The College Dropout

£120m. And still no.

Don’t think the roles suited Szob or MacAllister or Gakpo. I rate Klopp highly as a manager. But that’s not a serious PL midfield 3.

Think both teams will get better. But there’s a lot for both managers and clubs to do. As you say, as they are - nothing to be scared of. But I think they get better. Lukaku has almost 400 goals in his career. Scored 15+ in PL and Serie A goals in 7 seasons. ‘Not very good’. In the right setup he’s a very good player.

Felt like a pre season game.

Lukaku would eat in this Chelsea team. Jackson behind him. Would love it.

Both teams are a couple players short. Not having CL Will helps both a lot. The Jackson lad is a baller.

Liverpool need 2 actual central midfielders. But fortunately they’ve befe a joke behind the scenes. Only have Kloppp yes men.

I agree. I think it’s been the rule for awhile. A lot of these Toyo’s are yellow cards though.

Gallagher stays getting run past in midfield. A lot of these tackles ARE yellow cards. The bar for yellow cards is far too high in the PL and it causes injuries.

Isak so much better than Nunez. Tonali so much better than MacAllister.

It’s taken awhile but Chelsea look an actual football team today. Caicedo for Gallagher. I like the look of Jackson. Glad they don’t have a proper striker. They are an Isak away from being really good (assuming Caicedo and Lavia sign).

Feck. He hasn’t been at his best towards the end of last season. I hoped he would start this season on fire but he was sloppy again.

We are arguably one of the weakest links in Europe for the coefficient. A bad draw and we could feasibly finish 4th in the CL. BEing in pot 4. West Ham being in Europa is an added bonus.

Aye. But for now I would consider it the top 4. If 5th is CL that’s a bonus. While more than likely it’s not a given.

I believe it’s based on THIS years standalone coefficient. So the top 2 performing nations in Europe this season get an extra CL place next season.

I like MacAllister at DM but next to Gakpo and Szob? Looks crazy. excited to see it tbf

Perisic is a better fit than Son if Spurs are playing with 90s style wingers.

Him choosing Barca over Real was one of the best thing a happen to Madrid. He’s not been a Madrid style player since his Brazilian league days.

Depends on coefficient for the season isn’t it?

Maybe not title rival. But I’d think Howe should get us back into the top 4. As it stands I don’t expect top 4 again.

We have built a team for our managers style. Spurs is a team that isn’t in any managers style. Son and Kulu under Howe would be gold.

Was like £30m Royal wasn’t he? Sanchez £40m. Spurs recruitment has been shakey for some years now.

One last interesting point. We dropped our pressing intensity far earlier than we usually do. Just sat in a low block. With the extra games and longer games. It’s a good way to ensure we retain our fitness levels through the season.

I feel a similar way about Almiron in the way you can often see him trying to sort his feet and body position out. Awkward.

This is why I love Carlo man. And Howe for similar reasons. Get the best out of your best players. Son wide like that? Nah man.