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13 Jul 2020 10:39:55
I read Chelsea are willing to listen to offers for Kante, would he be a player we'd be interested in at all?
{Ed002's Note - Chelsea has not put Kante up for sale - there is interest in him from a couple of clubs - if one were to come up with an acceptable offer and Kante to Chelsea he wanted to move then they would not stand in his way. Liverpool have shown no interest in him and do not have the money to buy him.}
1.) 13 Jul 2020 11:27:39
We have fab why would we want kante.
2.) 13 Jul 2020 11:54:28
I would take him in a heartbeat. Like ed002 says though we can’t afford him, that’s a silly money transfer and we don’t have silly money.
3.) 13 Jul 2020 12:05:14
Personally, I think Kante’s legs are going and there’s not many miles left on the clock, I’m more than happy with Fabinho personally as his all round game is better.
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05 Dec 2024 14:02:44
Where would people like us to strengthen in say the Jan window?
I think defence is needed - CB is an issue when Konate or VVD misses games. I like Gomez tbh but it just seems we've just been waiting and hoping he regains that great form - great attitude and useful utility player, but for every great game he has, he has an awful one too - will that consistency return? How long do we wait? How long has it been since him and VVD were so imperious together?
Lb is another that needs looked at but maybe in the summer - gives Robbo time, certainly rotate him with Tsimikas and assess the young lbs coming through
CM - the worry is can Grav play every match? Slot does not seem to want to give Endo many minutes for whatever reason - some games seem more suited to the combative approach Endo has but regardless of that, I think Mac is suited further forward.
1.) 05 Dec 2024 14:47:55
CB is the biggest issue for me mate but LB and CM are important as well. If I had the power to prioritize though it'd be without a shadow of a doubt a CB. If we had one more injury to God forbid VVD, we're knackered. I fully believe that. It'd completely derail our season. We need a top quality CB who can rotate with Konate and VVD as and when needed.
Should've been priority in the summer in my opinion but that's another story. Hopefully there is something done in January for either of the positions you mention mate.
2.) 05 Dec 2024 14:53:59
Pretty simple - if Slot is not going to play Endo or Morton, then we need one more defensive-minded midfielder in January. Given we have been looking for one since 2022, I am not confident we will do it though.
I think we do want a new LB but not sure that is for January with Robbo/ Tsimikas on the books.
If Quansah and Joey G can get their heads straight, then we should be ok at CB until the summer. Hopefully last night was a reality check for the both of them.
Contracts for Virg, Mo, Trent, Ibou and Lucho need to get sorted out. Until those happen, we won't know how much we might have to do in the summer.
3.) 05 Dec 2024 15:33:34
We need 2 players as we did in the summer. They will be hard to get but if we can navigate December and get the players back maybe one addition will be enough.
4.) 05 Dec 2024 16:05:00
We need a goalscorer to play up front.
One who can put the ball in the net and stay fit.
5.) 05 Dec 2024 20:47:15
I hope that there is an internal change in that the coaching group give Endo more trust and hence more game time.
it isn't sustainable for Grav to play at that level in every match.
I don't see anywhere else we need to strengthen in January unless there is opportunity to sign players to replace any of our contract three if they don't extend.
18 Nov 2024 14:26:36
RIP Ed002, always travelling anytime you spoke to him and beginning another new journey now
Always a man to take the 'road less travelled' I for one will miss his input and wish him well in the next life, RIP Ed002 and remember, roads are merely a record of those who have gone before.
31 May 2024 10:56:00
Guys, any of you see the Rio Ferdinand interview?
He was hooked up to a lie detector during it and was posed the question if he thinks VVD was better than he was in his prime - he said no but when the results came out it showed he had lied lol
He was in good spirits saying 'no way man, really? ' but just thought it was funny.
1.) 31 May 2024 13:52:56
Should have asked him about his drug test. Lol.
2.) 31 May 2024 15:37:32
1985, he was definitely high when he said give Ollie blank cheque.
3.) 31 May 2024 19:05:51
@Bill, come on now. Did you really need this fraud to screw up in a lie detector session to know he's full of it?
4.) 01 Jun 2024 11:28:30
Remember Rio came out n said he heard from his source that one of the Saudis has bought United, only for it to fortunately not be true .
31 May 2024 07:39:02
{Ed's Note - Bill has posted a new article entitled, VAR Decisions Need Fixing
1.) 31 May 2024 11:14:24
Enjoyed that write up. PGMOL and the current crop of referees are poor. When you think that the premier league is the best league in the world and is flooded with the best players from all over the world but still only have refs from the uk. Until we start to get refs from across Europe we will sadly only ever have a poor standard of referees.
2.) 31 May 2024 14:38:38
Thanks Ashy77 I agree completely - we argue that we have the best league in the world and yet every single week of the season all the major talking points were about the officiating - like I said, if they were 50/ 50 type calls we'd accept that no bother but they are just so blatantly obvious it beggars belief the VAR official somehow 'doesn't see' what thousands of others see watching the same replays.
30 May 2024 14:50:00
Bill has written an article entitled, VAR Decisions Need Fixing
20 Nov 2024 16:58:35
Was a common tactic for them during the whole 'Galacticos' period though Shipley - they did it again and again.
