Not really his role though is it? He's a useful player to have in the squad until he moves on, not many teams will have better 5th choice midfielders.
Player Watch: Pierre-Emile Højbjerg
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Not really his role though is it? He's a useful player to have in the squad until he moves on, not many teams will have better 5th choice midfielders.
Don't particularly mind him as part of the squad but coming off the bench or providing cover will not be enough for him which I completely understand from his point of view. On Postecoglou's side, doubt he'll be too fussed losing him if we replace him with a more mobile/dynamic option. He is not a natural fit for his system and Ange just seems to be so clear about the type of players he wants to be relying on.
I think we'll see some interest in him in January from EPL clubs if some pick up injuries or those who get dragged into a relegation dogfight. Whether he'll want to go is a different matter but he maybe swayed as can't see him wanting to hang around sitting on the bench with the Euros in the summer. Maybe even a late loan if he can't be sold and manage to get in cover.
I think we'll see some interest in him in January from EPL clubs if some pick up injuries or those who get dragged into a relegation dogfight. Whether he'll want to go is a different matter but he maybe swayed as can't see him wanting to hang around sitting on the bench with the Euros in the summer. Maybe even a late loan if he can't be sold and manage to get in cover.
Yeah agreed. Bayern might come back in for paulinha.
Once bentacur is fit and firing he’ll cover 6 i should think too. He had the press resistance.
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We lose Bissouma & Sarr for circa 6 weeks in Jan-Feb, so would need a replacement for any CM we sell. Otherwise, we'll have Bentancur (assuming fit) & Skipp (currently behind Hojbjerg in the pecking order), with Lo Celso (suited to a more advanced role) as the only other CM option in the entire squad. White & Devine are gone and any other academy midfielders will be significantly less ready for PL football than either of them.
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Hopefully we can ship out hojbjerg then and go back in for a Gallagher type. We need that mobility to break presses and get up and down the pitch.
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Gallagher is exactly the sort of player I would expect Poch to like and he's started all four PL games so far this season.
I'm not convinced Poch would sign off on him leaving, or that he would agree to come here ithout being a guaranteed starter. Realistically, he'd be fighting with Sarr to be 3rd choice, behind Bentancur & Bissouma.
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I'm not convinced Poch gets to decide whether to sign off or not.
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Would Chelsea really sell a player who is in Poch's starting XI, fits his system perfectly, is home-grown, and is young with a high ceiling? They must have circa 40 senior players on the books, so it would make sense to sell the ones that aren't key players. Selling him wouldn't just be a failure to back the manager...it would be actively undermining him.
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Hence Gallagher "type". Doesn't have to be him just someone in that mold.
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Yes as was clear from the end of the window.
They would argue they've spent a billion pounds so they've backed the manager plenty and if he can't work with the players they've given him then he's not the man for the job.
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They might be interested in him but I don't expect he's too interested in them!
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My personal view is that he’s our version of James Milner as in he’s a decent backup option to use off the bench if / when we need to calm things down and can cover multiple areas should we pick up injuries during the season.
We’ve got an exciting young team so he adds an extra dimension to help us close out games or if we’re starting to become overrun in the midfield.
We’ve got an exciting young team so he adds an extra dimension to help us close out games or if we’re starting to become overrun in the midfield.
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Good for him, cracking attitude to have and well done Ange for not ostracising him even though he doesn't fit his team
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If he wanted to be a TRUE leader and taken it like an adult, he should have followed in Hendo's footsteps after Klopp told him similar to what Hojbjerg was:
“If one of those people (Klopp or FSG) said to me, ‘Now we want you to stay’, then we wouldn’t be having this conversation”. “That’s not to say that they forced me out of the club, but at no point did I feel wanted by anyone to stay”.
Jordan Henderson: “I saw Jurgen said a few days ago that he’s really happy with the transfer window and he loves his team…”, told The Athletic “This tells you the players that left, he probably wanted to go and the players that have come in, he probably wanted to sign”.
“If one of those people (Klopp or FSG) said to me, ‘Now we want you to stay’, then we wouldn’t be having this conversation”. “That’s not to say that they forced me out of the club, but at no point did I feel wanted by anyone to stay”.
Jordan Henderson: “I saw Jurgen said a few days ago that he’s really happy with the transfer window and he loves his team…”, told The Athletic “This tells you the players that left, he probably wanted to go and the players that have come in, he probably wanted to sign”.
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