OneMoSalah

Thiago Silva will be new club captain I would think its safe to say. Considering he’s already wore the armband countless times here and for other clubs and country. Bit surprised to see Enzo’s name and the captaincy repeatedly mentioned, he’s been here for 6 months. I can see one of the likes of Reece, Ben, Kepa or Raheem maybe making up vice captain and another one being a “3rd captain” as such.

All well and good saying that but after last season, he needs to start fast. If we get through this season and he hasn’t achieved anything or shown any huge improvements - then people will rightfully ask the question is he 1) good enough and 2) ever going to be worth the money? Him more so than the others due to his price tag.

Can’t see it. He shit the bed and renewed there after what a few days after asking to leave the club in January? They won’t budge this time around either unless it suits them. The lad signing a new deal with no insistence on a release clause either when he had hoped to move on months later is also moronic on him and his agents behalf. He’s not got any other realistic options either by looks of it - so either we play ball and pay close to the £100m/give them cash & Levi. Or we go and look elsewhere/wait to next year. Brighton hold all the cards.

The fact no PL club - particularly United, Spurs and us - who needed new number 1s pursued him says enough for me. He got dislodged by Jason Steele for whatever reason, be it kicking, shot stopping or whatever so we should be very wary. Who the hell in Spain is he going to end up at? Wont be Barca, Real or Atletico. Valencia maybe if they sell their GK?

Maybe. Will just have to see how pre-season goes. I was dubious about his passing range based off of the u20 stuff I seen but he looked a lot more positive last night/this morning with less time on the ball than he did for the Brazil u20s, with a lot more time. Whether or not he can hack it against Higher quality opposition is another thing.

I’m sorry but that is a major injury to Enzo or Caicedo (if we get him) from being an absolute disaster. Cannot expect Santos and Casadei to be fully depended on, particularly when they will have ups and downs as all young players do. Anyone who is seriously basing their capabilities of playing competitively in the PL off of a friendly against Wrexham needs their head checked. But this happens every time we have a pre-season. 100% need somebody else in there with a bit more seniority as well as Enzo and Caicedo if he comes for depth/options. Be daft to go in to the season so lightweight in MF. But this is the situation.

Strasbourg will have some team by end of this window by the looks of it. Clear the clubs visions and priorities aren’t where they should be which should be strengthening the first team. Not focusing more on getting players for this multi club model idea.

I know its only one goal but it looks like the sort of goal Costa would bang in. Not too dissimilar to his one v Arsenal under Jose or City under Conte when Cesc assisted him, very similar sort of run, different finishes but still. But yeah the lack of opportunities given to this guy last season was embarrassing considering the lack of goals over the season. Couldn’t of done any worse surely

Same as what we seen a lot of at Spurs.

Looks like they’ve taken inspiration from a set of curtains from the 1980s.

I mean people are laughing at that video of Havertz almost as if they did not watch him here for the best part of 2 and a bit season or he was much better than that. Is anybody surprised? The attempts at the targets, the control etc etc… There is this weird thing on here for jumping on videos of ex players at other clubs doing things that they did here for yonks. Its really strange 🤣

If theres any chance Kimmich is available, go for it. Would say yes he is still someone who has weaknesses particularly phyiscally as he isn’t the quickest per say but his quality, wealth of experience and competitiveness as a player is hard to find. Barella would be next choice but to utilise him effectively we would have to play 433 and that means Enzo as a pivot which is no good either.

If he doesn’t want to be here now when he is one of the only fit 3 CB options we have then it says a lot.

Doubt we would sign another left footed CB unless Colwill is sold tbf. And if we did, would imagine would be more likely to go for Gvardiol although Laporte is a top player. Maguire links be more heavy now but as I said days ago, would be a ridiculously stupid move. Would be the perfect way to show that this new department of football boffins Todd & co have assembled are fucking clueless.

I think if he got the playing time Kai got he would of scored more goals. 100%.

Certainly doesn’t look like we are signing anybody in MF anytime soon, Lamps will be getting his boots out the cupboard at this rate and signing a 1 year deal.

Yet people hammered Tuchel and said he was responsible for the “worst ever pre-season” as the “players” put it to Graham Potter and his staff. Cunts were skiving gym work in pre-season, no wonder we never ever got going at all they were never fit enough.

Still be laughing at us. Just like they'd of been laughing at United buying Maguire for £80m also and us buying Drinkwater for £35m. £75m for somebody who played 37 PL games for Leicester and who has had 3 major injuries in 3 years (1 at Leicester and now 2 here). Wont be fit until next year. 2 seasons basically wasted now as he struggled with fitness last season also.

Leicester must be pissing themselves laughing at us. They ripped us off for Fofana at the time and thats now two huge injuries in 3 or 4 seasons, at his age, not good at all.

Yeah we are going to get ripped off. Move on. Think of all the u18 wonder kids we could sign for 2030 for £80-100m……

Yes, a wing back is basically an attacking full back who starts 20 or 25 yards higher up the pitch than they would normally do…. A box to box midfielder is a box to box midfielder. I’ll go out on a limb and say it, 99% chance that the only way we will see Reece playing in CM is if we play inverted full backs under Poch. And we won’t if his Paris, Spurs and Southampton teams are to go off of. More chances of seeing him as a RCB in a back 3 as we did before with Tuche v Leicester in particular IIRC.

And well if he’s one of the best wingbacks in the game whys play him as a central midfielder? Does that not totally contradict how good he is as a fullback/wingback? I mean its 90% likely we go to play with a back 4 under Poch. Look at the likes of Walker and Trippiers development under Poch. If Reece can cut out the slackness in his game at times as well as the injuries, he has the potential to be the best right back in world football for years. Putting him at CM would be a waste.

I don’t see why people want to change him from RB to CM. He is one of the best and most complete fullbacks in the game when he is fully fit, yet people think we should play him as a CM? Mind blowing. Be like Man City playing Haaland as a CB. Also above someone mentioned fitness and injuries and trying him in midfield, saying he could be like Essien. I am sorry but central midfield is probably the toughest position to play physicality. You have to cover so much ground. You have to be ultra fit, I wouldn’t dare risk putting a RB who’s broken down so many times in the past 2 years in arguably the most physically challenging position on the pitch.

I hope so but we were also linked in January also. Two windows too many to be linked to him. If there is any genuine interest I will be blown away.

See the Maguire links are back. I am sorry but if we even entertain the idea of signing Maguire, the whole footballing infrastructure put in place, all these guys, all fucking stupid. Absolutely insane. Not that they’ve covered themselves in glory anyway barring Enzo, Badiashile and Nkunku but Maguire would be one of the stupidest transfers this window. He’s just been stripped of United captaincy and will be getting pushed out there - if he’s not good enough for Man United, he certainly isn’t good enough for us, 12th place finish last season or not. I mean they were playing that clown Lindelof ahead of him. Lindelof….