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There certainly is. It's not worth replying most of the time.

You originally said shit managers, so you're moving goal posts now. Havertz was just as bad for Germany at times, which is why a second-tier CF was favoured over him to lead the line. A style of play doesn't force players to miss chances on a frequent basis. It's that time again. 🙄 Neither of those players was given a proper chance, while Havertz has played 139 games thus far. Pinning your hopes on potential won't get us anywhere.

I have to wonder what the rationale behind that is. KK, Silva, & Chalobah could be leaving. Oh, you can't mention those three in the same breath because Chalobah is dreadful in comparison. I'm actually flabbergasted at how we've ended up here based on that original post.

Tuchel & Flick are shit managers now? I don't know what to say. He just mentioned a player that's also linked with a move away rather than alluding to them all being of equal ability. I'd be happy to be corrected if I'm wrong, though. Edit - You have your answer in the post above.

You said good. Either way, I wholeheartedly disagree. Both players are living on potential. We should move them on if the price is right.

It isn't. There's a reason we're willing to let them go to begin with. Quality players drop 8 out of 10's most week.

Fair enough. I'm going after that figure rather than the farcical numbers that have been floating around. One plus point of having Marina around is that she drove a hard bargain when other clubs started sniffing around. He specifically stated "quality players". None of the three players have fallen under that bracket for me, and I'd imagine a large number of the fan base as well. We don't need "good players" for two months in a full season; we need them for most of the season, if not all of it.

£75m for Kai wouldn't appease you? If Arsenal are willing to drop that sort of money, we should be more than pleased. Did you miss most of last season? He'll turn up for the odd game before missing sitters for months. There's talent there, but we can't afford to wait longer if a serious offer comes our way, regardless of who it's from.

Most of them don't even have their own stadiums either, so they lose out on a large amount of ticket revenue as well. The issue I have is that it's a constant, regardless of who it is. Just read up on Roma's interest in Scamacca, someone who was seemingly close to joining PSG less than 12 months ago. All deals with Italian sides should include an obligation to buy, so we aren't stuck with players like Baka & Lukaku bouncing around in Serie A.

I see Roma have signed another solid player on a free transfer (N'Dicka), someone you were keen on @Vesper

This could be said about all Italian teams. They constantly want players on loan or to buy them at a massive discount.

First European player to win both awards as well.

Mount had a solid spell in Holland before joining Derby, so he had a decent amount of experience behind him prior to his first-team berth. I'd say not yet. We also have to remember that Casadei joined Reading in Jan rather than last summer, so their finishing position shouldn't have much relevance to this discussion. I think one of our three young CMs will stay put this summer (Carney being the least likely) should our clear-out go as expected. If he isn't the one, we need to make sure the right loan move is lined up, as we've sent too many players out on loan over the years that have just sat on someone else's bench; have a look at CHO, for example. They bought Ayari in Jan who will most likely fill in the void left by either player.

James didn't have much trouble adjusting. I'd like to see him given a chance during preseason before making a final decision.

Aouar joins Roma. They've signed some decent players on frees recently.

My mistake in referring to him as a CF as he clearly doesn't view himself as one. It will be interesting to see if he follows a similar path to CR7 and goes more central once his career progresses.

Milito was in the stands yesterday; he would have won the tie for him. I believe Inter had the better chances prior to conceding (Ederson had a dreadful first half, which will probably be forgotten) and only have themselves to blame rather than be content with the notion that the better side wn.

It might seem farfetched right now, but I could see Mbappe possibly joining Liverpool (should a takeover happen), which might involve Salah going the other way considering Khelafi's desire to have a star in the Arab world represented in their side. However, Mbappe will probably end up at RM during his late 20s (when attackers supposedly peak). RM have tried to make a place for him upfront despite that. One surprise from RM is Perez's ability to hold the chequebook out for a change until this summer. That's the first thing that came to mind as well. After all the shit that's been going on recently, we shouldn't be doing business with them unless it's to our advantage.

Lukaku in a nutshell. He's been instrumental in Belgium's & Inter's failures. With regards to City, it's weird that they've won the treble and hardly anyone cares.

There's still a chance of a growth spurt considering his age. What happens to Rodrygo as well (with regards to your post below)? I'd be surprised if Perez went back for Mbappe after what's happened in previous windows. We were at the top of the table by how many points in Nov 2021? Injuries to key players killed our season, as their understudies weren't up to the task. I mentioned structure in my response. This team hasn't had a direction for years, with a number of our key players still living off Mou/Conte's style of play. To also touch on the last bit of your post, Jesus is a CF, despite being incredibly inconsistent, who still offers something unlike Havertz or Lukaku.

We were at the top of the table by how many points in Nov 2021? Injuries to key players killed our season, as their understudies weren't up to the task. I mentioned structure in my response. This team hasn't had a direction for years, with a number of our key players still living off Mou/Conte's style of play. To also touch on the last bit of your post, Jesus is a CF, despite being incredibly inconsistent, who still offers something unlike Havertz or Lukaku,

Subbed off again in a CL final.

I thought the reason they didn't move for him last summer was due to Endrick. I'm aware Haaland currently has some clause in his contract, but RM seemed adamant on allowing the former a clear path once he's able to join.

They have a structure in place, a style of play, and players that are levels above ours in most positions. The two aren't comparable in the slightest. Our performances and our attackers are two different things. Are you aware you play awful but still win? Two years ago we were in a CL final, so please drop the "some time" line. We haven't been able to score with regularity for "some time", though. My comment about needing players with end product is only part of the issue (a big one, IMO), but I'm fully aware we have issues all over the pitch, which obviously has an affect on the collective.