rose.
Great info from Grey Fox. Interesting that we think that we could still get Isco in this window, and nice to hear that we wouldn't just move on to plan B, but will keep pursuing him in the summer if we can't complete the deal in January.
Going by the previous info the other player is probably Zaha, but that's going to be a bit tricky with him being at the ACN isn't it?
He's proper dodgy. He has been in China recently, either doing deals or lining up future deals (he is Costa's agent after all). Lots of his players have been named in a tax evasion scheme. He has a lot of control over their futures and if you deal with him, he can just decide to create a situation where they kick up a fuss and it ends in them moving on. Plus he's Mourinho's agent and any deal could easily be scuppered/leaked to Man Utd (or others) to come in and gazump.Why would Levy not want to deal with Mendes?
Was it anything to do with Moutinho deal or something else?
Don't know why this got so many funny ratings, Chilwell is World Class. Tore us a new one last year. If we signed him we'd have a great backup in Rose.