One can live in hope: He would be the bees knees!He'll never come to us
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One can live in hope: He would be the bees knees!He'll never come to us
Almost certainly not - but he's the perfect example of an opportunistic signing if the stars aligned to make it at all possible.He'll never come to us
I want to try Lamela as a 10, just to see if he could do it, but if he can't, I do wonder about Pritchard in a couple of years time. He's not ready to be a consistent starter in all likelihood, but the pieces are there for him to potentially be that player.Looking at the Coutinho performance, the general performances of players like David Silva, Sanchez we really miss a small quick footed and above all strong little player who can play between the lines in compressed space able to hold up the ball and thread nice passes.
We don't have amazing pace to play on the counter so naturally when we press or try and press the space becomes compacted. Eriksen is not quite that type of player, he is not strong enough or quick footed IMO, it feels like if we are to play the way we are this type of player is essential. Only Dembele really offers the ability to hold the ball up in tight space but he lacks the creativity.
Does anyone know who would be a realistic target who could fit this bill and do you agree that this type of player is needed?
Pastore is fucking class. He's not a Lamela, he's much more cerebral type of player. he would be gold playing in the left for us. A slower Hazard.
Weren't we trying that with Eriksen on the left in pre-season? I thought it was looking pretty good to be honest, but wasn't continued by Poch.I want to try Lamela as a 10, just to see if he could do it, but if he can't, I do wonder about Pritchard in a couple of years time. He's not ready to be a consistent starter in all likelihood, but the pieces are there for him to potentially be that player.
That was my impression too.Weren't we trying that with Eriksen on the left in pre-season? I thought it was looking pretty good to be honest, but wasn't continued by Poch.
As we saw in the Burnley game when he came on, I think Lamela can be good at holding onto the ball, jinking past a player, and doing a nice pass to a teammate. That isn't always the easiest thing to do out on the wing, and I wish we'd give him another chance to play at number 10 during the (increasingly unimportant) run in.
If I recall correctly, wasn't he seen as Totti's successor in the Roma team and would have eventually been moved to number 10 there?
To be honest, the idea of Eriksen, Lamela, and Pritchard all rotating in that front three behind Kane makes me excited.
That was my impression too.
I think part of the problem is that we either rely on Eriksen for goals, in which case he's too far forward to be in the ideal playmaker location, or we let him play deeper, but have no consistent offensive threat outside Kane, with LW and RW currently sputtering.
I agree about an Eriksen-Lamela-Pritchard band, and want to see it tried, but we're just passengers on the Pochettino express.
I think he's a decent squad player and has been under used, could have allowed Mason some rest, who's now knackered.Get the feeling it's one of our second rate buys when we couldn't or wouldn't hit the proper target, obviously refering to Schneiderlin. if the Goal article is true (take with a pinch of salt) and he is just happy to take the money then it's another crap buy. From viewing him I think he is a good footballer but has a serious lack of pace.
Do you know anything about this Weigl fella?Looks like we are really scouting the German market. I like it because you can get quality for a reasonable price there.
Looks like we are really scouting the German market. I like it because you can get quality for a reasonable price there.
Haven't seen him play to be honest because I'm not watching the second division. But a lot of people are talking about this young fella. He is also a u20 national.Do you know anything about this Weigl fella?
Absolutely right. & the German league is far more like the EPL than the Spanish, Italian or French (etc) leagues. Fast paced & physical so it's not as big a culture shock to players coming from a league like that to ours.Looks like we are really scouting the German market. I like it because you can get quality for a reasonable price there.
Howedes would be a solid signing.