LionOfGosforth Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 Don't even recall Liverpool being linked with DS before the past week, might be wrong though. They seem to have come out of nowhere and just done the deal in a couple of days. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitley mag Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 Just now, Barnes23 said: What hurts about DS is he's the exact profile we need, haven't seen any firm links to other players of the same type bar Maddison and they aren't easy to locate. If you look at the teams who finished above us, a player in the vein of De Bruyne, Odegaard, and Fernandes would be the biggest differentiator at face value in terms of starting XIs imo. Maybe the plan is to play Bruno further forward after all.. Gabri Veiga was the other attacking midfielder we were strongly linked with, also has a release clause but big clubs all circling. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingxlnc Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 1 minute ago, Barnes23 said: What hurts about DS is he's the exact profile we need, haven't seen any firm links to other players of the same type bar Maddison and they aren't easy to locate. If you look at the teams who finished above us, a player in the vein of De Bruyne, Odegaard, and Fernandes would be the biggest differentiator at face value in terms of starting XIs imo. Maybe the plan is to play Bruno further forward after all.. Yes agreed this one was perfect defo this seasons Pacqueta but at least put out of our misery early cant think of an alternative tbh Olmo perhaps, Wirtz. Guler slightly different. Even Kvaradona is different style. It was the fact he was the right age to slot straight in and had leadership experiences etc he was right profile off the pitch too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mondonewc Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 I'm not too fussed about missing out here, never seemed like the links were that strong. As has been said numerous times and is very evident, the media have no clue who we are signing. We are about to wrap up a €70m signing ourselves and have plenty of time to go in the window, let's wait and see who we bring in instead. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingxlnc Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 Yes Veiga would be good but Tonali and Veiga is less impressive than Mac Allister and Szobsolai Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnNUFC Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 1 minute ago, Barnes23 said: What hurts about DS is he's the exact profile we need, haven't seen any firm links to other players of the same type bar Maddison and they aren't easy to locate. If you look at the teams who finished above us, a player in the vein of De Bruyne, Odegaard, and Fernandes would be the biggest differentiator at face value in terms of starting XIs imo. Maybe the plan is to play Bruno further forward after all.. I think Bruno and Tonali will interchange, be quite a fluid midfield rather than one set DM and a more advanced midfielder. Just hope our other big money signing, as I'm only expecting 2 this window, will be a quality upgrade for the right sided attacker of the front 3 assuming we're sticking with 4-3-3. Just wonder if we'll go for a more traditional kind of wide player in the mould of Diaby and Raphinha as opposed to a form of #10/AM playing on the right like what Maddison and Szoboszlai looked like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormy Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 Ugh fuck Liverpool. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 Just now, Rich said: He’ll be sold to an Italian club in 3 years after having appeared 6 times for Chelsea. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledGeordie Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 2 minutes ago, HaydnNUFC said: I think Bruno and Tonali will interchange, be quite a fluid midfield rather than one set DM and a more advanced midfielder. Just hope our other big money signing, as I'm only expecting 2 this window, will be a quality upgrade for the right sided attacker of the front 3 assuming we're sticking with 4-3-3. Just wonder if we'll go for a more traditional kind of wide player in the mould of Diaby and Raphinha as opposed to a form of #10/AM playing on the right like what Maddison and Szoboszlai looked like. I think we will go for a more out and out creative winger. Our midfield is sorted. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pubteam Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 3 minutes ago, Rich said: Chelsea taking the piss with their long contracts to the last possible second. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 They paid the release clause, fair enough tbh. I'm sure we wanted him but not at the release clause number. