Not sure about that. Looks the part when he plays ...... but, when he plays. His injury issues does not suggest value for money at the moment.
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mate I wanted a creative CM as much as the next person but I've realised that's not a Conte requirement as much as other positions. At Chelsea he liked Matic and Kante in the 2, Juve Pogba and Vidal, Inter Barella and Brozoviz (although he mostly played a 3 there).
I just don't think he sees a creative CM as vital. He would rather a CM that can defend and attack which is why we are constantly linked with Kessie now.
I want what Conte wants...not a cheap Levy alternative special.
Some lovely drives up there
Sorry for my ignorance but I only recognize Adama and Ridle Baku. Oh is that Pereira who is out with a injured leg?
True...once in a while, there is some top talent coming out from there - fex. 2 of the best defenders in their position right now: van Dijk & Andrew Robertson.
read he is headed to Cheltenham Town on another loan
Be great if this were true. Jose knows him and, as everyone else, I think the Italian league should suit him.
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He's not lived up to his early "promises" and he's not been a regular starter for Ajax...
LOL. I only recognised Lamptey top left and Traore bottom right.
Baku top right but who is bottom left?
If the RWB talk is true and we agree we could use a little more creativity in the team, I think it's indicative of Conte's philosophy. His teams largely rely on creativity from the front players and the wingbacks. The midfielders often, not always depending on the personnel, provide stability, graft, and reliable ball progression.
Football has largely moved away from the sole creative #10 midfielder, it simply became too easy to mark them out of the game. You can see the progression in the decline and obsolescence of Eriksen and Ozil. No top team plays one anymore. If you're lucky, you have a KDB type who does it all. At Liverpool, TAA is for all intents and purposes their playmaker.
Whether Conte thinks our midfield has enough about it is a different question, but I don't think he'll look at the creativity problem (even though our xG is way up) and immediately think creative midfielder. RWB and front three player may be what he thinks is necessary.
Football has largely moved away from the sole creative #10 midfielder, it simply became too easy to mark them out of the game. You can see the progression in the decline and obsolescence of Eriksen and Ozil. No top team plays one anymore. If you're lucky, you have a KDB type who does it all. At Liverpool, TAA is for all intents and purposes their playmaker.
Whether Conte thinks our midfield has enough about it is a different question, but I don't think he'll look at the creativity problem (even though our xG is way up) and immediately think creative midfielder. RWB and front three player may be what he thinks is necessary.
The really crazy thing is: relatively, we have so much money that we don't even need to hunt around below the top half of the SPL for talent. If we want to sign a player from Rangers, Celtic, Aberdeen, Hearts, or Hibs then we can do it no problem. We can literally let those clubs sort the wheat from the chaff and swoop in. But we don't. Fuck knows why.
Yep i think it's this. the way we've set up, Conte wants his CMs to first guard the back 3, be an outlet to start an attack and recycle the ball from side to side.
It's on the front 3 and wingbacks to create goals
Houston we have a problem
Kante, Pogba, Barella and Brozovic are all, in different ways and with different complementary skills, brilliant creators and passers. Streets ahead of what we have in that regard.
Conte needs CM’s that can do both. Tough asset to find. Guys we’re linked with like Kessie and McKennie aren’t quite it.
Probably why we aren't focusing on that position now
He has a pair of eyes though so hopefully he uses them to bin PEH
Why? If the rest of the parts fit, I don't see the problem. Liverpool, Chelsea, and City win with a #10 midfielder. Conte won Serie A numerous times without one.
No one would say Liverpool isn't creative and their main midfielders in the Klopp era have been Henderson, Wijnaldum, Fabinho, Keita, and Jones. Chelsea, including Conte's Chelsea rely on Kante, Matic, Jorginho, Kovacic. We're in a different era of football that necessitates a team tactical approach to creativity that includes pressing, designed attacking patterns, and pressbreaking. You don't just give the ball the Hoddle anymore and have him pick a pass.
The improvements under Conte as a more cohesive unit are easily compared to Mourinho, who essentially made Kane the main creative focal point and relied on individual creative brilliance because of his passing range. I don't think Conte views the game like thhat.
I'm not saying we don't need more creativity, I just wouldn't be surprised if Conte thought the biggest issue with our creativity is at wingback. Hakimi was the best playmaker in his title winning Inter side.
Kessie is.