Not really. After the Burnley performance, he's not replicated it once. In the Palace cup game he was average, Gala at home he was poor, Newcastle at home was poor. They were big games to prove he can play at the level required and I don't think he's shown he can.
Sevilla are the new Inter.Two players off to same club?
Have Seville got any decent players (and these are part of a wider sweetener)?
… or maybe pure coincidence
Frankly I find it hard to judge the potential of any player under Ten Hag, he doesn’t set the team up to allow anyone to realise their potential. The club is a talent vacuum.
Fred was miles better than Hannibal. Still is probably too. He might get to Fred’s level someday maybe but he’s way off currently.
Romano provided an update on that. It looks like INEOS may have played a part in the buy-back clause's inclusion.
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Sounds good on paper but a consequence of being shit means players like Olise and Branthwaite are just going to join better teams.
I wonder if we will ever go into a summer window NOT looking for a RB and a CB
Let sir Jim’s boys get to work.
Again, who the feck is doing these deals? I understand INEOS at least covering their backs with a buyback clause but why are we doing any kind of business when a new director of football is a month or two away?
Maybe now that Licha is back things will improve because that system is meant to have a CB or fullback stepping into midfield to support the DM. Theoretically you would have 4 in midfield to contain the opponent and then revert to a back 4 if you fail to win the ball but we aren't dominant on the ball and we have turnover machines in Bruno and Rashford.I wonder if we will ever go into a summer window NOT looking for a RB and a CB
Also not sure why we are targeting an 8 when we desperately need a 6. Mount, Cas, McT, Eriksen, Kobbie and even Bruno can all play 8, but our system doesn’t use one. Weird.
Yep, this is what I would do too.
Mainoo is our 6, we need an 8 with physical presence and can go forward and back. I imagine they will also have to be competent at 6 to cover for Mainoo.I wonder if we will ever go into a summer window NOT looking for a RB and a CB
Also not sure why we are targeting an 8 when we desperately need a 6. Mount, Cas, McT, Eriksen, Kobbie and even Bruno can all play 8, but our system doesn’t use one. Weird.
.His Twitter is full of Chelsea stuff. Must be one of sir Jim’s mates, amirite?! Because it’s a funny joke
I fully hope that before committing any money INEOS bring in a proper DOF who can plan the summer window because our squad planning is awful. I wouldn't be buying a RB unless if we suddenly find a way to spend £250m.
I'm struggling to believe this anyway, as on Sunday he invited the press in to have a chat and said he couldn't say much until the deal is ratified 4 weeks from now - but now his whole transfer strategy is leaked the next day? Happens to be exactly what it was the summer just gone? Much more like the old way of doing things after a bad result.
Yeah, there should be wholesale changes. Instead the majority of these weak mentality and low skill players will remain.
He's mainly focused on Chelsea but has also reported on a bunch of transfer stories involving various other London clubs, hence his reports on Olise's links to United. This particular report, though, is different, but he doesn't wildly speculate in general.
In no multiverse Kane would have joined us over Bayern or Levy would have sold him to us.
Agreed. We don't need 4. We need 14.
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Strange criticism of ten hag. Mid way through his second season and he's integrated garnacho and mainoo as close to first teamers, not to mention signing a 20 year old striker. Guys like Gore, Kambwala, Pellistri and now hopefully Diallo have all had time in and around the first team squad. You might think hannibal deserved to play more, but to suggest we dont have a manager who is willing to develop and give chances to young players is bizarre. How many other top sides are routinely starting teenagers in key positions? People complain we didn't replace fred, yet mainoo (who he gave a debut to last season) has clearly been promoted to first team squad in his place. He can't win
Mainoo maybe deemed as future long term no 6. We have a bunch of no 8 that can do a job occasionally, but none of them really be a long term solution. That midfield would need gutting and reinforcing.I wonder if we will ever go into a summer window NOT looking for a RB and a CB
Also not sure why we are targeting an 8 when we desperately need a 6. Mount, Cas, McT, Eriksen, Kobbie and even Bruno can all play 8, but our system doesn’t use one. Weird.
Yeah I know mate, I was being stole and facetious.
Yeah and been paying for it since August
Oooh nice one
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We already have Hojlund, adding another, young striker in there would be stupid and poor squad planning.
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