Manuel Locatelli - DM - Sassuolo (16 Viewers)
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I've been trying to follow Aouar this season. He played well against us. But he's not showing quite enough this season. No end product whatever. I'm watching a lot of Sassuolo and Locatelli is ready. He's really a mature player for his age but the main thing is that his passing range is good and he's always looking up and generally forward.
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And our midfielders are not actually bad. They'd go to any big club around the world for good money. Locatelli is showing real class. I don't think we'll pay more for him than Aouar or Pogba. We've got good relations with Sassuolo and he's an Italian in Serie A playing for a middle-tier side.
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And our midfielders are not actually bad. They'd go to any big club around the world for good money. Locatelli is showing real class. I don't think we'll pay more for him than Aouar or Pogba. We've got good relations with Sassuolo and he's an Italian in Serie A playing for a middle-tier side.
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And our midfielders are not actually bad. They'd go to any big club around the world for good money. Locatelli is showing real class. I don't think we'll pay more for him than Aouar or Pogba. We've got good relations with Sassuolo and he's an Italian in Serie A playing for a middle-tier side.
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And our midfielders are not actually bad. They'd go to any big club around the world for good money. Locatelli is showing real class. I don't think we'll pay more for him than Aouar or Pogba. We've got good relations with Sassuolo and he's an Italian in Serie A playing for a middle-tier side.
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Reckon we'll just finalize Wes and Locatelli for XI. Sign a backup SM-AM for Wes (Ramsey/Berna replacement). And maybe get rid of Rabiot's salary and replace him with Rovella/facsimile.
I'd be content with that.
Wes - Locatelli - Arthur - Chiesa
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Not the very best mid in the world but finally an actual good, working, balanced one.
I'd be content with that.
Wes - Locatelli - Arthur - Chiesa
(?) - (Ben10, Rovella, Wes) -
Not the very best mid in the world but finally an actual good, working, balanced one.
Fuck pogba we don't need a player who performs for his own sake to save his ass when need be. Wtf has he actually done relative to his hefty tag that has you all drooling? For that money you can buy two prospects..never seen a bigger waste if talent because of poor character. Don't need hit or miss fancy shit on the field need a reliable workrate..stay at plastic U and Keep dabbing brah.
Pogba lovers read this. If you want to pay 80 or 100M or more for this clown just to be a glorified bentancur, switch sports to hockey.
19 matches 1349 mins.
3 goals (450 mins per goal)
ZERO assists.
Key passes 14 (how key?)
20 tackles at %77 (his best feature this season)
18 interceptions (how important?)
Pogba lovers read this. If you want to pay 80 or 100M or more for this clown just to be a glorified bentancur, switch sports to hockey.
19 matches 1349 mins.
3 goals (450 mins per goal)
ZERO assists.
Key passes 14 (how key?)
20 tackles at %77 (his best feature this season)
18 interceptions (how important?)
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When your options in midfield are Rabiot, Bentancur, and Ramsey you don't say fuck Pogba.
One midfielder isn't enough, but we're going to need to move those useless duds on massive wages like Rabiot and Ramsey. I'm still not sold on Arthur (needs to stay fit and perform at a consistently high level (or not) before I can truly judge him). McNuggets has been a pleasant surprise, but he's never going to be the main player in midfield - he needs better players around him to fully maximize and utilize his attributes.
One midfielder isn't enough, but we're going to need to move those useless duds on massive wages like Rabiot and Ramsey. I'm still not sold on Arthur (needs to stay fit and perform at a consistently high level (or not) before I can truly judge him). McNuggets has been a pleasant surprise, but he's never going to be the main player in midfield - he needs better players around him to fully maximize and utilize his attributes.
Ideally, our starting trio in midfield should be Locatelli, Arthur, and Aouar/Pogba, with McNuggets used in rotation. As I said, I'm still not sold on Arthur, but he offers something none of our other mids can. That midfield is still nowhere near Marchisio, Vidal, Pogba and Pirlo level, but I've made peace with the fact that we're never getting anything like that, at least for the next decade. However, the drop off can't be as massive as it has been, and that's on both Magotta before and Tootsie and Bozo now. You can substitute steak or lobster for roasted duck, but the drop off shouldn't be from steak or lobster to instant noodles and rice porridge (which is what our current midfield is).
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