Hmm. The reports I heard were after his surgery in October. If yours are later than that, great. Nonetheless, Virgil wasn't fit for another season after he started full training again in the summer of 2021, 10 months after the unpunished Prickford kung fu attack.
This no player will come is totally nonsense. United signed Cunha Mbuemo and Sesko with no European football. chelsea signed numerous players few years ago when had no CL. Didnt we signed Salah when we had no CL football? 1 year out doesn’t make a difference. Numerous years, yes may struggle but we shouldn’t be shopping at players who cost 100m and only want to move to the very best - it doesn’t help us. Should be signing young players who are going to become world class
Exactly. It can be more difficult but not impossible. We actually make better signings in that situation too; sign the next star rather than current stars.
Hmmm….it very much depends on the player. I do not think it’s nonsense at all, the lack of CL football next year (if that is the case) WILL put off players if there are other (big name) suitors that are in the CL. So I guess we disagree somewhat.
Perhaps he wants to stop pretending to be EDDIE Howe, I hear the namealike business never really took off.
Interesting quotes from Slot on Isak. Saying how without Frimpong and Bradley we don’t have anyone on the outside and instead the wingers like coming inside where as at Newcastle had someone like Murphy to supply from crosses etc. Does add to the fact that maybe Slot doesn’t see Salah as the best option for Isak so is happy to move him on and go with Frimpong ahead of Bradley to allow 2 players who can stay wide and get crosses in - like we saw with Bradley’s assist for Ekitike.
He could have just tried asking Salah to cross it. Gakpo needs telling as well. They also both need to use the overlapping runs from fbs; and I don't mean as a divert so they can cut in and shoot!
Surely this is more nonsense from Slot? I'm seeing Bradley told to underlap and Kerkez terrified of going wide and crossing the ball. From memory doesn't Murphy like playing narrow and hitting shots from around the 18 yard box?
I so wish Klopp had got Kerkez. Cannot help but think we bought a world-class, overlapping fullback just so that Slot could turn him into Djimi Traore.
Salah made a lot of assists from crosses with the outsde of his left boot last season. This season, he's barely attempted it. His shooting, passing and first touch have all been off.
To be fair Kerkez spends half the game running behind Gakpo to then only be ignored for gakpo to cut in and either shoot and get blocked or run into traffic and have to pass wide. Either way, I don’t think it has anything to do with the full backs. It seems like Slot wants 1 of his wingers to stay wide and beat a man and get early crosses in - that’s what Murphy did for Isak. Was simple but effective, problem is, Newcastle didn’t come up against teams sitting back in a low block as much as we do, so far less space for a winger to run into and pass/cross the ball into middle with the centre backs running backwards rather than being stood in 6 yard box facing the ball
