Magic Lamps

tbf Azpilicueta recorded the 2nd fastest top speed of all our players last season in November with north of 35kmh.

Almost managed to pull off that greenish suit if he hadn't buttoned it up completely- noob mistake lol

Best video of Ed Mendy I found so far. He looks very athletic and proactive coming out of his goal with good timing. He has crazy long arms and hands. When he just stands he can move hand and wrist above the crossbar. Looks weird but this is why doesnt usually make saves with outstretched arms like a normal goalkeeper. The big downside I see is that he parries most shots right back into the danger area like courtois did at atletico.

This long lost big brother of Ferlan and Benjamin mendy (jk) apparently has conceded just 19 goals int eh french league this season (albeit playing just 24 games). and kept a cleansheet in 13 of 33 overall games which is an impressive ratio for an average side like Rennes. He is already 28 tho. With him Rennes finished 3rd last season btw so maybe we should trust lollichon on this one. Honestly never seen a single minute of him before.

@kellzfresh Our strength lies in midfield so I don’t think will deviate from one striker systems. I can’t see Ziyech or Pulisic working in a 442 when Pulisic returns from injury, I think Giroud will be dropped to the bench and Werner moved to the middle. what i consider our best lineup ina traditional 4231 would be Kante Kovacic ziyech Havertz Pulisic Werner bit bc Lamps loves Mount so much I doubt we will see it.

Werner works best in a 442 next to a target man. He can play lone striker in almost any system but is less effective there cos his passing is quite average and he does not really help the build up play. He is better receiving the ball i to his foot deeper on the left or playing off the shoulder. Havertz is still young enough to learn pretty much any offensive or midfield position to perfection. But he has been used primarily and to great effect as the right offensive midfielder in a 4231 . He has enough pace to play wing but would be a bit wasted out wide cos he is an able playmaker. Also not the most explosive. He might also work as the most offensive cm in a 433. less likely but possible options for him include false nine or classic no 10 in a 4231 or 343 Lampard prolly had Position and formation in mind when he pitched for Werner and Havertz. So he probably knows where to put them. vs Brighton Puli is out so I could imagine New GK Azpi Rudi. Zouma. Chilwell Kante Mount. Havertz Ziyech. Giroud. Werner but I could see Kovacic starting in midfield and Havertz play false 8 if we have that in our locker as well.

They are good when it comes to breaking news early but I never trust them with concrete numbers as they usually tend to exaggerate

thats basically free lunch there for these wages.

Decent schedule. Obviously the kick off times will be interesting to see as well but overall the fixture list looks rather even. Only May can be a bit corny with 3 potential top6 rivals faced but apart from that no extended periods of too easy or too hard games all at once. I dont think we can challenge for the title yet but if we did, this would be set up for a runaway title. If we could waltz through the festive period, come out of winter unscathed and then win all the April games we could theoretically have a good 85 points or so wrapped up by May 1 and then only need a few more points. not gonna happen would need a better defense and that is probably why epl gave us this relatively kind schedule this year^^

Underdogs usually choke it at some stage. Could have easily won today but Bayern are famous for their luck.

thats the puke final settled then. two of he most disgusting teams in europe... great

typical bayerndusel. get saved by post and strikrs failure then score with thier first shot

As one of the most intelligent defenders of his generation he could teach our cbs a thing or too for sure. I dont think he would add much playing himself, he does not have the time to get acclimatized to the league etc. but alone trianing with him might make zouma etc step up a bit. also looks fit enough to play another year at least in the cups wecould use him as we probably will loan out tomori so as 4th cb why not. should not be the only cb signing tho

Skysports transfer rumours page has us going for a Dunk, Stones Chilwell triple swoop. Do these people even check read their own BS? Jesus

Can’t see it happening. Bats is a nice guy and a hard worker but thick as a brush. Bielsa will have cardiac arrest trying to teach Bats his tactics

I knew he was slow and not the best in 1 on 1 but that is painful. Even fails at his supposed strengths like leaderhsip, organisation of the defence and physical battles. Should stay as far away as possible. Tbf not even Rüdiger or Zouma could produce a horrorshow like that.

Tbf thomas was a disaster defensively in Leicester’s last few games bar the Sheffield one but he is 19 so will improve. For Leicester it is a perfect deal. Fuchs can help out as long as Thomas grows into the team and pocket 50m+ for other positions. Chilwell for the money would be a terrible signing for us.

The guy is full of shit. No updates just stating again that Leverkusen and Leicester stick to their valuations and that if we can not get cHillel we go for fico. Yawn. Amazing how ‘journalists’ get Paid to copy and paste their own shit time and again.

We didn’t have Lamps or Petr at the club back then I doubt they would have sanctioned him. Only if he was English but then he would be Pickford

Pogba is so overrated. when this was a good game by him, his standards are below knee level. Half the time pogba looks like he cant be arsed. He picks out great passes and crosses but he takes ages on the ball. always plays with 0 intensity.

tbf ManUre were the side with more chances but the last ditch defending from sevilla esp bono and fernando was immense. Prime Juventus reflexes. but english teams really have to get their shit together in skill coaching. Seeing Utd today from a footballing perspective bieng so dominated by players with far superior techique despite the millions they shed out. I understand PL is not that much about skill but players who earn and cost that much need to have european footy in the locker.

banega has been around forever... the player Jorginho wants to be.

Really baffles me. he is handling the physical challenge from wan bissake well too and is way more skilfull than chilwell obviously. this english bias is gonna kill us. we are not exactly short on english players rn either.

great run by reguilon and the finish is not too shabby either. obviously gonna be chekced bc ist penchaster VArnited but most legit goal ever

Sevilla is technically on another level but their striker is completely useless. can see them huffing and puffing all game and not scoring. penchester is the team u dont wanna be 1-0 down early on and bang they score. graet goal