I would keep Ake for another season because he has a knack of saving off the line, a goal threat and is solid when fit. Akanji is OK but maybe Reis will need to go on lone to keep match fit, but only for the first half of the season. For me the biggest concern is right back.Honestly I would just try to sell both of those. They didnt matter this season and shouldn’t the next. Give the minutes to Khusanov and Reis. At least they active + Akanji is there too. That’s more than enough.
He'll never have a clearance as good as the one Stones cleared off the line against Liverpool.I would keep Ake for another season because he has a knack of saving off the line, a goal threat and is solid when fit
No one will. Greatest clearance of all time.He'll never have a clearance as good as the one Stones cleared off the line against Liverpool.
He also made some errors and was over hyped on here as everyone was desperate in that gloomy spell.Exactly. I saw nothing from Khusanovs performances that would lead me to believe he needs to be loaned. He showed a ton of potential in his limited appearances especially when he was thrown into the fire immediately. His pace is electric for a cb. Easily our quickest cb. He needs to stay and play
That Spurs one was quite satisfying last week too! A close second :-)No one will. Greatest clearance of all time.
Am I imagining it or did he get player of the month?He also made some errors and was over hyped on here as everyone was desperate in that gloomy spell.
He is still one for the future.
Yes because everyone else was shit. We hardly saw him again.Am I imagining it or did he get player of the mon
Is there any truth to that story re: not playing him after 9 matches as we'd have to pay €5m to Lens.Yes because everyone else was shit. We hardly saw him again.
I know fuck all but wouldn’t have thought the club would have risked CL football to save £5m if we thought he was a difference maker on the pitch.Is there any truth to that story re: not playing him after 9 matches as we'd have to pay €5m to Lens.
I'm with you on that oneI know fuck all but wouldn’t have thought the club would have risked CL football to save £5m if we thought he was a difference maker on the pitch.
£5m to play Kushanov? How much would we have 'lost' if we hadn't qualified.......maybe that answers your question lol.Is there any truth to that story re: not playing him after 9 matches as we'd have to pay €5m to Lens.
I already said it didn't make sense.£5m to play Kushanov? How much would we have 'lost' if we hadn't qualified.......maybe that answers your question lol.
....then do you believe it?I already said it didn't make sense.
No....then do you believe it?
Agree.....Kushanov is young, come from a poor standard league, doesn't/didn't speak English, and probably knackered from shagging after getting married (as he knows that won't last long!!)No
Pep took him off when he got that yellow card.
O Reilly on at LB and Gvardiol at CB had a v good partnership
I do think Pep made a mistake in taking Gvardiol out of CB and bringing in Akanji
Then took Nunes out and replaced him with Akanji.
Worked out OK in the end
I look at his recovery from those errors and see no need to loan him out. The way he started against Chelsea couldn’t have been worse for any player especially a 20 yr old. But the way he came back and stepped up. That’s the sign of a baller in my opinion. Kid doesn’t speak a lick of English, still very young. But shows tons of promise.He also made some errors and was over hyped on here as everyone was desperate in that gloomy spell.
He is still one for the future.
Big mistake if we loan this guy out as he is our future and needs to play next season but have a feeling pep will carry on picking arkanji Dias stones and ake and keep gvadiol on the left .I look at his recovery from those errors and see no need to loan him out. The way he started against Chelsea couldn’t have been worse for any player especially a 20 yr old. But the way he came back and stepped up. That’s the sign of a baller in my opinion. Kid doesn’t speak a lick of English, still very young. But shows tons of promise.
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