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Ten Years a Cafite
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I was just kidding, folks.
I mean that's just apples and oranges. Gomes is an academy kid who is yet to break through in senior football, he can't help you short term, you play him now, swallow his rookie mistakes, because you expect him to mature into a much better player. Naturally you have little incentive to make that investment if he's bound to leave in 6 months. Pulisic however had already established himself as a first team starter, he potentially offered plenty short term. This year Hakimi and Sancho played basically every available minute und the same coach, despite Hakimi's loan contract ending this summer and Sancho being linked with a move as well, as you can see in the screen shot Pulisic began his final season as a starter as well. Because for a coach the business is way too short term oriented to bench players, based on whether they may or may not leave next year.What are you on about that literally happens all the time. Our own Gómes wasn't given chances after November when it became clear that he wasn't sorting his contract properly with us. It happens all through out the whole. It's not a confusing or foreign concept. Managers only want players who are committed to the team.
Again it happens very often ozil isn't playing for arsenal. Why? Because of issues with his contract. There's loads of examples. Managers don't always play their best players they play the players they believe they can trust and often a player who is in the middle of a contract dispute can be a seen as a player they can't trust.I mean that's just apples and oranges. Gomes is an academy kid who is yet to break through in senior football, he can't help you short term, you play him now, swallow his rookie mistakes, because you expect him to mature into a much better player. Naturally you have little incentive to make that investment if he's bound to leave in 6 months. Pulisic however had already established himself as a first team starter, he potentially offered plenty short term. This year Hakimi and Sancho played basically every available minute und the same coach, despite Hakimi's loan contract ending this summer and Sancho being linked with a move as well, as you can see in the screen shot Pulisic began his final season as a starter as well. Because for a coach the business is way too short term oriented to bench players, based on whether they may or may not leave next year.
It’s always the case when it comes to praising players in form. He is doing well now but wasn’t this consistent earlier in the season.I really don't understand posts like that. Why would a coach deliberately weaken his team, because a player's contract runs out in two years? Why would a club's management want to tank a player's value before they have to sell him? That's just not logical. There wasn't even any bad blood between Pulisic and the club, he was a good lad, the club gave him his break in Europe, he gave back some good performances/access to the US market and when he left the club got extremely well compensated.
I mean no offense, but come on:
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As I've said, he can't have been as exciting as any young player in Europe, because at least two players in his squad were clearly one level above him. Regardless of form or other factors. He started out as an incredibly mature and neat 17 year old, but more or less stagnated from there. He seems to have grown into a more commanding role at Chelsea, which is nice to see. But I wouldn't rewrite history because of it.
Why do you say that? Why not just enjoy a young player doing well? Despite being a Chelsea Fan I must say it’s exciting watching someone like Greenwood with so much potential balling out already.Been much better than I expected. Still hoping he regresses to the mean
Because I hate Chelsea, I can't stand his face nor the hype he gets on American media. Plus a young player doing well pales in comparison to laughing at a rival club.Why do you say that? Why not just enjoy a young player doing well? Despite being a Chelsea Fan I must say it’s exciting watching someone like Greenwood with so much potential balling out already.
Can I assume that despite your location you have no rooting interest in the US national team?Because I hate Chelsea, I can't stand his face nor the hype he gets on American media. Plus a young player doing well pales in comparison to laughing at a rival club.
Their depth is also very solidObnoxiously good.
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Pulisic Havertz Ziyech
Kovacic Kante
they are going to give a few teams an absolute pasting next season. Still a goalkeeper & 2 defenders away from challenging the top 2 though.
Dangerous attacking front 4, but that central midfield 2 could be improved. Kante is past his best and what does Kovacic actually do?Obnoxiously good.
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Pulisic Havertz Ziyech
Kovacic Kante
they are going to give a few teams an absolute pasting next season. Still a goalkeeper & 2 defenders away from challenging the top 2 though.
Would not be surprised if this ends up being the case as his mentality seems bang on.Better than Hazard.
He's certainly more of a goal threat than Hazard was for Chelsea - he shoots more than Hazard ever did.Better than Hazard.
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Pulisic never played under Klopp, Tuchel gave him his first start at Dortmund.Tweet
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I'd argue that Klopp normally looks like that but whatever. Pulisic has been fantastic. Should've started even if he's only got one working leg.
Yeah.Anyone know his goals assists stats this season ?
20 goals + assists from 32 appearances this seasonAnyone know his goals assists stats this season ?
It's good.Anyone know his goals assists stats this season ?
I thought the timeline didn't quite add up as Klopp has been at Liverpool ages. Seems to be one of those things that get regurgitated and becomes fact.Pulisic never played under Klopp, Tuchel gave him his first start at Dortmund.
10 goals and 10 assists in just over 2200 minutes in all competitions.Anyone know his goals assists stats this season ?
He is the Captain of America!"Captain America" is the most cringeworthy nickname ever
I thought the timeline didn't quite add up as Klopp has been at Liverpool ages. Seems to be one of those things that get regurgitated and becomes fact.
Doesn't take much to be the best player TBFHe is the Captain of America!
You are just jealous. In terms of nicknames, we have Captain America, you have Slabhead or Daddy.Doesn't take much to be the best player TBF
Mate we have SpiderWan...You are just jealous. In terms of nicknames, we have Captain America, you have Slabhead or Daddy.
Their time at Dortmund overlapped by about four months but from the stats he never actually appeared during a Klopp game. He played for the U17s. First Dortmund appearance for Pulisic was 30th January 2016.
Pulisic trained with the first team but never played under Klopp, it was Tuchel that brought him through and gave him his first exposure into the team.