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Which is code for he’s available but he will cost a lot!Spalletti: "Nobody has the money to buy Skriniar becouse he will stay. He's out of price for anyone."
Yeah you can only wish for it!Which is code for he’s available but he will cost a lot!
Nah, he’s nothing on king JonesYeah you can only wish for it!
Maguire is so obvious? Is he really 60-70m better than Jones and Smalling? I don't think he is. He's basically at the start of the curve they were on when we bought them (slightly more experienced ok). I think we need to get this signing so spot on its obvious Maguire isn't the one!Everytime the ball went into the box yesterday , spurs looked like scoring. I've said it many times, we need someone who is dominant in the air. It breeds confidence in the whole team. No point taking risks with someone who hasn't played in the premier league as It will take time to settle.
Maguire is so obvious. Lindeloff or Bailey will become better players playing along side him too.
Now, that will be a overkill at CB. You don't buy 2 first team starting CB for crazy money with Lindeloff performing well at 21 and Smalling, Bailly, Jones and Rojo in the team. I think the best thing to do (in the summer) is keep Lindeloff, Bailly and Smalling. Buy a great/future great CB (not Maguire please!). Sell Rojo and Jones, then buy some quality RB & give Dalot time to grow up, a new LB (keep Shaw) , maybe a DM/DLP and a RW/playmaker on the right ala Silva...Fekir). That's 5 players...really too much. I hope OGS will give a chance to almost all United players till the end of the season then we'll see the priority.De Ligt or Skriniar, no substitutes
Notice i said "or" not "and" . Just one of them is fine, depending on what one we can get our hands onNow, that will be a overkill at CB. You don't buy 2 first team starting CB for crazy money with Lindeloff performing well at 21 and Smalling, Bailly, Jones and Rojo in the team. I think the best thing to do (in the summer) is keep Lindeloff, Bailly and Smalling. Buy a great/future great CB (not Maguire please!). Sell Rojo and Jones, then buy some quality RB & give Dalot time to grow up, a new LB (keep Shaw) , maybe a DM/DLP and a RW/playmaker on the right ala Silva...Fekir). That's 5 players...really too much. I hope OGS will give a chance to almost all United players till the end of the season then we'll see the priority.
Oh my! I have to go sleep!Notice i said "or" not "and" . Just one of them is fine, depending on what one we can get our hands on
I'm on the spiced rum but what the hell does this mean ? and where's Phil Jones on this chart
Sector indicates the passing direction, up being forwards, down backward, left left and right right.
It shows passing range for various centerbacks. Each bar chart measures the passing range of each player. All the passes are divided by 6 directions (top-forward, bottom-backward, right-right, left-left) and 3 distances (closest to center-shortest pass, farthest from the center-longest passes). Color represents pass' success rate (standardized by z-score) of a group of passes.I'm on the spiced rum but what the hell does this mean ? and where's Phil Jones on this chart
Sector indicates the passing direction, up being forwards, down backward, left left and right right.
Nope.I think the best thing to do (in the summer) is keep Lindeloff, Bailly and Smalling.
Yeah I am not a huge fan of Maguire but, he was one of the few on there not playing for a possession based side.If I am reading this correctly, the reputation of Harry Maguires's passing needs to be quickly reevaluated. Looking comfortable when on the ball does not necessarily mean the player is a good passer. Team style of play needs to be taken into account to be fair, in a counter attacking side who sit deep the passing options will be lesser than in one that looks to dominate play.
Thanks for the explanation, it still takes a bit of understanding though and not sure it means a lot unless you know the opposition, the competion and possibly the style and formation played etc, for example if De Ligt was playing against a relegation threatened Dutch team in their domestic league and they won by 4 or 5 goals you expect that he was'nt under any pressure and passed the ball around a lot, and possibly made more forward pass's, however if it was a CL match against Bayern ? Then I would'nt expect him to have as much possession and not so many forward pass's, it's interesting all the same but I still like to judge a player by watching them play rather than their stats.It shows passing range for various centerbacks. Each bar chart measures the passing range of each player. All the passes are divided by 6 directions (top-forward, bottom-backward, right-right, left-left) and 3 distances (closest to center-shortest pass, farthest from the center-longest passes). Color represents pass' success rate (standardized by z-score) of a group of passes.
Phil Jones wasn't included (due to cut-off by # of passes), I didn't produce the chart.
He's not a CB though.Declan Rice looks pretty decent plus he's the right age too to develop with us. We need to stop looking at established stars who have already peaked and look to hungry young players on the way up.
Think his physical size is the issue, he's listed at only 180cm, which tbh is not so good for our team if we aim to stick with Lindelof.Surprised Nathan Ake doesnt get more of a mention, he seems to have come of age this season and is fantastic in the air and on the floor.
He also plays for a club that couldn't stand in the way of a move to a club of our size.
I read that Chelsea want to re-sign him and they have a buy-back clause. 40m pound apparently.Surprised Nathan Ake doesnt get more of a mention, he seems to have come of age this season and is fantastic in the air and on the floor.
He also plays for a club that couldn't stand in the way of a move to a club of our size.
I've read somewhere he was a CB not long ago. He's said to be comfortable at CB and DM..He's not a CB though.
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Doesn't Milenkovic play more as a right back? I thought I'd read that but looking at the reports he's really tall. Maybe if he can cover both positions and we can get Alderweireld at 25m I'd be happy with that and throw more funds (this summer) at other positions like getting another midfielder in and a right winger.Skriniar is already one of the best in the world.
I watch a lot of serie A and for me is better than Koulibaly.
Milenkovic looks very good also and is excellent in the air.
Isn't that what we've been doing? lindelof and Bailly were hardly established and experienced when we bought them.Declan Rice looks pretty decent plus he's the right age too to develop with us. We need to stop looking at established stars who have already peaked and look to hungry young players on the way up.
Did not know that, interesting in that case.I've read somewhere he was a CB not long ago. He's said to be comfortable at CB and DM..
Think it might be inaccurate. He looks like he’s had a growth spurt.Think his physical size is the issue, he's listed at only 180cm, which tbh is not so good for our team if we aim to stick with Lindelof.
Dunno tbh, I usually go by transfermarkt, they're more reliable when it comes to height than other sites.Think it might be inaccurate. He looks like he’s had a growth spurt.
Dunc and Duffy have looked excellent this year for Brighton. When was the last time we bought a quality centre half from another side in the PL?I'd be up for Lewis Dunc joining us. He's the right age, English, and would be a hell of a lot cheaper than some of the names being bandied about. His height would have been appreciated against Spurs.