MoroccanBlue

Emerson is Chilwell's back up and Colwill now likely to leave.

But he's never played LWB and he's never played LB consistently for us to give a fair assessment on how he'll do? We may end up having the same problem with Alonso where our 1st choice LB is miles better than our 2nd choice.

We've already done so much leg work on Ake (agreeing personal terms + close to agreeing final fee with City) it would just be bonkers if we all of a sudden dropped it in favor of Kimpembe. Not that I would complain.

So confused. We want Kimpembe + Ake?

Not sure he fits the profile in what Tuchel wants in his double pivot.

I'd rather Kimpembe personally.

It isn't as if he is Zouma esq on the ball or is last ditch defender, which is reassuring. If he manages to keep his pace it will be a huge bonus.

That's leadership added to the backline and a bucket load of experience. This bloke matched Salah and Mbappe for pace as well. Just hope his athleticism doesn't deteriorate rapidly.

Yeah Romano just said we want two CBs and a RWB. Ake and Koulibaly.....

Skriniar + Koulibaly + Ake vs Azpilicueta + Rudiger + Christensen.

I agree. Zero sympathy for me and I’m done hearing the injuries excuse. Bissouma ran circles against us. Home and away. It was pathetic.

Hence why I have zero sympathy for Tuchel if the same happens this season. Our midfield lacks so much physicality and aggression it’s bewildering why we are allegedly waiting for only Rice to address this.

No they haven’t. They just agreed transfer fee. This was always going to be the case. It’s whether De Jong wants to go given Barca still owe him wages.

I rate Koulibaly massively but there is always the risk of when he will lose his athleticism, which is his main attribute as opposed to Silva (hence why Silva can play at the highest level at 38). Koulibaly + Skriniar with Silva, Chalobah, and Colwill makes a safe CB unit.

He's inconsistent but he's one of Bayern's best finishers.

Lol are we the plague or something?

This Plattenberg reeks of bitterness. 2012 has Bayern in a forever grudge against us.

Makelele did warn us about Bakayoko and his mentality.

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His criticism is OTT but at the same time we need more output from him against the top half of the table. Too much of his stats were inflated by relegation battlers. That being said, I too expect a big season from him. Think he and Sterling will form a great partnership.

Didn't Marina handle the new signing marketing end? Given she's now gone I don't expect anything to be in place to present Sterling. Might just be some generic presentation once Sterling is in the states.

Guido Rodriguez anyone? Watched him only for Argentina and he's a rock.

Gnabry just makes far too much sense which is why I'm shocked he isn't seen as a priority, unless there are some inside issues with the player we don't know about? We can get rid of Ziyech + other players to make way for his wages, to which I am sure we can negotiate a lower amount than what he's asking.

Haha go on Juve. Hope they leech every penny from Bayern.