Fully agree with this. He has a really strong mentality, fights for the team, and has the workrate and desire to lead the press - which is so key to making I'm a hipster ball effective.
Personally I would focus our transfer spend on a real high level winger and DM ahead of a striker. Especially as we...
I think he has a lot of potential tbh. He is so much better technically than I anticipated. Great pace, close control, and movement. The one thing he is really lacking is intensity and desire - which will both come with experience and confidence.
It really makes me laugh how i'm constantly...
I think this is most likely the reason. If more starts trigger an add-on payment to Betis we’ve probably told him he can’t start anymore matches this season unless he signs a new contract.
I doubt he’s not rated by Xavi. He just needs to bide his time. He was clearly bought as a successor to Lewa. I’m sure next season he’ll get more minutes. It would be extremely short sighted for him to move now and for Barce to entertain selling him.
I think Bentancur will be the furthest forward from midfield. He has the ability to thread balls through but most importantly he’ll have the intensity to press from the front (for 60mins at least)
Point is, we’re not the kind of club to buy a player for massive money who is likely to only have 3 years left at peak level and then will have little resale value. like it or not, unless the player is 25 or under I doubt we spend big money.
Paulinha is 29 in July so it’s not gonna work for us.
Agree. Has to be a confident issue with him. He’s clearly got tons of ability but very inconsistent. At the very least I think he’s a high squad player. On form he can do a solid job in multiple positions.
This is my overriding feeling. In general play we were much the better team. Arsenal are dominant in the majority of matches they play, and we limited them to very few chances, and possession.
I'd would have been much more concerned if they had opened us up regularly during the match, and we...
If we can get Gimenez for a decent fee, say under £40m, while still keeping Richarlison, I think it would be a clever move.
As others have said, he's still developing, and fits the system so would make sense.
Going by that logic it’s better to just keep Davies as a LCB. Rather than sign a defender who won’t be much better than Davies defensively but much more limited on the ball from LCB.
Nah. What is embarrassing is the naive assertion that what is said in a post-match press conference is the same as what is being said in the dressing room and on the training pitch.
Do you really think a manager who has openly stated he wants us to be title challenger will just ignore an issue...
You’re misrepresenting what I said. My point has nothing to do with what foot they use and more about how comfortable the player is in the role.
Having a player who is confortable passing out from LCB is fundamental to how we play out from the back. If we shoe horn a player in there it will be...
Totally agree with this. We actually played better than I was expecting. We were always in the match but conceded sloppy goals. Tightening up our defensive corners and improving our defending in transitions are achievable with better personnel and coaching. Just have to trust the process.
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