Thinking more about this, it's a bad idea to get Alves. Yes at times he looked good when we seen him in the CL... but as his age would the physicality and the frantic pace of the PL be good for him or us? No matter what anyone says, the PL is a whole different ball game compared to Serie A.
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Is this transfer happening,thought tolmie said as far as he knew we had not made any contact with alves or juventus or have I got that wrong..
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Thinking more about this, it's a bad idea to get Alves. Yes at times he looked good when we seen him in the CL... but as his age would the physicality and the frantic pace of the PL be good for him or us? No matter what anyone says, the PL is a whole different ball game compared to Serie A.
thats my concern as well mate....Juve not putting up a fight to keep him either!
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Tolmie is just like the rest of us in that he makes educated guesses and some of them turn out to be true. I trust the bookies a lot more as they aggregate more inside sources and quantify the chances of it happening with data.
At 3/10, this transfer seems to be almost certain. It's a great signing, Alves was arguably the best right wing-back in the world this season. People doubting that he could adapt to the CL clearly didn't watch Juventus this season — his pace, hard tackling and composure are all excellent. Not only would he improve our team instantly, he'd provide winning experience and leadership to the younger players. I've read that we're still interested in Walker, so it's not like we're just giving up on solving the position for the long term. Getting a world-class full-back who Pep knows and trusts for as little as 5m is an obviously good decision.
At 3/10, this transfer seems to be almost certain. It's a great signing, Alves was arguably the best right wing-back in the world this season. People doubting that he could adapt to the CL clearly didn't watch Juventus this season — his pace, hard tackling and composure are all excellent. Not only would he improve our team instantly, he'd provide winning experience and leadership to the younger players. I've read that we're still interested in Walker, so it's not like we're just giving up on solving the position for the long term. Getting a world-class full-back who Pep knows and trusts for as little as 5m is an obviously good decision.
I agree with what you said about Tolmie but get ready for a ton of abuse to come your way for saying that lol.Tolmie is just like the rest of us in that he makes educated guesses and some of them turn out to be true. I trust the bookies a lot more as they aggregate more inside sources and quantify the chances of it happening with data.
At 3/10, this transfer seems to be almost certain. It's a great signing, Alves was arguably the best right wing-back in the world this season. People doubting him clearly didn't watch Juventus this season. Not only would he improve our team instantly, he'd provide winning experience and leadership to the younger players. I've read that we're still interested in Walker, so it's not like we're just giving up on solving the position for the long term. Getting a world-class full-back who Pep knows and trusts for as little as 5m is an obviously good decision.
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Before labelling someone as "clueless" you may wish to review your own posts regarding our player of the year. Shall not quote them.
Hahahahahahahahahahaha.
Yeah, that speaks volumes! Stay away City. I'd rather get a young 19/20 year old as back up.thats my concern as well mate....Juve not putting up a fight to keep him either!
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He doesnt hear everything, nor does he claim to.Is this transfer happening,thought tolmie said as far as he knew we had not made any contact with alves or juventus or have I got that wrong..
Thinking more about this, it's a bad idea to get Alves. Yes at times he looked good when we seen him in the CL... but as his age would the physicality and the frantic pace of the PL be good for him or us? No matter what anyone says, the PL is a whole different ball game compared to Serie A.
If you havent listened to the podcast yet from 93:20 http://ninetythreetwenty.com/podcasts/transfer-talk-iv/ good talk about Alves from hunter :)
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Its looking like it will be free transfer, not £5m according to reports in Italy. Makes it even betterTolmie is just like the rest of us in that he makes educated guesses and some of them turn out to be true. I trust the bookies a lot more as they aggregate more inside sources and quantify the chances of it happening with data.
At 3/10, this transfer seems to be almost certain. It's a great signing, Alves was arguably the best right wing-back in the world this season. People doubting that he could adapt to the CL clearly didn't watch Juventus this season — his pace, hard tackling and composure are all excellent. Not only would he improve our team instantly, he'd provide winning experience and leadership to the younger players. I've read that we're still interested in Walker, so it's not like we're just giving up on solving the position for the long term. Getting a world-class full-back who Pep knows and trusts for as little as 5m is an obviously good decision.
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