Magic Lamps

Bullet dodged. How tiny is Adl btw

So its good that they failed today. But I doubt they will throw it away. It would require Mönchengladbach to win two and RB to collect just one point from the remaining 2 matches

Will he be cheaper or more expensive if they miss out tho?

I meant our cbs. At 24,25 you are still somewhat young for a cb. I have seen many only becoming top class in their late 20ies.

You can see why Lamps was not gonna put up with this shit. Our other defenders are error prone too but at least they are still young and can iron it out with time. David Luiz‘ errors have always been increasing with age

Agent David Luiz still going strong

The FA obviously don’t want a small team like the Blades in Europe.

Teams are looking rusty af. I hope we are fitter than all players except Leno on right now. With Kepa would already have been 2-0

I don’t think Havertz and CB are mutually exclusive but tbf I could. It care less if we sign Havertz. Maybe bc I am 99% it won’t happen but I agree, GK and CB are our biggest weaknesses. So I am somewhat irritated by the lack of noise in that department. Our Defence is probably the one thing Lamps Grasp of a he situation has been behind My expectations. It is clear we need more quality there if we want to maintain his very offensive style. And there are plenty even left footed cbs available for decent prices. Most are as usual on your radar already but I watched some Frankfurt games lately and Ndicka has developed nicely. He is a leftie, very quick, tall, very mobile, good reading of the game. Not the best on the ball but still young. Reminds me of young Vvd. Would IMO probably be our best CB after a season of acclimatization.

More like Robinho. Agüero never was actually this close. Roman got pissed because the agent demanded such a huge fee. In general I am against giving in to these scumbags but in this case we should obviously have made an exception. Anyway intermediary’s provisions Should be regulated like in any other business. But footy is even more corrupted than real estate so not gonna happen. Also, I am glad to occasionally stop by and reassure everyone that this deal is as good as done. The announcement will probably still take some time but on the business end this is settled.

Dubravka is a Great Shot stopper and I have been a fan for ages but he is terrible with his feet. just look at those saves tho. Some are absolutely ridiculous. Saving from point blank range. Probably the best reflexes in the league. Imagine Kepa with Such a shit Defence in front of him Guaita would be an awesome back up.

That’s like a 70cm vertical and not even proper jumping technique.

Newest rumors have it that he is reiterating his desire to move to Real with them Preparing a 2nd bid. I am guess there could be sth in it as his preference for Real is probably the reason he has not yet agreed a pre contract with Bayern. Real is probably the best solution for all period there anyway. Leverkusen can sell him at peak value despite Corona, Kai gets his wish and Real revamp their shit squad. La Liga will also suit him more given how often he is fouled

On paper they have an amazing side and they have an easy breezy run in. Still as long as Ole has them play the most boring footy in the league I am not too anxious cos they will always find it difficult to break teams down. Fernandes is the only creative player they have which indeed has me slightly worried so I hope he and Pogba will be standing on each other’s toes.

Would then join up with the squad as soon as PL window opens. Not sure if he will be available for our remaining CL game tho.

Sounds somewhat plausible as a rumour about such a rather low profile player usually is not manufactured out of thin air. has anyone actually seen the guy? As Willian and Pedro will leave us it is plausible that we sign another winger given the CHO and Puli are always injured and Werner is more of an inside forward when deployed on the left.

Really made me chuckle. Mount is has the right attitude and really loves the club and all but at the end of their careers there it will be no comparison. Mount would be perfect for a midrange side and become an absolute legend there but I doubt he will really cut it at the very top. Still a useful utility option. Havertz in contrast has the talent to become one of the top 10 players in the world. the only thing i really don’t like in Habertz is That he hits the deck like 10 times per Game. Not that he is a diver but he is a foul magnet like Hazard with his dribbling and is so lanky he can’t help but fall over at the slightest contact. Will be painful for him in the PL at first

Because we don’t have enough midfielders anyway.

One thing in the article is incorrect tho. Liverpool will be the 6th different champion in the pst 16 seasons which is a fair enough degree of competitiveness. Esp if you look at how shit ManU and Arsenal former serial Champions are now. And a story like Leicester’s would lot have been possible in La Liga or Bundesliga

Just 122 goals tho. apparantely no goalscoring played at Napoli for long enough to create a more impressive record. Anyway that one season where he scored like 40 goals without Penalties was insane.

Reports inGermany suggested that the deal was right on the edge and it was Favre s opinion in combination with the price that broke negotiations. Afterwards they signed a similar poacher-striker in Alcacer whose downfall was his lack of athleticism which surely is not Batsman’s problem.

We should not have priced out Dortmund back in 2018. but Favre was smart enough to block any move for him anyway. Still I imagine he would have been a success there cos a team that created chances for fun but does not need their striker to work too much defensively is exactly what he needs and maybe would have stopped them from signing Haaland later.

If we sold Kanté we would do no such thing. it would mean we decide to try a system without a traditional/tackling-oriented Dm/cm like we have tried throughout Kante‘s injury. I also think doing so is a fallacy and that a DM should be able to do both. Spray passes, control the tempo, with occasional dribbles and (unlike Joeginho) be a solid player tackler who does not get bullied or overrun. But it makes no sense to sell the best dynamic dcm in the world to replace with Ndidi and Partey in a market where he would not even fetch a fraction of his true value. i think our future is without Kante, just as it Without Jorginho. Both are just right for the transition. Especially Kanté for solidity in big games and Jorginho as makeshift holder in smaller ones. But for Lamps System to work we need an absolute Allrounder in that position like a prime Busquets on steroids.

Shit happens. Meanwhile C.Penaldo missed a penalty. We are all human I guess

I see it the same way. 80m would be a Substantial but absolutely worthwhile investment. He will only appreciate in value with the crazy talent of his. Mind his goalscoring record is without being on penalty duty or cf tap ins. His actions on the ball are absolute quality. IMO he is very similar to Kaka in playing style with a bit of Zidane but not that similar to Lampard and Ballack who were both a bit more robust and more vertical in their movement and space usage in the sense that they could tact the tempo of the play. Wir I. Front of the Defence and spray long balls or build up play, roam up and down in search for goalscoring positions and threaten goal even from 30yards+. Havertz moves more around and inside the penalty box, from flank to flank and in the channels. He knows he is most effective when he comes at least close to 20 yards to the opposition goal even if his pace is an added bonus on the break. So he is more of a pure yet versatile offensive player rather than a complete midfielder Lamps/Ballack Style. In that sense he would complete any attack. While, because of his meagre defensive Workrate and lack of tackling and tactical skills he would be wasted in central midfield, With a player like him in our front 3/4 we can optionally completely leave out a traditional striker or traditional wingers if we would like. He would not only give us a future top 10 player in the world but also a ton of tactical options up front.