MoroccanBlue

He was holding his ankle?

Zero control of the game. Getting out worked on tackling, passing, and retention. We may have scored but we literally lost every metric. Pathetic from some.

Lamptey also needs to defend against Pulisic/James and CHO…

I like that team.

Rumors he’s off to Barcelona.

Close to joining Barcelona.

Start by beating both Brighton and Liverpool.

I wish I can share that same optimism but for the sake of the club I don't think it's wise to gamble whether or not Chilwell can return to form... As someone alluded to, (I believe it was Greavsie), the club should look to find a replacement for Alonso. One that is either level or even better than Chilwell.

There is no guarantee considering there are many factors to consider. Benjamin Mendy became literally half the player he was after his initial ACL tear and suffered multiple injuries before his second knee injury. The main issue is that the surgery itself changes the overall mechanics of your body, which can attribute to other muscular injuries moving forward. It is all dependent on how the body reacts to the change. If it is a patellar graft, Chilwell has a risk of suffering more knee injuries in the future. If it is a hamstring graft, Chilwell has a risk of losing his pace and will have loads of macular imbalances in his thigh in the long run.

Everton will push for an obligation to buy I reckon.

Who available in January is starter material? If the club does have someone in mind then we are best recalling either Maatsen or Emerson for the rest of the season.

Everton still need to comply with FFP. Digne is their joint highest earner on 120kpw.

And yet this system demands attacking fullbacks over defensive ones. Makes no sense we spent the majority of last summer going after Hakimi when he is bang average defensively. I'd prefer Dest for the simple fact he has a good attacking output and can play either LWB or RWB.

Prefer Dest.

No guarantee Chilwell comes back the same player.

Not just him, but the rest of the attack. Our recycling of possession vs being more direct is often an issue for us.

Rudiger at the very least is keeping it professional ala Ronaldo 2009 and Hazard 2019.

Not sure how reliable that sources is but it would be a calculated move if we bring him in now. Kante can't stay fit and Kovacic/Jorginho are at the risk of being overplayed. Saul is a dud. Barkley is horse shit. Ruben is out of place considering he's a shit holding midfielder and he's a shit attacking midfielder.

I personally thought neither Lukaku or CHO provided a good enough angle tbh.

Mendy Azpilicueta Christensen Rudiger James Jorginho Kovacic Alonso Mount CHO Lukaku

Think it's all but confirmed from reputable sources (Matt Law) that Rudiger is pushing towards 300kpw. I heard the club offered him 170kpw max and will not budge, nor should they. I've still not seen enough to suggest he'd be an elite CB in a system that isn't as structured defensively as ours. Echo @Pizy. Losing him is going to be a big loss in the dressing room. Azpilicueta as well. Losing Silva on top of it will be a disaster. Club needs to be wise on who goes this summer along with who we bring in. No natural leaders bar our CBs.

Credit where it's due. Changed the game. It the type of opposition that we really need to be utilising him against.

What the actual fuck was that CHO attempt that went straight to Martinez?

System is a tradeoff. One that is useful against big clubs but not for a season. Think we need to move on from it next season.

Cant even be arsed.