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The club clearly disagree though. Otherwise we wouldn't have been about to spend another 20m on Lauriente.

And we've not pulled out of that deal based on a quiet 45 minutes of Talbi at RW in a friendly.
This is a quote from Speakman in the Sunderland Echo after he signed, which clearly shows that the club see him as a RW but one that can play LW:
"Predominantly playing wide right, Chemsdine excels in duels and possesses elite physical qualities, and he also has flexibility to play across the frontline."
 
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Lauriente really needs new agents. Should've gotten him a big move after 22/23, didn't. Should've gotten him a move after relegation in 23/24, didn't. And now can't get him a move to the PL to work with his old manager. So poor.
It could be of course, that the player himself is the arsehole. He hasn't covered himself in glory with saussolo has he?
 
Wasn't the back line second half basically our under 21s ? Not sure what you mean by needing replacing It sounded to me like they didn't do too badly.

O9, cirkin and hjelde to come back in.

Just a couple of defensive reinforcement needed imo
Yeah that's what I'm saying I wouldn't expect any of those u21s as good as they might be to be in the squad come match day 1, Onien and Cirkin are missing, also think Hjelde isn't up to it either and injured

I'd want at least 2 cbs and a RB/LB - really like huggins so more than likely he adds real competition
A centre mid
A winger
A striker
 
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This is a quote from Speakman in the Sunderland Echo after he signed, which clearly shows that the club see him as a RW but one that can play LW:
"Predominantly playing wide right, Chemsdine excels in duels and possesses elite physical qualities, and he also has flexibility to play across the frontline."
He did play RW but that was to accommodate Tzolis mind
 
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Maybe i'm wrong here but I thought Talbi was fine last night. The way our system worked it was always going to be Adingra having the majority of the ball, ELF was on that side feeding him. Had a couple of good runs and his defensive work was good. Think he'll be fine on both sides.
 
Maybe i'm wrong here but I thought Talbi was fine last night. The way our system worked it was always going to be Adingra having the majority of the ball, ELF was on that side feeding him. Had a couple of good runs and his defensive work was good. Think he'll be fine on both sides.

he absolutely may well be fine on the right. It’s silly to judge him after 45 mins of a pre season friendly. But I have anyway :D
 
Maybe i'm wrong here but I thought Talbi was fine last night. The way our system worked it was always going to be Adingra having the majority of the ball, ELF was on that side feeding him. Had a couple of good runs and his defensive work was good. Think he'll be fine on both sides.
Agreed.

would like one more winger and it too be left footed if possible
 
Maybe i'm wrong here but I thought Talbi was fine last night. The way our system worked it was always going to be Adingra having the majority of the ball, ELF was on that side feeding him. Had a couple of good runs and his defensive work was good. Think he'll be fine on both sides.
He was totally fine, wingers are often so hard to judge when only playing 1 half

He put in a shift for us and once he gets up to speed will be a cracking player
 
I think also tactically it’s tricky for a right winger when the right back inverts into the holding midfield role like Hume was doing last night. We basically played without a right flank.
 
I would guess something flagged up in the medical and we have agreed to not release it to the press.

Agreed. I have absolutely no clue why so many people are assuming his agent asked for more money at the last minute and torpedoed the deal, makes zero sense.

He flew in for a medical, and the next thing we hear the deal is off. Pretty ****ing obvious what's happened, imo.
 
Honestly shocked it's the contract. He's been playing in Serie B last season. What could he be asking that's so ridiculous?! What a daft lad if he's blown his big move by asking too much.
If he's been in Serie B, I wonder what wage has he been on? If say £10k a week, will this cause us problems increasing it to more than say £20k - as it would upset Neil and Cirkin, who maybe in a similar pay band/ incremental increase issue?

It will also be interesting to see what that other CB we were linked with who's on £7k, to what we agree on.
 
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