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He wasn't getting game time for Rennes either. He only got one start all season. We actually vastly increased his game time. He'll be so far from the first team at Juve, it would be a really bad move.

There will always be young players that will come to us. They might not be as good as the ones we could have got in the Premier League, but there will be a sweet spot where we can find some quality for our new level. You can also guarantee that the club will sign some more youth at it's in the business model

I agree. He hasn't ever nailed down a spot at Premier League level but would be good in the champ so wouldn't think he's an automatic to leave

New GK Tino | Stephens | Bednarek | Perraud New DM | Smallbone Alcaraz Tella | A Armstrong | Sulemana Would be pretty strong at this level

I wonder if he's going to the US? Championship is surely his level if he's staying in England

Centre back and centre mid are the key positions we'll need to invest in I reckon

You reminded me that we only used to go for managers who were out of work. Even if there are doubts about the appointment, it is a big step that we're actually paying for managers now

Why do you think he has failed at every job since?

It's the kind of situation that needs a single minded ideologue like Martin really

Like Mourinho and Wenger 🤔

I'm sure these sorts of conversations happen all the time. Call to the agent, not interested, move on

It's not a good thought is it! He has to be shipped out you would think, even though he could probably do well in the champ for someone like Luton

Try and press against that and you'll be knackered after an hour. That's the theory anyway

I do think it's tough for teams at the bottom of the table to do but we're a big fish now and ought to be able to play it

The new manager hasn't even started yet!

Martin teams supposedly score a lot of their goals in the last 20 minutes once their passing has tired out the opposition

It's the number of passes that causes the opposition to lose focus and allow the goal. It's very hard to press for that amount of time. The only team huffing and puffing is the one chasing the ball all round the pitch

Liverpool were playing passing football decades ago so it shouldn't be that alien to people. Yes of course it has to be done well and lead to an end product

Not wanting to be a pedant but he was responding to a post where you said "playing out from the back". You're changing your argument now

He hasn't shown it for us but his passing looked really good on the obligatory misleading YouTube before he joined

I know the rumours have been that Diallo will leave, but of our players, I actually think he might be the most suited to the possession game

Has this been posted?

Yes it can look stupid when it doesn't work but it's also the most effective way to pull the opposition out of position and create attacking space. That's literally why the top teams do it. And in this league, we are one of the top teams

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