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How would that work out in terms of squad balance? Would either accept being a backup?

Let's go for Romagnoli then! How much do you think he would cost?

Does Ake ever play LB and/or DMF anymore? According to whoscored only 1 time at LB this season. Would he still efficiently fill a role of a swiss army knife in 3 positions, or is he a pure CB now? I like the idea of having him as a squad player for several positions, not a fan of the idea of having him as a starting CB. If we can sell Zouma and Christensen, I would like us to go for a strong starting quality CB. Tomori and Ake backing up, competing with and learning from Rüdiger and that new CB, I wouldn't mind that. Sell AC this January and bring in Ake. Sell Zouma in the summer and bring in a new CB that would elevate our level. @Vesper realistically who could that be in the summer? I know you have posted about them (I admit I often skip through your long posts) but having your take on my above proposal interests me no matter how long the post shall be.

Don't worry it's a repetitive cycle. Soon enough we'll get 2-3 good results and performances and they will change their minds, praises will be sung. Then we'll inevitably hit another slump and everybody is shit.. again. This is how it goes.

I see, but that Villa goal was only two games ago, should count for his current form. He is a threat albeit not a consistent one, he had a long dry spell.

100000% spot on

Still can't believe Sarri said that. One of the most humiliating things I've heard a manager say about his player.

I think he has lost belief in himself, he has stopped believing he is a top defender since that Barca game. Being dropped by Conte, humiliated by Sarri and having spells out injured probably destroyed his long-term confidence. It's a mental issue I believe because earlier he really was much better than now.

I think defenders for whom 3 CB formation suits better are defenders who are just not that good. It suits them better because they have more cover - Luiz, Alonso, Moses are good examples. It made them look world class, stick them in a 4 and they would crumble. Conte realized that early and it transformed us. It's the system's strength, a 4-man backline simply requires better individuals who can fend for themselves.

Haven't been reading this forum a lot for the past few days but my god the last pages of this thread make me want to cry. Just another example of prevalent hypocrisy on here. At first? Give him time, it's all part of learning curve, it's a painful but necessary process yada yada. Then we hit a slump, the same supporters? Lampard out, he's another AVB, he's out of his depth... Often times these same people will then bash others for fickleness. Can't wait to go on another winning run and watch them all change their minds... again. It's like people can't comprehend after years and years of watching teams go through highs and lows, that there aren't such things as perfect seasons for a team like ours.

Yeah I do think Tomori should come back. The only explanation can be that AC is doing better in training but from the samples we have (actual games) Tomori's been better. Sure AC is coming from a long injury, but that doesn't mean he needs to be forced in when it's not working with Zouma. However I do trust Frank and co. to make necessary changes as they've done all season. After Everton I think there's no doubt somebody's getting dropped and Jorginho is likely coming back too.

What a tank he is! Complete batter ram in the few international and club games I've seen him in.

Camavinga just turned 17, just because there are no transfer links to him at this point doesn't mean the scouts aren't looking at him.

What makes you say that he is clearly an alcoholic?

I agree that it's hard to fully blame Kepa for the 1st one. Sure he could have saved it on another day, but conceding from 5 meters out with nobody marking the shooter I rarely blame on the keeper. During replays I was fuming at everybody else and thought Kepa was just unlucky not to have kept that one out, but it was going down and there was so much power behind that shot that it slipped in. Would appreciate a gif of that goal though to refresh my memory, I haven't seen it since and am too lazy to search for it. For the 2nd one, him pulling his arms away makes it look worse. Although I think he would have perhaps got to it at full reach, but it's again one of them flukes that can go either way. You make a decision in a split second and then this happens, 99/100 times that wouldn't go in. Reminds me of Zappacosta's debut goal in EL which was also a lucky fluke.

So TC's been hacked? @Jim sent out a mass mail yesterday to follow this BunyGod guy.

Yeah, chuck Reece at RB and Azpi at LB. That's probably the most solid we can get defensively on our flanks. Kepa Reece - Zouma - Tomori - Azpi Kante - Jorginho - Kovacic Willian - Tammy - Pulisic/Mount

He wasn't talking about coming back to Chelsea, he was answering a question about his quote where he said in 2015 that he would never manage Spurs out of respect for Chelsea fans. He said if he wanted to work in England but had to be there only for Chelsea, he woud have to wait for a 3rd opportunity (as in "that's not gonna happen")... and if he did get it he would win the premier league, because he's won each time before. Basically just gloating and explaining why he backtracked on what he had said. So relax people, Mourinho at Chelsea is not gonna happen ever again.

Why was he talking about Robben and Duff when speaking about KDB and Salah?

Brilliant news Should set spurs back ages.

Was it then in the finals? Sent from my Mi A1 using Tapatalk

Weren't Belgium and Russia together in WC also? And i don't mean the toilet Sent from my Mi A1 using Tapatalk

Yeah, small in population and economy. There is simply not enough of anything (mostly money) to support developing an internationally competitive team, which starts at grassroots level.

What is your honest opinion of Estonia this game?