10 minutes in absolute gold. Classic Lee judges rant with the pointing hand ?
Gets even better youth project 3.0 ?
Agree I know we have done better than them but they have great technicians we have only really one creative AM in Deki. I want to see more players like that in our team.Great player I’ll admit. I know a ton of people around the Portuguese game and Porto fans love him. And it’s incredibly easy to compare him to Bernardo Silva beyond the nationality. Small players, wands for left feet, can pick out every pass in the book, versatile in where they operate, fantastic body control and agility, magicians in tight spaces, grafters with great engines, underrated athletes. Inconsistent ball strikers the both of them but can strike a football sweetly.
One thing I will say, is that Arteta clearly has a plan to build a squad to try to control the middle third as much as possible. Have as much control of possession as possible. Get as many ball players and technically gifted players in the team as possible and add creativity on top of that. Their top target is a striker who does his best work in the build up. It’s not 100% Pep, because I don’t think their build up is that similar nor do I think Arsenal have the pressing at a level of City, but clearly trying to build a squad like City’s. Great player and I guess we’ll see if it works out.
Lee Gunner is a treat.
Them whining about fixtures already is funny because The Athletic thinks they've got the easiest start to the season.
I didn't realise Vieira has only had 20 starts for Porto.
I can't believe they are going to spend 35m on a 22-year-old who only has 20 starts in Liga NOS, a league that is no way a benchmark to show a player is ready for PL football.
Liverpool signed Diaz off the back of 30 months in which he climatised to the Portuguese league, gradually got better and then showed his quality in the CL regularly. He had become probably the best player in the division.
This kid hasn't gone through the full stages of development yet. He's not performed consistently and back to back, he's not outgrown his environment, he's barely even broken through.
I'd be pretty annoyed if we were making this signing.
Hes back again
I didn't realise Vieira has only had 20 starts for Porto.
I can't believe they are going to spend 35m on a 22-year-old who only has 20 starts in Liga NOS, a league that is no way a benchmark to show a player is ready for PL football.
Liverpool signed Diaz off the back of 30 months in which he climatised to the Portuguese league, gradually got better and then showed his quality in the CL regularly. He had become probably the best player in the division.
This kid hasn't gone through the full stages of development yet. He's not performed consistently and back to back, he's not outgrown his environment, he's barely even broken through.
I'd be pretty annoyed if we were making this signing.
Too true and especially as it is an evening game. Looking forward to this one and I will be checking the odds on a lovely home win ?I just hope they keep clinging to the project.
Palace away first game of the season, hoping for a bloodbath, Palace fans can turn it on when they want to.
Gedson! Who in years to come will be on those obscure player lists.Screams Postiga to me.
I'd forgotten him already.Gedson! Who in years to come will be on those obscure player lists.
Lee Gunner is a treat.
Them whining about fixtures already is funny because The Athletic thinks they've got the easiest start to the season.