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You're reaching with the Ndombele point, we didn't pass on him - we just decided not to spend any money that summer.
We had ITK at the time that we was error prone and lost the ball in dangerous positions.
You're reaching with the Ndombele point, we didn't pass on him - we just decided not to spend any money that summer.
We had ITK at the time that we was error prone and lost the ball in dangerous positions.
Even more of a reason not to buy him then.
This is correct. I said how good he was and others did too and this weird complaint came up.We had ITK at the time that we was error prone and lost the ball in dangerous positions.
We seem to reject players based on a worse case scenario instead of saying these guys are really talented, we can work on their issues. Look at Zakaria, a player who’s been known for several years to be highly thought of just not by us lol, and now this season he’s blossomed and is helping his team lead the Bundesliga.
This is correct. I said how good he was and others did too and this weird complaint came up.
He wasn't woeful, and he wasn't Walker's replacement. Aurier was Walker's replacement, and turned out to be woeful. Trippier has had some very good, and some bad games for us, but has done a very good job as second choice right back.It’s one thing making money on a purchase and another when they’re a walking disaster on the pitch. Walker was a very good full back, his replacement in Trippier (promoted to 1st choice) was woeful.
And its true, he improved massively this SeasonI remember JJ saying that we were not interested in Zakaria (this was earlier, in the summer perhaps) since we he wasn't good enough. Oh well.
I agree. I meant our system of a selection. If we can't splash the cash on the market, we have to be intelligence in selecting - finding a player before he becomes an unattainable or too pricey.We don’t know that for sure. For all we know Hitchin has recommended players but levy and Pochettino haven’t wanted the player or been able to sign them.
I agree. I meant our system of a selection. If we can't splash the cash on the market, we have to be intelligence in selecting - finding a player before he becomes an unattainable or too pricey.
We also have to brave enough to play them once they're here.Leicester have done brilliantly with the likes of Mahrez and Kante, and they now have Soyonchu doing very well. I'm not sure those players would have got their chance here, at least not to the same degree. I think we also need to give players like Tanganga a chance because I'm pretty sure Leicester would in our position.
Leicester took over a year to give Soyonchu a run in the team though. He only got his chance because they sold Maguire.
That's true, but what's the betting we shell out for a CB when we have Tanganga and Eyomah waiting in the wings.
Leicester have an experienced Evans next to Soyuncu though. If we lose TA and JV then I would like to add one older CB to compliment our relatively young ones.
Yes our 'French expert' Steve Hitchin..... should have been sacked years ago.Whoever makes the decisions re the quality of the players we’ve scouted needs to be shot or shown the door.
Pereira - not good enough
Tielemans - not good enough
Ndombele - not good enough (a year before we signed him)
Zakaria - not good enough
Yet we deem the following as good enough:
Aurier - vomit
Trippier - Jesus fucking Christ
Sissoko - meh
GKN - what was that about
Janssen - meh
N’Jie - meh
Stambouli - lol
tanganga is refusing to sign the contract thoughThat's true, but what's the betting we shell out for a CB when we have Tanganga and Eyomah waiting in the wings.
Which would effectively mean Tanganga being behind Sanchez and the new CB in the pecking order.
Age is also important, at 20-21 it's often hard to assess a player. E.g. how stable he is, injury resistance (see Lamela) etcWe seem to reject players based on a worse case scenario instead of saying these guys are really talented, we can work on their issues
I remember JJ saying that we were not interested in Zakaria (this was earlier, in the summer perhaps) since we he wasn't good enough. Oh well.
And its true, he improved massively this Season