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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.

Far as I’m concerned this is another season where the league title should have an asterisk on it. Look at Spurs vs Palace. The latter have so many out due to Covid a d the former look i credibly fresh for having two weeks off in the middle of December.

They have a manager and sporting director that see eye to eye and believe in the same philosophy of football. We on the other hand buy Lukaku.

I do think we would benefit having an inverted LWB option that cuts inside being involved in the build up from midfield. Particularly against low blocks where CHO or Pulisic or Werner can stay wide. We see this at City with Zinchenko and more importantly Cancelo. Sergino Dest would be an option. Can play RWB as well.

Hope that falls through, as desperate as that sounds. Liverpool without Mane, Salah, and Robertson would be very fragile.

PRP injections?

What's even worse, is that any youth players that made a first team appearance this year, are now eligible to be a first team player. So teams who are injury stricken and were forced to play youth players, are now receiving the shit end of the stick.

So the lucky number is 14. If the club can fill 14 first team players into the squad, they are eligible to play. Without a shadow of a doubt, United were able to field 14 players during the two games they got postponed.

Depends. His role the past 5 months has changed from regular starter to rotation option. This will likely continue come the end of the season, meaning if there is an extension it will include a significantly lower wage than what he is currently earning. If Barcelona or Atletico or other interested Spanish clubs that are known for overpaying player wages come knocking, he will likely leave.

Fantastic.

Will Salah and Mane be unavailable as aswell?

A long time before he fits in? Why should we wait exactly? It isn’t as if he hasn’t played in the Prem before, and we spent 100 million on him for an immediate impact. If not then what was the point in buying him when we could give Havertz and Broja time to “fit in”. He’s 29 next year. Not 21.

Matt Law suggested he’s asking closer to 300K.

Can someone explain to me how Leicester got their PL game postponed over the weekend yet were able to field a full strength starting XI tonight?

Except when he conceded similar goals when even at Bilbao.

Just make it to penalties and Kepa will handle it from there.

I'd like us to go strong but the injury/Covid list is piling on. Starting to feel like we are the only Top 6 club really affected here.

CM shouldn't be an issue personally. Kante, Kovacic, and Jorginho all out was an anomaly (although given the Covid situation it could happen again). We then have RLC who can do a job and Chalobah. LWB should only be the priority.