Vesper

I just laid out all the viable, actually available (even if remotely) options (very few, most are all off the board now) a few hours back (unless you toss in Anthony, and I am so gun-shy on Eredivisie offensive players) Pedro Neto doesn't score nearly enough, I yanked him off the viable list, and Wolves will try and rape us like we are E Jean Carroll and they are Trump, on the price anyway Allan Saint-Maximin is too pricey (NUFC want 40-50m quid) for the quality BUT I do have a solution that kills 2 birds, one stone winger depth and LB depth for a LOW price and is an EPL proven left footer Main position: Left Winger Other positions: Left-Back Right Winger https://breakingthelines.com/player-analysis/player-analysis-maxwel-cornet/ Cornet played 2,543 minutes in his final season with Olympique Lyonnais, the vast majority of which was spent at left-back. A year earlier, he played 1,369 minutes for Lyon – splitting his time evenly between left-back, left-wing, and right-wing.

if is just crazy with the rest of the team they have, and 300 billion quid in oil money backing them, that PSG for several years has chosen to roll with this pile of dung for their DMF options Leandro Paredes (the only BARELY acceptable one (as a backup only), and the only one under 30yo, at 28) AND the one they are selling! then dregs city Danilo Pereira soon 31 Idrissa Gueye soon 33 Ander Herrera soon 33

ffs, imagine if THESE were players we were worrying about and/or going for makes me feel a wee bit better

he adapted and was stellar in a back 3 last season

get mad and

I can top it which yielded

and the World Club championship (for the first time ever) and the UEFA Super Cup, which every other Roman manager failed to do

now you know how I feel about the Agnelli mafia and Juve

indeed they do ask Greece 🥵

+1000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Barca is engaged in multiple illegal actions, not just this

proof Tuchel reads this board come on Tuchel, call him the dwarf! 🤣

very decent CB good size (1.87m) pacey, fairly progressive on the ball right footer not what I would consider truly elite yet, but he is only 22 (May 3, 2000) and can DEFFO get there pretty curious that we would be making a move for another RB Leipzig CB IF we also want Gvardiol first mention of him on this board was by me 2 years ago (and I did add a good nod): '

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if Barca lined up with one libero aka sweeper (Kounde) and no other defensive backs (centre or full) plus the rest of that lot (only Kessié is remotely defensive capable) they would ship 8 to 10 goals a game even if they had prime Lev Yashin for the GKer

PSG always overloads on fullbacks, or CBs who can also play fullback (Diallo and Kehrer) if Kehrer leaves they have no real backup for Hakimi at RB other than two youth LBs Nuno Mendes Abdou Diallo Juan Bernat Layvin Kurzawa Teddy Alloh youth RBs Achraf Hakimi Thilo Kehrer Timothée Pembélé youth Thierno Baldé youth

you support Chels as much as I suck cock m8 pro tip: Vesper = married (happily for years) lesbi

4 deep in case of injuries(and 2 of the 4 have injury issues, one of them MAJOR injury issues) 2 RW Raphinha left footer Dembele ambipedal so can play either side (has always had some injury issues, but non truly major) 2 LW Ferran Torres right footer and also can play CF when Lewa needs a break (I assume they sell Depay perhaps) Ansu Fati right footer (huge injury issues, 4 knee surgeries and massive hamstring injury)

because there are hardly any legit ones left CF only Osimhen and (if you count him as a CF) Danjuma (who can play winger) then a handful of wingers Rafael Leão Moussa Diaby left footer Mikel Oyarzabal lefty Jarrod Bowen lefty wild card Domenico Berardi lefty

