Jeremie Boga

[Vesper 30,099]

1 hour ago, Jason said:

A cheap option to fall back on if we can't get Sancho. 

We may need cheap if that £150m is the total outflow allowed to be spent, regardless of sales income.

if that is indeed the case, the window is already semi-doomed

I said 2 months ago that I truly hoped (as the £150m figure was tossed out for the January window as well) that it was not £150m total for both windows

it looks like it might be, which is madness

[Nicco 927]

46 minutes ago, Vesper said:

We may need cheap if that £150m is the total outflow allowed to be spent, regardless of sales income.

if that is indeed the case, the window is already semi-doomed

I said 2 months ago that I truly hoped (as the £150m figure was tossed out for the January window as well) that it was not £150m total for both windows

it looks like it might be, which is madness

It won't people should stop quoting shit sources, we're spending at least 200 millions maybe even 300+ if Kante and other scrubs leave.

[Styl1994 188]

8 hours ago, Nicco said:

It won't people should stop quoting shit sources, we're spending at least 200 millions maybe even 300+ if Kante and other scrubs leave.

they pull these figures out of thin air. 

[Vesper 30,099]

9 hours ago, Styl1994 said:

they pull these figures out of thin air. 

let us all hope so!

[killer1257 3,282]

He won a penalty just now

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[killer1257 3,282]

He scored again

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[NikkiCFC 8,287]

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[Yeboii 1,844]

Looks a player we really need. Especially if Pulisic is injury prone.

[Jase 43,479]

If we sign Sancho in the summer, I highly doubt we'll sign Boga. It's one or the other, not both, IMO. 

[MoroccanBlue 5,376]

26 minutes ago, Jason said:

If we sign Sancho in the summer, I highly doubt we'll sign Boga. It's one or the other, not both, IMO. 

Why not? City have Sane, Silva, Mahez, and Sterling 

[killer1257 3,282]

Why not? City have Sane, Silva, Mahez, and Sterling 

just get rid of Willian. Boga Pulisic CHO and Sancho.

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[Jase 43,479]

15 minutes ago, MoroccanBlue said:

Why not? City have Sane, Silva, Mahez, and Sterling 

Mahrez is content to sit on the bench. He's only playing a lot this season because of Sane's injury. Silva can also play centrally.

If we have Pulisic (21), Sancho (19), CHO (19) and Boga (23), how do you expect them to improve, build consistency/form, develop chemistry with the others if we are constantly having to rotate them? All of them are at the age where they need to play consistently to improve. If we sign Sancho, especially when it's gonna be over 100 million, we are likely to make him first choice. Boga is starting week in week out at Sassuolo, why would he come back if he's going to be switched in and out for the team? We may have better chances of winning things than Sassuolo but for players, playing time can be more important simply winning stuff. And I'm sure Pulisic and CHO would want to play every week as well. On paper, it sounds great to have all 4 of them but in reality, there's only gonna be so many times you can rotate them before somebody becomes unhappy and wants to leave. Liverpool are a good example of how a consistent team selection can breed consistency in playing well and winning games. 

[MoroccanBlue 5,376]

8 minutes ago, Jason said:

Mahrez is content to sit on the bench. He's only playing a lot this season because of Sane's injury. Silva can also play centrally.

If we have Pulisic (21), Sancho (19), CHO (19) and Boga (23), how do you expect them to improve, build consistency/form, develop chemistry with the others if we are constantly having to rotate them? All of them are at the age where they need to play consistently to improve. If we sign Sancho, especially when it's gonna be over 100 million, we are likely to make him first choice. Boga is starting week in week out at Sassuolo, why would he come back if he's going to be switched in and out for the team? We may have better chances of winning things than Sassuolo but for players, playing time can be more important simply winning stuff. And I'm sure Pulisic and CHO would want to play every week as well. On paper, it sounds great to have all 4 of them but in reality, there's only gonna be so many times you can rotate them before somebody becomes unhappy and wants to leave. Liverpool are a good example of how a consistent team selection can breed consistency in playing well and winning games. 

Well that may all be true, bringing up Liverpool shouldn't be the basis of our reasoning given what we are witnessing is something freak like. They are one injury away in their attack from everything collapsing. They are enjoying a ride in confidence and this form of consistency isn't something we have seen in the league ever. This truly is a one and done for Liverpool given I don't think Barca will continue to come knocking to fund their upgrades. 

City for me will continue to set the standard in Modern Football, especially in the Premier League. They've won so much because of their depth. 

