Depay was going to be, too. There are no guarantees.
Nabil Fekir
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He will play in front of Keita and Fabinho imo. No other way. As you say he is a 10. Nothing else. If they use him else where he is nowhere near as effective.
Looks like a French Luke Shaw. Fat bastard. Not arsed.
But Keita is hardly defensively great isn't he? In PL, you can't play with two attacking oriented midfielders most of the time. The reason why Liverpool's front three worked so brilliantly because the the three behind them did all the dirty work.
Mind you, I'm basing this on the assumption that Keita isn't great defensively.
Another poor signing along with Keita and Fabinho.
He couldn't even outscore or outshine Depay.
Says it all.
He couldn't even outscore or outshine Depay.
Says it all.
Great player for their attack. They have made a set of very good signings. I will riot if we don't close the Arnautovic deal now to fire a message of intent to them.
Of course that's true (Depay is a decent comparison as he has more goals and more assists than Fekir this season, playing in the same side) and he'll have a step-up in the quality of opposition he has to deal with (as well as all the other problems of adapting to a new country). I think he's well-suited to the Premier league, though, and will unfortunately do very well.
Not arsed? Have you actually looked at him?
You must be well chuffed, I know you really wanted him.
Didn't they get around that amount for Coutinho? They keep buying good players but they lack a solid DM, Keita and Fabinho do not fit the bill.
Lyon need their heads shaking if they've sold him for that.
So livid they've signed him, only Bale will take the pain away.
Remember when we signed Di Maria and he was going to destroy the PL? Well, he did, in his own way...
That's what I thought as well. Maybe some people are in denial about the prospects of losing one of Salah or Mane and are shoehorning Fekir into midfield to compensate.
Tackles are not synonymous with good defensive play of course, but Keita averaged 3 per 90 mins in the Bundesliga last season, which is a similar rate to Kante, Gueye and Ndidi (the three players with the most tackles in the Premier League).
Now that Zidane is not longer the manager. I think Bale is going to stay.
In any case it’ll take some gelling. Three players instantly into midfield/one of those in attack will most likely not just click instantly.
They've done brilliantly to get him in before the WC at that price. He should be a star for them.
Oh no another Liverpool related Caf meltdown incoming...
Pardon mate?
Fabinho, Keita and Fekir behind Salah, Mane and Firmino is very good
You could make a case for Fabinho as a Matic backup, but we don't really have space for a #10. No need for meltdowns here.
Wow , the dippers are creating a decent team here, all they need now is a keeper and a CB and they will challenge city for the league
Very interesting player, has a Hazard style about him.
Might take him a while to settle in at Liverpool though, pretty much their Coutinho replacement though considering the position he plays.
Might take him a while to settle in at Liverpool though, pretty much their Coutinho replacement though considering the position he plays.
He'll play as a 10 for Pool.
Is it likely that either one of them will leave? As someone who's watched Fekir all season long, buying him to play in a midfield 3 is just what I'd expect. He'll be world class there. He could also play up front in a 2 with Firmino as they both work incredibly hard defensively to compensate for two midfielders - like us with Rooney and Tevez.
I mean they played Countinho in a 3 who is of a similar sort of ilk but Fekir is harder working and more capable at defending.
I would think they are probably more likely to have Fabinho and Keita slightly more withdrawn. Keita has the energy and explosiveness to get about and drive forward and join the attack. Fabinho the same, but getting them all to gel and be aware of each other will be the hard part. They might actually be more of an open team than they are currently.
Good player at a good price. Can’t knock that
You just know they will have no problem scoring goals.
Who does he knock out of their team?
My friend, you don't know Caf.
How the feck have they got him so cheap? Bastards.
I wouldn't say that they are the same ilk, Fékir has not only played as a striker but with Lacazette they were more a combination striker/second striker than anything else. Fékir is a good all around player, so in theory you could use him almost anywhere but his best role is an hybrid 10/second striker.
Why did the Lyon president suggest this wasn’t happening before the World Cup earlier today?
I don’t think we’re selling Mane or Salah. Fekir is Coutinho’s replacement and this is us spending that money.
I don’t think we’re selling Mane or Salah. Fekir is Coutinho’s replacement and this is us spending that money.
Don’t care, they still have the same shit defence and goalkeeper.
Lyon are briefing that they've sold him for 65+7m euros.
It might still not, I wouldn't count your chickens until you see something official
Fabinho and Keita is more than enough against any of the teams outside of the top 6.
Granted they will probably drop Henderson or someone similar in against the bigger teams, or like they did against city was just to go for it (which worked).
The one thing they have in Fabinho, Keita, Fekir, Salah, Mane, and Firmino is energy. The work rate from all of those players is great.
They really just need to replace Lovren and Karius and they have a great chance next season.
So annoying as Fekir is one of the players I have followed for ages, one of the reasons why I enjoy watching Lyon
Granted they will probably drop Henderson or someone similar in against the bigger teams, or like they did against city was just to go for it (which worked).
The one thing they have in Fabinho, Keita, Fekir, Salah, Mane, and Firmino is energy. The work rate from all of those players is great.
They really just need to replace Lovren and Karius and they have a great chance next season.
So annoying as Fekir is one of the players I have followed for ages, one of the reasons why I enjoy watching Lyon
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