captaincantona
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Who was his CB partner this season? What type of CB partner suits him best...get the impression him and victor would get trampled!
Lisandro Martinez who's shorter than him.Who was his CB partner this season? What type of CB partner suits him best...get the impression him and victor would get trampled!
More due to lack of pace and strength. Should have kept him, way better than Telles.Let's go back to Blind. A very well skilled CB for us who couldn't make it due to his height.
Yeah we'd be lucky to hit 60 million really.Exactly. Between Henderson, AVB, Bailey and Tzunzabe there is nearly 100m in sales.
Howson is like an unfunny Goldbridge.Yup, tuned in for first 10 mins and he was just chatting shite about nothing in particular. Not even about football but I did learn he drinks lots, does exercise and has an injury/illness.
On football manager maybe. We'd be lucky to get 50. Have you seen our outgoings?Exactly. Between Henderson, AVB, Bailey and Tzunzabe there is nearly 100m in sales.
He dominated Lukaku in one of the matches we played against them that season. But Lukaku gave him some difficulty in another match we played that season, and he needed Smalling to help him out.Daley Blind didn't really have an issue with it for us. i remember him pocketing Benteke and Lukaku
We'll barely get anything for Bailly and Tuanzebe. AWB will probably need to be loaned out rather than sold, as his wages limit what clubs could get him. Henderson is the only one we might get a decent fee for as he seems eager to leave for gametime.Exactly. Between Henderson, AVB, Bailey and Tzunzabe there is nearly 100m in sales.
The one at OT was hilarious where he easily dealt with Lukaku.Baresi is probably the best CB of all time... it's rare but if your smart enough it's fine to be small.
Daley Blind didn't really have an issue with it for us. i remember him pocketing Benteke and Lukaku
Try closer to 50. How are you getting 100 from these lot?Exactly. Between Henderson, AVB, Bailey and Tzunzabe there is nearly 100m in sales.
He was but that everybody goes to him as the example, a player who retired over a decade ago, shows there aren't many other short CB's at the top level. It's slim pickings.Because he was?
Maybe £60-£70m if being optimisticTry closer to 50. How are you getting 100 from these lot?
How do you propose we sell former Spurs, Chelsea and Marseille manager Andre Villas Boas?Exactly. Between Henderson, AVB, Bailey and Tzunzabe there is nearly 100m in sales.
Would be lucky to get half of that.Exactly. Between Henderson, AVB, Bailey and Tzunzabe there is nearly 100m in sales.
How do you propose we sell former Spurs, Chelsea and Marseille manager Andre Villas Boas?
Henderson would garner a hefty fee, English GK with great potential and plenty left on his contract.Would be lucky to get half of that.
Yeah okThere's no way Maguire or Varane are sitting on the bench so if we are signing this guy then one of them must be going or we are planning on him playing at RB.
I just don't see how we sell Maguire. There's only one club who might be tempted and that's Newcastle. Can't imagine anyone else will be interested given the numbers involved.
They'll have to do if timber comes in and is better, if they don't like it they can leave.There's no way Maguire or Varane are sitting on the bench so if we are signing this guy then one of them must be going or we are planning on him playing at RB.
I just don't see how we sell Maguire. There's only one club who might be tempted and that's Newcastle. Can't imagine anyone else will be interested given the numbers involved.
Maguire doesn't exactly have the demand of a top player for it to be a questionable decision to leave him on the bench. After this season it's somewhat justified.There's no way Maguire or Varane are sitting on the bench so if we are signing this guy then one of them must be going or we are planning on him playing at RB.
I just don't see how we sell Maguire. There's only one club who might be tempted and that's Newcastle. Can't imagine anyone else will be interested given the numbers involved.
Maguire has no safety netThere's no way Maguire or Varane are sitting on the bench so if we are signing this guy then one of them must be going or we are planning on him playing at RB.
I just don't see how we sell Maguire. There's only one club who might be tempted and that's Newcastle. Can't imagine anyone else will be interested given the numbers involved.
And Pace, and he was actually better at CB than all of our current ones.Let's go back to Blind. A very well skilled CB for us who couldn't make it due to his height.
WantAnd Pace, and he was actually better at CB than all of our current ones.
Was great in the CL as well for Ajax at CB. Just because Mourinho didnt need him, doesn't mean he failed.
He was a very good player for us, I still maintain that. He didn't suit Jose's style though. Timber is a very quick defender it looks, and quite agile tooLet's go back to Blind. A very well skilled CB for us who couldn't make it due to his height.
Wanted to make that correction as well, maybe both.Want
And Pace, and he was actually better at CB than all of our current ones.
Was great in the CL as well for Ajax at CB. Just because Mourinho didnt need him, doesn't mean he failed.
Like how many are enough ? Robben, Mikel, Essien, Hazard. How many ? Have some shame.I imagine Chelsea would have been all over this if it wasn't for the sanctions. Seems like a perfect fit for RCB with Christensen and Azpi departing. What's the latest on him to Utd, done deal or just rumoured interest?
I think for Henderson and AWB combined we will get 60m…. I am confident to get another 10-15 min from the other two!! So I say 70m is reasonable assumption…Yeah we'd be lucky to hit 60 million really.
So De Ligt didn’t happen? 22 and near 40 appearances per season in the last 3?No player comes in and is a permanent CB at at top club at 20. He will be back up at best and cover RB if he comes in. Dont really see the point unless he is cheap because we will have to wait quite a while until he matures. Like an Amad signing
Like how many are enough ? Robben, Mikel, Essien, Hazard. How many ? Have some shame.
They’re all long retired though.Some of the best CB's in recent years have been 5"10 or less. Cannavaro, Puyol etc.
One of my reservations when we were signing Lukaku was how easily Blind pocketed him whenever he played against us.Baresi is probably the best CB of all time... it's rare but if your smart enough it's fine to be small.
Daley Blind didn't really have an issue with it for us. i remember him pocketing Benteke and Lukaku
Then there is some lad called tzunzabeHow do you propose we sell former Spurs, Chelsea and Marseille manager Andre Villas Boas?
Considering that ALL of our best CBs in the Premier League era were big dudes (from Steve Bruce to Jaap Stam to Rio Ferdinand to Nemanja Vidic), I say height still matters. There is always the odd exception like Thiago Silva, but they are extremely rare in the business today.People are so obsessed with height, is CB being 180cm too short the new "players older than 27 are too old"?