Along Bernando Silva.Brilliant. Been Portugals best player so far these euros.
It's a good market to go for Lille. They are in need to make money. Even though their squad is not that "expensive", is still not financialy sustainable for them.I can say I’ve liked him since Benfica and I admire the way he’s turned things around. I thought he was tailor made for the PL. Lille players aren’t that expensive but I’d imagine we aren’t going to be that flexible with targets this summer given the outlay on Sancho and the amount of time it takes us to get deals done….
Yeah, they always seem happy to sell and go again with developing prospects. They are incredible really with the amount of money and talent they’ve turned over. Campos seems like a really serious operator. I know they’ve had some owner / financial upheaval but while I don’t know the ins and outs of French football I do think Botman and Sanches would be good PL players.It's a good market to go for Lille. They are in need to make money. Even though their squad is not that "expensive", is still not financialy sustainable for them.
Actually I think most were calling Tielemans a steal, and wanted us to cough up for him even then.I mean Tielemans went from wonderkid to shite and back to good again in a similar trajectory. So I guess it isn't that weird that he has done the same. Weren't people calling Leicester mad when they paid what they did for Tielemens and now he'll sell for twice that.
Edit: does this mean that similar posters will give Brandon Williams time? I fecking doubt it.
he's got a bit of the Anderson vibe to himLooks like he's matured and refined his game quite a bit from the player of 5 years ago. Probably worth a punt for top 4 side or even Spurs or Arsenal
Compare him to a signing like VDB though. Surely a better squad option for us if not a better player wouldn't you say? Probably cost less too.I pity whichever club makes the knee jerk decision of signing him off the back of these performances. He’s got a lot of good attributes and it’s exciting to watch at times but he will never be able to sustain it over the course of a season and to be honest, there’s not many clubs that would want him too. The reason he’s a breath of fresh air is because while every other player is playing within a strict set of tactical guidelines, he’s been given the freedom to roam the pitch, break up play and use his strength and dribbling to break the lines and make things happen. He’s got that street football vibe that Rooney had in his younger years but obviously nowhere near the quality.
He reminded me of dembele from Spurs of a few years back.I was switching between games, but from what I seen he looked good up to the point where it actually came to passing the ball.
Think people that have been watching him in France are best equipped to assess whether this is a continuation of his domestic form or him being deployed in a specialist, unsustainable role.I pity whichever club makes the knee jerk decision of signing him off the back of these performances. He’s got a lot of good attributes and it’s exciting to watch at times but he will never be able to sustain it over the course of a season and to be honest, there’s not many clubs that would want him too. The reason he’s a breath of fresh air is because while every other player is playing within a strict set of tactical guidelines, he’s been given the freedom to roam the pitch, break up play and use his strength and dribbling to break the lines and make things happen. He’s got that street football vibe that Rooney had in his younger years but obviously nowhere near the quality.
I mean it's hardly the same situation with him. You've got to show a bit of something at some point to be given that benefit.I mean Tielemans went from wonderkid to shite and back to good again in a similar trajectory. So I guess it isn't that weird that he has done the same. Weren't people calling Leicester mad when they paid what they did for Tielemens and now he'll sell for twice that.
Edit: does this mean that similar posters will give Brandon Williams time? I fecking doubt it.
He’s been at this level for like 2 and a half seasons now. I don’t think any of the big teams would buy him to go in to their first 11 but he would be a good squad player for them.I pity whichever club makes the knee jerk decision of signing him off the back of these performances. He’s got a lot of good attributes and it’s exciting to watch at times but he will never be able to sustain it over the course of a season and to be honest, there’s not many clubs that would want him too. The reason he’s a breath of fresh air is because while every other player is playing within a strict set of tactical guidelines, he’s been given the freedom to roam the pitch, break up play and use his strength and dribbling to break the lines and make things happen. He’s got that street football vibe that Rooney had in his younger years but obviously nowhere near the quality.
The difference is that Tielemans looked immature but technically refined, so you knew you had a good base to rely on. Renato Sanches has looked immature and technically deficient at times, his output was so much more variable, and the physicality he has is somehow less reliable when predicting how they’ll adapt to the next level.I mean Tielemans went from wonderkid to shite and back to good again in a similar trajectory. So I guess it isn't that weird that he has done the same. Weren't people calling Leicester mad when they paid what they did for Tielemens and now he'll sell for twice that.
Edit: does this mean that similar posters will give Brandon Williams time? I fecking doubt it.
If you check the Renato thread from his first breakthrough, the majority of posters could not see at all what the hype was about and were quite perplexed that a club as proficient as Bayern would spend so much on someone who looked so technically inept.Is this 2016 all over again or what? Sanches got hyped up after the last Euros and then was never able to replicate what he's done or get to a level of football quality that was rightfully expected of him. He's still pretty young so he can develop without any doubt, but he doesn't strike me as someone that's able to play on the absolute highest level of football week in week out. Playing an important role for a subpar club like Arsenal, Tottenham, Dortmund or so would already be a huge achievement.
The caf struggles with players they have once deemed s***, it is impossible here to come back on it. Equally posters will call Memphis s***, whilst these players far outperform our borderline "world class" players.bloody hell some of you guys are harsh and overly critical of a kid who made a huge name for himself at benfica and had a lot of hype at such a young age only to make the wrong move like many others have done.
it looks like he's matured both physically and in footballing terms to live up to those early expectations
2 years remaining on his contract according to transfermarket.Is he for sale at Lille? He looks genuinely good. Even Ronaldo trusts him with the ball and gives it to him
Ligue1 is going bankrupt, everyone is for sale...Is he for sale at Lille? He looks genuinely good. Even Ronaldo trusts him with the ball and gives it to him
He must have also improved by playing regularly also. Of course he has improvedDisagree with people saying he has developed and refined his game, he has simply got his confidence back.
Lest not forget he is only 23 still now, just a year older than Mason Mount who has had a breakthrough season.
Bwwn good whenever I have seen hm for Lille and he was obviously never the player we saw at Swansea.
I still think he woul dhav ebeen a big player had he came to us rather than Bayern. There was less competition for him here and a plethora of players at Bayern.
I do still see inconsistencies within a game and despite him bein excellent again in thr Euros I am not actually sure now he is a player for an elite club, but he does have the ability to play for a lot of top sides around Europe and all he has been through and suffered could hold him in good stead to choose the right club and cope now