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 Ceiling comments aside, Liverpool genuinely seem to have spent a fucking fortune the last few years like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnNUFC Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 (edited) 2 minutes ago, ExiledGeordie said: I think we will go for a more out and out creative winger. Our midfield is sorted. Agree. Diaby fits that bill; affordable wages, right age, great attacking output and will be able to be part of our press. But the links to him seem to have gone cold and I heard from a couple mates of mine that were at the TF journalist thing night last month that Howe isn't that keen on Diaby apparently. Suppose we'll see. Expecting to be surprised tbh. The club keep things right under wraps these days. Edited June 30, 2023 by HaydnNUFC Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingxlnc Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 (edited) What I am concerned about is that everything is slow and almost too measured. Angelo who we’ve been linked to for years has gone for only 12m to Chelsea after they took the other young Brazilian we’ve been linked with in January Andrey Santos. So even the gems we’re not quick enough with and the likes of Minteh are not highly rated where we’ve fought off others to get, even the team he plays for said they didn’t expect move so soon as he’s so raw. The calibre we are targeting is excellent and where the big boys are shopping also but we don’t seem ruthless enough in getting the deal done. Edited June 30, 2023 by kingxlnc Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LionOfGosforth Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 1 minute ago, Interpolic said: Ceiling comments aside, Liverpool genuinely seem to have spent a fucking fortune the last few years like. Don't know exact figures but Diaz, Gakpo, Nunez, MacAllister and Szob have to be about 250-275m between them. MacAllister is a sure hit, brilliant player like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 1 minute ago, HaydnNUFC said: Howe isn't that keen on Diaby. Diaby's tiny like, so maybe that's why. Explosive pace though, which I'd argue we could do with more of. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 Just now, LionOfGosforth said: Don't know exact figures but Diaz, Gakpo, Nunez, MacAllister and Szob have to be about 250-275m between them. MacAllister is a sure hit, brilliant player like. They needed a rebuild but they've not cut any corners. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magpie Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 Thing with Szob going there, will he replace Salah? Long term maybe but not next season or perhaps the season after. And he's not a central midfielder. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
timeEd32 Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 31 minutes ago, dcmk said: Liverpool seem to get their transfers done and dusted without any fuss and with impressive speed. That’s just the impression from afar. A lot of Liverpool fans are still annoyed they monitored the shit out of Bellingham all the way to Madrid. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnNUFC Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 1 minute ago, Interpolic said: Diaby's tiny like, so maybe that's why. Explosive pace though, which I'd argue we could do with more of. Maybe, but Almirón isn't exactly a physical powerhouse either. Potential Bundesliga tax like but he's got Almirón's pace (if not more) and a much greater attacking output. Only issue that appears to me is the fee it would take for Leverkusen to sell. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnes23 Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 9 minutes ago, HaydnNUFC said: I think Bruno and Tonali will interchange, be quite a fluid midfield rather than one set DM and a more advanced midfielder. Just hope our other big money signing, as I'm only expecting 2 this window, will be a quality upgrade for the right sided attacker of the front 3 assuming we're sticking with 4-3-3. Just wonder if we'll go for a more traditional kind of wide player in the mould of Diaby and Raphinha as opposed to a form of #10/AM playing on the right like what Maddison and Szoboszlai looked like. You could well be right, I think we'll see more of Bruno in forward positions than we did last season. Have thought the same re: RW, the thought of a more traditional winger doesn't feel like so much of an evolution for us stylistically which is why it doesn't appeal to me quite so much, even thought I could easily imagine a player making that position their own and having a big impact. Happy to wait and see how the window unfolds however before rushing to judgement It's telling perhaps that Liverpool have gone with DS even though a midfielder in that mould hasn't been a part of Klopp's tactical system in recent years Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 I mean Liverpool just paid the release clause, we can't afford to do that. We'll find someone else Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 Diaby can play left wing as well on FIFA, if that is genuinely the case then it would be a big plus. In our position with FFP, versatility is so useful. Been prattling on about getting someone who can play across the front 3 since Remy, man Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conjo Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 With Tonali coming here, someone who is more suited centrally/in the half space like Maddison/Szoboslai isn't as important. Wouldn't be surprised if we get a more pure winger instead now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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