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10 minutes ago, communicate said:

What we need is a mature cb who can lead our defense kinda like what united and pool did with VVD and Maguire. They cost a fortune though 80 m pound 

Romagnoli

he checks every box

big, strong, left footed, leader, captain

and eventually Rice as well

rock solid pairing for years

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Mustafi got a Vardy boot rake to his face, ouch

[communicate 2,703]

1 minute ago, NikkiCFC said:

Not sure what you mean?

Barkley had great assists against Spurs, Everton and Watford.

Barkley passing has never been a problem. I am talking about ability to  slow down, asses and make good decision. 

[Jase 43,479]

Just now, communicate said:

Barkley passing has never been a problem

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[Superblue 6,370]

Not great, lots of things to work on...but at this stage of the season it's all about the 3 points and the ability and experience of grinding wins out when under pressure will put us in good stead for the future.

[communicate 2,703]

3 minutes ago, Jason said:

Weird that you think Barkley passing is bad. He has so many assist from through ball this season. 

[killer1257 3,282]

Romagnoli
he checks every box
big, strong, left footed, leader, captain
and eventually Rice as well
rock solid pairing for years

He does not look strong though. According to Wikipedia he weighs 75 kg. According to other websites, he weighs 78 kg. AC weighs according to wiki 81 kg, which seems accurate. From the body pictures I have seen from Roma, he does not really look strong.

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19 minutes ago, communicate said:

Weird that you think Barkley passing is bad. He has so many assist from through ball this season. 

So many assist? Barkley only has 5 this season and let's evaluate them...

• 2-1 win vs Spurs - assist was for Alonso and it wasn't even a through ball
• 4-0 win vs Everton - there was the through ball for Pedro but the other was just a pass to Willian, who scored from distance
• 3-0 win vs Watford - okay, one through ball here
• 2-1 win vs Hull - assist from a free kick

How is 2 through balls from 5 assists considered "so many"? 

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9 minutes ago, killer1257 said:

He does not look strong though. According to Wikipedia he weighs 75 kg. According to other websites, he weighs 78 kg. AC weighs according to wiki 81 kg, which seems accurate. From the body pictures I have seen from Roma, he does not really look strong.

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have you watched him play?

I have for years

and years

he is the real deal

and he is plenty strong

either you or someone else said this same thing before

smdh

[NikkiCFC 7,891]

1 minute ago, Jason said:

So many assist? Barkley only has 5 this season and let's evaluate them...

How is 2 through balls from 5 assists considered "so many"? 

I think 5 goals and 5 assists with less than 1500 minutes this season is very solid input from a squad player.

Btw assist against Spurs was for second goal (Alonso).

[Tomo 21,730]

5 minutes ago, Jason said:

So many assist? Barkley only has 5 this season and let's evaluate them...

His assist was for Alonso.

[killer1257 3,282]

have you watched him play?
I have for years
and years
he is the real deal
and he is plenty strong
either you or someone else said this same thing before
smdh

I have watched him this season 3 times and he did not look good against Boga for instance. To me he seems not as strong, but I have maybe watched the wrong games. It was me that said that haha. Nice memory [emoji39]

I would rather prefer the guy you brought up Milenkovic. He seems like a real physical player. Weight is 90 kg according to wiki

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1 minute ago, NikkiCFC said:

I think 5 goals and 5 assists with less than 1500 minutes this season is very solid input from a squad player.

Btw assist against Spurs was for second goal (Alonso).

Stand corrected on the goal vs Spurs then but it still wasn't a through ball. 

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18 minutes ago, killer1257 said:

 

 

I have watched him this season 3 times and he did not look good against Boga for instance. To me he seems not as strong, but I have maybe watched the wrong games. It was me that said that haha. Nice memory

I would rather prefer the guy you brought up Milenkovic. He seems like a real physical player. Weight is 90 kg according to wiki

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Nikola Milenkovic is also 6 feet 5, versus Romagnoli 6 feet 2

and I never said we should not move for both

all 6 of our CB's are not good enough

I would not shed a tear of all 6 were sold down the road

one good game from Zouma doesn't change a damn thing for me

he is horrid on the ball and still makes errors too much

we need to start cashing in (not just the CB's) and sort the GK and back 4

plus grab Havertz

if we want to win the league and CL, it HAS to be done

we are not remotely there yet at all

anyone who thinks this group will grow into that level is delusional IMHO

and I really do mean delusional

it is not going to happen

they are what they are

[milka 3,335]

Though he needs to add consistency to his game, but the Hazard comparison is actually genuine. What a lovely player.  

 

[killer1257 3,282]

 

 

 

Nikola Milenkovic is also 6 feet 5, versus Romagnoli 6 feet 2

and I never said we should not move for both

all 6 of our CB's are not good enough

I would not shed a tear of all 6 were sold down the road

one good game from Zouma doesn't change a damn thing for me

he is horrid on the ball and still makes errors too much

we need to start cashing in (not just the CB's) and sort the GK and back 4

plus grab Havertz

if we want to win the league and CL, it HAS to be done

we are not remotely there yet at all

anyone who thinks this group will grow into that level is delusional IMHO

and I really do mean delusional

it is not going to happen

they are what they are

 

I think Zouma had three good matches in a row. Zouma may not be the most technical player, but he is one of the most physical players out there. He won in 24 appearances 98 aerial duels. His tackle success is 61%.VVD tackling success is 51% and he won 156 aerial duels, but he played 9 matches more than Zouma. Selling Zouma, our only good defender, would be a big mistake. Sell AC or Rüdiger instead.

 

We need to get a new goalkeeper and a new CB. That is a must for me. Now it depends on the club. Do we want Havertz, we probably will not buy not that many players after Havertz. If we do not buy Havertz, also buy a new RB or LB. I do not see Kante getting sold because Lampard already said that Kante will remain many more years and Kante probably is happy at Chelsea.

 

Sadly, I just do not see us buying Milenkovic. Maybe Rice for 70 mio. And playing him as a CB, but that is too risky for me. A guy that played there 15 times and spending 70 mio. is insane

 

 

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