Got to give credit to POK who was the first one to break the news we were interesting in Vicario
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Matt who?Yeah it's not that he's old. But this is a guy who scrapped his way up from the bench in Serie B, this has never been anyone's idea of a top prospect. But he definitely won plaudits and attention within Italy once he got his chance on loan with tiny Empoli, he's been called up to the national team.
His profile reminds me a bit of Matt Turner who emerged at a similar age.
But Woolwich did not hand the #1 shirt to Matt Turner, it was a speculative punt.
just screams of the cheap option felt the same way with gollini
this is an important position that needs to be set for for the next 7-10 years
TBF, when you're used to Hugo, very few keepers seem special. Raya would be a very respectable option for us, just not captain of the French team for a decade type of player.Must be one of very few not bothered about Raya. He's alright, just strikes me as a bog standard prem keeper. 27 so not loads of time for any improvement and quite short. 11 years ago we were signing 25 year old Hugo Lloris who'd already won about 30 French caps.
... we would have but Conte said NO
USA #1 who Woolwich signed last year.
It does.
Our chief scout is an Italian too? Dolce and Gabbana or sth like that,
Watched a lot of Empoli have you?oh look we are going for the cheaper option in a position as vital as Goalkeeper AFTER WATCHING HUGO FUCK UP THE WHOLE FUCKING SEASON.
we will never change.
Parataci had a structure underneath him.This is a strategic player recruitment decision, and that remit is a chair that currently sits empty. Where does accountability lie?
This is interesting and suggests the switch to data-driven recruitment has paired these two as having similar profiles.
For someone that doesn't care about what I post , you really seem to careWhat do they know? Our resident goalkeeper expertsDeuterz
Doom Funk and
kingdawson have determined that he's a shit GK because he's cheaper than what would have been the 4th highest transfer fee ever paid for a GK. And for one that isn't even world class, has a year left on his contract, and whose team already signed his replacement.
Yeah thats fair enough and i dont dislike Raya. Just not that fussed one way or another and think there must be better gettable keepers out there.TBF, when you're used to Hugo, very few keepers seem special. Raya would be a very respectable option for us, just not captain of the French team for a decade type of player.
I've been waiting for everyone to call him shit despite having never heard of him........ahhhh i've been waiting for all the Guglielmo Vicario experts to show up!
not at all, we need more for this position
According to Fabrizio Romano he is. Inter are after him as a possible replacement and Bayern, I think, were also linked so he’s obviously highly regarded in some circles.
Got to give credit to POK who was the first one to break the news we were interesting in Vicario
This is interesting and suggests the switch to data-driven recruitment has paired these two as having similar profiles.
There is something reassuring about an Italian keeper, though. I know we had a duffer in Gollini, but Zoff, Zenga, Pagliuca, Buffon, Donnarumma, they just know how to breed keepers.
This signing has Spurs version of Brighton and Brentford written all over it.Here's a comparison to Diogo Costa. Who's cock he's had in his mouth for a month.
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