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I am disappointed Camavinga is not starting for Rennes

Lille have a 1.95m 20yo dutch CB starting who looks promising

if you are wondering what the language is on the first (and by far best) stream it is Romanian

good chance to scout the two GKers Edouard Mendy and Mike Maignan

Lille vs Rennes https://socceronline.me/lille-vs-rennes-live/stream-1 https://www.vipleague.cc/lille-streaming http://www.hesgoal.com/news/66190/Lille_vs_Rennes.html https://www.vipleague.cc/lille-vs-rennes-streaming-link-2

I would have offered AC plus €15m for Ginter that is around €50m (£45m) for Ginter I rate Ginter at £40m or so, so the extra £5m is due to the makeweight aspect (you almost never get full value for makeweight on swaps + cash deals) AC was superb in the Budesliga WITH GLADBACH in the past so is a proven talent there, plus he is over 2 years younger, so added value in that regard as well as usual, you can multiple the T-Markt values (as long as they are the across the board COVID-19 devaluations, which both AC and Ginter are) by 1.5 to get what a player should cost (a range, not exact figure)

yes, they have been caught reporting flat out lies

The Bog Standard Boris Johnson Toilet Brush

the reason I hate Victimpool so much is simple I HATE scousers, worst city in England, and its personal horrid fans too, and I detest the way the British press licks their arse plus they have some of the players I just hate the most Fabinho (such a dirty, dirty player) Jordan Henderson (biggest cunt in the EPL, or tied with Kane) James Milner always hated him, lololol Mohamed Salah (worst diver on the planet on a big league team) Xherdan Shaqiri super prick, always has been, just like his national teammate Granit Xhaka I actually respect Klopp, he is a superb manager

I would rather have Theo or Reguilon, but not distraught over Chilwell at £50m and, to agree (there seems to be some confusion here on my stance) with others I DEFFO think he will absolutely improve over the next 2,3 years. I am going to unequivocally say he is so not a shit buy when strictly speaking about the quality of the player this exact moment in time (age tossed aside, potential down the road tossed asside, so only talking about the ONE season that soon starts, and also not talking about actual availability or wages or cost) I rate the following LB's (and this is in exact order, so would be my choice of starters if I could choose ANYONE for thsi one coming season) Alphonso Davies David Alaba Andrew Robertson Theo Hernández Alex Sandro (last season this high) Ferland Mendy Sergio Reguilón Ben Chilwell José Gayà Renan Lodi Lucas Digne Alex Telles Ramy Bensebaini Kieran Tierney Nicolás Tagliafico Jordi Alba (last season on this list, plus I detest him, but we are talking a one year team) Robin Gosens Rayan Aït Nouri Luca Pellegrini Álex Grimaldo

never said the finished article but if you are 25 or older and not a player of impact by then (not saying superstar at all) then the odds are very low you become one sure there are multiple examples, but it definitely is not the norm I never said, to repeat, that player do not improve above 24, most do (other than the ones who peak early and decline and/or the injury-riddled ones, which are often the same)

I am starting to hate shitty more than any other team save for spuds and the dipperpool scouser vermin they are now just blatantly flaunting breaking FFP out in the open

fair points and if it is £50m, that is only a £10m or so overpay, and not a £40m one I would drop £35-40m on Reguilon if that meant no buyback, for instance, especially if Chilwell did not exist once Theo is removed from the table, they are the two best remaining options (due to Alaba¨s age and salary demands) there simply has to be some reason (and I do not often use this angle) that NO big team has purchased Telles in the past, not even now (although he does soon turn 28). some reason I cannot easily put my finger on (probably his poor defence, would be my beats guess, but even there, he is hardly pure shite) I would think PSG eventually buys Telles, the weak Ligue 1 is fine for him, and he can be a massive weapon for them for the next 4 years or so

of course players usually improve after 24 (the majority I would say, although if they are destined to be shit they probably will not, and you also have those frustrating ones like Michael Owen who peak so young and then it is a long slide down, often due to injuries, etc) what I am saying is that a player has turned 25yo and still has not shown much, the odds are pretty high they never will

