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  • daba replied to the thread What do we still need? Aka The never ending story.
    You’re right and that’s pretty much how Amorim set things up at Sporting too. He previously had Coates as his CCB with Inacio and Pereira/Diomande either side, before moving Diomande into CCB with Debast at RCB to make the back line super...
  • daba replied to the thread What do we still need? Aka The never ending story.
    In fairness on the Ins and Outs, I do think we need to be ruthless this summer and rip the bandaid off this squad. Outs-wise we have Eriksen, Evans and Lindelof, Malacia, Antony, Rashford and Sancho - are all pretty much certs to leave. There's...
  • daba replied to the thread What do we still need? Aka The never ending story.
    Lots to unpack and disagree with in there. 1) De Ligt isn't going anywhere in the summer. No European club will pay the required fee and wages, and he’s not going to Saudi. He's also one of the few leaders we have. 2) Araujo and Branthwaite are...
  • daba replied to the thread Amorim's Rebuild.
    Personally I would get Angel regardless as he’s on a free, is versatile, helps with homegrown quota, meant to be a good lad generally and we can sell after 1-2 seasons for an easy profit. As long as he is on modest wages (75k?) then I don’t see...
  • daba replied to the thread Hojlund or Zirkzee as first choice striker?.
    I have felt for Hojlund at times with the whole lack of service issue but it goes both ways. If he makes the runs but nobody finds him then he has an argument, but stuff like this is inexcusable. SURELY the analysts are highlighting this to him??
  • daba replied to the thread Let's talk strikers: who do we buy and why?.
    Yeah I think Hojlund's confidence is on the floor at the moment and he is visibly a confidence player. We saw last year how he struggled for goals and then went on a scoring streak. Even this year we've seen how he can play when he is full of...
  • daba replied to the thread Victor Osimhen.
    I wonder if they could interested in Hojlund at all as part of the deal. Would be a good environment for him to rotate with Lukaku for a season or two. Hojlund + 25m?
  • daba replied to the thread Amorim's Rebuild.
    Nice to see someone on a similar wavelength. I had expected a better start under Amorim but like most, I underestimated how far away the current crop of players are from what Amorim needs. I can’t think of a single position where we have two...
  • daba replied to the thread Let's talk strikers: who do we buy and why?.
    Because we’re looking for a striker that can improve our goal threat through better finishing, positioning, movement and hold up play - not penalties, for which we already have one of the best around in Fernandes. Not saying they are completely...
  • daba replied to the thread Club ownership | Senior management team talk.
    And since then all they've banged on about is various projects with unoriginal code names based on our past success - eg. Mission 21
  • daba replied to the thread Let's talk strikers: who do we buy and why?.
    He won’t be scoring 20 goals a season here though given it’s 1) a tougher league and 2) he won’t be on pens. He’s scored 12 goals in the league this year which looks alright on paper, but if you break it down a little - 6 were pens and 3 of the...
  • daba replied to the thread What do we still need? Aka The never ending story.
    Quality and experience comes at a price and those players will very likely have options better than us in the summer. Our saving grace is if we somehow win the EL or FA Cup, get ourselves into Europe and create a more positive view of the club -...
  • daba replied to the thread What do we still need? Aka The never ending story.
    We’ve been calling for a big reset for at least 3 years now but it never happens, with the excuse that it’s not possible to bring in more than 4 or 5 players. That is absolute rubbish in my opinion, and I think the real reason is there is...
  • daba replied to the thread Amorim's Rebuild.
    Mateus Fernandes at Southampton or Marcelino Nuñez at Norwich would be two good options at CM you could add. Nuñez in particular reminds me a bit of Ugarte with his dog-like tackling but with more creativity and consistent ability on the ball.
  • daba replied to the thread Marcus Rashford | 2024/25 Performances | loan to Villa.
    Watch him do really really well, Barca seduce him with the promise of a dream move, his Villa loan/clause expires as Rashford thinks he can do better than Villa and wants the Barca move, Barca realise they would need to sell the name of their...
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