BigFatCoward Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 Those var points dropped earlier in the season are looking more important than I thought they would be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rorshach Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 20 minutes ago, Soylent Brown said: When someone finally tells Darwin Nunez about the offside rule, the other Premier League teams are going to be in real trouble. So you're saying there *is* use for Firmino after all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljkeane Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 Heh, I was just thinking I hadn’t really seen much from Bajetic to show why he seems to be currently head of the list of youngsters at Liverpool at the moment. Still, our ability to control games really seems to have fallen apart this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Horse Named Stranger Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 Romano claims done deal, he will travel to Liverpool for the medical in the coming days. So I assume that's to cover for the injured Diaz. But the forward/winger position at Liverpool start to look a bit crowded to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mexal Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 Arsenal are still good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raja Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 The atmosphere at these evening games at the arsenal is electric. We were in total control that second half and the reaction to that odegaard nutmeg on paqueta was amazing in the ground. Our bench is thin though. Also, is someone really gonna waste 100 million on Rice? He's just a tall mark noble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mexal Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 Rice is very good. Think he’d flourish at Arsenal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spockydog Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 The wheels haven't fallen off. We were brilliant in the second half. Odegaard was pure class throughout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raja Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 Hmm. I'm probably wrong about Rice but I just don't see it This bit of skill though.Oof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Raja Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 Just don't think Rice is good enough off the ball, but I'll go see his stats to see if that is actually true. For the second goal he gets outdueled by Saka and then is so slow to turn back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFatCoward Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 2 hours ago, AncalagonTheBlack said: Has anyone bought someone on the back of a good world cup/euros and they haven't been underwhelming? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corvinus85 Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 10 minutes ago, BigFatCoward said: Has anyone bought someone on the back of a good world cup/euros and they haven't been underwhelming? Yes, but it's usually a team you hate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AncalagonTheBlack Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 Apart from his World Cup goals, he's been in pretty good form in the Dutch league, in the last 41 games he has 21 goals and 25 assists. To be honest, this is a pretty sweet forward line-up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted December 27, 2022 Author Share Posted December 27, 2022 ETH's transfers have been mostly good so far so maybe I should trust his plans but I can't say I'm upset Liverpool apparently beat us to Gakpo - I really don't get what the thinking was there. Left-side forward is our most stacked position. Either he was gonna move Gakpo central or move one of the other players- probably Rashford on a permanent basis- and neither one seems like as sound a solution as just buying a central forward. I'm kind of with Raja on Rice. I do think he's a good player and probably won't let down any team who buys him, but the price being asked for him is way in excess of how good he actually is. Guimaraes cost a third of what he's expected to go for and he's better at literally everything. And while Guimaraes is an exceptionally good player and not everyone is gonna turn out like him, I do think Rice is in danger of ending up in a Zaha-like situation where he's constantly linked with the top clubs but they always end up getting someone a bit cheaper. Like why would any team go for him this coming summer instead of trying to persuade Brighton to part with Mac Allister, for probably half the price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winterfell is Burning Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 3 hours ago, BigFatCoward said: Has anyone bought someone on the back of a good world cup/euros and they haven't been underwhelming? Gilberto Silva. Real Madrid bought some Germans after WCs (Khedira, Ozil, Kroos) that did well, though they were more well known, Kroos having won a CL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consigliere Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 I doubt Rice goes for £100 million. His current contract runs to 2025 and he's been rejecting renewal offers. His intent appears to be to run down his contract so West Ham will eventually have to consider a more reasonable price (maybe around £60-70 million) or risk losing him on a free transfer. Rice is still young and will be 26 (in his prime years) when his contract runs out but I think he'll move on before that. Chelsea is his most likely destination as they've been wanting to sign him for years and he did come through their academy as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spockydog Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 8 hours ago, Raja said: For the second goal he gets outdueled by Saka and then is so slow to turn back. Saka is literally one of the best players in the league. Fuck, he was one of the best players at the World Cup. Rice won't be the last quality player made to look a bit silly by Starboi this season. That being said, West Ham's asking price is absurd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spockydog Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 What a performance! To be clear, I freakin' love this guy. Up there with Parlour and Groves amongst my Top Blokes Who Have Played For The Arsenal list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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