Players like Soucek need to be in the end of the type of chances players like Grealish create.
A midfield full of Fellianis would be terrible, they need the Pienaars and Artetas of this world to lay the chances on for them.
Sometimes there’s...
Not all about numbers. He played regularly for the treble winning City team. Truth is if he wasn’t a little bit in off his best he wouldn’t be available. I don’t want a permanent signing but if he’s available on loan for a season there’s very...
A loan for a player that is desperate to make the World Cup squad is different than the purchases of Gascoigne Ginola Dele etc. for me. The danger would be if he does well and then we think about making it permanent. An initial loan with Grealish...
Osman did have two feet though and a decent first touch but can see the similarity. The difference was Osman was ranked behind Arteta Pienaar Baines as a cretaive force in Moyes’ team whilst McNeil has been our main man recently which shows the...
There’s no way we’re paying that but we’ve taken so many players off the wage bill this summer that I could see us paying 100k of his wages and loaning him.
I’m not mad about it but I could see it. If DCL and Keane follow Doucoure out the door...
I don’t really rate him as a top class player but it’s difficult to deny his output.
If he stays fit next season and posts the sort of numbers he’s capable of, and Beto gets double figures, and Alcaraz extrapolates his form over a season, and...
In some ways Mykolenko gives N’Diaye more chance to go on runs and score. If we have a proper attacking fullback overlapping, N’Diaye may feed him more but if the quality of his crossing isn’t that good we may end up scoring less overall.
We...
I think he’s harshly rated by many. Probably the natural response from a whole generation that idolised Leighton Baines but there’s so many full backs in the prem who are terrible defenders, even ones that have gone for big money. Mykolenko shuts...
In the list of problem positions in the first 11 it’s probably not near the top for this window. RW, RB, ST, CM all probably ahead of upgrading Mykolenko and that’s before we get to the necessary squad players like backup goalkeeper, 4th CB if...
The defensive stats when Pickford Branthwaite Tarkowski Mykolenko play together are very good. I didn’t realise they were that good but apparently it’s been one of the best defences in the league since September. I know people are desperate for...
Could be difficult seasons for Brentford or Bournemouth if they lose their manager and star players. The constant challenge to keep getting every appointment right just to stay mid table.
Might be best for both parties to separate. There’s always the other side of the coin. He’s been saying recently how difficult it was wearing the number 9 for the club recently as we’ve been in relegation battles. Whilst that’s obviously a...