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Sure, but they also tried Mendy in between as well.

Depends doesn’t it. If you could sell Onana to a Saudi club and break even would you? I fancy he could still attract that kind of interest. If they do change manager it’s possible the new coach would just not fancy him and sign a cheaper goalie...

I said similar about Ruben Amorim in the transfer tweets thread. Option 1 - 3-4-3 People will see Maguire or Varane in the middle of back three and be concerned. But Sporting have had Sebastian Coates there who isn't quick. He is flanked by...

I've said similar about Ruben Amorim. He generally plays 3-4-3 or 3-4-2-1. It doesn't suit everyone but you have two options as far as I can see. Option 1 - 3-4-3 People will see Maguire or Varane in the middle of back three and be concerned...

They do have a cup final and his supposed wage demands seem excessive even for us.

I think that's what most mean by 'building the team'. It's not about signings. It's about creating a style of play which the players all buy into.

Surprised he isn't the one Bayern want given his uncle was on the Bayern board.

I'd rather we pushed the defence high and accept we'll occasionally concede to a ball in behind. The point of Onana is that he should be able to sweep high. Even the best high-line teams concede this way occasionally. Obviously, with the injury...

His Ajax team had less talent than we do. There is no excuse.

I just think its an easy re-hash whenever the heat is on ETH. I just can't see Southgate getting the job even if he has links to Ashworth et al. He has no club management experience of note and not for ages either. On top of that and the bigger...

The irony is we have players out on loan who seem more suited to his 'style' than ones we've kept. Sancho, Van de Beek and Hannibal would all cope better than Casemiro or Eriksen are. The other thing is when you go back to his Ajax teams they...

The thing is I think most of us are patient enough that if we saw any positivity we could understand the need to persist. A pain before the gain kind of situation makes sense when you consider just how differently we've been coached for years...

I think it is important to put the new structure in place before appointing another manager though. An interim would still make sense at this point.

So we’d be safe from relegation then. 33 is enough to keep you up this year.

Today strangely didn’t bother me. It was just so obviously coming. Coventry pissed me off. Sheffield and Burnley were just copy pastes of any of our games this season. The next four games are going to be brutal though. Arsenal could put 7-8 past us.