Pulisic is hardly reliable given he is injury prone with his continuous muscular injuries, but like Silva he can play centrally.

 

[Jase 43,479]

3 minutes ago, MoroccanBlue said:

Well that may all be true, bringing up Liverpool shouldn't be the basis of our reasoning given what we are witnessing is something freak like.

If bringing Liverpool up shouldn't be the basis of the reasoning, then neither is bringing Man City up because not everyone can fill up their squad like City do. And it's easier to keep everyone happy if you can win like every week. 

7 minutes ago, MoroccanBlue said:

They are one injury away in their attack from everything collapsing. They are enjoying a ride in confidence and this form of consistency isn't something we have seen in the league ever. This truly is a one and done for Liverpool given I don't think Barca will continue to come knocking to fund their upgrades.

You're not wrong but they do also have decent backups to step in. They might not be at Salah's or Mane's level but still decent backup nonetheless, certainly better than us having Willian or Pedro for example. This truly is a one and done for Liverpool? Over these last 1.5 seasons, they have been super consistent in the league (only 1 loss in 63 games) and have reached a European final every season under Klopp (except 2016/17 when they weren't in Europe). They might not keep up this consistency next season but they're unlikely to just fall off a cliff when their squad are still at a good age.

I know Tomo mentioned before that Liverpool were able to spend big because they sold someone for big money but I'm sure they're more than capable of spending big once or twice on their own. You don't have a brand like Liverpool, be as successful as they have been in recent years without having spending power of their own without relying on player sales.

16 minutes ago, MoroccanBlue said:

City for me will continue to set the standard in Modern Football, especially in the Premier League. They've won so much because of their depth. 

Yes, their depth has helped them this season, aye?

16 minutes ago, MoroccanBlue said:

Pulisic is hardly reliable given he is injury prone with his continuous muscular injuries, but like Silva he can play centrally.

I know Pulisic's injury record at Dortmund is not ideal reading (none of them were long term by the way) but players at Dortmund always get injured anyway and Pulisic wasn't the first to suffer a muscle injury in training this season under Lampard. Unless the same thing happens down the line, I'd not be concerned at all. 

[MoroccanBlue 5,376]

12 minutes ago, Jason said:

If bringing Liverpool up shouldn't be the basis of the reasoning, then neither is bringing Man City up because not everyone can fill up their squad like City do. And it's easier to keep everyone happy if you can win like every week. 

You're not wrong but they do also have decent backups to step in. They might not be at Salah's or Mane's level but still decent backup nonetheless, certainly better than us having Willian or Pedro for example. This truly is a one and done for Liverpool? Over these last 1.5 seasons, they have been super consistent in the league (only 1 loss in 63 games) and have reached a European final every season under Klopp (except 2016/17 when they weren't in Europe). They might not keep up this consistency next season but they're unlikely to just fall off a cliff when their squad are still at a good age. 

If one of Firmino, Salah, or Mane gets a lengthy injury, that'st their season. They are fortunate to have gone this far and not have suffered any injury. Origi and Shaqiri have proved to be good options off the bench,but not starters.  They are enjoying an incredible run of consistency and my only point is that we are better off strengthening in depth vs relying on 3 attackers performing out of their skin in a way the Premier League has never seen before. 

16 minutes ago, Jason said:

I know Tomo mentioned before that Liverpool were able to spend big because they sold someone for big money but I'm sure they're more than capable of spending big once or twice on their own. You don't have a brand like Liverpool, be as successful as they have been in recent years without having spending power of their own without relying on player sales.

 

But this was the only year since Klopp has been at Liverpool where he managed to get his targets, which only means Barca funded their project. Liverpool then bought the most expensive GK and CB at the time, not to mention Fabinho.

Their front three will surely have no resale value given their age and contract, so there is really nothing pointing towards Liverpool indicating they will sustain this kind of spending to compete. 

20 minutes ago, Jason said:

Yes, their depth has helped them this season, aye?

I think losing Sane and Laporte for the majority of the season yet still making it to a cup final and are comfortably 2nd in the table shows how much strength in quality they have. 

26 minutes ago, Jason said:

I know Pulisic's injury record at Dortmund is not ideal reading (none of them were long term by the way) but players at Dortmund always get injured anyway and Pulisic wasn't the first to suffer a muscle injury in training this season under Lampard. Unless the same thing happens down the line, I'd not be concerned at all. 

His continuous injuries show his muscular imbalances. Be at Dortmund, with the National team, and now here. This is happening far too often for my liking to only rely on three wingers moving forward.