You remove Eriksen’s passing and something has to come in lieu of that. I don’t know why there’s such boldness about Mount the CM, tbh. He’s not someone I’d associate with actual all-round CM duties. His forte is being an exceptional presser from AM and we’re going to demand a lot more from him than that.
With Casemiro and Caicedo as defensive midfielders behind them I think it would be absolutely fine to play either of them in that position.
It does if the pressing is poor and leaky, which is the point. You some how believe we’ll just be great at it, for no particular reason I can see, particularly with our track record.
If it ended up looking like this -
Who says it’s poor and Leaky? You’re starting off from a point stating how shit we are at it when we don’t know that just yet.
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Not sure that’s at all true anymore. It’s just that the best of the best CM’s don’t move, so we have no way of knowing what their market worth is. You’re not getting Kimmich or Pedri for £100m and only a De Jong because Barca would love to have him off their books.
Are you missing out the ifs and questioning on purpose to make a counter point that’s already in what you’re quoting? The crux is, if we execute it and get it wrong, Casemiro is the fall guy and it’s imperative we have a quantum leap in our collective play should we be going down that route.
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He looked good the season before also, when Potter deemed him ready for the PL and started to play him. I think it's obvious he is a very good player and will probably get better, a bit like Kante after one season at Leicester.
No, the money from Saudis, City, Arsenal doesn't count. Only Manutd can fund transfers.
We've never been in for Caicedo, I highly doubt ETH wants to play two defensive minded players going forward. Thats why his main priority was Mount, he wants to play on the front foot and win the ball high up the pitch. Although I agree we could do with an understudy to Casemiro.
Just a tad ay
Definitely being overhyped. If he was really that good, how come city or arsenal didnt show any interest. They clearly rated Rice much higher....
He looked class at Independiente del Valle as well. He’s had no problems replicating the same performances consistently in the Premier League which is a strong indicator that this form at Brighton isn’t just a blip. It’s rare for a player to consistently dominate us whenever we play against them like he has too, another indicator of his ability.
You do know when Kante was at Leicester he was doubling what Caicedo does in key defensive stats per game. Actually double, he hasn't shown anything like what you'd need to get to Kante's level. Let him catch Bissouma's level and then he can worry about world cup winners.
That’s why eye balls are important, you claiming Caicedo doesn’t have a degree of quality on the ball indicates you’re missing a pair.
Tbf we do have a habit of making lesser teams look good.
Eh, Brighton this season dominated the ball more than Spurs have for years. Maybe ever.
Agreed, I'd be shocked if he flops at his next club.
Sorry Luke but for a Holding midfielder stats are actually incredibly useful. I've watched a lot of him and silky he is not.
When Brighton lost Bissouma, their fans were saying Caicedo was already better. This was a 20 year old Caicedo who by the way has much better quality on the ball...
Leicester played a low block and counter, Kante was much more involved defensively. Plus Kante is better defensively and is just more suited to that role. Brighton are a team that dominates the ball = less defending for their midfielders. I think Caicedo has a more rounded game and is a different player in the making, more like the player Tuchel tried to turn Kante into. Still, Caicedo is very good defensively and has shades of Kante in his ability to cover ground quickly and recover the ball. Regardless of stats, his quality is obvious.
Absolutely, Caicedo’s stats are very good for the role he plays.
Just not as good as Yves Bissouma.
We should send you in to negotiate with Brighton, see if you can convince them that Caicedo is only as good as Bissouma
1. Not as good as Bissouma.We should send you in to negotiate with Brighton, see if you can convince them that Caicedo is only as good as Bissouma
If you actually believe he's not as good as Bissouma then you need your head checked. He only played 8 PL games for Brighton prior to this season but was clearly the better player when they played together. I remember thinking so when we played them in May 2021 at their place and we were linked with Bissouma.1. Not as good as Bissouma.
2. Assuming by "we" you mean Man Utd I'd never do that as I may inadvertently help bring a bang average player to Man Utd
Username checks out1. Not as good as Bissouma.
2. Assuming by "we" you mean Man Utd I'd never do that as I may inadvertently help bring a bang average player to Man Utd
It many be true or not but if you go back to the Bissouma thread the hype was ridiculous.
It was obvious last season Caicedo was better. Thats not to say Bissouma isn’t a good player though
Who are these top clubs that want him?
