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I think that Waltemade looks more ready for the PL than what I saw of Isak at Sociedad. I think he has a higher ceiling and what I like about him is that I think his play will bring goals from elsewhere, even when he's not playing well. This is just the eye test without looking too deeply at stats comparing different players in different leagues in different systems. We know Tonali and Guimaraes can finish and I think the quality is still there for Gordon, and we've yet to see Elanga's best in the short time we've seen him. He'll be holding up he ball and feeding those players around him. Doesn't look like a player that will go missing or be as affected by running out of gas as his game is more back-to-the-goal, thinking Ferguson or latter-years Shearer. Time will tell obviously, and I know many aren't going to agree, but I think we're going to look back on this deal in a year's time and be pleased in retrospect with this sale. Let's see how it pans out but I still think 125m is a very good price for him, he won't get much better than he's been here, if at all, imo.

Probably going to be a very unpopular post, but I think 125m is a good price for him at his age, I don't think he's going to get better and we've already seen the best of him. I think we're selling him at his peak or just past it. Trying to separate heart from head bearing in mind his behaviour, and for a player to appreciate +60m in 3 years, plus all the room to reinvest... and we're selling a twat not someone who wants to stay. It's be gutting if we had an offer 'too good to turn down' for Guimaraes or Tonali and they made it clear they're happy here but the club effectively booted them into a helicopter Carroll-style. Anyway, I never thought Isak was that good? I think our new German lad will bring more to the team and be a much better fit tactically. We should hopefully see an increase in goals from midfield and out wide with his build up play and ball retention. Cya twat, thanks for what you did while you were here, integral to our push up the league and the league cup win, but still a twat. Looking forward to what this means PSR wise, this could be the making of our squad.

Doesn't make it into this 'top 200 teenagers' world-wide list, screenshotted England-based players for reference. https://football-observatory.com/WeeklyPost510

Aston Cilla ?

We need to see some tactical progression from Howe to get the best out of our players. We're screaming for a double-pivot with a 10 behind a 9, and Ramsey can be that 10.

As Howe responds to an Isak question in the post-match interview, cameraman does that thing where he moves the camera back at the same time as zooming in you get in horror movies. I'm sure it was planned

When you've got 9 other outfield players running around, making space, playing as a team and everything clicks - he can be the player that benefits. But in a game where he needs to be putting himself about and helping grind out the result, he's just not worth the space on the pitch and goes completely missing.

But much better surely, with Livra he looked our best player from the first half I thought.

I don't see how he's improved since he first came into the team - same strengths, same issues. Petrified of running with the ball or making a progressive pass unless it's on the edge of the area. Very slow, no acceleration. He's very young and is big for his age, his sluggishness might be him just growing into his frame. There's plenty of time but I think he needs a loan to a team at a level where he's going to be one of the better players on the pitch to give him the confidence to play with more incisiveness. Anderson at Bristol Rovers was the making of him, would be great for Miley to go to a Championship club and tear it up.

Lowest XG of all matches this season, and only 1 game in the whole of last season had a lower XG.

Gonna go back to the garage and carry on sorting all my little screws and bolts and nuts into them little drawer things. To think that this match was a diversion from that, it's vice versa.

Longstaff MotM, deserved

Meet your teammates, Nick

Waiting for the inevitable 'deserved', 'fk' Finishing this 0-0 is a point won

Injected Murphy's feet with a bit of his DNA pre-match

Fking hell Bruno

DCL 10x Osula

Lewis Miley, with the acceleration of a stag beetle

Osula on how he thinks he did today

Genuinely think Schar could do a job at times

Hall's hair looks wetter coming off the bench than Trippier's

No way, we better get the news to EH & JT

Wait, is it allowed to make non-injury subs before the 60th minute ?

No way did I think Murphy was going to get that on target with his left, good strike

Miley on ahead of Willock is interesting though. Wonder where Willock is in the pecking order now.