@BlueChipLFC As long as we don’t sacrifice in midfield, esp a progressor from deep. Or else we’ll have the exact same issue we had this past season, a starved attack with little chance creation. Barcola and Diamonde dropping deep or not getting the ball front foot will be a disaster
@Mac_Gooner We must understand these guys know that contrarian opinions like these drive engagement so they go for it regardless if they make sense or not. In the UCL final the thing that led to the penalty is because he played a 1-2 and got fouled in the box. I don’t think he saw that
@DanisMCFC Hmmm yes. A couple carries, tackles and a TikTok track makes him better. He’s average at progression from deep, slightly above average at duelling. His “ceiling” isn’t even that high - at most it’s speculation. Don’t believe me look at the charts, either average or don’t feature
@PaulSpacey Even in the EPL it’s the same - fans love to see pace merchants because they think we playing fifa. But they don’t realise the real currency is space & separation. If you can create that with a bit of speed and ingenuity then you create chances
@jmoors@SimTalksLFC Not sure how we could have bought him last July when that’s the literal same time he signed for RB. We were also dealing with other priorities in our squad given Salah was still with us there wasn’t clarity on him leaving. Agree tho not to spend entire budget on 1 player