It's Quiet 17 - Glory Thread

[mike1923]

I may get lynched for saying it but Neymar may not be the bad egg in the dressing room people make out. He’s obviously liked by all his PSG teammates, he was at Barca too and in the Brazilian squad as well.

Reminds me of Pogba (known to be positively vocal in the dressing room and also helps with young players) where it’s become the norm to see them as knobheads and poison in the squad because of preconceived opinions you have about them rather than any facts.

Personally, I’d be all over Neymar given the chance but doubt it’ll happen but both player and Pep have given public praise about one another in the past.

I don’t think he’s a bad egg but I don’t think he would fit in here. When we played PSG his work rate was absolutely laughable (granted the same could be said of their entire front three). His transfer fee would be mental as well unless PSG need to let him go to pay for Mbappe’s deal. Spends too much time on the floor and moaning at refs and not enough time working for me. Insanely talented though

 

[The Stockport Iniesta]

We won't need to replace Jesus as we already have Haaland and Alvarez. Sterling and Bernardo would need replacing though especially Bernardo. Selling those 3 would give us a hell of a transfer kitty to bring a couple more in.

 

[simon23]

We won’t need to fight for wins anymore. Haaland will have us 3 up before HT. we need players who can play with their feet up going forward -:)

lose the creativity of Bernardo, the running that creates space from Jesus and sterling, the pressing of those 3 and not to mention the defensive work of those 3 when running back towards their own goal and he will have to

I think people underestimate the work rate of the 3 we are talking about leaving and how the ones left lack it

 

[simon23]

We won't need to replace Jesus as we already have Haaland and Alvarez. Sterling and Bernardo would need replacing though especially Bernardo. Selling those 3 would give us a hell of a transfer kitty to bring a couple more in.

Haaland replaces aguero
Alvarez replaces Torres
So selling Jesus leaves a gap in the squad

And selling Bernardo and Sterling leaves a hue gap as you say

 

[lol yank]

This thread is as bad as the losers on twitter. Someone randomly makes something up and mentions Neymar and the thread then dedicated 50 pages talking about something that will literally never happen.

 

[RobinHood]

Hypothetically if Neymar wanted to join us wouldn’t politics intervene with our owner and PSGs owner.

Bloody accents.

It's Cucurella, Phillips and 'no more' (not 'Neymar').

 

[blueparrot]

lose the creativity of Bernardo, the running that creates space from Jesus and sterling, the pressing of those 3 and not to mention the defensive work of those 3 when running back towards their own goal and he will have to

I think people underestimate the work rate of the 3 we are talking about leaving and how the ones left lack it

Pep doesn’t have teams without workrate, here’s a theory what if Foden played where Bernardo has played, does he lack the work rate, no, the goal threat , no, the skill, no. After all Bernardo has played where David played and Pep has said previously we didn’t need to replace David we had Foden.

 

[Bluechipblue]

I reckon this could be the end mate. Sheikh cashing in. He will take the 200+ million and run :(

Not to mention the 10p and Twix the Sheikh will save not buying Havertz.

 

[Manchester_lalala]

Palmer is ready for the step up, he’s looked the part when he’s played for the first team and he’s far to good for EDS level, he takes the piss at that level. It’s going to be an interesting summer. I’ve got a feeling that Bernardo will leave and Foden will permanently drop back to CM, then we’ll sign a LW.

Grealish/new LW
Haaland/Alvarez
Palmer/Mahrez

That’s strong attacking options. Neymar is a **** but I think Pep would rejuvenate his career. I haven’t seen much of Leao, so I can’t really comment. Felix isn’t a LW, but maybe Pep could see him in that position. Nkunku would be at the top of my list. He can play across the front four and even a bit deeper.

 

[balotelli's back pocket]

Alvarez is a fantastic talent and ready to play a part for us - in the middle.

He came through at River Plate as a winger and was regarded as a good young player with decent potential. But it's only when he went through the middle that he exploded. He's a fantastic finisher, good with both feet, he presses well, he's stocky and strong and he's not slow. But he's probably not as fast as Jesus and certainly not as fast as Sterling. Alvarez is Gabby's replacement, pretty clearly - a back up striker who can also cover the wings and press. He isn't at the same level technically but he could end up being a world class centre forward, and a very good inside forward.

He isn't as good as Gabby on the wing, and Gabby isn't as good as Raz on the wing. The idea that Alvarez is a suitable replacement for Sterling is nonsense.

If he's going, fine. Get the best fee and get it done. But if we've got to within a year of his contract running out and we haven't identified a suitable replacement, it's a failure IMO.