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dembele is a player i admire but it just smacks of being cheap.
dembele is a player i admire but it just smacks of being cheap.
dembele is a player i admire but it just smacks of being cheap.
And he's a very decent keeper. Will be a fair bit cheaper than Lloris is looking to cost. Not sure if he's a huge step-up from Brad but he's tall, is a strong keeper in most depts and crucially, isn't eligable for a winter fuel allowance.
if this is true, i think we know who our new gk will be
They aren't apparent yet, I'm expecting the reasons that will become apparent will become apparent soon.
I see what you mean, you're selling your best midfielder for 35 odd million and bringing in another midfielder for 10 or so million - it doesn't smack of ambition but if we are spending and improving in other areas it puts a different light on it. In fact it be could very shrewd.
I think Dembele in beside Sandro could be immense.
A step down from both Brad and Heurelho, I'd say. (I saw quite a bit of him with Ajax, and we were supposed to have checked him out four years ago and found him wanting.) And why do Roma want shot of him after a season? How many of the 54 goals they conceded last year went past him, I wonder?
Joe Allen would be a much better fit in terms of trying to replicate what Modric provides for our system but then I can definitely see the virtue of pursuing a player like Dembele who has all the attributes to push on and achieve things at a higher level - its just slightly harder to fit him in to our system.
Joe Allen would be a much better fit in terms of trying to replicate what Modric provides for our system but then I can definitely see the virtue of pursuing a player like Dembele who has all the attributes to push on and achieve things at a higher level - its just slightly harder to fit him in to our system.
So this 'lock down' then. Is it similar to meltdown but less liquid?
@akqayid evening anything on Leandro D coming to us?
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@leeUkUfc nothing since I said it two weeks ago. It's lock down
Indeed. Am I becoming forgetful in my old age or did we not plump for Gomes and it was between the two a few years back? Of course, it could be said we might have chosen the wrong keeper. I dunno. Stekelenburg (no need for that name either, far too long to keep typing out) always seems solid enough when playing for Dutchland but that's a different beast.A step down from both Brad and Heurelho, I'd say. (I saw quite a bit of him with Ajax, and we were supposed to have checked him out four years ago and found him wanting.) And why do Roma want shot of him after a season? How many of the 54 goals they conceded last year went past him, I wonder?
I would rather Dembele, has demonstrated a bit of everything since moving into midfield for Fulham.
Great quality on the ball and can glide past players with ease. That's one of the things I think we lacked under Harry...not enough driving forward from central areas of the pitch that disrupts the oppositions shape and can create more room for others. Too many times last season the opposition were able to sit deep and defend relatively comfortably.
I've watched Dembele closely and his ability to surge forward like that could be a real weapon for us in terms of creating that space for the likes of Bale, VDV etc.
His physical presence and appetite for the tackle is impressive to. In a midfield three I think he could be the business for us.
Don't think we need to replace Modric with a vastly inferior player albeit who's more similar.
Really?A step down from both Brad and Heurelho, I'd say. (I saw quite a bit of him with Ajax, and we were supposed to have checked him out four years ago and found him wanting.) And why do Roma want shot of him after a season? How many of the 54 goals they conceded last year went past him, I wonder?