Consigliere Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 27 minutes ago, Mark Antony said: Hakimi to inter. Perfect wb for conte He's kinda weak defensively but if anyone can improve that part of his game, it's Conte. It also appears that Di Marzio jumped the gun a bit - Hakimi has agreed terms with Inter but Inter have not yet agreed a fee with Real Madrid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Horse Named Stranger Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 3 hours ago, Consigliere said: He's kinda weak defensively but if anyone can improve that part of his game, it's Conte. It also appears that Di Marzio jumped the gun a bit - Hakimi has agreed terms with Inter but Inter have not yet agreed a fee with Real Madrid. Kicker claims it's gonna be around 45m € + add ons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 5 hours ago, Consigliere said: He's kinda weak defensively but if anyone can improve that part of his game, it's Conte. I haven't paid enough attention to Juve to know if he's being brought in to fill a specific gap at FB, but in the long run I can see Hakimi being a fullback in the same way Gareth Bale was a fullback, ie not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consigliere Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 12 hours ago, polishgenius said: I haven't paid enough attention to Juve to know if he's being brought in to fill a specific gap at FB, but in the long run I can see Hakimi being a fullback in the same way Gareth Bale was a fullback, ie not. Inter, you mean. He'll play as a wing back in Conte's system - that would give him more freedom to attack and could mitigate some of his defensive deficiencies as well. Inter have declined taking up the €12m option to buy for Victor Moses so Hakimi and Candreva will compete for the right wing back position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consigliere Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 Sam Lee reporting that City are in negotiations with Napoli for Koulibaly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Antony Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 1 hour ago, Consigliere said: Sam Lee reporting that City are in negotiations with Napoli for Koulibaly. Ugh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Horse Named Stranger Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 Meanwhile in the Bundesliga. Bremen are fighting off relegation for the moment and are thrashing Köln 6-1, which got them to the play-down spot. That was only possible, because Union, who were already safe, decided to show up all the same, and they beat Düsseldorf 3-0. Let's see if Bremen get their derby against our neighbours. Bayern squashed Wolfsburg 4-0 and are thus the first team to score 100 goals in a season. Remember, Bundesliga only has 34 matchdays. Schalke continued to impress, by losing 4-0 at Freiburg. They were sitting on fourth or so at the halfway point of the season, and will finish 12th. Popcorn time. So I am mildly curious whether Wagner will survive this (I think he should, as Schalke always has had shitty mentality). The next question is, whether Mist Corona Clemens Tönnies will be forced out this time. I wish their fan scene best of luck in that endeavour. Leverkusen won their final game (1-0 against Mainz), but missed out on the CL qualification, because Gladbach also won their game against the Big City Club. Dortmund having secured #2, showed up in flip flops, and got trounced by Hoffenheim (0-4). So basically goals galore today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AncalagonTheBlack Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 Hopefully there is a reward for finding him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philokles Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 40 minutes ago, A Horse Named Stranger said: Meanwhile in the Bundesliga. Bremen are fighting off relegation for the moment and are thrashing Köln 6-1, which got them to the play-down spot. That was only possible, because Union, who were already safe, decided to show up all the same, and they beat Düsseldorf 3-0. Let's see if Bremen get their derby against our neighbours. Bayern squashed Wolfsburg 4-0 and are thus the first team to score 100 goals in a season. Remember, Bundesliga only has 34 matchdays. Schalke continued to impress, by losing 4-0 at Freiburg. They were sitting on fourth or so at the halfway point of the season, and will finish 12th. Popcorn time. So I am mildly curious whether Wagner will survive this (I think he should, as Schalke always has had shitty mentality). The next question is, whether Mist Corona Clemens Tönnies will be forced out this time. I wish their fan scene best of luck in that endeavour. Leverkusen won their final game (1-0 against Mainz), but missed out on the CL qualification, because Gladbach also won their game against the Big City Club. Dortmund having secured #2, showed up in flip flops, and got trounced by Hoffenheim (0-4). So basically goals galore today. No way should Wagner be surviving this. Schalke haven’t won a game since the first one of 2020! But you’re right that the issues go deeper, the club needs a clearout starting with Tönnies. Not much of a surprise to see Bremen hammer Köln when Timo Horn went on record saying he hoped Fortuna would go down. He could’ve made that Rashica goal look a little more convincing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soylent Brown Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 Embarrassing dive from Bailly there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soylent Brown Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 I can see why PG rates Buendia so highly - he's pretty much playing for United at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soylent Brown Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 Come on penalties! If I'm to suffer through extra time I want some entertainment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raja Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 18 minutes ago, Soylent Brown said: Come on penalties! If I'm to suffer through extra time I want some entertainment. why did we watch this game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 6 minutes ago, Raja said: why did we watch this game Coz you appreciate quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soylent Brown Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 Harry Maguire is such a spoilsport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 57 minutes ago, Soylent Brown said: Harry Maguire is such a spoilsport. The goal was one thing, but I gotta say, for all the focus on his defensive qualities and lacks, Maguire's put a lot of work into his influence in the attacking play over the season and it's paying dividends, he's picking up a good habit of timing and aiming runs through midfield just right so he breaks open defensive lines as the unexpected option. It created our first goal and at least one other chance we had today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consigliere Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 Annoying that we had to go to extra time. This was a comfortable game for us except for the period of sloppiness and loss of concentration that set in just after we scored. Norwich never looked much of a threat until scoring from their only shot on target. Norwich are definitely getting relegated. Aarons, Cantwell and Buendia are a clear cut above the rest of the Norwich players and all three are very likely to be picked up by other premier league sides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soylent Brown Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 11 hours ago, polishgenius said: The goal was one thing, but I gotta say, for all the focus on his defensive qualities and lacks, Maguire's put a lot of work into his influence in the attacking play over the season and it's paying dividends, he's picking up a good habit of timing and aiming runs through midfield just right so he breaks open defensive lines as the unexpected option. It created our first goal and at least one other chance we had today. That's handy against the smaller teams, I guess, but now you have Pogba and Fernandes in the team, surely you want them picking the passes out as they've 10x the quality? I'm not generally a fan of centre backs charging forward (Matip does it for us far more than I'd like.) It does mix things up a bit, but it's also a very generous invitation to counter-attacking teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 1 hour ago, Soylent Brown said: That's handy against the smaller teams, I guess, but now you have Pogba and Fernandes in the team, surely you want them picking the passes out as they've 10x the quality? Well yeah I don't want him doing it all the time but the point is, especially against defences sitting deep, it opens up space for them to work by breaking the defensive line. A slow run and simple pass from a player they weren't expecting to be there can on occasion do just as much as all the skill in the world from a midfield magician. It does depend on his defensive partners being awake, but I'm not too worried about our counter-attack defence. Generally speaking when we're caught out on them it's because Maguire was too slow anyway, so him being out of position by an inch or a mile isn't a huge amount of difference.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Chatywin et al. Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 So I get that various tournaments do, but why do leagues not have playoffs? Just a bit odd from of U.S. perspective, considering they have them here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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