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I'm just loathed to slag players off now. We'll probably hear in the summer that him and bissouma have been struggling with injury all 2024 or something and that has been hampering performances. We are always kept in the dark and when a player's form drops off a cliff compared to how they have previously performed, 9 out of 10 times we subsequently hear they were injured. It has happened just too many times with us.
It’s a valid question but they’d be able to keep the ball under pressure and link up with 1-2’s and 1 touch passes. Which we have totally forgotten how to do atm.
Maddison is really the key for Ange ball. When he played lights out early season we looked like title contenders. He is the only one that can unleash Son's goal potential like Eriksen and Kane did.
Too bad he got injured and seems to be very inconsistent now and Son has to drop deep all the time.
It's not between him and Palmer though.
Only so many squad spaces available. No room for out of form passengers. Palmer will get that place in the squad ahead of him. Already Foden and Bellingham can play that position.
Is it even a choice? Palmer looks fucking sensational.
It is really.
Foden, Saka, Palmer, Rashford, Bowen all want to play in the 3 behind Kane. bellingham as well.
Unless Southgate wants to move Bellingham back into the CM 2, I can't see how Maddison gets in with his current form.
He shouldn't even be considered at this point. He has been pretty terrible since his return. Let him stay here and work on his fitness....
Seriously he is giving me Lamela vibes.. right now...
I got pelters for saying it before we signed him, but a player who misses like a quarter of every season, who also has lacked consistency in every game (Leicester days) was a huge risk.
When he's good, he's very, very good. But since he's come back, he's been really poor. He shouldn't be starting games at present.
Hopefully next season he can stay fit and get back to his best, but that's a big if, and I can't help feel like we need another 10 to mitigate that. Almada from Atlanta before the Copa America would be smart business, he can play a roos the front line too and would presumably be less expensive, but that's too much like common sense.
While it's not a panic just now, it's something that needs an eye kept on, because another season like this, and a decision will have to be made.
When he's good, he's very, very good. But since he's come back, he's been really poor. He shouldn't be starting games at present.
Hopefully next season he can stay fit and get back to his best, but that's a big if, and I can't help feel like we need another 10 to mitigate that. Almada from Atlanta before the Copa America would be smart business, he can play a roos the front line too and would presumably be less expensive, but that's too much like common sense.
While it's not a panic just now, it's something that needs an eye kept on, because another season like this, and a decision will have to be made.