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We just watched Kovacic boss it versus a top-six team in the league. Why do we need more cover than that?

I see Rico Lewis's sister is joining the first team for their pre-season. She's a right back, too, and only 16! The downside is that it likely means the injury to the Japanese right back we just bought is a serious one. I was actually watching that match, and it certainly didn't look...

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Neither can I, pal. I'm certainly not mad about it. Any word on Bobb?

I agree, but I also think he's been a victim of his versatility. However, as we saw last year, he was more outspoken than ever about not wanting to play on the wing, and he backed that talk up through the middle by more or less carrying us to the title. Shouldn't that be rewarded? Hasn't he bit...

What more does he have to do to play there full-time? He's 24 now and will, in all likelihood, be voted POTY by his peers tonight at the PFA awards. Why is he held to such a different standard than non-academy players?

I don't see how it doesn't. I am trying to understand why Rodri's backup has to be better than what we already have in Kovacic, but I don't.

Bringing in Gundo will be the nail in his coffin. Pep and co. obviously know far more, but from the outside, I don't see why we're giving up on him so quickly. As you said, he has so many physical tools.

I assume those are from Transfermarkt, which is notoriously poor for things like that. 23/24 vs 22/23 His heatmaps make things obvious.

For one game, Foden has prioritized the team's betterment over his progression for longer than 99.9% of players with his talent would have.

I don't see how this doesn't affect Foden and his playing on the wing far more than he wants. If he finds himself on the wing this season, he has every right to be pissed. Can you imagine Pep putting a player who was bought for 100M and had just won Player of the Year the season in his...

He brilliantly dictated the tempo of yesterday's game. We literally conceded four at Stamford Bridge last year with Rodri ''dictating the tempo'.

He was awful for Leeds in the premier league, but apparently, he really turned it on for them in the Championship. The gap is obviously pretty big between the two leagues, so it will be interesting to see how he does this time around. 40M seems like a lot, though, especially for Brighton.

Did you not watch Kovacic yesterday or...? Away at Stamford Bridge versus a team with as much talent as Chelsea isn't going to be the typical games that Kova/Lewis will be filling in for Rodri, and he was still brilliant. Some of you are acting like Rodri has broken his ankle, not Bobb, and as...

Most people aren't. I'm certainly not. I don't think Gundo can bring that much more than what Kova is already giving us, or Lewis can potentially give us. As I asked earlier, even if Gundo is marginally better than Kova, why does Rodri's backup have to be better than a great player like Kova...

It's unrelated, but Alvarez is coming on for Atletico. Tied at 2-2.

I don't understand why Rodri's BACKUP has to be better than what Kovacic can provide for us—or even potentially Lewis. Do we really think Gundo is going to perform better than Kova did for us yesterday? Kova/Lewis is more than enough quality to step in versus almost any bottom-half Premier...

The more you repeat this, the less I believe you.