Devil may care
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Gotcha, I can't see Real Madrid keeping Solari as manager though, can you?I don't think he will stay if Solari stays as coach and still prefers Reguilon.
Gotcha, I can't see Real Madrid keeping Solari as manager though, can you?I don't think he will stay if Solari stays as coach and still prefers Reguilon.
They will probably win again the CL so yesGotcha, I can't see Real Madrid keeping Solari as manager though, can you?
I read recently that he is doubtful to be fit for Celtic's EL games against Valencia later this month as his injury needs a period of rest before he can start training again.That's a shame. Hopefully, it doesn't affect him in the long-term. Thanks for the info.
Judging by our last “City target” signings (Sanchez and Fred), I’d be staying well clear.There are rumours City are looking at Chilwell and Wan-Bissaka, that's as good as any place for us to start looking.
Ricardo Pereira at Leicester? He's quietly been having a very good season from what I can tell. Leicester are pretty difficult to do business with though.Do we have more options now?
AWB is strongly linked and so is Meunier .
Perrera,Aaron is also worth keeping a tab on.
How about Odriozola? I don't think he will get enough playing time with Carvajal there.
No thanks. Would rather have Dalot as the starter if it was down to the 2.Do we have more options now?
AWB is strongly linked and so is Meunier .
Perrera,Aaron is also worth keeping a tab on.
How about Odriozola? I don't think he will get enough playing time with Carvajal there.
Yes, sorry for the spelling .Ricardo Pereira at Leicester? He's quietly been having a very good season from what I can tell. Leicester are pretty difficult to do business with though.
I'm still perplexed by the Dalot purchase. What exactly had Dalot shown in his handful of 1st team appearances for them that won us over? His versatility to play LB & RB? His one-off performance against Pool's Salah in UCL?Pereira only moved to Leicester last summer for £17m. As usual we didn’t show any interest while he was at Porto and now we will have to pay 3/4 times the price.
Dalot was one of the best prospects in Europe at the time, Laird still hasn't played u23 football and I'm not sure O'connor had much experience at the time either. Could you imagine what it would be like if we hadn't bought him?!I'm still perplexed by the Dalot purchase. What exactly had Dalot shown in his handful of 1st team appearances for them that won us over? His versatility to play LB & RB? His one-off performance against Pool's Salah in UCL?
Also, why buy a young Dalot when according to the caf we have some solid talent coming through in Laird, Connor etc ??
I can't fathom how our scouts missed Ricardo Pereira & Alex Telles when at Porto matches. These 2 were tearing it up last season.
In fairness, the only reason Porto were even willing to let Pereira go was because of Dalot, which says how highly he was rated by them.I'm still perplexed by the Dalot purchase. What exactly had Dalot shown in his handful of 1st team appearances for them that won us over? His versatility to play LB & RB? His one-off performance against Pool's Salah in UCL?
Also, why buy a young Dalot when according to the caf we have some solid talent coming through in Laird, Connor etc ??
I can't fathom how our scouts missed Ricardo Pereira & Alex Telles when at Porto matches. These 2 were tearing it up last season.
Yes, they probably felt Dalot was ready for the Liga NOS. For our scouts to think a 19 year old kid (now 20) was ready for the step up to the EPL, supposed best league in the world, after such few appearances, just screams gamble to me. I mean surely those at the club championing Dalot, must have noticed how hard it was for an Italian international like Darmian to cut it here. Even Rafael & Fabio found it tough trying to acclimatize to a new league, language, country. Did we not learn anything?In fairness, the only reason Porto were even willing to let Pereira go was because of Dalot, which says how highly he was rated by them.
Whoever gave the approval to sign Dalot must really not rate Laird, O'Connor & TFM at RB.Dalot was one of the best prospects in Europe at the time, Laird still hasn't played u23 football and I'm not sure O'connor had much experience at the time either. Could you imagine what it would be like if we hadn't bought him?!
Dalot has shown glimpses of very good attacking play, but has yet to prove he can defend properly, I'm sure he will improve in that respect with good coaching, so I would like to see Wan Bissaka come into the squad. AWB has not shown much in the offensive aspect, whether that is down to him, or team orders we wouldn't know. Laird has had some injury problems recently, but hopefully both he and O'Connor will get plenty of u 23 matches next season, and I would expect both to be in the first team set up. I hope that Young will be used sparingly, only as a last resort, but he, apparently, is a big influence in the dressing room.Dalot was one of the best prospects in Europe at the time, Laird still hasn't played u23 football and I'm not sure O'connor had much experience at the time either. Could you imagine what it would be like if we hadn't bought him?!
This is what I don't get with the pinning for a fullback the forum says is not impressive going forward in AWB. You have Shaw being criticized for his poor attacking play yet people want the club to add a similar fb on the right side. We simply don't have the luxury to wait a few years to find out if he will develop his attacking play especially with how poor our right flank is at the moment. It's either we get someone who has a good balance in attack and defense or someone who is great in an attacking sense. If we need to defend Tuanzebe can do that job.I’ll never understand why this guy gets so much praise from our fans.
He has 5 assists in 5 seasons. Just let that sink in.
Robertson and Arnold are having a competition about which one of them can get the most this season and Robertson is already on 8!
Shaw is a mid table quality player who wouldn’t look out of place at a team like Southampton or Everton. The fact that we gave him 190k a week because he scored a fluke goal against Leicester sums up the state of our board.
The “experiment” is over. He didn’t live up to the potential. All things considered, he’s been a shite signing. And if we want to win trophies again, we have to aspire for more. Look at Evra, or even Heinze. Worlds apart.
For me, Alex Sandro is the one we need but I’ve been saying that since he was at Porto. I also want Ricardo Pereira on the right side. But I won’t hold my breath... chances are, we’ll have Young and Shaw starting next season, trying to untangle their feet while they deliver shite cross after shite cross. This is the standard now. I mean, they’re loyal, “passionate” and English. What more could you want?
Can't decide whether or not this is a wind upIs there any point in trying for someone like Coleman in as a full back as well even if on a loan?
No one as good as them. Youcef Atal has done well for Nice.If we play diamond formation, I prefer attacking fullbacks.
Ferland Mendy and Grimaldo are the left backs that caught my eye this season.
For the RB spot, is there someone like Alexander-Arnold available?
Knocking him down to the bench should be a priority. The full-backs as a unit are woeful.I know Shaw is not a priority but we should do it anyways if there are some young options there