The big thing you get with Richarlison, beyond technical quality, is that never say die attitude. It can lift the whole team. Think he would be a great sub actually, to inject energy and change the game. Raphina I suspect will be less consistent. Rich definitely more of a Conte player I think.
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But you read a pile of shit. The first 2 are appearance based not starts.
Tbf Jesus was never fond of a cross
That's 14 goals in 38 league games.
I am not arguing that on his day he's still a top player but as times go on he's less and less like to get the VIP treatment he once enjoyed at Real M. and to some extent at Man Utd.
There's a good reason why Real M. let him go ....and why Juve also let him go...
But Ronaldo doesn't seem like a player who can help team "morale" when his team's going thru a rough patch.
Buffon: 'Juventus lost their DNA after Ronaldo's arrival'
Buffon: 'Juventus lost their DNA after Ronaldo's arrival'
Juventus great Gianluigi Buffon said Cristiano Ronaldo's arrival at the club in 2018 ultimately led to them losing their "DNA of being a team".
Gianluigi Buffon said Cristiano Ronaldo's arrival at the club in 2018 ultimately led to them losing their "DNA of being a team".
Ronaldo, now back at Manchester United for a second spell, scored 101 goals in 135 appearances for Juventus and won Serie A twice but the club did not progress beyond the Champions League quarter-final stage during his three years there.
"When I returned, I worked with Ronaldo for two years and we did well together, but I think Juventus lost that DNA of being a team.
"We reached the Champions League final in 2017 because we were a side full of experience, but above all we were a single unit and there was this competition for places within the group that was very strong. We lost that with Ronaldo."
Juventus are fifth in Serie A, 12 points adrift of leaders Inter Milan, and host third-placed Napoli on Jan. 6.
Ronaldo wanted to leave Madrid. They demanded a huge fee. I honestly think Buffon was making poor excuses for their failures (easy to blame an outside influence) when really the squad had been on the decline for a while and his mates in the team were getting old.
They're no better post Ronaldo, in fact they finished with 8 less points than they did in 19/20. Madrid also didn't get better when they lost him, they finished 3rd. It took some fresh purchases & improving players to get back to where they are now.
(Seriously, we got to the CL final in 2017 but Ronaldo came and then we didn't? Nonsense. Your team was better then, Buffon. Ronaldo won the CL final over and over again, scoring key goals in the process .. blaming him is petty.)
Seriously need to shift five or six if that’s the case.
Correct. And he’ll play some Europa and domestic cup games too.
Aly Gold says that Conte wants "an attacking midfielder". Wonder if that is a CAM or a CM who's more creative than those at Spurs right now... 
A top-quality "creative" CM would cost a lot as they are so rare and thus very "precious" for any team having one.
Tottenham take out £100m from ENIC cash injection to put towards transfer window
Spurs have already signed three players since the end of the season in Brighton midfielder Yves Bissouma, in a deal which could eventually be worth more than £30m, plus Inter wing-back Ivan Perisic and Southampton goalkeeper Fraser Forster on free transfers. Conte wants further additions to his squad in the shape of potentially two new centre-backs if a current one departs, a right wing-back, an attacking midfielder and a striker.
A top-quality "creative" CM would cost a lot as they are so rare and thus very "precious" for any team having one.
Tottenham take out £100m from ENIC cash injection to put towards transfer window
Spurs have already signed three players since the end of the season in Brighton midfielder Yves Bissouma, in a deal which could eventually be worth more than £30m, plus Inter wing-back Ivan Perisic and Southampton goalkeeper Fraser Forster on free transfers. Conte wants further additions to his squad in the shape of potentially two new centre-backs if a current one departs, a right wing-back, an attacking midfielder and a striker.
You've gone from saying he WILL get 15-20 to he MIGHT get 15.
[ Ignore rest... Maths fail]
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Aly Gold says that Conte wants "an attacking midfielder". Wonder if that is a CAM or a CM who's more creative than those at Spurs right now...
A top-quality "creative" CM would cost a lot as they are so rare and thus very "precious" for any team having one.
Tottenham take out £100m from ENIC cash injection to put towards transfer window
Spurs have already signed three players since the end of the season in Brighton midfielder Yves Bissouma, in a deal which could eventually be worth more than £30m, plus Inter wing-back Ivan Perisic and Southampton goalkeeper Fraser Forster on free transfers. Conte wants further additions to his squad in the shape of potentially two new centre-backs if a current one departs, a right wing-back, an attacking midfielder and a striker.
Attacking mid I think means a 10, an Eriksen, Maddison type, or a wide attacker that can come inside and cause havoc ie Raphinha, Paqueta, Saint Maxim. Basically a player that operates in the attacking third. Centre mid is sorted with the 4 we have.
He’s a good player, but he’s another one like Son, Lucas, Kulusevski who’s better on the transition than against packed defences when space is more limited. Still worry we’re gonna have problems against deep lying sides next season.
ThisAs FR said, I wouldn't be surprised if there were a surprise signing
But then you have players like Fabián Ruiz and, as you did mention, Lucas Paquetá, who can both operate centrally but also in more advanced positions.
I would believe that Raphinha and Saint Maxim would count as strikers. IMO they do. But, anyway, Conte may have a different take on it
not really enamoured with rich especially if we are shelling 60 mill on him
dont think he has much potential either, think he is already at his limit
its one of those where i think if Woolwich got rich i wouldnt care, whereasif they get raphinha then im concerned a little
we need someone who can unlock these shit teams andi cant see rich doing that
hope im wrong
dont think he has much potential either, think he is already at his limit
its one of those where i think if Woolwich got rich i wouldnt care, whereasif they get raphinha then im concerned a little
we need someone who can unlock these shit teams andi cant see rich doing that
hope im wrong
We have already got lock pickers in the forward line, Kane and Kulusevski are very smart players. If your looking for a lock picker deeper Raphinha wouldn’t be that he is a winger like Kulusevski.
Maddison would be the obvious target if you wanted a player who could create a chance out of nothing.
