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I think Højlund will become a great striker if Amorim against the odds miraculously turns Man Utd around from top to bottom, or if Højlund somehow can get away from Man Utd asap. He was one of the most promising strikers in the world, and is still young. I was desperate for us to be in for him before Man Utd slapped an obscene amount of money on the table for him. I don't think its unreasonable to say Højlund was ahead of Isak at the same age at 19. In theory he can become better than Isak who should be (and seems to be) in his prime now at 25, but time is running out fast. Unless something changes dramatically, I don't think its unreasonable to assume Højlund won't reach the level of Isak.

Great player no doubt, but not really a RW. It's the least played position of his between the three positions behind the striker, and its also the position he's been least productive in.

Agree he's being underused, but Bruno can put in some set pieces I haven't seen Tonali do, like that awkward floated free kick, which isn't really floated but floats ( ) from the edge of the box that Schar scored against Liverpool as the most recent clear example. It's more a case of utilising the right set piece takers for the right situations imo rather than one being "miles" better than the other.

Didn't know the litmus test for being a true fan was that you HAVE to frequent and participate regularly on your favorite teams most popular online forum.

The arrogance of Amorim to expect a midfield two of Eriksen and Casemiro in 2024 to have any chance at all against prime Bruno, Joelinton and Tonali Although I appreciate his honesty in interviews, and he seems a genuinely lovely guy, it can't be very inspiring for his players to hear him cuck himself and the team in interviews 2 times a week.

Beffling the form these are in atm. Can't help but feel they would perform similar to us if set up same way as us with the players available to them. Onana Dalot/Mazraoi - De Ligt - Martinez - Dalot/Shaw Fernandes - Ugarte - Mainoo Diallo - Højlund/Zirkzee - Garnacho Looks pretty tasty for a team hoping to compete for a CL spot imo.

PATHETIC

RTG and some biker enthusiast forum see themselves as a "tech firm"?

Disclaimer: I'm not advocating for us to sell Isak. We wouldn't need to bring in someone that scores as many as he does. We could also improve the team overall that would cumulatively score more than just Isak. Bringing in a striker that just scores half the goals Isak does, but also getting someone like Mbuemo or Cunha and we're already better off in terms of goals.

Howe was very clear in one of the recent pre-match press conferences that Miley is not being loaned out. What's sparked this discussion?

Building a brand new stadium just to increase capacity by a little over 10k seems an awful waste. I'd love for us to have a stadium size where I can on a whim book tickets to get to Newcastle and know that I'll be able to get ticket for the match instead of having to plan weeks/months ahead.

Are there even any low paying jobs staffed by long tenured fans left that Jim can fire to save the money it will cost to fix the leak?

I don't know, but I've assumed its seasons since it was so important for us to raise some quick cash within 30th June this year when we sold Minteh and Anderson.

I wonder if there's been studies into this. Isak isn't alone in being able to bury difficult chances on the regular, but also regularly missing the easy ones.

Luckily for him Bruno Fernandes already has 200 goals. No need for any more.

Scoring from the spot and on free kicks isn't the same as scoring in open play. He's an attacking midfielder that should get a lot of goals, and he's had a long career to accumulate those numbers. He's a poor finisher that gets a lot of chances, and the last two seasons he's gotten noticably worse. Don't misinterpret it to say that I think he's a bad player btw. He's great, even if he's an annoying rat bastard.

His finishing is still bad. Regularly misses the goal completely on good chances. 100 of those goals must be penalties and free kicks.

If Bruno Fernandes gets anything above 8 in finishing and composure on FM 25 I'm editing the fuck out of the DB.

I don't know. It's probably a combination, but he wasn't this good when he was introduced to the team, which indicates that actually getting game time to build confidence and experience was a bigger factor in the success we see now.

He will be a 15 goal pr season player if he ever learns how to head a ball. He's had so many good chances on the head since he came here, yet not one single headed goal.

He'll develop into the ball playing CB we'll be crying for Howe to try in midfield for the next 15 years.

Proper 2022/23 vibes this with us being great, but frustrated over Howe not giving chances to young talent on the fringes of the team. I'll take it.

He's not even on the pitch. wtf do you mean.

Come the fuck oooon Howe. Give someone else a chance ffs

Great opportunity to rest some of the regulars ahead of a hectic christmas schedule, and give an opportunity to Miley and Osula.