yes, the exceptions that prove the rule speaking of Drogba, his backstory is crazy, it is one of those fairy-tales Early life Drogba was born in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, and at the age of five was sent to France by his parents to live with his uncle, Michel Goba, a professional footballer. However, Drogba soon became homesick and returned to Abidjan after three years.[18] His mother nicknamed him "Tito", after president Josip Broz Tito of Yugoslavia, whom she admired greatly.[19] He played football every day in a car park in the city but his return to the Ivory Coast was short lived. Both of his parents lost their jobs and he again returned to live with his uncle.[18] In 1991, his parents also travelled to France; first to Vannes and then, in 1993, setting in Antony in the Paris suburbs, at which point the 15-year-old Drogba returned to live with them and his siblings.[20] It was here that he began playing team football more frequently, joining a local youth side. Drogba then joined the semi-professional club Levallois, gaining a reputation as a prolific scorer in the youth team and impressing the coach with his professional attitude. His performances earned him a place in the senior squad but despite scoring in his debut, the 18-year-old Ivorian failed to make an impression on Jacques Loncar, the first team coach.[21] Club career Le Mans When Drogba finished school he moved to the city Le Mans to study accountancy at university and he had to change clubs, becoming an apprentice at Ligue 2 club Le Mans. However, his first two years there were marred by injuries and he was physically struggling to cope with the training and match schedule.[18] Former Le Mans coach Marc Westerloppe later remarked that "it took Didier four years to be capable of training every day and playing every week". Furthermore, Drogba's complicated family life meant that he had never attended a football academy and only began daily football training as a fully grown adult.[22] By age 21, Drogba realised that he had to establish himself as a player soon or else he would have little chance of becoming a professional footballer.[23] He made his first team debut for Le Mans soon thereafter and signed his first professional contract in 1999. The same year, he and his Malian wife Alla had their first child, Isaac. He grew into his new responsibilities, later stating: "Isaac's birth was a turning point in my life, it straightened me out".[18] His first season, in which he scored seven goals in thirty games, boded well for the future, but during the following season he did not live up to expectations. Drogba lost his place to Daniel Cousin due to injury, then upon his return, he failed to score throughout the remainder of the season. However, he returned to form the following season, scoring five goals in 21 appearances.[24] Guingamp Halfway through the 2001–02 season Ligue 1 club Guingamp consolidated months of interest with a transfer offer and Drogba left Le Mans for a fee of £80,000.[18] The second half of the 2001–02 season saw Drogba make 11 appearances and score three goals for Guingamp. While his contributions helped the club avoid relegation, the coaching staff remained unconvinced of their new young striker.[25] However, the next season he rewarded his coaches' patience, scoring 17 goals in 34 appearances and helping Guingamp finish seventh, a record league finish.[18] He credited his teammates for his impressive season, highlighting the contributions of winger Florent Malouda, a long time friend of Drogba, as a key factor in his goalscoring prolificity that season.[23] His strong goal scoring record attracted interest from larger clubs and at the end of the season, he moved to Ligue 1 side Olympique de Marseille for a fee of £3.3 million.[22] Marseille After a switch of coaches, Drogba retained his position in the team, scoring 19 goals and winning the National Union of Professional Footballers (UNFP) Player of the Year award. He also scored five goals in that season's UEFA Champions League and six in the UEFA Cup. At the end of the season, he was bought by Chelsea as the club's then record signing for £24 million.[23] His shirt from his only season at Marseille is also framed in the basilica of Marseille, Notre-Dame de la Garde, which he presented to the church before the 2004 UEFA Cup Final.[26] Chelsea.............

Jonathan David is an AMF as well it was the last 7 games he went full-time CF (and scored a shedload, just like Havertz did) he had a roll of 7 goals in 4 games, 9 goals in 6 games if you count the 2 games before that (a brace at AMF)

Gnabry was only just turned 20 years old then, when the fool Pulis said that and he already was turning into a beast 2 and half years years ago (he had an explosive December onward Bundesliga in 2017/18, under Nagelsmann), when he was 22 (he was injured for months at the beginning of that season) I challenge people to show me these 'thousands' (that is a number that has been claimed) of players who post 24yo, so 25 years of age and on, exploded out of nowhere

Thiago is more likely than Havertz at this point I think and I was also speaking about this past season so should have placed AC or Rudiger in for Thiago we are dogshit on free and corners kicks and the blame TRULY lies at Lampard's feet that said, having a fairly small team doesn't help in the speculative teams I build, height is never an issue, and if Lampard cannot sort the free/corner kick shite, and also the defence overall, he will be sacked during this coming season I fear

we do not even have Havertz yet so place in Kovacic even if you add in Alonso still only 2 players over 6 feet, plus Thiago the bindippers have the 2nd best goalkeeper in the world, and you left out yet another tall player they have, who is great at defence on headers, the piece of shit Hendo, plus Firmino, at 5-11, and who is a great leaper and is also superb at defensive headers That is 5 versus our 3, counting Thiago (and in that lineup, Havertz is hardly, at this point, super strong) Their 5 are so much better than our 3, as is their goalkeeper

Average is not important. Having multiple players taller than 6 feet is and who are fierce defenders is. In that lineup posted, there are only 2, Havertz (far from a thumping beast) and Zouma (poor at positioning and spatial awareness, plus a very bad header as he misses so many). Thiago Silva is the same height as I am, and would be the key player at only 1.83m.

Yes, I had not seen that. Well fuck. I was a big fan for years. Saw far too many monster, bullying games from him not to think he would have instantly become our best CB, pending further buys.

a double pivot of Kante and Mount will never work Kante's partner needs to be the deeper-lying, actual DMF which frees up Kante to raom and destroy (if he can stay healthy) that is never going to be Mount Rice, yes. Mount no, Jorginho no (he is shot defensively), Kova no we have no idea partner for Kante atm unless Conor Gallagher explodes onto the scene or Ampadu does the same or we buy Rice and use him there and if Lamps rams Kante back into that RMF role, it is going to blow up in his face just like it often did last year I am sure he will be constantly injured again anyway he needs to be sold ASAP finally Rüdiger will start over the clumsy ball watcher Zouma more often than not I predict, or we might (would prefer this), bring in another CB, like Milan Škriniar or even Dunk Zouma and Ac really need to be shipped out whilst we still can get decent cash for them

Premier League away fans will not be permitted to attend matches 'all season' Premier League matches have not accommodated fans for almost six months but measures are being put in place to welcome them back from October, although away fans will not be a priority https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/premier-league-away-fans-not-22560623

if Conte is sacked, the Emerson move is maybe in jeopardy I fear. Hopefully not. and hopefully Conte is not sacked