polishgenius Posted January 20, 2022 Author Share Posted January 20, 2022 They were always gonna struggle in this window. They should go for the loan though, he'll be a big step to keeping them up if they get him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mormont Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 Can't see why Man U would agree to the loan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soylent Brown Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 We've been utterly dogshit so far. This is Arsenal's to win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spockydog Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 JOTAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted January 20, 2022 Author Share Posted January 20, 2022 I think that (unlike VDB, who gets no game time because his first-team spot is very taken but would get loads if Bruno got injured) there's plenty of cover for Lingard positionally, especially with Elanga now establishing some sort of space for himself, and Lingard has enough goodwill with the upstairs at the club that they probably wouldn't stand in his way, if he's always gonna just say no and sit out the contract otherwise so the 12mil isn't really on the table. It'd be different if it was some massive fee but 12 mil isn't gonna make or break any summer transfer activity for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spockydog Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soylent Brown Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 Haha, prescient as ever. Not sure that's the cleanest hit he'll ever do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soylent Brown Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 Matip is fucking useless. Why does our strategy appear to be to give him the ball all the time? Perhaps we should try to get our best player on the ball a bit more, rather than ignoring him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mormont Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 37 minutes ago, polishgenius said: I think that (unlike VDB, who gets no game time because his first-team spot is very taken but would get loads if Bruno got injured) there's plenty of cover for Lingard positionally, especially with Elanga now establishing some sort of space for himself, and Lingard has enough goodwill with the upstairs at the club that they probably wouldn't stand in his way, if he's always gonna just say no and sit out the contract otherwise so the 12mil isn't really on the table. It'd be different if it was some massive fee but 12 mil isn't gonna make or break any summer transfer activity for us. £12m is still a heck of a lot to pay for goodwill. Man U have 11 days left to look for an actual buyer, and even then, with COVID rife and rescheduled games to play, it might be wiser to hang on to Lingard in case the club needs him rather than effectively ending his contract six months early. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soylent Brown Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 Fabinho has been awful again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soylent Brown Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 Good performances from Jota and TAA. It's nice to have a final to look forward to again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consigliere Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Horse Named Stranger Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 Can we all just agree that Burgstaller is like the best striker on the planet atm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Horse Named Stranger Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 FFS. Defending corners Come on, beat those tossers. FFS I said beat those tossers, not concede another one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljkeane Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 There’s a lot of attacking talent in this Villa side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted January 22, 2022 Author Share Posted January 22, 2022 I know I talk about him a lot but (as much as the fans would hate it) I don't understand why Everton's board isn't trying to hire Sean Dyche. A front two of Richarlison and DLC is the kind of thing he dreams about at night. Good parts and dirty parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rorshach Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 The Everton board isn't made up of people with actual football knowledge. If it was, we'd never tried Benitez or even hinted about the return of the Windbag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heartofice Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 2 hours ago, polishgenius said: I know I talk about him a lot but (as much as the fans would hate it) I don't understand why Everton's board isn't trying to hire Sean Dyche. A front two of Richarlison and DLC is the kind of thing he dreams about at night. Good parts and dirty parts. I'm pretty sure that's not the direction anyone is really looking to go in! Its nice that Big Dunc and Rafa don't see much wrong with 442 lump it style of football but long term you'd want something a bit easier on the eye. Rafa's stink felt like damage control during FFP restrictions. At first it seemed to make sense: spend almost no money on players nobody else wants, but fit into a certain style which will at the most stop you being relegated. Its just that it didn't work out, Everton couldn't even defend like a solid low block team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljkeane Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 One goal scored so far today. Match of the Day’s going to be good tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted January 22, 2022 Author Share Posted January 22, 2022 Phew Little odd that we had more consistent control - though still a bit too end-to-end - and a much better defendsive base (well that's not odd, Maguire was back) - but failed to turn that into as many clear chances as the last two games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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