Spurs fans say Tripper is by far the better crosser (suits Kane) and better in possession/distribution, however Walker is faster and better defensively.
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Leicester might have something to say about that (though if I was Sig. I'd go for Everton too, the way they are flashing the cash this Summer).
I'm not sure how much trust you can put into "their own fans say", we generally don't agree on most players, even some cut and dried ones. There was a bunch of people who thought Sterling wasn't as good as Ibe.
Both had 5 assists, though Trippier's in a 1/3 of the matches Walker had (0.15 per game vs. 0.42) but only 1/5 of the minutes. However defensively Walker is miles ahead (Walker vs Tripper per game : Tackles 1.61 vs 1.08, Interceptions 1.09 vs 0.42, Blocks 0.21 vs 0.25, Clearances 3.03 vs 1.25).
Converting those to 90 mins metrics instead of per game still sees Walker well ahead in most stats although Trippier now has a better 'blocks per 90 mins' stat and even better attacking stats.
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Well that depends on whether there is a consensus or not and whether it's backed up by facts, which, as I've shown above, it is.
There will always be outliers. But if the majority of fans are in agreement over a player (as they were over Sterling/Ibe), I think it's a very good measure. They watch them week in/week out after all.
They can improve with £50m with Trippier stepping in for Walker. They need to bin Janson off and sign a decent striker, IMO. Other than that their squad is very solid all round. It's unsurprising Spurs haven't been busy in the market.
I was hoping Madrid would come calling for Ali. How Levy is keeping Ali and Kane happy on less than 100k per week is anyone's guess.
I was hoping Madrid would come calling for Ali. How Levy is keeping Ali and Kane happy on less than 100k per week is anyone's guess.
He appears to have the language and grammar skills of a 12 year old.
Who has learning difficulties.
Who has learning difficulties.
Ahem. Might I remind you of our disagreement about Gattuso being shite at Italian and my point that most PL footballers were also laughably incompetent in their use of English?
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You may not
Please?
I'm sure he doesn't care too much about that.
Caring requires a certain level of sentience though.
Buddha can help him out there, maybe.
Walker's move to Man City announced officially. Tidy profit for another successful signing from lower league (signed alongside Kyle Naughton). Sheffield Utd stand to earn a windfall of £5m thanks to a 10% sell on clause.
This. He's fast and strong. That's about it.
The most interesting thing about the signing is that it shows Guardiola's putting all his eggs in the "all-out attack" basket. Whether that will work in the Prem remains to be seen (to say the least). I wonder whether he'll survive if they don't win either the Prem or Bigears next season.
I wouldn't myself in terms of all-round play (sadly, because Clyne used to be mustard going forward as well and seems to have lost that) though for me Clyne is easily the more reliable defender, not constantly relying as Walker does on raw pace to get himself out of trouble when he leaves gaps behind him. Even so, in City's shoes I'd have looked abroad when the time came to replace Zabaleta. But then I prefer my fullbacks to be good defenders first and good attackers second, whereas Guardiola clearly has other priorities and Walker fits neatly into those.
Our pair of full backs are worth more than £100m! 😀
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