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Ex-Spurs Player Giovani Lo Celso

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What I like about him is that compared to Eriksen, Gio takes on players, he doesn’t fear from the responsability of doing things on his own to try to bail the team out. Even on his peak Eriksen never did that imo.

Also he looks like he’s got a pretty decent direct freekick in him, that’s good.
 
theromanianjackass said:
What I like about him is that compared to Eriksen, Gio takes on players, he doesn’t fear from the responsability of doing things on his own to try to bail the team out. Even on his peak Eriksen never did that imo.

Also he looks like he’s got a pretty decent direct freekick in him, that’s good.
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Gio looks like he enjoys a tackle. I think that is the main difference for me.

I can see why PSG played him as a defensive midfield.
 
RealCoolYid said:
I know BC will have an aneurysm but could you put Sissoko in there with instruction to cover the ground behind those 2 ?
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Ndombele, Gio, and Sissoko all like to tackle. All like to go on runs. Two of them are decent passes although Sissoko has his moments.

Thing is Winksy has been pretty decent the last month even if I think he is just a squad player. I'd rather have Winksy over Sissoko.

In saying that, I think Gedson possibly has a higher ceiling.
 
Really like the look of him. He’s going from strength to strength and is making our team tick. Eriksen will be hard to replace no doubt. His passing was brilliant, generally has a move in most of our goals, chipped in with important goals himself, and never got injured. The last one is a quality im ranking highly as the majority of our team can’t make it through a season without being injured and injured players are the worst. Eriksen played almost every game for years. But there’s something about LoCelso that makes me believe he could be better. Hes quick over a distance, he’s got some height and strength and he’s not afraid to take on players like a previous poster said. He’s got a good eye for a pass and I believe he has goals in him but the team formation isn’t setup for him to score many.

Instead of having a Winks-Dier or Sissoko combo, we need a world class DM. I’m talking Kante in his prime.

Lo Celso - DM - NDombele
Son —— Kane—- Bergwijn

That my friends is a world class midfield and attack in the making!
 
RealCoolYid said:
A few people mentioning the Leeds kid. I don’t see them enough to pass judgement

You clearly think he’s ready
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Honestly I'm not going to pretend I know for sure. I have seen him three times each time he was solid unspectacular but mobile and good in the tackle, his passing short in particular didn't impress. However he kept it simple and he'd get game time for us as we are. It did make me wonder though why our academy could not produce someone with such rudimentary skill sets. Paying more than 15 million for him seems bonkers.
 
Totti said:
At the moment or in general?

Id probably agree with now if we are basing it on fitness but he absolutely can.
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I think he will always struggle with the speed and physical nature of PL football. Modric fir example had a great engine, unbelievable work rate to move around the pitch and never ever seemed to tire. Ndombele doesn't appear to have this and it's not just about his fitness. Ive said before that I feel he would be better deployed in a number 10 role, as a playmaker with players behind him to do the hard work
 
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