Does he pass your hot test?I’ll level with you all, I don’t even know who he is, I just want us to sign a fucking player okay.
Does he pass your hot test?
If I'm being honest, I think our game has stagnated this last season - injuries obviously a reason why, so had to have a standard game plan.
However, I believe people had sussed us out and the limitations of the squad (particularly at full back) often made us easy to play against
BUT part of this reason was Eriksen - he was not the player he was in previous years, he did not take any game by the scruff of the neck, and he made fewer killer passes. Might still be high in the assists numbers, but that's hiding the fgact that he played an awful lot of poor balls this season.
Though CE has been instrumental in everything we have done in previous seasons, we need to have a different 'modus operandi' and believe Lo Celso will offer us that something different. Now if that's in a partnership with CE then even better
Agree with most of this - when your main creator is out of form or having a poor game, you need options otherwise your goal tally is going to take a hit.
It's definitely been primarily injury related this season but it doesn't hide the lack of quality we have in a couple of areas, particularly the middle of the park. We have energy and physicality here but have lacked on a number of occasions this year, some real quality in terms of final ball, movement and sometimes a bit of quality on the ball in terms of first touch/beating a player.
Too often we've played a lot of football in front of the opposition and we need some options here to break through those lines again. As much as he was struggling towards the end of his time with us Dembele offered us something different and effective in his ability to remove players from the game with a dribble/shield and this created space and got the oppo scrabbling back to position. We don't need to replace him 100% (although that would be nice) but we do need to replace that impact in our team. Not just first 11 either but off the bench as well.
'Big clubs' don't buy back ups, they buy alternative options. That's how we must think from now on.
agree with both of you, there also could be an eliment of burn out players need a holiday to discover there love of football, we def need a squad freshen up.
I’ll join you.It really is this.
Next time I hear 'who's gonna play back up to Kane' I'm gonna flip a table..
Guess I'm the only one who's a it meh about the guy. I'm just not seeing what's so special. He obviously has some ability but I don't see anything remotely special or particularly eye catching.
I agree to an extent - he looks like a 'very good' player.
But not the next level, exciting signing that most seem to see.
Maybe I haven't watched the right highlights video...
Oi, there's only one GLC mateGLC = Good Luck Charm
A sign that good times are coming
Thats good for city, we are not city.City do both, a lot of really quick counters as well as the ability to break opponents down. It's why they score so heavily
I know that he is rated but two lads that are far more into watching La Liga than I reckon he is absolute mustard. Also nothing like any player we have at the moment.
Absolutely. A long summer with the WC and then a tough season - many players will need a break and chance to refresh.
Hopefully, as disappointing as Saturday was, it's a positive step from us to make that final. Some strong signings in the summer and a whole season back at home next year should revive some of our sparks. Onwards and upwards.
Without derailing the thread too much - Lo Celso looks like the kind of player we need, good on the ball and quality in terms of attacking play. Not to mention busy enough for a bit of defensive work/pressing. This plus N'Dombele would be a dream signing combination in my view for midfield.
Moving forward would be a great way to change how we play. The times we halt momentum and pass backwards kill me.That might be the idea. If he is being brought in as an addition to the current squad it makes sense to buy someone who has qualities that aren't necessarily duplicating what is already covered. If he's being signed in anticipation of particular players leaving then perhaps it's indicative of wishing to change the way the team plays moving forward.
If anything I'd say injurys forced us to change our game plan too much.If I'm being honest, I think our game has stagnated this last season - injuries obviously a reason why, so had to have a standard game plan.
However, I believe people had sussed us out and the limitations of the squad (particularly at full back) often made us easy to play against
BUT part of this reason was Eriksen - he was not the player he was in previous years, he did not take any game by the scruff of the neck, and he made fewer killer passes. Might still be high in the assists numbers, but that's hiding the fgact that he played an awful lot of poor balls this season.
Though CE has been instrumental in everything we have done in previous seasons, we need to have a different 'modus operandi' and believe Lo Celso will offer us that something different. Now if that's in a partnership with CE then even better
It really is this.
Next time I hear 'who's gonna play back up to Kane' I'm gonna flip a table..