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He does what a striker should. Period. And he does it well at a very young age. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD

Lukakuuuuu !! Killing Liverpool :-) Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD

Lukaku. He had that coming Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD

Who's Azil? The inbred result of a rape son of Özil and Azpi. Bad shit that ..... Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD

True... But it will impact our game. We will be setting up for counter play. We already are tbh. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD

So, he's an offensive CM? This whole time I thought he was a destroyer from the comments that people wrote on this board... How would he compare to MVilla, prior to MVILLA becoming a knucklehead. Witsel has a 'Kompany' quality to his play. He is often found going forward - almost never losing possesion. This is his best quality tbh. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD

True. But we have a core problem in pivot, which is pretty crucial when playing 4231. It is the heart of the formation. Our backs worry me as well though (lb as you say). Strikers .... Also, but there you have the coming of Lukaku in the future. If i was to do the triage, i would do a Lb and a pivot player. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD

Good, but not great. I don't see where he will make us that much better going forward, he's more a ball winner than anything. Ow very much wrong. He actually is better building play than destroying or ball winning. His consistency, radius, tenacity and technical qualities are way more than good. We can agree to disagree of course. I just base my opinion because i have seen him play since his pro debut. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD

So who is this stud CM you speak of, the type that will make everything work? I say this because of seeing him play this much, but Witsel would be a dream as our modern CM. If he is a stud, I leave to the ladies on here. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD

Well if it were CAM's we have a collection of them Mata, Hazard, Oscar, Willian, DeBruyne... If the reason we aren't scoring goals is CAM then I don't know what else can be done to address it. Falcao is a match winner. We need to grab a clinical WORLD CLASS striker. I really think it has to do with transition speed and passing range in the pivot. We lack a good link both in speed as in passing range and vision. Also: this forces our am's to drop deep, enabling the opponent to organise. Hence: we rely on fast counters, set pieces and/or individual brilliance. No Falcao will completely (read 'completely') settle this issue. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD

Ow well .... Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD

Your comment is a trap Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD

The lasts stats on him in the media were quite on about him being efficient. I think he is despite being a tank. But there is perception. Guys like that do not look elegant. But do they have to be flair kinda guys? He is more than you and some on this forum give him credit for, i tend to believe. Technically he looks a wreck, efficiency wise he outdoes RVP according to those stats (goals/played minutes). And the kid performs (Anderlecht/WBA/Everton). I have seen the argument on this thread he 'doesnt progress' and that is just a hoax. With him: technique is always going to be a worry, but he might be Tha Shit too. Charmootahs Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD

Nope. Not hip anymore We have to wait till he scores in the EPL again Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD

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Would that be on loan? I heard Simeone is also very keen on Liverpool's Coutinho a month or so ago. Press says it would be a sale .... Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD

I dont know if you are reacting to the strawman made of my argument, but nowhere did i say or read anything about 18 year olds with nailed on first team places, really.

I said almost the exact contrary. Only, I believe we should have refrained from wanting to win it this year because it would pay off in the long run.

Rmpr, really just chill, take a deep breath and reread what i said at first: Seem to .... as in I get the impression. Also a hybrid as in betting on two horses (some youth and still wanting the succes already this year).

What? You hoped Mourinho would have gone for a 'dynasty', what does that fucking means? Who said that creating a dynasty is playing unexperienced (and even doubtful) teenagers? It fucking means that sometimes it pays off to fucking go for a fucking policy wherein you don't necessarily want to fucking win the league straight away, but try to build something with consideration. All in due time in order to create a dynasty, a team that clicks, has identity and can fucking win the league year after year while it povides us with stability, enough stability to unbloster all those unexperienced and fucking doubtful youngsters you talk about. At this moment we can't even play KDB Lukaku, ... While having to resort to old timers like Eto'o and buy extra am's to fill it all up. Great vision , also our play sure is sexy as fuck, innit? Ps: chill on the fuck. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD

This exactly!! We took a very different route then thought/expected. The danger lies in NOT getting results now, because then there is zero net profit (not in terms of mobey of course). This was my initial desillusion a bit with Mou ... I hoped he went for the dynasty on the long term, but he seems to have opted for a hybrid (some already bought youngsters with crazy talent such as Hazard/Oscar, older players such as Eto'o for the succes here and now) to get sort of a long term thing and still get the succes now. As Myagi from the Karate Kid said: you walk on one side of the road! Safe! You walk on the other side: safe! But if you walk in the middle of the road sooner or later you get squashed like grape. Hopefully all works out and our hybrid isn't sterile ..... Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD

Came into the squad after 65 minutes. Played as an AM with lots of freedom, from the right wing but drifting to the center most of the time. Had a much better performance then his Colombia-game. Actually changed the game, before he came in Belgium were losing possession all the time, were lacking skill, passing and movement in central midfield. De Bruyne was asking for the ball all the time, kept possession and played the ball forward well. Had a nice, but difficult, chance in the last minutes, but his volley was too central in goal. He finally looked a bit like the De Bruyne we know, appeared to have much more confidence. Maybe Mourinho's attendance at the Colombia made him feel too much like he had to prove something, I don't know. Yup, i had the same feeling. Maybe he is really easily starstruck .... He played well though. Should have started as a 10. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD

And Mikel Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD

Yup. What can you expect from such a tank anyways. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD