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Big Fat Sam
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Unless he's got family in Newcastle, which I doubt, I severely doubt he'd join them over us. But it's all ifs and buts, isn't it. We've just given Chelsea Barkley for next to nothing, I don't think they'd have vetoed Kenedy joining us on loan. Anyway, we'll be sticking with Martina so no point discussiong it, unfortunately.
Papa Shango
Player Valuation: £70m
He can use his left foot, he has put in one or two crosses with it (he put one in against West Brom) but seems to avoid using it. Probably because if it goes wrong our fans will be all over him because our fans are turning in to utter weirdos lately. Probably explains why no left backs are jumping at the chance to join us either....
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Big Fat Sam
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I can with 100% certainty say no player in the world would have any idea about this.
I can also with 100% certainty say Martina is the worst full back in at least the two top divisions in this country. I understand it's not his fault, I understand he's a right back. But the truth is he's a disability on the field for us and it's costing us massively.
There can be no reason to not replace him this window.
No, he isn't.
He's a winger.
He was signed by Chelsea as a winger. Newcastle have signed him as a winger.
He made one appearance for Watford last season in a dreadful loan spell. He played as a winger.
He has played full-back a few times for a Chelsea side that finished 10th. He has played wing-back two or three times this season.
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Big Fat Sam
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If he's good enough for a mid-table side, then he'll easily be good enough for a relegation-threatened side like us, surely.
He wasn't very good in those matches.
Hence he wasn't really used.
He's a winger, who at a push, can be played at the back.
An improvement on Martina? Possibly. But we could do with someone who can defend or we're back to square one anyway.
Papa Shango
Player Valuation: £70m
Players do talk to each other like... I wouldn't want to play for us right now. (My left foot isn't the best either to be fair..)
The window is still open and Baines still exists. And Allardyce has already said he needed to get players out before he can bring players in (Need the space to register players in the squad).
On the surface its obvious, look a bit deeper though and you have the issue that Baines will be back soon enough (he is still serviceable at least) and you have a world cup year so loads of players will be wary about moving clubs at this stage (Back ups may want game time but they are probably back ups for a reason generally..) and we may have someone in mind for the summer (Max for example and Augsberg don't want to get rid of him just yet).
Nothing is as easy as it looks in football, if it was, everybody would be doing things right.
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Big Fat Sam
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Good post and also good ex-WWF wrestler as your username.
CRIMHEAD
Player Valuation: £40m
Dembele can dribble, no question about it, and you are correct, he does seem to bypass players, but seems to me that's still happening in the middle of the field. I don't see him driving and pushing the Spurs attack. I feel like years ago he used to run with it more and get himself farther forward, but he doesn't seem to get into the final third often. Frankly, he might just be a bit too bulky to do it anymore. The dude is build like a tank.
Ross runs with it, but last year he rarely did it. He was more content to hold the ball. In fact, he was constantly on it. He was somewhat of a different player. But there is zero tackle in Ross. Zero. He can't play like Dembele - to me, Chelsea is a much better fit. There's no room for Ross at Spurs. If Ross could ever tackle or just pick off passes, he'd be one of the best players in the league.
Did you mean spot on? I said N'Zonzi is NOT a box-to-box player, which is why I think Doucoure is a better fit for the team, but he might be freed up a bit with Gana behind him.
Do you think N'Zonzi is a better fit than like a Doucoure? N'Zonzi would be massive for us in many ways, set pieces in particular on defense (wouldn't have to have JonJoe marking Rondon, which was insane btw). He would of course render Morgan and McCarthy worthless to us.
I just love Matuidi, btw. The energy he brings to a side, such a difference maker. I think the closest we have to that is Davies.
CRIMHEAD
Player Valuation: £40m
That's the point here. And it's not like the kid can't tackle.
My bigger issue is Chelsea not going to move Baba Rahman now. Because HE is a true back that can tackle and cross a ball. Only concern there is health.
neil999
Player Valuation: £80m
tim cahill
Player Valuation: £50m
I’d love us to get rid of Schneiderlin. No one else would be daft enough to pay his wages though.
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