Don't be ridiculous. No-one handles deals worth 10s of millions of pounds that way.
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Transfers January Transfer Thread 2024
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Don't be ridiculous. No-one handles deals worth 10s of millions of pounds that way.
Bentancur is nowhere as pressure resistant as Bissouma, and he isn't as good defensively either. he also lacks Bissouma's mobility and athleticism.
The qualities for Ange's single pivot 6 suit Bissouma better than Bentancur.
First ten games of the season he was the best midfielder in the league. He got sent off, had a couple of ok games (a couple where teams put a MOTM marker on him like MGW at Forest) then a very harsh sending off (two similar have both been rescinded) which cost him 4 games.
Bentancur has never put any performances that have hit the all round qualities that Bissouma's did the start of this season.
Ornstein has called many Spurs' transfers before Romano. He's not exactly Sami Mokbele.
And yet here you are...Bright. Oh yeah here's a picture ...
That's a gif mate
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Is it? I thought B was for Bad
Bentancur is not as good at 6 as Bissouma, simple fact. Biss is a very tidy tackler and his ball carrying under pressure is significantly better than Bentancur's. This is very important if you are going to play out from the back, most of the teams in the league are playing a mid block these days so you need someone who isn't going to shit the bed and give the ball away cheaply in a dangerous area, and for that Biss is your man. Bentancur is a much tidier passer of the ball and has fantastic off the ball work, making himself available for passes and progressing the team in the middle 3rd of the pitch, he is not shy of a tackle but defnitely not as proficient as Bissouma. Bentancur also seems to me like he has the potential going forward to be a goalscoring 8 in the Gerrard mould, he had a good run of goalscoring form prior to his ACL and scored against United on his first proper start back (if you discount the Villa game with the early injury). Again, that's a trait that would be wasted by confining him to the 6 role.
I don't really think Biss has "shit the bed" in any sense either, he has had games where he hasn't been as good, granted, but I can't think of one performance this season that had me with my head in my hands whimpering softly in the corner as I did many a time last season watching the Skippbjerg nightmare.
Do I want him playing? Meh
Do I want us to help dig the sports washers out of a financial mess? Nope.
Do I want to see Chelsea plastics have their captain taken mid season crying?
Every big transfer anywhere in the world are now being drawn out and put on hold because the concerning players - and their mothers - will be eagerly waiting for Angelos' phone call.
Announce Nusa or I will throw all my toys out of the pram.
#everyoneout
#everyoneout
Oh God Eric, never go full Schteeve.
I was thinking the same thing.Oh God Eric, never go full Schteeve.
Imagine what's it going to be like in a year or two ! Could surpass the Schtevee shlang!
This lad would have been a top MI-6 agent in WW2.
Eric die R
"What do you mean the Germans don't speak English with a german accent!?"
FFS he's gone full Blackadder croutOh God Eric, never go full Schteeve.
Why do we want Kane back?
Team is starting to kick arse without him!
And you think there not pictures. Intresting. You crazy fox. Is this you still not caring?
It's Bale all over again. We'll see headlines like this every window until he retirement, death and beyond.
Not sure what you have watched...
Biss was brilliant for first 7 rounds and either dogshit or straight out missing in next 14. So twice the time he has been good, he has been nothing. Not press resistant, not mobile, not reliable.
Bentancur is much more aware on the ball than Bissouma, defensively he can do the job as well. Mobility and agility - from what Ive seen in recent games is better than most Bissouma performances.
Bentancur had arguably as good as any #6 performance as Bissouma in the first games, coming straight from 10 month absence, until that cunt Cash took him out.
Also, that is getting too detailed, but red card was absolutely right call, you have to be biased as hell if you put Calvert-Lewin and Bissouma situations to "similar" situations. He first fucked up under pressure (khm...press resistance) and then to make it up, totally lost his mind and went in studs up.
I am not writing him off, but what I am saying is simple - Bissouma has been shocking in recent times and it is his job to fight back his place in starting XI. For that he has to cut out A LOT what he has been doing. We need first-7-rounds-Bissouma back to be flying, but it is down to him to prove it was not a fluke.
It’s all just what Chris Sutton reckons Kane is feeling, so is obviously a nonsense
And Son is an infinitely better captain than Kane could ever be for us.