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Are you saying it’s going to be long season then? 😅

Is Marc Guiu on the pitch? Should’ve kelp Jackson regardless how frustrating and lazy he was… not a game for a green 18yo.

Difference between kova and Caicedo on display there. Lol

Bench options are amazing compared to last season.

Remember Lavia did not play last season due to injury.

lol phone

Caicedo has had a decent game so far nothing special. Lávia much better for me. Reminder of how good a player Kova is; had a great game so far.

Gotta shoot more after what we saw from Ederson.

Injuries take a toll esp bad ones which demand a long ass recovery time.

The position where Enzo plays IS the most difficult position to play because it’s in contested areas of the pitch. It’s much easier to have a touch and pass much deeper with a lot more time on the ball.

Is he tho? Caícedo does not have to always play; he can be taken off or moved into a more defensive position. hard to do that against a team like city, but I can certainly see this being done against weaker opposition (most other teams at home) or when chasing a goal. yoi don’t always need a pure destructor like caicedo on the pitch.

Midfield did well for me. Other areas not so much.

Lávia is a good passer of the ball. He’s better than caicedo in that regard, so that’s good to see as he makes a better partner than Conor did.

Ridiculous from Jackson. Move your fucking lazy ass!

I don't think that has ever been said about him. He lacks certain attributes, which is the reason he's not hot commodity, but he's certainly not a "shit player." He's twice the player Mudryk is for one, which is one of the reasons I was saying the squad wasn't good enough last season. Once you have players like Felix in the squad, that raises the bar--even if I'm not personally a fan of his firefly game.

yup. There was a time we bought them ready to play and win silverware. Nowadays we buy "projects" for the same amount (or more) of money, and have to wait a few years until they learn to play football, or not, it's a wild ride... NOT! Tbf is has been a bit better than last season, and the team is better overall. Duran would've been just another project. He looks physical, quick, energetic, and can finish. Is he an elite footballer? nope not even close. Can he become one one day? maybe who the fuck knows?! BTW, he missed a terrible sitter just before he scored.

Didn’t Pep say same about Potter? Potter and Maresca employ completely different styles too. Seems like Pep tends to protect the class that’s all.

Good match! Glad real football is back.

Ok, Lucio. 😆

Makes sense. It takes time to make all these footballers learn to play Baseball well enough. It is evidently a multi-year project.

He's just as senile as Biden... and honestly it seems to be progressing as rapidly as it did for Biden. I wonder how he will sound a couple of months from now given he slurs often already.

FM is actually pretty accurate in that regard: wonderkid sometimes are just premature in their development. The fact they've reached a good level "so young" is not always indicative of their actual ceiling. So may times you break the bank for a wonderkid in FM just to open the editor to find out his current ability is 171 and his potential is 175. 😅 For non-FM people out there 170s (good/excellent player), 180s (wc), 190s (the best). I quit long time ago given they only update the GUI every year and add shit I don't care for, so I expect the database to be pretty much the same to this day.

heh it seems a bit biased given he's personally involved in the the move. Feels a bit old school to me and dismissive of Jackson. I don't think he's going to be a top striker tbh, just my feeling based on what I see from him, but he's a competent forward and we have other goal scorers in the squad now (not necessarily strikers). With that out of the way, I'd like another striker (not necessarily Osimhen) as I don't trust Guiu (huge gamble given his age and PL). Would also wonder about AFCON next year esp if we are on a transfer ban.

Hardly plays anyway... I hope that's not James' future.

Leaking information to journalists can be beneficial to someone involved in the deal. Typically the seller, club and agents, would want as many potential buyers as possible to increase demand. Often multiple parties own a slice of a player rights complicating deals, making it drag on, involve lawyers and whatnot, which also may make it really hard to keep it quiet.