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No idea, but if Pleaty had anything to do with the scouting, you can guarantee he managed to get a few extra syllables out of “Djed “
“Dee-jay-Ed”
They nicked my joke I nicked
Not to pick nits, but it really ought to be The Sixth, Spence.
We've not had 5 other Spences, FFS
Not to pick nits, but it really ought to be The Sixth, Spence.
We've not had 5 other Spences, FFS
Oh hell the fuck yeh.
I think it may be more important to note his very good performances against PL opposition as more of an indicator of what he is capable of, moreso than just looking at stats (and I'm a huge stats fan).
With some players the more challenging the opposition, the better they perform. Hopefully, Djed is one of those type of players.
Id love that to be the case. I don’t expect it to be from day 1.
Id be happy if he got 15 starts this season. Would be a really good first season.
Here are the full names of our other 5 signings:Not to pick nits, but it really ought to be The Sixth, Spence.
We've not had 5 other Spences, FFS
Fraser Spencer Forster
Ivan Perispencic (shortened it to Perisic when he left Croatia)
Richarlison Andrade Spencinho do Nascimento
Yves Bissouma (known in Mali as Yves Sixpence)
Clement "le Spenc" Lenglet
So yeah, he's our sixth Spence.
Pay attention, dude!
I'm not.
Conte won't accept excitement and pace without delivery and the ability to defend and defend well.
That's how players develop and get better..
Spence will likely get there but under Conte he won't just be that man.
If he is, we have a star.
Even if he's 2nd choice then he should get plenty of game time. With 5 subs next season, I would guess both wingbacks are probably going to get subbed most games to bring on fresh legs up and down the wings. If he does become 1st choice then I hope it's because he's taken his chance rather than the need to drop Doherty/Royal
Well we've got 6 wbs now. I'd expect at least one to be moved on. Guessing that will be Reggie, especially given hes the one we've seen linked out of the club recently.
Spence looks pretty damn good in the highlight reels. It appears he has the skills to be a good offensive contribution right now, with obviously even higher levels possible in the future if he improves his athleticism and ball skills further, which I think is possible and likely. We'll see how he does defensively though- a lot to still be proven when facing the very best talent. That being said, the idea of him linking up with Kulusevski down our right side is absolutely salivating. You have to believe playing along Romero will inspire him defensively as well.
I'd wager Emerson will start any tough games by default, Spence will be eased in against weaker oppo, then moving to a more even split if he proves competent in these games. I can see him starting in most games no earlier than mid November though- he'll need to prove himself several times before I can see Conte feeling comfortable with him against Top 6 and CL sides. I also believe Emerson will fight like hell for his place in the team, which is good for us and forces Spence to compete too.
In the highlight reels it looks like Spence is also playing some LWB/LB. That's pretty cool and something I hadn't realized he had in his locker. All in all I'm really psyched for this signing and look forward to seeing him in our colors this coming season.
Spence looks pretty damn good in the highlight reels. It appears he has the skills to be a good offensive contribution right now, with obviously even higher levels possible in the future if he improves his athleticism and ball skills further, which I think is possible and likely. We'll see how he does defensively though- a lot to still be proven when facing the very best talent. That being said, the idea of him linking up with Kulusevski down our right side is absolutely salivating. You have to believe playing along Romero will inspire him defensively as well.
I'd wager Emerson will start any tough games by default, Spence will be eased in against weaker oppo, then moving to a more even split if he proves competent in these games. I can see him starting in most games no earlier than mid November though- he'll need to prove himself several times before I can see Conte feeling comfortable with him against Top 6 and CL sides. I also believe Emerson will fight like hell for his place in the team, which is good for us and forces Spence to compete too.
In the highlight reels it looks like Spence is also playing some LWB/LB. That's pretty cool and something I hadn't realized he had in his locker. All in all I'm really psyched for this signing and look forward to seeing him in our colors this coming season.
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Bit of a nob head concession to make. Would rather our new signing didn’t see shit like that.
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Salah was apparently second choice at Liverpool, as was Kulsevski for us, and Son. Shit happens.
I will say though that I don't think he's a "conte wingback" like people are saying. A Conte WB has to have either great delivery into the box (trippier) or really good at scoring (doherty). Spence's supposed traits don't fit that mould.
Conte slightly distancing himself from the signing says a bit...I'd still like us in for cut price Traore tbh.
It’s definitely saying you have to prove yourself.
I honestly think other than Kane, Son, and Lloris, who all three are guaranteed starters, every position is open. That’s why Conte wanted so many reinforcements. To make players up their game and fight for the spots left.