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We still need cover but I'm willing to explore the possibility.

I dont think we would necessarily need a 20-goal striker. One 15-goal striker, an extra 5 from RW and 5 from midfield and we've covered the goal contributions. When we sell Isak, hopefully for a lot of money, we will invest that in two or three players. We'll struggle to replace him but we will have an opportunity to make the squad stronger.

Just to contribute to an utterly pointless debate. Footballing talent is of a different character to athleticism. A talented athlete is not by right a talented footballer and a talented footballer is not by right a talented athlete.

Shield around the badge replicates this does it not? I picked this up in Magaluf before it was released over here. Felt like royalty walking through the airport when we got home.

Our recruitment team and coaching staff would make it work by reinvesting the money and improving the team in multiple areas, I agree.

Being foreign

Better than Guehi (never seen him actually play)

Our better players have done well enough that the top clubs across the continent will be interested. If we do decide to move any for more financial wiggle room, the one rule should be to not sell to any of the top Premier League clubs, even if it means we have to get a little less money. That is the only thing I think we need to be very strong on. They banded together to make things difficult for the club to progress, and so let's return the favour and keep that going.

Is that Kieran Trippier's?

It'd be really hard, but I trust our recruitment team. I don't think we could replace him with one player, I think we'd need two attacking players to replace his goals.

For me real genuine talent is like HBA. Just born with a gift and a ridiculous touch. Meanwhile players like Doku and ASM have more “learned” the skill imo (while also having very quick feet physically)

Keep seeing the Isak thread top of the forum list thinking something has happened. Ben Jacobs (lol) and some liverpool fan (lol) account are the only 2 i can see talking about him leaving.

We need a signing like 🤣. I have to say I agree with TCD in the sense that I don’t get the distinction when people say talent and athletic ability as separate things. I personally don’t see where technical ability ends and some form of physical attribute starts. It feels like a very blurry thing - vision, passing, movement, ball striking are all acts executed via an elite athlete, and can be trained.

Finding a 20 goal striker (every season) isn't easy, you know? We have Isak. In the EPL, there's Haaland, Salah, and Isak – replacing him will be tough.

I'm surprised that people consider talent - learned. It's the opposite to me. Another definition: the natural endowments of a person I think Gordon and Elanga have limited technical talents. I don't see great natural ability in them.

We could for PL purposes.

There's no point flogging Joelinton to Saudi, we cant declare the profit due to APT rules.

Is that what Romano's exclusive Mbappe news was the bellend 🤣

talent /ˈtalənt/ noun 1. natural aptitude or skill. Talents are natural skills or aptitude. Athleticism is a primary talent. I think the players are as technically talented as ever. It's just the tactics are more structured and defenders are more physically gifted. Zidane was 6'2, strong as fuck and deceptively fast for example. Tactics in his day were largely - give him the ball and do what it do. He didn't have to track back, mark anyone, press anyone. Just focus on balling out.

I enjoy watching Isak play and want him to stay. However, I think he may be a psr busting player who could break the glass ceiling for us. If Liverpool signed him for around £130M. It really changes the optics. We're a club who sell our players for a lot of money. Longstaff to Saudi for £25M, Joelinton to Saudi next summer for £65M. We'd have £200M+ to spend this summer. I don't want it to happen, but it'd put us in a strong position.

One odd way of comparing, but still relevant as a point. Elanga is a race car for the strip. Kudus is one for the track.

Well they’re all important attributes in a player but ‘talent’, to me, infers a high level of a learned skill.

You hope we mount a title challenge, and Isak?