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I'd sell Santos for the first bid that comes in. 

Good thing we didn't get Xavi - absolute dross. 

Good thing we didn't get Xavi - absolute dross. 

Good thing we didn't get Xavi - absolute dross. 

Now signing Hato is being criticised? 
 
He is a perfectly good LB/CB replacement for the bench at this stage. 
 
We are two CBs of good quality away from competing. 

So many complaints in here while people were lauding Liverpool for all their business and they look like shit. 
 
Woltemade getting hyped in here as a proper 9 when everyone knows damn well they would have lost their shit if we signed him for the money Newcastle did. You guys would be calling for Clearlake heads if it happened. 
 
Don’t understand how some of you don’t get tired of being hindsight heroes. 

Josh has really impressed me. He should be a locked on starter ahead of Fofana. 
Trev on the left side of the back 2 is either good or horrendous. He is much better suited to the right side.
Also so much of our offence is based on our press. Having Guiu out there with Pedro behind is vital to that. Guiu is a pressing machine. Neto and Estevao need to be locked on starters with Palmer out as well. 

If we get rid of Enzo, sign me up for Wharton. He is class. 

If we get rid of Enzo, sign me up for Wharton. He is class. 

Josh has really impressed me. He should be a locked on starter ahead of Fofana. 
Trev on the left side of the back 2 is either good or horrendous. He is much better suited to the right side.
Also so much of our offence is based on our press. Having Guiu out there with Pedro behind is vital to that. Guiu is a pressing machine. Neto and Estevao need to be locked on starters with Palmer out as well. 

Haha Maresca - you can't pick him in the team now!

The Gusto red card is fantastic news. 
I won't see him next match. 

Really? I thought Trev was the shocking one out of them. 

He’s being expected to score now when playing with 10 men? 

My issue is - for the most part outside of a select few games our play has been stagnant and pretty poor. 
We looked exciting and moved the ball well when Maresca first came in. Was that Poch's work still hanging around and then wore off? 
The only time we've looked good under Maresca is a select few games post the first half of last season. 
 
Despite what others think on here - being slightly weak on LW, and GK and CB issues aren't reasons to be sitting in 8th despite our quality elsewhere on the ground. Trev, Fofana, Tosin and Ach are good enough for a mid table team elsewhere. So why are we in 8th and playing ass football all season despite an abudance of talent elsewhere? 
Its on the manager.

How do you lot keep blaming anyone but Maresca? 
Cole Palmer, JP, Neto and Estevao - with Garnacho and Gittens filling in is one of the best attacking lots in the EPL. 
Our midfield is Caicedo, Enzo, Santos, etc. Literally the best box to box in the world, a world cup winner and the best MFer in France last year. 
We have arguably the best LB and best RB in the world - top 3 both of them. 
Our only weak positions are CB and GK. Trev is servicable at the very least and should be able to fill in against Brighton and Man United. 
 
So we're blaming recruitment instead of a coach who can't win against Man U and Brighton because of two bad positions on the field? 

You guys are acting like our whole team sucks because our CBs and GK aren't elite. 
It isn't recruitment. We have plenty of good players. Our midfield is ridiculously good. Joao, Cole, Neto and Estevao is an insane attack. Our two starting FBs are world class. 
 
Maresca just needs to go. Played boring ass football for so long with the level of talent we have. It isn't recruitment or BlueCo - this is a title winning team with healthy CBs/slightly better CBs; Maresca just isn't good enough.
 
 

You guys are acting like our whole team sucks because our CBs and GK aren't elite. 
It isn't recruitment. We have plenty of good players. Our midfield is ridiculously good. Joao, Cole, Neto and Estevao is an insane attack. Our two starting FBs are world class. 
 
Maresca just needs to go. Played boring ass football for so long with the level of talent we have. It isn't recruitment or BlueCo - this is a title winning team with healthy CBs/slightly better CBs; Maresca just isn't good enough.
 
 

That isn't a red. He gets the ball and the follow through takes both players down.

That was offside. 

Based on what? He has been near our best player since the CWC - and had one bad game out of his more favoured position against Bayern. 
Craziness. 

Based on what? He has been near our best player since the CWC - and had one bad game out of his more favoured position against Bayern. 
Craziness. 

I actually think he will suprise a bunch of people. 
He is one of the guys that whenever I watched him play always impressed me. Neto was that guy before we bought him too. 

lol arsenal play shit against united, play ok against liverpool 
liverpool was lucky cuz newcastle was one away down and against bournemouth at home almost draw the game
sometimes I think that the fans think that its necessary won for 3 or 4 goals to neil always
ofc the others teams have quality and this is the premierleague. almost everyteam have quality

Like all of us I'm delighted with the financial lifeline CFC earned by taking part in the CWC. Going into it I had no expectation that we might become world champions. My ambition was that we would maximise our income by reaching the quarter final before being eliminated there by PSG. At no point however did I feel towards the competition what you are now trying to tell me that I did. It is far, far, more valid than its predecessor and, unless damaged in the way I describe below, will only grow in prestige. 
The biggest threat to the future of the CWC might come from the top players because it would make no sense without them. While the financial incentives for clubs are overwhelming, the players bonuses won't mean as much to already super wealthy footballers. They would, I'm confident, love to continue participating in the CWC but may well request that the overall number of games they play be reduced by shortening or eliminating other competitions. Only if these conflicting interests cannot be resolved do I see a threat to the CWC and its status.
I believe that people belittling the CWC are in the same boat as those who poo-pooed the nations World Cup when it was first introduced. That's to say one which is destined to sink without trace.