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Christian Pulisic | Chelsea player
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Looks really impressive so far against Real.
Will take some Dembele level money to get him.
Think Woody would fork up though, considering his marketing potential.
Think Woody would fork up though, considering his marketing potential.
Amazing bit of skill to dink the ball over the keeper and keep his wits about to put the ball in the net.
We don't sign players fir marketing reasons.
This notion that Pulisic would be high up our list case he's American is a myth.
The only reason we would be after him is if Mourinho wants him.
I'm not sure he does.
Extremely high risk transfer for anywhere near that money, in my opinion. Too young too. Let him develop his game a bit more out of the spotlight and without the burden of 6-digit price tag.
We should stay well clear then we don't need , imagine the pressure for him to perform if we actually bought him for his market value, which is closer to 9-digits.
On paper he ticks a lot of boxes. That Dortmund jinx though!!
Here's a little analysis [in German] on him from Spielverlagerung's advent calendar.
http://spielverlagerung.de/2017/12/12/tuerchen-12-christian-pulisic/
Unfortunately there is no official translation, the author recommended https://www.deepl.com/translator
http://spielverlagerung.de/2017/12/12/tuerchen-12-christian-pulisic/
Unfortunately there is no official translation, the author recommended https://www.deepl.com/translator
No Dortmund players please. We have already been burnt twice. Don't care if he looks the next Messi. Their system just makes all players seem great.
What is "their system"? He played under several different managers, you think they all play the same system just because it's Dortmund?
To be fair, it works both ways - some of the players are admittedly not as good as advertised and their exception-to-the-norm performances were due in no small part to Klopp/Tuchel's system (like Lallana last season at Liverpool under the former) - that's a valid concern in certain cases, but the clubs that buy Dortmund's players also need to look inwards and try to figure out exactly why some of those players aren't performing at a high level (relative to their showings in the past), and try to fix certain issues in their approach - instead of ruling out all future acquisitions. Lewandowski and Hummels were also Dortmund system players - and they've both been quite good at Bayern Munich with the former being the Top 2 striker in football at the very least for 3 seasons - so the quality does translate to other teams and systems. And peak Reus/Gündogan would've excelled with just about any team given their individual skillset(s) and overall quality.
United can't just ignore every Dortmund player because they've signed and developed (to an extent) the likes of Dembélé, Guerreiro, Weigl in recent seasons - all of whom are among the most talented youngsters in those specific positions - with Dembélé being a high profile signing for Barcelona. Pulisić is another sublime talent, and Mkhitaryan and Kagawa burning out at United should have no bearing on a potential transfer. Wrt. United in particular, one aspect we should try to fix while accommodating ex-Dortmund players is movement (both on and off the ball) - we can be a bit static at times, as opposed to Dortmund's well orchestrated and vibrant attack under Klopp and Tuchel in recent years where a team-mate was always available to receive or pass the ball, apart from analyzing which players have the mental makeup as regards ability to perform under pressure and stepping up the plate consistently.
That said, Pulisić should probably stay at Dortmund for another year - he's far from a finished article, and another year at the Westfalenstadion will do him good - like Hazard staying at Lille for an extra year or Benzema at Lyon when loads of clubs were chasing him in 2008. Should be a 2019 target - he'll be a bit more polished and experienced by then, and we'll have a strong hand in potential negotiations with only 1 year remaining on his contract:
https://www.transfermarkt.com/christian-pulisic/profil/spieler/315779
We shouldn't care where the player is from as much as what they are capable of.
Maybe you haven't watched him much. But there is no risk involved anymore. Guy is the real deal and has been for the past year. Ability-wise, he is a cut above all this teammates.
United won't wait if there are other teams trying to sign him up, it's just how things are nowadays.
To be fair, the point is that it's hard to judge. It's not like it's Football Manager with stats. A forward player in an attacking BVB side with Tuchel at the helm can look good in Bundesliga without being a world beater.
In fact this season, he's not been that great in my opinion. The games I've seen of BVB he's failed to impress me. I think considering the kinda money that BVB will demand, I wouldn't risk it.
Or... maybe I have and we simply disagree on the assessment.
That's always a possibility.
I'd like to see him develop his game centrally & a bit more withdrawn almost like how iniesta played CM sometimes (I guess silva is doing something similar this year).
Looks really good.
Looks really good.
Not good enough for the step up into a PL top team like Man United yet. The expectations would be too high, as well as the more demanding league.
IMO he should take a smaller step up first, staying in Bundesliga and joining Bayern.
IMO he should take a smaller step up first, staying in Bundesliga and joining Bayern.
He takes a great corner, is a good free kick taker, has a great first touch, his fitness and work ethic are first rate. This on top of having a great passing range and being pretty quick. Also genuinely two footed.
That's a solid skill set that's transferable to any other club.
I've watched almost all of Dortmund's games this season, due to following Yarmolenko there. Pulisic would be a good buy for the future, but he would need to improve by a significant margin if he was expected to make any immediate impact. He lacks consistently smart decision making and very much has the look of a talented young prospect yet to fully understand how to make best use of his technical skillset.
If i was an American supporter, i would favour him staying at Dortmund for another season or two yet.
If i was an American supporter, i would favour him staying at Dortmund for another season or two yet.
Would love to see him here. Would be expensive as feck though. Still I feel like he will be one of the next big things in football. Amazing potential and already really good player.
Buy him. Give them both mkhi and mata in the deal.
He was excellent against Hoffenheim, those low center of gravity surging runs remind me of Hazard but he also has the workrate Jose likes. His winner today was brilliant, a mix of deft touch and composure.
Buy Kagawa back, then sell offer them Kagawa and Mkhi in a deal for Pulisic and 150M €. That will show the yellow feckers.
Not good enough for the step up into a PL top team like Man United yet. The expectations would be too high, as well as the more demanding league.
IMO he should take a smaller step up first, staying in Bundesliga and joining Bayern.
Agreed.
Should definitely go for him.
Scored the winner for Dortmund today! Cleverly took it passed the keeper.
Perhaps its more like that he's their most important player from a financial p.o.v than a sportive one, he seems to come with loads of American fans behind him and that might be a financial goldmine nowadays.
Just signed for Chelsea. Is being loaned back to Dortmund for the rest of the season. £60m for a player in the last 12 months of his contract is really steep but I think he'll do well for them
American want to play for Russian owned club. Ouch
We don't need him. Jadon is the player we need
He's not moving for now.
Nice quick business at a good price by Chelsea.
We should go all our for Sancho in the summer. Only problem with that is it would probably spend 100% of our budget to get him.
De Ligt, Sancho and Toby please
We should go all our for Sancho in the summer. Only problem with that is it would probably spend 100% of our budget to get him.
De Ligt, Sancho and Toby please
Great signing by Chelsea. He'll go really well on their right hand side, and may in time be good enough to step up to fill a potential Hazard sized void.
feck sake
58 mil is nothing