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Agreed, it just feels really big tonight and I’m full of excitement and nervous energy this morning. I’m confident that we will get through, but I think it’s going to be a tough one. Just want us in the semi final hat so that we can sit back enjoy tomorrow’s games

Looks epic

In the games he’s played so far, it clear to me that’s he got top quality movement. We just haven’t yet worked out how to play to this as one of his strengths. Plenty of times already you’ve seen him he peel off his man, make an intelligent run or even just a small movement here or there that creates space - we just haven’t had the time to work it out as a team

Pleased that he got 45 minutes under his belt. Would’ve been great if he managed to put one of those great chances away just to get him back up and running straightaway

I can understand the stick he takes, but I really just want it to work out for him here and I’d say most of do as well. He’s just got so much raw talent and it would be disappointing if he doesn’t achieve what he can with a team like us on an upward trajectory. Hopefully he keeps working hard and gets back in the side, willing to do the hard running and defensive stuff and ready to make an impact going forward

He’s just got so much class and I just hope we can get some better quality players around him in the next two windows. His ability is wasted here without more movement and skill in and around him

I actually didn’t think we played that badly and on another day we get four or five given the chances created

We had to lose sometime and happy it was to Sheffield Wednesday given how they tried to play the game

We had to lose sometime and happy it was to Sheffield Wednesday given how they tried to play the game

Don’t think he’s been the worst on the pitch for us today

I agree that it’s not great viewing, but I don’t put this down as Saudi Arabia sports washing. To me this is just the shit we will have to do now to get sponsors that pay well

That will be around £450m spent since the summer - crazy

The winning run had to come to an end sometime and still an amazing 2022 for the team. We lacked the killer instinct today, but we’ll learn from it and get better against teams that play like Leeds did. I thought it would be against Arsenal that would stop the run and then we’d go on another similar sequence, but who knows

Exactly. The worse thing about football in this country is that you have to have money to compete which in turn allows you to get better and become successful. But everything is skewed against those sides that don’t have the wealth and success is kept for those already at the top

Good detail there. I just can’t see Tielemans being the guy we want - he literally can’t run

Fuck, I feel old

Reading the thread about the Khéphren Thuram someone posted earlier makes him the ideal candidate that can do everything

I agree with his value being north of that number. It’s still a huge amount of money and will in a way be off putting to the so called top teams given that we don’t need to sell and will negotiate hard. I only ever see the lad leaving for a Real Madrid if I’m being honest. In the Premier League it’s only really that Man City can guarantee success and the rest we can match going forward very quickly

The late runs he continually makes into the penalty box on the right hand side are great for us. He opens up the space for Almiron and Trippier and offers a positive outlet. It’s just a shame that we seem to struggle a lot of times in finding a decent enough pass for him to get on to

True. There’s no way that he leaves for less than double what we paid (£70m plus) and I think other clubs know this so won’t bother trying

Shakhtar Donetsk just rejected their opening €65m bid according to The Athletic

Definitely a great way for us to move him on and bring in some younger blood as well as further quality to partner Bruno

I’d love us to get both Thuram brothers

I’m fairly certain that the extension has already been triggered

I agree. The club wasn’t built or setup to do these types of transfers as it required significant investment which was not just financial. We’re slowly getting to that place now so it’s definitely going to be the road we go down with one or two statement signings thrown into the mix