Recent content by SFCJoe

I think you're underestimating just how good Xhaka is.

Redmond as a CF is interesting, as it implies we'll be looking for our forwards to press intensely, which really doesn't suit Austin at all. Yet, without Austin, I struggle to see who's going to be able to finish our chances. (As you say, Redmond's a bloody awful finisher, and Puel isn't going...

Nagy off to Bologna.

It's an outrage that the majority of the PLP are putting their own career ambitions in front of the national interest. At this crucial time of national uncertainty, the PLP should be uniting under their democratically elected leader to capitalise on the chaos that is the Conservative Party. It's...

I thought Koeman chose to play Yoshida because it allowed him to switch to a back 3 as Sunderland often play with 2 strikers? If you watch Bertrand's positioning in build up phases of play he's definitely further forward than LB. Not sure it's Koeman preferring Yoshida over Cedric, rather...

My team: GK - Stekelenburg DEF - Cedric Clyne Alderweireld Ward MID - Sterling Depay Tadic Hazard ST - Rooney Giroud Subs - Butland Wollschied Ibe Wilson

My team: GK - Stekelenburg DEF - Cedric Clyne Alderweireld Ward MID - Sterling Depay Tadic Hazard ST - Rooney Giroud Subs - Butland Wollschied Ibe Wilson Thanks Saints_Alive!

I'd definitely be interested

Think it all depends on which CB we sign - Rodriguez, Tadic and Mané are a forward 3 capable of allowing us to sustain a top 8 challenge, while Wanyama and Clasie provide a well-balanced double-pivot. However, defensive stability relies on us signing a CB close to Toby's level (which admittedly...

1. Sergio Busquests is better than Cristiano Ronaldo (putting him as the 2nd best player in the world) and should have won a Ballon D'or 2. The homegrown rule should be disassembled and this fascination (and subsequent disappointment) regarding England and 'English DNA' should be forgotten - the...

Were his form from the first half of the season to have continued throughout the course of the season, i'd be disappointed. However, he's been pretty lacklustre since the turn of the year - his performances against Leicester and WBA were dreadful. On his day a brilliant right back, but Liverpool...

Would much rather Yarmolenko if we're to target wingers from the Ukrainian Premier League - can't argue with Konoplyanka though, tremendous player; what a midfield that could be!

I have at lot of sympathy for Shaw. He's obviously been badly advised, because at that age you back your abilities; after a tremendous season and an England call up, he'd have been thinking that getting into United's team was easily achievable, especially with the void they were looking to fill...

Wasn't aware of that - sounds pretty decent news, would be delighted to see him here. See I rate Kongolo highly, his pace obviously helps him recover, and I can only remember watching him once this season where he made a glaring defensive error. But i'd definitely prefer Van Beek, his...

Avoiding the obvious "Trippier and Clasie" talk (both I which I hope will happen), how about Sven Van Beek as a replacement for Toby? Obviously the main goal should be to sign Toby as he's been phenomenal, but that depends on Atleti, and both Van Beek and Kongolo have really impressed me this...