The red-top headline options for his name alone are worth an extra £10m.
Paying what will probably be the same amount for an untested youngster vs PL proven Eze is a high-risk strategy. I like it!
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Paying what will probably be the same amount for an untested youngster vs PL proven Eze is a high-risk strategy. I like it!
I agree with this. Plus some of the defending I have seen up against him doesnt look great. Not saying the PL is amazing defensively. BUT, I love a get us off our seats type of player. We deserve a couple of those after having a few years of utter boredom.
Doue is the profile they seem to want. Profile seems to be the most talented teenagers in Europe that aren't already at a mega club.
Part of me think Daniel Levy would have always been up for this kind of policy but never had a manager that would indulge it to this extent by signing off on so many youngsters...
Will it work? Fuck knows
Do we need more established players? Almost certainly yes
Will we enjoy watching them not give a fuck whilst they dribble round anyone and everyone? fuck yes
There is absolutely no way, NO WAY, we are getting Nico Williams. This is bait and about as likely as us signing Mbappe last season.I don’t know about that, that might be a bit pie in the sky after the euros!
But I would love to be proved wrong.
(But I won't.)
I wonder if we are happy with our defensive cover now that Gray is in the door or if the rumoured LB/LCB is still on the cards.
After Ange finally relented and played VDV at LB we do have a really good option if Udogie is out. Also, given how technically sound he is, I don't see why Gray couldn't provide cover at LB as well as RB.
The inverted role is really just about taking care of the ball in tight spaces, having a good engine and driving forward. It's not like Udogie is whipping in balls from the left constantly.
LCB is a bit of concern as Dragusin looked good out of position with VDV at left back for cover but not sure it would work as well with Udogie next to him.
After Ange finally relented and played VDV at LB we do have a really good option if Udogie is out. Also, given how technically sound he is, I don't see why Gray couldn't provide cover at LB as well as RB.
The inverted role is really just about taking care of the ball in tight spaces, having a good engine and driving forward. It's not like Udogie is whipping in balls from the left constantly.
LCB is a bit of concern as Dragusin looked good out of position with VDV at left back for cover but not sure it would work as well with Udogie next to him.
The problem is that To Doue is Too Dear
I meant Williams being used as a smokescreen as well, sorry wasn't clear, yep I think Doue and Williams would be a little much to hope for!I don’t know about that, that might be a bit pie in the sky after the euros!
Exactly! I'm here for it.
As that article about watching England said: "We know how it ends, we just want to feel something in the meantime".
Toodle-oo To Doue?
I am banking "Cock a doodle Doue!" for when you're proven wrong.
Weird, because Starks said Doue is world class and basically a Bale regen.
If you had to pick between Doue for £35m and Eze for £65m this summer, which would you pick? Assume we'd invest that spare £30m on other signings.
I meant Williams being used as a smokescreen as well, sorry wasn't clear, yep I think Doue and Williams would be a little much to hope for!
Oh, got you
Eze for me. Just think we need a few to hit the ground running, we have plenty of talented youngsters. Keep banging the drum but we need first team players for first game onwards. Eze only 25, so its hardly signing Perisic.
In Levy’s world Eze at 26/27 for 60m up front is too dear. (We did drop 40m on Maddison and might have dropped 50m the season before)
But 40m for a 19 year old with sell on might not be.
GLC and Gil out maybe Solomon as well, that's maybe 30M? ish and get both in net 60/65M spend for two terrifyingly good players, one proven and one massive potential.
Better than signing Tanguy N'Different
I know of a number of people who think that. Trying to avoid sounding like a broken record but it’s really a case of them not being utilised to their respective strengths. The one game I recall Skipp playing at the base was Everton at home and I thought he was solid and his passing was more conducive to the way we play compared most of Hojbjerg’s starts there