Djemba-Djemba
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I think he's got some talent and I quite like him.
But £50m? Oh dear oh dear.
But £50m? Oh dear oh dear.
Prospect implies there'd be a possibility of something happening in the future.
He always thinks he has a lot more time than he does. It's like he has no awareness of his surroundings everytime he receives the ball and then ends up getting immediately pressured and dispossessed.
I guess Pep didn't want Alexis too?
I think we should be patient with him. He needs games.
Won't give up on him yet but whoever scouted him needs to be fired.
He didn't play much under OGS didn't he. How can he price himself if he doesn't play. Oh and how is McT ahead of him? Pereira isn't either.He's not going to get game though, he's done nothing to justify to - it's not like we have seen glimpses of a good player, he's been awful. Importantly, he's been awful under OGS.
Pogba, Matic, Herrera, Andreas, Fellaini and McTomney must all be ahead of him in the pecking order. There's no justification in him being on the pitch.
You definitely get those glimpses of quality though. The bit in the second half where he juggled it past a few players, the raking cross field ball, and even the finish for the goal all were moments you wouldn't get from a player that didn't have talent. Yet they're interspersed amongst countless examples of him looking absolutely baffled at what he's supposed to be doing.
Pretty sure our "scouting" of him consisted of scanning the back pages and noticing that City were allegedly interested. Similar story with Alexis.Won't give up on him yet but whoever scouted him needs to be fired.
Jorginho hasn't pulled up any trees but he's been infinitly better.How is jorginho doing in Chelsea by the way compared to him?
I guess Pep didn't want Alexis too?
I think we should be patient with him. He needs games.
Won't give up on him yet but whoever scouted him needs to be fired.
Still can't see why Mourinho wanted him or this is just Ed showing us he can steal Pep's wanted player anytime.
Either case we got robbed.
€60m.How much did we spend to sign him?
I listened to an Andy Mitten interview on the Malachians pod that made me suspect that we signed Fred because we thought City wanted him. Honestly, looking at how he plays, I wonder if the real reason we went for him was because we thought Barca would pony up big time for Pogba. Fred doesn't play like any top class defensive midfielder I have ever seen that's for sure. He looks much more likely to deliver playing as an advanced midfielder rather than someone we rely on to screen our defensive and start our play.