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But why have we not sold him already then? I could well imagine that Granny has only turned down the offers so far because Willian is adamant he will stay. We can do nothing but let his contract run out if he really is so keen on remaining here

It is really Willian's obsession to ruin this football club. If he had any self-respect he would leave asap

He would not even be in the same team. I wonder why Dortmudn allow him to talk this much bullshit. If CHO is really as good as jadon and BAyern think he is then it is not in BVB's interest to have him play for their nemesis. Imagine it was the other way round and CHO would talk up Sancho urging him to join Spurs. The fans would be livid.

He is in Monaco doing fuck all..glad we dodged that massive bullet of a shit player

Erm.wut? .depay has 6 goals for lyon in all comps

I have alwas liked his combination of pace and power but he is still not a scorer and always has these games where he is just a passenger. If you look at his teammate Bertrand Traore who is physically and technically inferior he is always eager to get himself involved. Both are not good enough for us tho.

Already? I think if we do in summer that should be early enough if Luiz leaves us which I hope he wont. Btw Ake has same amount of goals as Willian this season. Edit: a reason might be the looming transfer ban and Ake being hg and suites by Jtd and Tottenham

good one. well if Willian wants to leave, he will. For his career he should move. Got a shot on CL and the spanish title secured and will also get a last big contract which he will not get here. I really wonder why a club like Barcelona is in for such a shitty player who is already 30 but dafuq I know

also our entire attacking play is predictable. The only way we can score is individual play or maybe an early long ball usually by DAvid luiz or seldom Jorginho. We have been sussed by Everton and sicne then almost every team copied their gameplan and it was downhill from there. Small teams dont really bother to attack us anymore. They know all they hve to do is sit back and they got a 50% chance of 0-0. This is also why our defensive record has improved so much. Sarri could have easily seen that by now and train some new variations but ofc he does not bc he is just a bang average coach.

both. they are both not good enough and need to be gone until this club can succeed again.

It is a double edged sword. We completely dominated the air when playing City and won every header in their area. But City rarely concede set pieces and always prevent crosses, so it is really the queston if you can afford to play so many short players who of course tend to be better on the ball or more agile. That being said i am 100% sure that height is not the reasonw hy Emerson is not selected. I think, even if we had Barkley/RLC and Morata/Giroud playing we would also have Alonso starting like vs Fulham or Wolves. He picks Alonso because he thinks he is a better player than Emerson, which again shows how deluded Sarri is.

Not a suprise tho. Our midfield with Kovacic and JOrginho has 0 creativity, Pedro is more of an off-the ball runner as seen today, Hazard is played out of position and Willian is shit. REally no idea if we ever will see anything better with Sarri at the helm, we have regressed so much since Hazard plays false 9 and Morata once again lost his confidence if he ever had some

Sarri is doing his best to drive Eden and CHO out of the club while clinging on Willian, Alonso

you can see he is not slow, even if he seldom runs at full pace he is quick enough to get away from defenders... also more important than straight line speed is how fast general movement on the ball and reactions are and at that he is pretty decent i would say compared to someone as ponderous as giroud.

at least we will not be relegated then^^

I think a draw would be fine. So we bette rjust keep 100% posession then a 0-0 is guaranteed #vanGaalstyle

That's true. For someone being called out for his lack of pace for ages he really is quite nippy even if he is not 100% in shape, which probably due to his endomorph body type. And given he has never been super pacey anyway his game is not build on that but rahte rhis positioning and goal instinct. The question is if this does translate to the premier league without any transition and whether his recent decline in form is jus tthat or sign of a permanent decline. 31 is hardly an age for a striker but given he has been around for ages he could be physically worn out just like FAbregas.

Played like shit as usual, socred a graet goal and wasted no time reverting to being shit again

thank god we have an attacking coach. couldn't stand those endless 1-0, 2-1, 0-0, 0-1 streaks under Conte and Mou...oh wait.

Ross alright, I probably agree but he could still hang around as a squad player given he is homegrown and shit. About RLC I would say the jury is still out. I liked most of what i saw from him this season even if played out of position for most of it. Lets see how he fares when he returns from injury and assess his sutiation in the summer. I agree about the othe rpositions tho. But I think if Eden leaves, the way we play will be different altogether. When Eden is on the pitch everyone relies on him which the opponent knows and shuts him out. If not we are less predictable even if we lack quality. We will not be able to compensate his loss 1 to 1 but rather by tweaking the system and buying several new players.

for those who have not already seen it (sorry if repost) there is an excelletn analysis of Jorginho's impact on the team, strengths and weaknesses. Really gave me some food for thought, cos I am still rather indifferent on him. On the one hand, i get the cycling posession, intelligence, team organization stuff but on the other hand is offensive and defensive direc timpact is very limited

Not a fan of Nandez either. I hope we just get Paredes or Barella or both but then we need to shift our focus to Wings and ST position asap. We are effing loaded in midfield already. I really dont get the fuzz. we have BArkley, Kante, RLC, Jorginho, Kovacic, Ampadu.Adn it is not that Jorginho's role requires a unique skillset, it is more mental and tatical conditioning years of physical or technical training.

That's very good news but I have no doubt than sooner or later, just shifting the players this side of the English Channel will not suffice to satisfy some stupid FIFA regulations. I rather think that they will try until they manage to completely illegalize our loan system. Man I hate regulation and I hate FIFA.

Already 28 but at least in form..but would he be a cesc replacement? Rather Barkley upgrade cos he is an Am

Dont wanna get hopes up but it is improbable anyone would be so impolite to reject such a bid within an hour. Usually you would wait a day or so.