Aymeric Laporte

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Every player is going to be hesitant about a choice which will affect their football career and life ! You think Aguero/Yaya/Silva did not think a 100 times before joining us? Hell,even Scott Sinclair would have. You have to realize the lad is coming in to compete against Otamendi, Mangala, Kompany and possibly Stones ! His career isn't stagnant, he will get into the national team even if he stays at Bilbao, he knows Barcelona love him and might move for him later if not now. There are a million combinations in his head and its only right any person would have to think twice before making a career defining move.

Also, there was a time when players used to think about joining us because of not being "big enough" not it is the other around, we have too much competition and it would scare a few players because they know a few bad games and they are on the bench.
 
kupest said:
Every player is going to be hesitant about a choice which will affect their football career and life ! You think Aguero/Yaya/Silva did not think a 100 times before joining us? Hell,even Scott Sinclair would have. You have to realize the lad is coming in to compete against Otamendi, Mangala, Kompany and possibly Stones ! His career isn't stagnant, he will get into the national team even if he stays at Bilbao, he knows Barcelona love him and might move for him later if not now. There are a million combinations in his head and its only right any person would have to think twice before making a career defining move.

Also, there was a time when players used to think about joining us because of not being "big enough" not it is the other around, we have too much competition and it would scare a few players because they know a few bad games and they are on the bench.
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Your last point is a good one - I think the club looks closely at the attitude of players and whether they have the character to fight for a place - if they cant cope with competition for places they shouldn't join us.
 
If twitter says he hesitant then.......!
Twitter knows fuck all, I know fuck all, journalists know fuck all (He's staying - he's leaving - he's making his mind up all been reported this week), you all know fuck all......all thats written in the media is mere speculation. I say "fuck all" in relation to progress of any potential deal and either parties intentions. We're interested in him that is a given!
Makes for talking points though which is why we're here I suppose.
 
Kinkys Left Foot said:
If twitter says he hesitant then.......!
Twitter knows fuck all, I know fuck all, journalists know fuck all (He's staying - he's leaving - he's making his mind up all been reported this week), you all know fuck all......all thats written in the media is mere speculation. I say "fuck all" in relation to progress of any potential deal and either parties intentions. We're interested in him that is a given!
Makes for talking points though which is why we're here I suppose.
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+1. People make much too much about what the papers say. They really do know fuck all. Especially the British media. I find it amazing the rumors they spew over there, whereas in American sports journalism if they don't have a source no one gives it credibility in the slightest.
 
Cheadle_hulmeBlue said:
i think thats pretty close to the first team mate. i can't see us being so attack minded though, id go with


.......................Hart
....Stones.......Kompany........Laporte
...........Gundogan.... fernandinho
.......KBD............Silva.......Sterling
...........Aguero........Aubameyang

Bench GK, Nacho, sane, sagna, navas, fernando, youngster - bryne ?
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In fairness I can't see us splashing out a lot of money on sane only to then put him on bench. He'll probably replace silva and KDB will play as a number 10
 
There is absolutely no way we are going to play 3 at the back unless we play wingbacks. Our defence already gets shafted on the counter, 3 at the back in the premier league is suicide.

Having KDB and Sterling (or whoever plays the wings) acting as defending wing backs is at the expense of pace on the counter as they would have to get past the opposition's winger and fullback as oppose to just the fullback (and drawn central midfielder). More importantly they are not effective defenders (especially Sterling). That leaves you with two holding midfielders and Silva (a possession player, as oppose to one with pace) to move up the pitch as one triangle (where the wingers would otherwise form connecting triangles to shift the ball), which would not be hard to snuff out by a top side. This would also leave two isolated forwards who feel the need to drop deep; very quickly your attacking threat starts to fall apart. With proper wingbacks, a different midfield and the right tactics it could be very effective however - but we don't have the right players.

Believing we'll play 3 at the back to cram in the superstars is naive imo. There's my colours nailed to the mast, feel free to bump at the end of August.
 
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Every time teams play 3 at the back against us they seem to do so very well. It always seems to be an off the cuff decison too, not like they have weeks of having it drilled into them.

When we do it we look like our defenders boots are supplied by Havianas.
 
KCblue said:
+1. People make much too much about what the papers say. They really do know fuck all. Especially the British media. I find it amazing the rumors they spew over there, whereas in American sports journalism if they don't have a source no one gives it credibility in the slightest.
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Truth is, all we have to go on are reports. That's the only way we even know that we're in for Laporte. Completely dismissing reports as a source of knowledge is ridiculous.
 
There's no hesitancy, he's being respectful to the club and doesn't want to turn this into a Herrera/United situation which was a 2 year soap opera. There's all the paper work that needs to get in order there's the talks with Bilbao, there was the medical clearance and he's probably drafting his goodbye letter to a very loyal fanbase that year after year see their favorites leave.
 
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