Cheick out this guy
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As long as there is a 'Queens Gambit 'involved I'm game.... 😉
This will do nicely at this stage.
I just watched a highlights video of him. God knows how many highlights videos of defensive midfielders I've watched, but probably too many. Maybe this is what caused our recruitment to collapse. There is only so much of this shit you can take. We can be honest with ourselves. They're only getting worse. Lavia was worse than this player, but his highlights were better, because his ceiling is higher. There was some hope with him that maybe he could turn into something.
Anyhow. In days gone by he's a 20 million player max. He's just a good defensive midfielder. Nothing more, big, just athletic enough, excellent tackler. That's it. Will play a slightly clumsy ball with some accuracy. Can run a little, not that fast.
And yet there are two highlights that make me say, sure, waste 68 million of some waspy raisins money on this wholly unremarkable footballer. One is when he's carrying the ball at an average pace and fabinho goes to press him, leaving acres behind him. Fabinho is about 15 yards too slow and he just shuffles to the side and plays the world's easiest through ball 40 yards in a straight line.
The other incident fabinho tries to get over to press him and he does some tekkers that involve slowing down, then... Wait for it.. speeding up again. This happens at a normal pace but is workmanlike at best.
It causes fabinho to fall on his arse.
Anyhow. In days gone by he's a 20 million player max. He's just a good defensive midfielder. Nothing more, big, just athletic enough, excellent tackler. That's it. Will play a slightly clumsy ball with some accuracy. Can run a little, not that fast.
And yet there are two highlights that make me say, sure, waste 68 million of some waspy raisins money on this wholly unremarkable footballer. One is when he's carrying the ball at an average pace and fabinho goes to press him, leaving acres behind him. Fabinho is about 15 yards too slow and he just shuffles to the side and plays the world's easiest through ball 40 yards in a straight line.
The other incident fabinho tries to get over to press him and he does some tekkers that involve slowing down, then... Wait for it.. speeding up again. This happens at a normal pace but is workmanlike at best.
It causes fabinho to fall on his arse.
I quite like Cheick as an option. Even based on his Palace performances he'd be worth a look, but he showed during his time at Lens that he's got more to his game than that. Which makes him a much more interesting proposition than your regular destroyer. A proven player and solid performer with the potential to be much more.
No chance we're buying him now, though. This Endo chap is clearly it for this window.
No chance we're buying him now, though. This Endo chap is clearly it for this window.
Im watching you
Especially for £70 mill
Isn't that the level we should be aiming for though?
I've genuinely no idea whether Doucoure is a world-beater or a West Ham type signing. If it's the latter, then paying £20M might be ok (like Palace did), paying £70M would be ludicrous.
Like was said above, a typical DM, nothing special.
70 mill would be madness.
I would be ok with someone like Lavia, as they would be young and the ceiling is high.
Kone, I think he has been injured too much.
Thuram, yes, if he is open to being a 6.
Graven - bit of a worry about his personality. So rather pass.
Those names have never been available to us for a variety of reasons.....we don't sign world class players for massive bucks and massive wages, we usually develop them. Would you class Fab Gini Robbo Mane Sadio Bobby Ibou etc as the level then that your Valverde's are at now?
Was paying £70m for Virgil at the time ludicrous? In many eyes, probably yes. I certainly thought so.
Can't help feeling one of the reasons we rushed to get Endo done is so we wouldn't be held to ransom over Doucore. Now we're still up shit creek bit we kinda have a paddle, so we can take our time and start with our usual low ball offer of £55m.
It will get done at 64m I suspect (unless we get Chelsea-ed by Utd) but at least now Jorg can have a vape break in between bids.
It will get done at 64m I suspect (unless we get Chelsea-ed by Utd) but at least now Jorg can have a vape break in between bids.
Praying hard we aren't using a facsimile...
He's got a lot more than that in his locker. His passing range and playmaking ability are excellent as well. You should look at some videos from his Lens days when he was asked to play a different game then at Palace. Safe to say he can do both.
Several scouts and people that follow the French league raves about this lad and his potential. That combined with a very impressive first season at Palace is more than enough to make it a really good and smart signing. He rightly cost them 20 mill when signed from Lens. His value now is close to 40. We are overpaying cause its late in the window, Palace dont want sell, they know we have money and the market is fucked.
Mac Allister - Doucoure - Szobozlai is a very good and balance midfield. Make it happen.
We will wait long enough to piss him off that he ends up at the scummers.
Thuram has already said he is ... and enjoys it.
Don't know whether to laugh or cry.
Ooooh shit... here we go again...
My milk cheick brings all the boys to the yard
We need another midfield and I think Dacoure would be a good addition for us.
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