JLW
Player Valuation: £70m
Donnarumma from Milan is in his last year of his contract I heard! We have Pickford until then
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But that GK you mention has made loads of clangers too and there's been consistent calls for him to be dropped.
We both agree Romero is decent, at least. I'm just not gonna say he's our saviour!
De Gea only recently and to be fair, under Mourinho he rightly got dropped at times for Romero.
ZissouBlue
Player Valuation: £8m
Yeah, because our number 1 and England’s number 1 is absolutely crap. Does make sense tbf.
I'm not making up his mistakes. He's made some poor ones like every GK has. He hasn't made any as high profile as Pickford, I'll give you that.
It doesn't appear - based off what Carlo has said today - that we're in for him. I wouldn't be surprised if that's not true, mind.
I think he'd be a good signing because yes, he's good enough to get in the team if Pickford doesn't improve.
But he's a short-term signing. Which is fine, kind of, if the role is to be as competition for/push Pickford.
If not, then we have to be looking at a long-term solution don't we, which is a younger GK. And that can't happen until next season unless we get some serious money.
brieverton
Player Valuation: £50m
Romero is a more reliable, steady-eddie keeper, he was never considered amongst the elite group of keepers and has spent too much time in reserve for his own good.
For me, and at the sort of fee being touted, he'll do fine over Pickford. Can argue over the level of upgrade he is, but an upgrade nonetheless, which isn't hard either due to Pickfords horrendous form.
Pickford is not necessarily finished here. I'd hope he would take being dropped, if it happens, on the chin, and try to regain lost faith in him.
For me, and at the sort of fee being touted, he'll do fine over Pickford. Can argue over the level of upgrade he is, but an upgrade nonetheless, which isn't hard either due to Pickfords horrendous form.
Pickford is not necessarily finished here. I'd hope he would take being dropped, if it happens, on the chin, and try to regain lost faith in him.
Not really.
He followed it up by immediately saying we are after a CB.
Im really not sure why people are talking about keepers still when we’ve got three and have just handed one a long term contract.
Can’t see this happening unless we sell Lossl. Virginia just signed a 5 year deal and doesn’t seem to be going on loan so I assume he’s going to be on the bench most of the season
Foot Long Hot Dog
Player Valuation: A packet of pork scratchings
It’s not about bringing in a direct replacement.
It’s about bringing in a keeper who’s good enough to actually challenge for his shirt, by being good enough to give him genuine competition.
He’s not had that since he’s been here, and it shows.
He’s got 2 other keepers all over his back for his England shirt, and he’s not given Southgate a reason to drop him when he’s played for England yet.
There’s defo a correlation there imo, as he’s too comfortable at Everton at present, and that’s never a good thing, as at the top level the margins are fractional.
It’s about bringing in a keeper who’s good enough to actually challenge for his shirt, by being good enough to give him genuine competition.
He’s not had that since he’s been here, and it shows.
He’s got 2 other keepers all over his back for his England shirt, and he’s not given Southgate a reason to drop him when he’s played for England yet.
There’s defo a correlation there imo, as he’s too comfortable at Everton at present, and that’s never a good thing, as at the top level the margins are fractional.
ZissouBlue
Player Valuation: £8m
Fair enough, I have only seen him in a handful of full matches, so I might be biased based on those. Not every mistake qualifies as an error leading to a goal, that’s for sure.
I hope that Virginia is that long term option, we haven’t really gotten any impressions that he can’t be, seems highly rated and looked assured last week.
arminisgod
Player Valuation: £35m
10 ndays ago Lampard told everyone Kepa was the numnber 1 and had full faith in him...
Eggsyblueskin
Player Valuation: £40m
Lampard’s a cockney ,every second word they speak is a lie, wouldn’t trust any of em as far as I could spit into a hurricane, horrible people.
Barnfred 55
Player Valuation: £80m
Carlo is going to defend and support Pickford in a TV interview. But at the same time he has to be concerned about the number of errors he's making.
I agree he needs a keeper to challenge him and take over if he keeps making mistakes, and Romero is the obvious short term answer if we can get him on loan or for a very nominal fee.
My only objection from the start is the relatively high fees and wages being quoted for somebody surplus to requirements and out of contract next season.
neil999
Player Valuation: £80m
This is a bit unpleasant
windymiller
Player Valuation: £70m
As opposed to all those straight talking Italians?
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