I'll wait to see him play for us, he might just be brilliantmy take on it is that he is worse than walker at right-back but better than Zaba and Sagna, worse than Mendy at left-back but better than Clichy and Kolarov, not a signing i will get really excited about but a good deal imo.
Good. Long overdue.I feel a bit embarrassed that we are spending that much on a back-up RB. And despite it not working out in Madrid. Is by all accounts a highly rated talent.
If we sign Mendy and Bertrand as well. We will have spent about 150m on FB's this season.
£150m - Good.I feel a bit embarrassed that we are spending that much on a back-up RB. And despite it not working out in Madrid. Is by all accounts a highly rated talent.
If we sign Mendy and Bertrand as well. We will have spent about 150m on FB's this season.
Absolutely and if he were twice the price, the money police would be out in force again :)Danilo must have a bit about hit to have earned a move to Madrid in the first place. He looks quick, strong and maybe just needs pep to take him under his wing.
If he was ripping up trees at a second rate club he would cost twice as much.
Proven ability in the past. Just needs a bit of love.
Im all for it.
Good. Long overdue.
That's what happens when you let all your full backs go past 30, the manager plays a system that needs them, and teams are prepared to pay 40m for any half decent player.I feel a bit embarrassed that we are spending that much on a back-up RB. And despite it not working out in Madrid. Is by all accounts a highly rated talent.
If we sign Mendy and Bertrand as well. We will have spent about 150m on FB's this season.
That's one example, how many were deemed 'good enough' but flopped when they were tested at the highest level?
I feel a bit embarrassed that we are spending that much on a back-up RB. And despite it not working out at Madrid. He is by all accounts a highly rated talent.
If we sign Mendy and Bertrand as well. We will have spent about 150m on FB's this season.
Death??If you want the ultimate, you've got to be willing to pay the ultimate price.
Macheda
Wilson
Welbeck
Janujaz
But in fairness to that lot they all got a chance to prove it..You don't get that with us
Because they're not good enough mate, hence why they're being loaned out. If they succeed, great, if not we can earn a profit. It's a win win.
I can 100% see why people are frustrated about youth players not being given a chance, I just also 100% think Maffeo isn't the player that represents that point as he doesn't suit the way we play. For me, it's Angus Gunn and Aleix Garcia, maybe Manu Garcia. They are players who fit perfectly into what we're trying to do, Maffeo currently wouldn't do us any good at all at fullback, clearly Pep was absolutely fuming with how handcuffed he was last year with fullbacks who didn't offer any attack so that's why he's demanded we pay whatever it takes to correct that.See, that's the part I can completely agree with and I suspect that's why we're going with someone else. I do, however, firmly believe he can more than hold his own defensively in a position we struggled for last season and he could have seen more game time then. But he didn't, for whatever reason, and now we've moved on. I can see both sides but I'm still disappointed and I can see why others are as frustrated as they are given the lack of academy products making the step up for us.
Death??
best thing you've written on this thread!! :)I watch quite a lot of La Liga and his performances at Real Madrid would not make you want to sign him. He was awful to begin with, then became average towards the end.
This signing will presumably be based on his Porto days and the belief that he'll be much better here than at Real for whatever reasons - different league, different tactics, change of scenery, different coach etc.
So having said that it's really hard to judge the transfer.