Mane is very quick, and also pretty well built so doesn't get knocked sideways by a breeze. It's great to finally have some pace in the side
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Mane is very quick, and also pretty well built so doesn't get knocked sideways by a breeze. It's great to finally have some pace in the side
Played for some average French sides for most of his career returning average stats, never plays for France at An international tournament before 2016 and never returns stats like he has done this season before in his career.
He's every bit comparable to kante in his rise to prominence
Can we not just drop the has pace/doesn't have pace distinction? It doesn't serve any purpose, and is too crude and vague and inaccurate to do anything but confuse the issue. We don't have a team of immobile players. Very few are what you'd call 'slow'. We lack players with immediate, blistering pace. Most teams do. But we don't have a team of plodders. Take Firmino, who apparently doesn't have 'pace':
Before he arrived:
"Physically, he'll reach top speed quicker than most midfielders and he'll out-pace a lot of opposing players due to his above-average sprint speed".
http://fifa-player-ratings.pointafter.com/l/195/Roberto-Firmino
"When he was Hoffenheim’s coach Babbel could see that Firmino was going to become a great player. He especially likes his explosive pace and his absolute will to win.
http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/...ning-roberto-firmino-can-be-world-beater.html
The Brazilian is usually deployed behind the central striker, but can operate out wide on the left, where his pace and quick feet allow him to beat a man before picking out team-mates.
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"Pace, flamboyance and speed of thought are a given for any fleet-footed boy from Brazil, but it is the 23-year-old’s work-rate that could quickly endear Firmino to the Anfield crowd".
http://www.skysports.com/football/n...ed-to-know-about-the-manchester-united-target
After he arrived:
""He lacks pace".
It's just utterly unilluminating and unhelpful.
I'm normally inclined to agree, he wasn't very good when we signed him. He'd had a shit year in France and he looked out of his depth, but by the end of the season it was bordering on disaster if he wasn't available, he'd become that important to the way we were playing. Granted it's only a short spell to judge him on (and probably symptomatic of how shite we were), but it's equally premature to be labeling him "not very good". He looked very good in the run in, against some quality sides too.
I don't understand your point. We do lack pace in our attacking players, that much is obvious. Which is why we've bought a player for £30m who has some. Because it's important.
What run in? the end of the season? He scored in four games out of 15.
100K+ a week probably
He scored 10 goals in 33 games. Which funnily enough is identical to Mane's record in his first season with Southampton, two seasons ago.
I'm sorry, I thought by "run in" you meant "the latter part of the season".
In which he scored in four of the games he appeared in.
Didn't he play every single World Cup qualifying game for France last time round? Hardly unknown
Oh.OK, thanks for the specifics.
What were we talking about anyway? Mane? He's quite good and a lot better than origi? Was that it?
Probably. Splitting hairs I think!
Yeah, plus I'm not sure they really play in the same position either, so it's not exactly fair or relevant to compare them. Although I did.
Yeah, it's getting to the point that surely we are now statistically certain to spend £20-30m plus on a player and they start brilliantly, have an awesome first season, exceed all expectations and are worth at least double what we paid after a year or two?
(ie Suarez)
who nose?
I like Mane. I think he'll prove to be a good player for us. Worth 34m? Who knows.. but he's an upgrade on Raheem in my opinion.
Stronger, as intelligent and a better finisher by far.
As long as we sell Benteke for a good fee, it'll turn out to be a good bit of business overall.
Mane, Origi, Sturridge, Ings, Firmino, Coutinho, Lallana - I like the attacking options there.
Now I hope we sell Skrtel and bring in another CB, bring in solid competition for Moreno and get in (most importantly) a play-making midfielder in the Modric/Alonso mould and I'll fancy us strongly for the top 4.
Stronger, as intelligent and a better finisher by far.
As long as we sell Benteke for a good fee, it'll turn out to be a good bit of business overall.
Mane, Origi, Sturridge, Ings, Firmino, Coutinho, Lallana - I like the attacking options there.
Now I hope we sell Skrtel and bring in another CB, bring in solid competition for Moreno and get in (most importantly) a play-making midfielder in the Modric/Alonso mould and I'll fancy us strongly for the top 4.
Would you say they're worst than our players?
Yeah, much worst.
Why is it FSG's fault lol?
That's a shame, I can't really say I care too much.
That much is obvious.
Why isn't it? Have a look at our recent transfer strategies. Kenny, Rodgers and now Klopp have all been in charge while we've paid well over the odds for Premiership players. They can't all be at fault, surely? The one constant is that fucking useless committee of non-football bellends.
I've wanted him for ages. Mainly because his name sounds a bit like "Dracula" and he's German, like all the best players.
Well, we've been linked with him before. If you mean Bertrand, anyway.
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