Well the question is who doesn’t play if we sign richarlison. He’s not being signed to sit on the bench at that price
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4 forwards in to 3 positions - plenty of game time to go around
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I disagree, but not enough to fight about it.
Id be delighted my ol’ china plate
By "creative mid"; considering us a 343 team for the most part; what position specifically are you guys talking about?
I can't see some high grade player wanting to be little more than a plan B and thus spend 3/4 of the season without a sniff.......
This is why Eriksen would have been so ideal; could have rotated with Kulu and also dropped into a 3 on the odd time we made a switch to 352.
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he wont bench anyone, if he is happy to come in as a rotation option fine
60 mill for a rotation option for me is where its wrong
bear in mind thats our joint record transfer fee
rich is a good player but not a 60 mill one
A few people seem to like this one this year
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No one unless he proves himself to Conte. We are playing a lot matches next season. He’s going to get a lot of game time because he’s PL proven. Other attackers we have bought were mostly from other leagues so it was a risk to rest Kane and Son because of the quality drop off. We won’t have to worry about that with Richarlison.
Remember being disappointed when Barca signed him, as were linked and he looked dynamic.
CB for Barca is a week-2-week world away from Prem games, would be excellent to get a “depressed player” in transmission of quality in pitch at current club, like Kulu, with a fee next season agreed at the low end.
2 or 3 this type, and, we can ruffle some feathers next season, if the rest is spent on point (Bissouma aside, Perisic, HG keeper, are 2 of the 3 ‘wise moves’, if they pay off, looks like a Conte driven summer, so far).
Yes, one can argue that well-paid players should have thick enough skin not to be affected by social media abuse but players are also human beings and are bound to be affected somehow - some players more than others.
And my experience in life is that the guys who are quickest to abuse and insults others are often a very insecure person who's him-/herself is overly sensitive to insults and snap back at the smallest indications of insults, even where there is none
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Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman said Clement Lenglet has struggled to deal with the criticism which followed his mistake in Sunday's 1-1 draw against Cadiz.
Lenglet's foul on Ruben Sobrino in the final minute of the game handed Cadiz a penalty, which they scored from, as Barca missed the chance to close the gap on La Liga leaders Atletico Madrid to six points.
A lot of the post-match analysis in the local media focused on the defender's error and social media has been awash with abuse for the France international, who was pictured crying in his car after the game.
"I spoke with Clement this morning," Koeman confirmed in a news conference on Tuesday when asked how Lenglet was coping. "He's a serious guy and a top professional. He's taken this very personally.
"There are other things that happened in the game; one player alone is not to blame for dropping points. Yes, he could do better, and he's made mistakes [this season], but we made mistakes in attack as well through other players.
"At 2-0, an isolated incident in the last minute is not as decisive. So he cannot take all the blame. I'm going to defend my player, even if there are things he can improve, like all the players."
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Players at the top level of the game are increasingly subjected to abuse online. Woolwich coach Mikel Arteta recently urged social media companies to tackle the abuse and highlighted the damaging effect it is having on players.
Lenglet, 25, could get the chance to make amends for Sunday's mistake when the Blaugrana face Elche on Wednesday ahead of what could prove a make-or-break seven days.
They then face Sevilla, who are third in La Liga, twice in five days -- away from home in the league on Saturday and then in the second leg of their Copa del Rey semifinal at Camp Nou next Wednesday.
Barca are fourth in the table but could temporarily rise to second if they win their next two games, moving to within two points of Atletico, before trying to turn around a 2-0 deficit in the cup against Sevilla.
"A lot is at stake this week," Koeman added. "We can still fight for the title. Any team can slip up or lose a game, as we have seen recently, but we can't afford any more Cadiz repeats.
"We have two huge games this week and then we will think about the Copa. It will be tough to turn things around against Sevilla -- it would be easier with fans -- but we want to fight to [win something]."
And my experience in life is that the guys who are quickest to abuse and insults others are often a very insecure person who's him-/herself is overly sensitive to insults and snap back at the smallest indications of insults, even where there is none
Koeman: Lenglet struggled with online abuse
Social media has been awash with abuse for Clement Lenglet, who was pictured crying in his car after Barcelona's draw against Cadiz on Sunday.
Barcelona's Koeman: Lenglet struggled with social media abuse after Cadiz mistake
Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman said Clement Lenglet has struggled to deal with the criticism which followed his mistake in Sunday's 1-1 draw against Cadiz.
Lenglet's foul on Ruben Sobrino in the final minute of the game handed Cadiz a penalty, which they scored from, as Barca missed the chance to close the gap on La Liga leaders Atletico Madrid to six points.
A lot of the post-match analysis in the local media focused on the defender's error and social media has been awash with abuse for the France international, who was pictured crying in his car after the game.
"I spoke with Clement this morning," Koeman confirmed in a news conference on Tuesday when asked how Lenglet was coping. "He's a serious guy and a top professional. He's taken this very personally.
"There are other things that happened in the game; one player alone is not to blame for dropping points. Yes, he could do better, and he's made mistakes [this season], but we made mistakes in attack as well through other players.
"At 2-0, an isolated incident in the last minute is not as decisive. So he cannot take all the blame. I'm going to defend my player, even if there are things he can improve, like all the players."
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- Facebook 'horrified' by racist abuse received on social media
Players at the top level of the game are increasingly subjected to abuse online. Woolwich coach Mikel Arteta recently urged social media companies to tackle the abuse and highlighted the damaging effect it is having on players.
Lenglet, 25, could get the chance to make amends for Sunday's mistake when the Blaugrana face Elche on Wednesday ahead of what could prove a make-or-break seven days.
They then face Sevilla, who are third in La Liga, twice in five days -- away from home in the league on Saturday and then in the second leg of their Copa del Rey semifinal at Camp Nou next Wednesday.
Barca are fourth in the table but could temporarily rise to second if they win their next two games, moving to within two points of Atletico, before trying to turn around a 2-0 deficit in the cup against Sevilla.
"A lot is at stake this week," Koeman added. "We can still fight for the title. Any team can slip up or lose a game, as we have seen recently, but we can't afford any more Cadiz repeats.
"We have two huge games this week and then we will think about the Copa. It will be tough to turn things around against Sevilla -- it would be easier with fans -- but we want to fight to [win something]."
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If you throw Eriksen in on a free, I’d be very happy.
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Can certainly see us getting in someone like Hincapie or Ndicka before Bremer. Think there will also be one more surprise with a good deal coming up towards the end of the window for a creative wide forward.
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I agree that CM, WBs are the 3 MUST fix positions.
Davies and Dier have been quite underrated, but we shouldn't go overboard. When you compare to someone like Romero they fall well short.
Again, with all respect to the player, is there one aspect of the game where Davies comes close to Romero?
I always advocate for Dier cos of his leadership, but it's pretty much the same story with him. He's a lumbering behemoth lacking many of the fundamental skills of a CB. He's Harry Maguire with a strong mentality.
We can't expect a Romero level player in every defensive position but there are big upgrades on what we have.
Check out jack dee Yorkshire on you tube. Perfect analysis
Yeah brilliant not seem that before
.Jack dee hit the nail on the head there
Could be someone like Raphinha or a top level attacking right wing back, doesnt have to be a no 10, as you say probably preferable if it isn't, although having another go to formation is always useful.
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A creative mid doesn't have to be solely creative. Playing 343 doesn't mean you can't have creativity coming from the middle.
E.g. I'd be thrilled if we could find someone with PEH's skillset but with a bit of composure in the and around the opposition box, a bit of technical ability on the ball.