20 Nov 2024 16:55:50
I'm of similar opinion WYred - I think VVD wants to stay and I think we'll reach agreement ok. Salah, I hope will stay, he must be looking at all the Liverpool and League records he could break, I am lol - could seriously write his name yet further - think he's the only active player in the top 10 scorers? (Kane still playing I know but in the League as it stands)
Trent I'm not sure about, I hope he stays - local lad, seems to have a good head on his shoulders too but could he be tempted to link up with his best mate Jude at Real? I just don't know, but hope he stays
Truth is though all the journalists are just speculating one way or the other - interesting though that the Spanish press all have him joining Real - shades of how Madrid used to do business years ago, the Spanish media would just keep pushing the narrative, then it would get reran by our tabloids - so many tales of them unsettling players and annoying the other clubs.
18 Oct 2024 16:01:50
I agree Adam, he is always singled out by pundits for being a 'poor' defender yet these same pundits praise Walker for his defending - when you watch the actual games and review their stats though, Trent comes away as better than Walker - less errors, more tackles, more interceptions, more recoveries etc yet everyone would have you believe Walker is a truly great defender.
He's not, he has pace and that's about it - his pace gets him out of so much trouble that he puts himself in by not reading the game at all. Then, when you look at the other aspects of the game such as passing, crosses, corners, free kicks etc, Trent just destroys any stat Walker has yet so many pundits and fans would rather have Walker in their team - I do not understand why.
10 Oct 2024 13:52:41
You'd imagine that, given his age etc, Trent would be the contract that would/ should have been focused on
With Salah and VVD, given their age, you'd imagine the club would be reluctant to give long term deals to such players, but possibly would/ should have discussed one/ two year type extensions
That we are at this stage with 3 very high profile players having their contracts expire in the summer is simply poor - there will no doubt be speculation on all 3 going here, there etc, with Trent we are already hearing possible deals in the media involving cash plus player in Jan - all pure speculation.
The players themselves have been good - yeah, they have said no-one has spoken to them, which is just incredulous, but they have not downed tools or made negative comments etc, but just got on with their jobs and played football
Crazy situation to be in and I would hope that the club get this sorted - the fact they have announced contracts for Quansah and Konate already but nothing on any of these 3 is puzzling, though it is good those two have agreed contracts.
06 Sep 2024 15:58:33
SG Red, in fairness though the mantra 'Manchester United are always dangerous at Old Trafford' doesn't actual detail the direction of that danger lol - Onana certainly felt in great danger from that Utd team ???.
07 Dec 2024 08:48:00
Nothing wrong with that surely though? They've a good team and their fans believe they can win stuff - if they think they're better than other teams and us then so what?
As fans of top clubs you got to believe your team is better if you're challenging for trophies - they have a very good team, let them believe. The guys on the Arsenal page are all good lads
We just need to look at ourselves, I think we'll be stronger with Alison and Konate back, certainly Tsimikas will help manage Robbo's minutes and I'd like to see Endo rotate for Grav in some games and play with Grav in others
Both teams in a good place, our fans believe in our team, their fans believe in theirs and that's fine
Personally, and I'm sure Arsenal fans would agree, I think both sets of fans would have no bother having a couple of pints together watching City and Utd both lose lol.
{Ed014's Note - nice to see a sensible perspective Bill and wholeheartedly agree.
As they say, may the best team win and may the Manc clubs continue in turmoil! ?
06 Dec 2024 13:49:10
I'd like to see Danns given some minutes too Ron - def a good finisher from what I have seen of him.
04 Dec 2024 10:49:14
Ah Barry - so that's how Dangermouse was born.
Always wondered where the danger bit came from, now it makes sense! ??.
04 Dec 2024 10:46:17
Running with the efficiency of a Japanese rail service - loved that line lol Tris!
Great review, 2 good reviews this week whereby it must have been nice watching back the games lol - two huge results, you just know that the press would have had the knives out had Liverpool lost those games, instead they even stepped up a gear and rarely looked out of control
They are playing very well at the minute and have had injuries to contend with this season - Elliot, Konate, Trent, Bradley to name a few - think we had more out injured than Arsenal when we faced them tbh?
I don't think any of us are getting carried away either - we are playing well and it is great to see, but it's only 13 games into a 38 game season - just need to keep the heads down and keep going
On a personal note though, it is somewhat nice to see City like this and I agree Tris, it's weird how Pep has let this party lifestyle into his team - got to be wary though, wouldn't put it past City to go and buy the likes of a Zubimendi, a Palmer, a Frimpong types of players, spend £200m or so in Jan and win nearly every game until the end of the season
Or is it because of all the drama and the court proceedings/ saga that they haven't been spending as much as usual in the last few years?
{Ed001's Note - the drama must be causing some issues, but if they had a good attitude it would give them something to fight against.}
02 Dec 2024 11:48:18
Thanks for that Tris, great read!
Like the other posters, the start Slot has made has been great to see and, overall, maybe just a few tweaks at what we used to see under Klopp. The high press is still there, but the team seem to pick and choose when to press intensively and when to control the game - we look a lot more structured as a result with no real gaping holes to exploit, which happened us a lot - still the odd error, like when both Grav and Mac pushed far too far forward to make a challenge but looking good so far
Hopefully this more controlled style will see them not look as knackered in the latter parts of the season, as they have in previous seasons - great start, just got to keep going!
All the talk though, you got to think City will spend in Jan and finish the season well (they usually do, but hope they don't lol) . Then you have all the talk from Arsenal about unfair officiating, injuries, the 'mind games' from Arteta etc - the team to watch out for though is Chelsea, level points with Arsenal, looking good and going under the radar too - Ed2 did think they would do well this season tbf to him.
{Ed001's Note - Chelsea need to sort out their defence. It will catch them out if they don't.}