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They have been trying too hard. We would easily dominate them in the last 30 minutes if the referee had some balls to show his cards.

We have to be extra careful now.

Bilic can turn football matches into emotional roller coaster for both sides. We should not get complacent if we score first and not too nervous if they score first.

When he had Ronaldo in his squad he was reaching finals and winning it too. I think Conte just like Ferguson is not the type of manager who would reach CL final with Atletico or Borussia, but give them current Real, Barca or Bayern and they would dominate CL just like they dominated their local leagues.

I believe aside from the results now the owner sees the team identity and attitude that he desired from other coaches. I also think that Roman isn't the same owner he was 10 years ago and if we didn't get to the relegation zone so close Jose would still be here. Conte will be here for a long time. I just hope that he doesn't get major disagreements with the board about transfers like he had at Juventus.

According to these stats he is playing regularly and also quite well. https://www.whoscored.com/Players/86509/Show/Tomas-Kalas 3rd best defender performance in the league according to Squawka: http://www.squawka.com/football-player-rankings#performance-score#player-stats#english-football-league---championship|season-2016/2017#all-teams#defender#16#42#10#0#90#05/08/2016#02/03/2017#season#1#all-matches#total#desc#90

He extends his contract.One week later there are rumors coming from Italy that he is homesick and wants to return.

We have the best goal difference stat for the last 30 minutes. You may not like Conte's substitutions or timing of them but in the last 30 minutes we dominate. http://www.soccerstats.com/timing.asp?league=england

Main Position: Center Forward Side Position: Right Wing, Left Wing Date of Birth: Nov 6, 1995 Height: 1,85 Foot:Right http://www.transfermarkt.com/andre-silva/profil/spieler/198008 + Strengths Passing Strong Finishing Strong Key passes Strong Headed attempts Strong - Weaknesses (Player has no significant weaknesses) André Silva's Style of Play Likes to dribble Plays the ball off the ground often Likes to do layoffs https://www.whoscored.com/Players/299460/Show/Andr-Silva

We might have a good relationship, but it is not as good as Mendes-Mourinho relationship.

He is a Gestifute player.

You could just repeat them here as Socur or anyone does not have to read all your posts. It is not a diagnosis, you are just refusing ideas without offering an alternative solution. Edit:Just curious, who did you have in mind when you wrote that Kante is not the answer for us?

I don't think you got my point. Anyone even the best managers and scouts can be wrong about players. What you do is different. You mostly say we need a better player without even mentioning that better player. You don't want Matic as backup. That's fine, who would you like to see? Socar's whole point is that it is hard to find a good DM as a backup. Mention one or two names when you say "better players" and the discussions will be much more constructive I am sure.

That was the last game of the season.

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Just trying to make you understand who you are dealing with here Socur Toxanara. Many people don't pay attention anymore when he says "we need a better..."

I am surprised that you don't think the world will collapse before 2018. You get more positive each day.

Defensively he is better, but I am not sure if his passing is as exceptional as Fabregas.

I watched him against Leipzig today. He plays really deep, right n front of his centrebacks. That's why I don't think its fair to criticize him for lack of assists and goals. Under pressure he can open up the game nice and quickly unlike Matic. My only concern is that he might have trouble in a more physical league.

Today he will play against Naby Keita. B.Monchengladbach vs. Leipzig starts in 10 minutes. I will watch it as I also haven''t seen many games of Dahoud.

I like this report more. http://outsideoftheboot.com/2017/01/05/scout-report-mahmoud-dahoud-gladbach/ He has shown capabilities as a ball winner, averaging 2.9 tackles and 2.3 interceptions per 90 minutes in the 2015/16 season. However, he tends to excel primarily when functioning as box-to-box midfielder or as a deep-lying playmaker and has also shown qualities that could make him into a quality no.6. One asset of his which stands out in particular is his incredible close control and dribbling ability. He shows all the characteristics of a so called ‘needle player’, a player with great ball control and an ability to function in compact and crowded areas of the field almost as well as in spacious areas of the pitch. It serves a great purpose when in the crowded midfield area as it allows him to evade challenges and keep possession for his side, making him a very press resistant player which is essential in the build-up phase as the team aim to keep possession and build attacks.

You mean running behind the defense, right? I think this is causing the disagreement. Like the one Suarez does here

also more space for our opponents.

When we upgrade the winger/striker player on the right, our opponents will be less bold to go forward and automatically we will push forward and our front three will get more balls.It is harder to find and sign a hardworking/creative box-to-box, playmaking CM that some fans think our system needs to work than upgrading Willain/Pedro imo. We still need to upgrade both Matic and Willian/Pedro. All I am saying is a slight improvement in central midfield will be sufficient when we have a creative/goal scoring player on the right.

If we can replace Pedro/Willain with a much better player the creative deficiency of central midfielders would not be a huge problem. Then if we can find midfielder who decides&plays faster than Matic we'll be fine.