Surely it depends how good Phillips is rather than just straight up saying no way?
We’re not exactly signing Guehi for £50m to compete with a Kelly for 3rd of 4th choice CB are we. If we can then fantastic but I would be very surprised.
If, and I recognise it’s a big if, Phillips plays games...
Assuming he plays, how Phillips does in these games will give a decent indication of whether Dier will need replacing at the end of the year too (pretty sure we are after a LCB regardless such as Kelly).
I hope he gets his chance.
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Porro Dier Phillips Emerson
Bissouma
Sarr Maddison
Kulu Son Johnson
I’m excited to see what Phillips can do if Ange thinks he is ready - hope he gets the nod, and if he does it’s a good sign.
Relatively strong team for them against Blackburn tonight:
Sanchez
James
Disasi
Badiashile
Cucurella
Ugochukwu
Gallagher
Fernandez
Palmer
Jackson
Sterling
Who drops out of that for our game on Monday? Disasi, Badiashile, Ugochukwu I would expect then maybe James and Jackson?
Ultimately I’m left with the feeling that winning was not Ange’s main priority tonight, finding out about his squad was. Maybe that leads to more winning in future who knows. Feels like a big blow given our drought.
Still feel he could have done that with half the changes from the off and then...
I’ve not seen a worse performance in a shootout. It’s quite hard to come out of one a villain as a keeper but he managed it. Unfortunate as he made some decent saves beforehand.
They do deserve a chance but not all at once away to premier league opposition if you have the aim of winning the competition. Next round maybe full rotation against Port Vale or some low level team could suffice. In this game make 5 changes max and maybe you can even sun on a few more of the...
9 changes was alway going to produce that away at premier league opposition. Also to only change Scarlett before 70mins was so disappointing.
There is a balance between keeping squad morale up and practically throwing games. Make 5 changes (full backs, Forster, Solomon and a CM) then with your...
A major misstep from Ange tonight. 9 changes was always going to produce a disjointed performance that does the people coming in no good at all. Far better to make 5 and keep some fluidity. Perhaps against league 2 opposition you could chance it.
The positive momentum that was building is gone...
Totally agree.
Tony Bloom at Brighton and Matthew Benham at Brentford, they own Starlizard and Smartodds respectively. These companies have ridiculously advanced models that are used to predict the outcome of matches with greater accuracy than betting companies. Starlizard hires quants out of...
A lot of talk about how he will play against a low block and in tight spaces. I think we have to realise that probably half of our league games this year aren’t going to be against sides low blocking us. City, Arsenal, Liverpool, United, Chelsea, Brighton, Newcastle and possibly Villa will not...
Alex Scott - Championship young player of the season 22/23 = Everyone falling over themselves for him.
Brennan Johnson - Championship young player of the season 21/22 - signing would be ‘a disgrace’.
It’s hard playing ST/Winger for a struggling team in this league and he acquitted himself well...
I would welcome this move. Gives us something different with pace and directness - if you look at our bench on Sunday the only possible attacking changes were Perisic or Solomon. I trust Ange and the scouts on this one. 8 goals in 33 league starts when he was 21 - it’s not too dissimilar to what...
Reguilon - Loan to Atletico 30th Aug
Winks - Loan to Sampdoria 30th Aug
Ndombele and Lo Celso loans were completed with 10 days to go
The above is from last year. Loans do seem far easier/more quickly to sort - I do think we will get players out but pretty much all will be on free/loans, some...
Thanks WLB, I would dodge Felix as he doesn’t feel like a good fit for ST in our system which is limited build up, pin the strikers back and be a general fox in the box. Good player though.
Should be an interesting last few weeks! Feels like a ST will be coming in, and then others will be...
Interesting reference might be Adeyemi who is the same age as Orban at 21.
Adeyemi scored 42 in 103 apps in 2 seasons in the Austrian second division and 2 seasons in the first division. He then moved to Dortmund for £33m last summer.
Orban has 32 goals in 39 apps in the Norwegian second...
Ultimately you have to trust the scouting and if this is the guy that Paratici/ Gabbanini/ the data team want in and it’s approved by Ange, then we should back them and go for it. £30m does seem steep but you’re not paying that just for what he is today, but also what he can become. Dan KP’s...
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