Vesper 30,175 Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 On 07/05/2023 at 15:38, MoroccanBlue said: Is Onana even better than Mendy? Really hope we go after Ugarte. Good ball winner and passer of the ball. Will complement Enzo well and a good Argentina/Uruguay dynamic. a problem with Ugarte is that he is Conor Gallagher level rash, so many nasty challenges Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoSalah 8,886 Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 (edited) West Ham want £120m or £100m plus a player for Declan Rice this summer. Arsenal in pole position as it stands apparently. Us, United and Liverpool also in running. Edited May 8, 2023 by OneMoSalah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,175 Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 2 hours ago, OneMoSalah said: West Ham want £120m or £100m plus a player for Declan Rice this summer. Arsenal in pole position as it stands apparently. Us, United and Liverpool also in running. they will never come close to getting that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,175 Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 Houssem Aouar agrees to five-year deal with Roma https://romapress.net/houssem-aouar-agrees-to-five-year-deal-with-roma/ free transfer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,175 Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 (edited) https://www.football-observatory.com/IMG/sites/b5wp/2022/wp420/en/ The 420th edition of the CIES Football Observatory Weekly Post uses Wyscout data on dribbling in domestic league matches over the last 365 days to compile a world ranking of the best dribblers according to an index combining the frequency and percentage of successful dribbles, as well as the sporting level of teammates and opponents. Only footballers who have not yet turned 23 and have played at least 1’500 domestic league minutes are included. Real Madrid’s Brazilian winger Vinícius Júnior tops the list with a successful dribble every 15 minutes and 32 seconds, and a success rate of 50.3% in highly competitive matches. His compatriot Ângelo Gabriel of Santos FC ranks second with even more impressive statistics, albeit in lower-level games: one successful dribble every 13 minutes and 56 seconds with a 64.2% success rate. Bayern Munich’s Jamal Musiala rounds up the podium ahead of AFC Ajax’s Mohammed Kudus. Players from 35 different leagues are in the top 100, with Spain’s La Liga in first place (11 representatives), one more than the English Premier League and Argentina’s Primera División. Born on 23 December 2004, Brighton & Hove Albion’s Facundo Buonanotte is the youngest player in the top 100, followed by Ângelo Gabriel (born just two days earlier), RB Salzburg’s Israeli Oscar Gloukh and Vélez Sarsfield’s Julián Fernández. Ranking of U23 attacking players according to the Dribble index Edited May 9, 2023 by Vesper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strike 7,489 Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 4 hours ago, OneMoSalah said: West Ham want £120m or £100m plus a player for Declan Rice this summer. Arsenal in pole position as it stands apparently. Us, United and Liverpool also in running. We already have Enzo who plays the deeper role and is comfortably better than Rice. Gavi if Barca are selling or Barella. Vesper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,175 Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 58 minutes ago, Strike said: We already have Enzo who plays the deeper role and is comfortably better than Rice. Gavi if Barca are selling or Barella. agree, this is the level of ambition we should be going for Poch would do wonders with either. and SELL ALL THE DREGS and the wannabes plus get a WC keeper and Rasmus Højlund as our CF the rest can wait as we simply are bound by FFP (although I so wish he could grab Arsen Zakharyan on the cheap, but those sanctions will still block it I fear) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strike 7,489 Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 5 minutes ago, Vesper said: agree, this is the level of ambition we should be going for Poch would do wonders with either. and SELL ALL THE DREGS and the wannabes plus get a WC keeper and Rasmus Højlund as our CF the rest can wait as we simply are bound by FFP (although I so wish he could grab Arsen Zakharyan on the cheap, but those sanctions will still block it I fear) Are Bayern really selling Gravenberch? He's also an option. And so is Lavia for midfield. Hojlund, even at 20, seems special and will be Bayern or Real-bound in two years time. He is the only young striker to consider - Other than him I would rather sign someone in their prime - Toney, Osimhen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ulvhedin 526 Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 2 hours ago, Strike said: We already have Enzo who plays the deeper role and is comfortably better than Rice. Gavi if Barca are selling or Barella. Enzo in deeper role is not efficient enough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superblue 6,372 Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 4 hours ago, Strike said: We already have Enzo who plays the deeper role and is comfortably better than Rice. Gavi if Barca are selling or Barella. I think a lot is going to depend on what (we are assuming Poch) the manager wants to do with this squad. I think he'll want to try and get us playing in a 4-2-3-1 similar to what he had at Spurs and if we operate with essentially 4 attack minded players and 2 full backs who will look to push forward, then in my opinion we need two robust players in that 2 man midfield. As Enzo can act as a playmaker from deep too, I'd prefer us to pair him with a defensively solid player. I've watched a reasonable chunk of footage of Enzo before he came to Chelsea and I think we're doing him a dis-service if we think he's just going to be the teams holding midfielder for the rest of his career here because he has so much more to his game than that. Give him a partner who is disciplined and reliable to share the defensive work with him and give him the opportunity at times to push forward. If Rice wasn't so expensive I'd say to go for him. Maybe we could package a couple of players up in a deal but ultimately when we also need a striker this summer, I feel he'll end up being too pricey unless we manage to offload some of our squad players for better fees than we're hoping for. I've blown hot and cold on Rice for the last couple of years but it's mainly his price which puts me off, if the money wasn't a consideration I think he'd be a really good fit to slot into this squad/team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 2,702 Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 3 hours ago, Strike said: Are Bayern really selling Gravenberch? He's also an option. And so is Lavia for midfield. Hojlund, even at 20, seems special and will be Bayern or Real-bound in two years time. He is the only young striker to consider - Other than him I would rather sign someone in their prime - Toney, Osimhen I'd rather Toney over Osimhen. I just have a feeling Osimhem won't be anywhere near as prolific in the EPL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Juan 28,141 Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 I just like the way Toney plays, really like his work rate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucio 5,418 Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 How tall is Toney ? Different sites list him as between 5ft 8 (lol) and 6ft 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reddish-Blue 2,504 Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 7 hours ago, Vesper said: they will never come close to getting that If one of the big clubs was to offer around 80 million for him, I doubt West Ham would be rejecting the offer. Vesper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Juan 28,141 Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 The pressure of the player to WHU is also a massive factor-I expect DR to be really pushing for a move away Reddish-Blue 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strike 7,489 Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 Just now, Reddish-Blue said: If one of the big clubs was to offer around 80 million for him, I doubt West Ham would be rejecting the offer. I think this is going to be the price. Mac Allister and Rice both going for 80m. Hard pass for me. I get the logic of freeing up Enzo in midfield but I'm not convinced Rice is who we want when we will be faced with parked bus teams. Even the DM should be a better ball player Reddish-Blue and lucio 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milka 3,394 Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ulvhedin 526 Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 9 minutes ago, milka said: Mane and Sterling on the wings, ok.... bigbluewillie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAPHOD2319 4,818 Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 How has Dani progressed? He had such a high ceiling two years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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