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Belotti and Veretout, yes please

57 minutes ago, black_n_white said:

Is it realistic to accept that a lot of players will turn us down with the prospect we may get relegated?

If we show that we mean business early on I think we might have some luck. If we can smash in a top striker, Trippier and Botman early for example it should be easier to get top players. If we fail to make a statement early on I can see a lot of players being reluctant.

Why does the commentators mention how leaky we are defensively every 2 minutes. Worried spoiled Manu fans turn their tv off?

Would like Maxi in the middle like we did at liverpool myself.

I mean is this referee suffering a bit from fucking us over last week? Feels like he's been kind of lenient.

Joebullienton the star man.

For me

Oh christ. This is gonna be a tough 90 minutes

I like how it goes from slightly believable to Fuck it Mbappe

Honestly we already fought a relegation battle with Wijnaldum in the team. Eventually he was one of many very talented players we went down with. I remember him shying away from challenges against shite teams and letting Sunderland for example win the midfield battle by being a coward. He wasn't what we needed then in the prime of his youth and supposedly everything to prove. I don't think he is the one we want to give a last pay-day now. Another Michael Owen situation in the making putting himself before the team is bound to happen. I would steer well clear.

48 minutes ago, Mikky said:

 

Tolisso out of the 3 - other 2 wouldn’t or don’t have a desire to leave Milan tbh 

 

plus Tolisso is the exact player we need in CM

I'd be lying if I said I'd have seen any of the 3 play. They are just big names to me.

I still think if the finances are as massive as they might be, we are still going to be able to sign great players. It won't be every players cup of tea to come here. But if you offer to double the salary of a top player from say 100k to 200k, some are still going to come with the promise of a better team being created eventually. Most maybe don't want to yet because of the situation we are in, it's really annoying we didnt get the takeover before the season started.

I hope if we get one massive statement player it's a central midfielder. My FM brain hopes for someone like Tolisso, Barella, Tonali or the like. Someone completely unrealistic who will lift the quality of the team right off.

To be honest Clark should head it even if Dubs calls for it. Dubs should smash after it even if Clark heads it in my opinion.

1 hour ago, Magpie said:

Read some of the replies ???

10 mins of work well spent.

He just doesnt give a shit about the opponent either. He absolutely trucked into De Bruyne by our corner flag and won the ball. Bossed Rodri to the point he just gave up and started complaining to the ref. 

I think we have been playing very well today too. Pressing is good. You can see the improvements to Fraser and Joelinton in particular. At the end of the day Cancelo/Sterling/ De Bruyne etc will be better in the final front. And our shite players keep making stupid mistakes at the back.

Joelinton the strongest player in the premier league? Rodri just gave up

I think in the start VAR was too fair on the non-top 6 teams. So they found a way around it. Lets not re-referee games. In effect this rule exists so thgat the referee can blow at anfield when Salah starts rolling, and use the excuse that it wasn't an obvious error. If the same happens for us against Man City the referee won't blow. And the excuse given is its not an obvious error. Absolutely corrupt.

Serioulsy pissing me off. The coverage tried to find a good angle to make it not look like a foul and completely failed. Salah/Maddison/Sterling would roll until the referee blew.

Seriously how can they actually not give that. Maddison just falling over our legs getting everything.

Our midfield 2 just falling over. Joelinton impressing me as always lately. He's our only box to box midfielder

That was a definite penalty for me, he kicks through the back of frasers leg and gets the ball after? Can't believe these attention seeking bald referee pricks.

Thought Fraser was immense, and our team did well enough against a far better side.

Michael Owen is on, no pre-match for me.

I would prefer to keep Manquillo in addition to Trippier. Having 2 right backs is fine in a non-Ashley world.

I mean Willock is a pretty poor central midfielder, but the options are worse.

Feel we've actually been the better team in this one, the little gremlin jumping on top of our leg and getting a penalty is the difference. so far.

He jumps onto the leg christssake