That’s 2 outcomes....
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That’s 2 outcomes....
Is one outcome. He's going to be a world beater who plays for an oil -funded team
Well if he’s good and goes elsewhere, let’s hope he goes down the same route as one of Rurik’s favorites, Jorginho. He’s wasted at Chelsea. Nice to see.
Rabiot does not seem like the type of player, from a personality and squad compatibility standpoint, that Klopp would sign.
And there's Klopp. It seems he is a massive draw for many players. Plus an EL final, a LC final, a CL final last season and challenging the most expensive side in history, and Pep, for the PL title this season with an awesome record.
If we can KO Bayern and maybe make the semis or better again in the CL this season, it will cement our standing in most players' minds that we ARE one of the top teams in Europe at the moment and possibly, with the way we have strengthened, for the short-to-mid term foreseeable future.
As for rotation of the front three, the only reason we haven't unless forced to is because we don't have a backup at their level. If we had 4 Klopp would rotate them and they'd all be better off for it.
Is it him or his mother though?
That's exactly what happened with Salah – but fortunately we got him in the end.
I like Jorginho, but I also repeatedly warned about his shortcomings and how the rest of the team would need to be set up to compensate for his lack of athleticism. So far his career at Chelsea shows both his class when he is the linchpin of a system that's working and the problems that arise when teams work out how to stop it.
He's a talent, for sure – but do we even need another CM at this point? Hendo, Fabinho, Gini, and Keita are in their prime and going nowhere and we also have the likes of Grujic and Curtis Jones coming through the ranks.
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I don't know but wouldn't it be the same thing ? Issues ? Potential discontent ? Didn't Real avoid him for the same reasons ?
Wasted? What?
He's playing for someone so close to him, that he's referred to as his Dad. He's undroppable and has had the team moved around him, to accommodate his role, after the exact same situation at Napoli, where he was employed by the same manager, in the same position, in the same formation playing the same style of football.
How exactly would you suggest that he's currently being 'wasted' and not able to show his full potential and qualities?
By not having a particularly creative player close to him, and playing deepest in midfield, he’s being marked out of the game, unable to influence the tempo at all. This has been the case since teams figured the Chelsea tactics out early on in the season.
Disclaimer: post was made with no sense of realism. But also worth noting that Bayern are struggling in Germany and he might be enticed away if they don't make big moves in the market. For me he would represent an incredible addition to our front three.
I don't think Bayern are struggling. They had one poor period, a bit like us, where they went for 4 games without a win. They are closing in on Dortmund and I wouldn't put money against them winning the BL yet again. They also have a good chance in the CL if they get past us, there is no outstanding team this year, bar City, and they have as good a chance as any. I do think the team is aging (well) but they'll have no problem picking the cream of the crop in Germany.
Another 19-year old playmaker we've been linked to recently is Benfica's Joao Felix. Here's a taste of what he can do:
I have not seen him over 90 minutes yet, but he's clearly a very talented boy who does have a bit of Rui Costa about him. However, there are a few question marks: the slight physique, the fact that he so far has only started around 15 games for Benfica and a typically over-the-top hype and insane prices quoted by the Portuguese agents and media, despite all the warnings from the football people that he still has much to learn. I'd love to see what he can do here, but not at fucking £105 million.
I have not seen him over 90 minutes yet, but he's clearly a very talented boy who does have a bit of Rui Costa about him. However, there are a few question marks: the slight physique, the fact that he so far has only started around 15 games for Benfica and a typically over-the-top hype and insane prices quoted by the Portuguese agents and media, despite all the warnings from the football people that he still has much to learn. I'd love to see what he can do here, but not at fucking £105 million.
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So Sarri doesn't know how to get the best out of him?
Are you saying he’s currently getting the best out of him?
Maybe he's just a bit overrated, unsuited to the Premier League and should go back to a slow league like Italy.
Because let's face it, while going to play in a different country is always a gamble of sorts, with no guarantees, you can't do much more to mitigate that, than have the exact same manager, playing the exact same formation, with the exact same footballing philosophy, with you in the exact same position and given every chance to succeed by playing every fucking game.
What the FUCK else would you suggest could be done?
I know it's not really a transfer as such, but that dodgy saudi, assassination ordering fucker is being heavily linked now with a 4bill purchase of utd. Surely the glazers would want to bail out at that sort of money. Them, city and psg call all have a massive ffp-dodge-off.
So you think midfield partners and their function in the team make no difference to another midfield player. I think differently. No biggie.
No, you said he was being "wasted" at Chelsea - which implies a lack of understanding/ ability/ inclination to use a player correctly - which I suggested was a stupid assertion, given all of the very favourable elements in place, which I outlined in detail for you.
You’re very selective Brendan, as per.
Using an out of position Kante ahead of Jorginho is wasting his talents due to him being marked out the game. It’s not rocket science.
He's not wasting Jorginho's talents. That's where he played for Napoli, as the deepest midfielder, with two ahead of him in a 4-3-3
He is arguably wasting Kante's, but he's claimed on more than one occasion that he doesn't think he's a good enough passer to play the role of DLP/ pivot/ whatever in his 4-3-3 - the role Jorginho plays - so the only other option is one of the two advanced midfield positions.
I hope this helps.
So you think he’s getting the best out of Jorginho. Jesus.
Got to study this.
Don't bring me into this, mate. I know what Sarri's reasoning is but I'm not convinced it's justified.
Signed Jesus.
Why does Jesus always sign his posts? None of the rest of us do that.
marketing
Otherwise we'd think it was just Judge posting.
Like those Twitter accounts where numerous people have access and they sign it off with their name or initials
Dave Maddock tweeted and the then deleted this last night apparently
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