Chelsea are weighing up several defensive targets this summer, so which one is best statistically? Matthijs de Ligt leads the way in the air and Kalidou Koulibaly makes most interventions... but Milan Skriniar is great with the ball at his feet https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-10986791/Chelsea-Matthijs-Ligt-Kalidou-Koulibaly-defensive-targets-compare-statistically.html snip Jules Kounde (Sevilla) A long-term target for the club, Kounde is hugely admired at Chelsea after emerging as one of the standout defenders in European football over the past few seasons. The France defender has made 95 league appearances since heading to Sevilla in 2019, 32 of which came in the previous campaign. Across his 2,738 minutes last term, Kounde stacks up to De Ligt unfavourably in the heading department, winning just 2.4 aerial duels per game compared to the latter's four. He has the slight edge when it comes to tackles, producing 1.3 per game in 2021/22, yet his average of 0.7 interceptions and 0.6 blocks was marginally lower. They were both on hand with 3.1 clearances per 90 minutes. When it comes to passing, Kounde is the more impressive after registering a superior 65.6 passes per game and the same pass completion of 89 per cent. The 23-year-old also got on the scoresheet twice and provided as many assists, though his discipline is perhaps a concern given he picked up two red cards. While he was forced to undergo surgery on a pelvis issue last summer, Kounde is yet to miss a large period of matches through injury since bursting onto the scene at Bordeaux in 2018. snip Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli) Having proven a crucial member of Napoli's backline for close to a decade, Koulibaly has been linked with top club after top club for many a year and Chelsea are one of several eyeing him up this summer. He was just as important for the Italian club last term, clocking up 2,406 minutes in his 27 starts as Luciano Spalletti's men secured third place in Serie A. Despite his imposing figure, the Senegal defender only averaged 1.8 successful aerial duels throughout the previous season, which is the lowest of all four Chelsea targets so far. However, in almost every other defensive area Koulibaly managed to outperform De Ligt, Kounde and Ake. On average last season he registered 1.4 tackles, 1.1 interceptions, 3.1 clearances - equal to De Ligt - and 0.9 blocks per game. His pass completion of 87 per cent is also solid given he averaged 60.8 passes per game for Napoli, while he was also on hand with three goals and as many assists. Koulibaly's disciplinary record was not too troubling, with five yellows and a red card fairly standard practice for a defender, but his injury history will concern Tuchel most. Over the past two and a half years he has missed 31 games due to fitness issues, and given the 31-year-old now has as many years on the clock his condition could worsen. snip Milan Skriniar (Inter Milan) The 27-year-old has been a first-team regular for Inter ever since he rocked up at the San Siro in 2017, making at least 32 league appearances in each of his five seasons with the club. He was afforded 35 by Simone Inzaghi in the previous season, all coming as starts, meaning he was involved in 3,150 of their 3,420 Serie A minutes overall. And when taking a look at his stats for 2021/22 it is not hard to see why. While there is no defensive area where Skriniar trumps the other four players in this list - averaging 1.3 tackles, 0.7 interceptions, 1.5 aerial duels, 0.7 blocks and 2.5 clearances per game - his pass completion of 93 per cent is mightily impressive considering the amount of time he spent on the pitch. He produced 60 successful passes per match in his 35 outings for Inter, meaning Tuchel would be able to count on him in a system centred around playing out from the back. Skriniar also contributed three goals down the other end, while receiving a mere three yellow cards all season. If he were to prove as consistent in English football, the Slovakia international, who has not missed a league match through injury for the last six seasons, would undoubtedly be a reliable defensive option for Tuchel.

we were 'all in one go' for £55m for Kounde and Skriniar is a far better CB IMHO

sod the fuck off, most here are sick of yer slag off shit, m8 go back to having a wank on your Culer boards ya fucking troll

wtf ffs that is only £55m-£59m!!! for a top 5 on planet CB who is 27 years old Skriniar is STREETS AHEAD of Kounde, who we were going to dump the same amount of cash on there are only a handful of truly WC CB's out there and a back 3 of Skriniar/Silva (even at 37)/KK has 3 of them the others being (IMHO): Dias VVD Marquinhos de Ligt Alaba then some maybes: Rudiger (at least he was last season, let's see how he does in a back 2) Alessandro Bastoni (if he rebounds back to his form before last season) Ronald Araújo (another big miss by us, and of course it involved Barca getting him to renew despite them owing him millions) Aymeric Laporte (was back to his best last season after struggling to full recover from his bad injury) José María Giménez (but is injured too often) finally, all these are no longer WC due to age, only Thiago still remains WC from the old Big Five CBs Leonardo Bonucci Sergio Ramos Gerard Piqué Giorgio Chiellini