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Cheick out this guy
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Well, based on the thread title and all the other puns, his name is pronounced "check".
Whereas you've gone with "shake" and "chic".
Of course, none of this actually matters and I eagerly await the hijacking of this thread with talk of "tayto/lolly/ice/lolly/woke/rafa/lucas"...etc
Is he?
How do you know and how long have you known it?
Since I posted the post above.
ace!
Is your mission on this forum correcting people and fact checking?
If Palace are happy to double their money in a year then could be a good deal. They're well within the rights to request £60m-£70m, though, and there has to be a point whereby paying the PL tax just becomes a farce. We really value PL/CL experience in our targets, but we may have to become more flexible and take more risks and prices continue to escalate. At this stage of the window is clearly makes sense, but hopefully the links to the likes of Andre show we are open to alternative profiles of players to get the most bang for our buck we can.
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I'd take both at this point.
Amrabat is a solid (albeit not the most inspiring) option, he will do a lot of the dirty work....no reason why we couldn't get performances out of him like at the WC or in the ECL final.
Bajcetic, Doucoure, Amrabat, Thiago, MacA, Szobo, Jones is a good selection to have.
We'd need more than just Doucoure anyway, so whoever that 2nd player is.....they're not exactly gonna be Caicedo/Tchuoameni level good are they?
He's not a bad player, but I'm not particularly excited.
On the positive side, his defensive numbers look good, he looks physically ready to play big minutes, he's a big unit and players seem to bounce off him.
On the flip side, his lateral quickness doesn't seem to be great, and he doesn't look particularly quick at receiving and turning either. Now these issues plagued Fabinho too, but Fabinho compensated by elite-level anticipation and positioning, excellent feel for passing, and top-tier numbers at both aerial and ground duels.
This guy has worryingly poor passing numbers. The modern no. 6 is involved in maybe the maximum amount of passing sequences. If that's a weakness with this guy, the opposition press of top level sides will absolutely throttle us.
I mean Klopp has form for transforming non-elite talents into top class players, but then this is a player we'll be paying top dollar for. If he were a 15-20 million signing, I'd be all for it. But I'm uncomfortable spunking 55-60 million on a guy whose overall ceiling I have reservations about.
On the positive side, his defensive numbers look good, he looks physically ready to play big minutes, he's a big unit and players seem to bounce off him.
On the flip side, his lateral quickness doesn't seem to be great, and he doesn't look particularly quick at receiving and turning either. Now these issues plagued Fabinho too, but Fabinho compensated by elite-level anticipation and positioning, excellent feel for passing, and top-tier numbers at both aerial and ground duels.
This guy has worryingly poor passing numbers. The modern no. 6 is involved in maybe the maximum amount of passing sequences. If that's a weakness with this guy, the opposition press of top level sides will absolutely throttle us.
I mean Klopp has form for transforming non-elite talents into top class players, but then this is a player we'll be paying top dollar for. If he were a 15-20 million signing, I'd be all for it. But I'm uncomfortable spunking 55-60 million on a guy whose overall ceiling I have reservations about.
https://www.skysports.com/football/...s-cheick-doucoure-joins-from-french-side-lens
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At Lens, Doucoure plays in a 352 system (usually partnering Seko Fofana - another who may be on PL teams wishlists), and he is a key pillar in how this system operates.
Dropping in and destroying
Doucoure performs a few different roles in this Lens side:
- BLUE: He drops into the backline to give the foundation to Jonathan Clauss to raid forward from RWB. Clauss is one of their key attackers and the extra cover from Doucoure is vital
- YELLOW: His main job as a midfielder. Providing that defensive screen for his centre backs and disrupting opposition acros the midfield by using his Inspector Gadget like legs to win the ball back in a crunching challenge or intercept the ball.
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Whether I'm done or not? Nope, I don't either.
Guess we better Cheick ourselves before we wreick ourselves
Those who watched him playing for Lens speak very highley about the level of talent he has, and how good he was in all parts of the game not just the defensive side.
I'm very positive in terms of how he complements Mac Allister and Szobo.
He's 23, has the right size and the attributes and the potential to be a great player. He has also got 1 year of experience of the league and won Palace player of the year. A big reason for their defensively sound numbers.
The fee will be inflated. We've left it late, Palace dont need to sell and they know we have the money to spend. But it is what it is. If he's the right player then I dont care if he's 60-65 mill. The team will be so much better with the right addition.
I'm very positive in terms of how he complements Mac Allister and Szobo.
He's 23, has the right size and the attributes and the potential to be a great player. He has also got 1 year of experience of the league and won Palace player of the year. A big reason for their defensively sound numbers.
The fee will be inflated. We've left it late, Palace dont need to sell and they know we have the money to spend. But it is what it is. If he's the right player then I dont care if he's 60-65 mill. The team will be so much better with the right addition.
You mean the only trophy we can win this year?!?!?! YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
Yeh, Mali generally have a more than good enough squad these days to qualify but they won't go beyond the semi's.....possibly even quarters.
Badger will take over and lead us to glory at that time.
Dont kid yourself. This year's AFCON finals will be Mali vs Egypt. Every knockout game involving them will be 120 minutes plus 20 minutes of injury time + penalties. That is how it goes.
Won't matter anyway, we'll get a clause inserted in his contract to say if Mali make it past to the quarter's that CAF have to hand him over to LFC reps.
To do an anti jinx do we all need to insert a StevieM foot in our respective holes?
That's ok, Salah will be in Saudi and we ain't buying this cunt
So he'll be off to AFCON just as we bring that fella from Fluminese in the door. Perfect timing
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