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You don't think we need a striker and CB to add to what we already have, to do that?
That may rule Dias out for us, unless he has a massive hard on for Jose and Mendes has dirt on their president
I think all signs are pointing to the club preferring Skriniar anyways.
I personally like Dias better but I'm no scout lol
As I said earlier, let's see what the squad will look like at the end of the TW.
You can win or lose cups, the margin is fine (I got the feeling that we will win some cup), but the end position in the League is the best reflection of how a club is doing (at least in England). By the way it starts looking, if will miss the top 4 , I think it would be an "OK" season, it will depend on what will happen (injuries, how quickly the players will fit, etc)
You ever tried driving a tractor on a motorway? It is an unbeatable feeling.
That is a little harsh on Skriniar. I think he is much more than an incremental gain on what we have and at least he is 25 so still has at least 5 years likely at a starting level in the PL. I think unlike PEH and Doherty he could easily be a starter on a top level team. But you are right he is a bit similar to the type of player we already have although he does not have the flaws, or at least to same to degree as the players we currently have.
I think it would be great to bring in someone who does offer something different from our current players but don't see anyone who is realistic and able to play now. I guess we could take a chance on someone that has not shown to be ready and hope that by throwing them into the deep end they will be able to handle it.
With the players that are available and needs we have I would say it makes more sense to bring in Skriniar and a younger player that fills those needs and can be given time to develop into a starter for us. But as mentioned earlier that takes foresight, planning and honestly assessing your team and this group has shown zero willingness or ability to do any of those things.
I sometimes really wonder about their player recruitment.
Where do you think that 2nd team would finish, I think it would have a fighting chance to get into the top 6, certainly a top 10 finish
I think he's probably stronger defensively but offensively I don't think he's a better footballer than KWP. It's pretty fucking moot at best.
And I have been pretty clear in saying that a do not think he's an upgrade on Aurier in any demonstrably discernible way.
At nearly 29yo, for a player who will now have to adapt to a back 4 from a back 5/3. I think this, like every deal we've done this summer, with the exception maybe of Reguilon who I don't dislike (but who you and I both could think of LB's who we could have got for a 3rd of that) seems like really unimaginative recruitment.
What about you ?
Pointless competing with City for a player. We lose that every single time. Skriniar, get it sorted Levy.
Vicariously been doing that every Saturday for the last couple of years.
I am not sure Doherty is better than KWP, to be perfectly honest with you. And I am not convinced he is better than Aurier.
This would be brilliant. They get rid of Otamendi and sign younger Otamendi for big money.
That 2nd team would be fighting to stay out of relegation.
Zero ability to create or score goals and a weak defense with a terrible goalie. I really can't see how they do anything other than park the bus every game and pray.
To be fair our scouts aren't really scouts either
I really don't see how anyone could hold this view.
I am not a huge Doherty fan but he is clearly better than KWP.
Even if you tried to argue that skillwise they are simliar, which I think is a stretch, the fact that Doherty isn't afraid to get involved in the game, is so much smarter at understanding his role and playing to his strengths versus KWP who spends so much time standing out the outside, scared to get involved and happy to just jog back and forth, I would say that tips the scales much more in Doherty's favor.
Doherty has a lot of issues, much like KWP, but at least he impacts the game in the way he can. KWP plays the game as though he hopes the ball stays on the other side of the pitch and certainly does almost nothing to try and make an impact on the game.
They say there's one born every minute.
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"£50 in the pot as promised for the madrid boys signing. Thanks all for a great site (full of absolute weirdos)"!
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