Coffee_Johnny

I reckon we might have to wait until after the u21 match tonight to speak to him. So could be a Saturday announcement or maybe Monday—if he gets bladdered on the Quayside over the weekend ?

I’ve been banging on about this, as have others, for ages. Fluidity in the middle creates real impetus and multiple attacking options that are really hard to defend. At the same time, if the trio have exceptional fitness/energy and can tackle it’s really difficult to get through. Really excited by this prospect (system and individual addition). A statement signing.

Now THAT’S what I’m talking about! https://laughingsquid.com/a-supercut-of-the-phrase-now-thats-what-im-talking-about-in-movies/ Watch them all! ?

Ahhh! The saliva producing whiff of an English-Italian fused savaloy!

Each to their own ?

It’s the rings which he’d like elsewhere on his anatomy which befuddle me!

Such things have been known to occur. On that, was surprised to hear recently, on Colin Murray’s midnight meets, that Ferguson tried to sign him back from us.

Win the league? Bold and slightly paradoxical prediction. I like it!

Milan =AC?

He is a handsome chap though. Nailed on? ?‍♂️

This transfer rumbling smells right to me. (An aroma something like a dipped savaloy, made with wild boar, garnished with caramelised cipollini onions, and coated with English mustard.)

Correct me if I am wrong, but guessing you’ve not spent much time in Italy, Mac.

Fixed it. In hope of making you smile ?

I haven’t seen enough to comment on pace. Energy wise, he looks super fit but would no doubt achieve the levels of fitness required, if he doesn’t bring that with him. After stalking his career last week, I was more impressed with some small things I noticed which, to my mind, signal huge assets in that central role. The way he can pick a pass on the angle without looking. His comfort turning away from ‘traffic’ whether to find that needed yard/second of thinking time, or to find the green space when under pressure and there seemingly isn’t any. Well timed interceptions, great reading of the flow of the game. Combative and persistent in the tackle Found a quote from Pirlo (last season): “He has everything to be a champion but he is more a midfielder for a two man midfield. He could already play for a great team; he is the best in this league.” He was aged 22 at the time. On the basis of this, I’d see the plan to sit him alongside Bruno with them both interchanging attacking and defensive positioning or maybe Tonali tending to drop deeper. A fluid exceptionally difficult to mark/defend against pair of lynchpins—masters of midfield malarkey (couldn’t resist)—who could bring in Joelinton and right sided midfielder (Miggy) as well as (option a) central attacking midfield. Or (option b) a workhouse/all rounder could play covering both of their runs and forward focussed activities (Longstaff?). Plus they’d offer a centre of pitch route through to the central forward of the day (Isak/Wilson).

I’ve heard him and Ashby are opening a tiger sanctuary in Two Ball Lonnen.

He’s a Bruno alikee, would give us two fluid hard working, great footballers, who can tackle. Stick a third (more forward focussed) player in there, like Maddison for instance and we’d be a real force in all comps.

You might need to bump Pele down a one…

Not doubting your talents, Jambo, but should it come to pass (Frankie Howerd gif…) he might need more succour than that.

They don’t sell their fans either ?‍♂️ (we’ll have to employ some dark arts…).

We were linked to Tonali first, to be fair. Monday or Tuesday last week. I posted an interesting article in Transfer Rumours. Sounds like he’d be a great acquisition.

Re-hashed blurb about latest link.

This should help

Are you really Stifler? And does he like to chain-up all of his puss… nope. I can’t do it.

Do they like tigers?

It is our way.