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Think our poor central midfield plays a part here too by not providing sufficient cover. With a good, intelligent DM it would be a different story.

He’s not that bad in a back 4, no way. He’s a good ball-playing CB. Yes, he’s not the best defensively and that’s why he should have someone like Fede (or preferably better) beside him. Should be replaced as we move upwards but I don’t buy that he’s a problem.

Make it happen.

”Might”. Faltering already.

You won’t. You can’t.

Deadline day should be fun

Giampaolo back at Sampdoria.

70m is nuts, they can fuck off with that

I hope the owners do

Spending big money on defenders is all good, but if we don’t sign at least one decent CM it won’t matter.

Incoming then.

Make it happen, will be fun

Expecting nothing.

When I ask DoF Alan Pardew about it, he calls me an old cunt.

Samp sack D’Aversa, good riddance. Giampaolo rumoured to take over.

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I’m saying charisma and good management are different things. We see managers doing interviews and think they’re more or less charismatic, that says fuck all about their man management.

Good man management is another thing. Wouldn’t describe Pep, Ancelotti, Pochettino as charismatic

Not sure ”charisma” is an important quality for a manager, it’s more something we on the outside care about as we don’t see how a manager is on the training pitch, in the locker room and so on.

Fuck knows how he did it with Bournemouth.

And we aren’t seeing it it terms of performances either tbh

Class!

That team should win.