It's Quiet 18 - Wanna ring the bell?

Kamaro011 said:
The problem is Philips spots in lineup is being used by CB DM hybrid with player like Stones and Akanji playing these role in Pep current tactical setup.
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That ain’t his spot that spot needs to be a defender, stones/Lewis or Akanji because they go back into a 4 in defence. Take our starting lineup against Newcastle swap out Rodri for Phillips and you beat most of the teams in the PL if you don’t it’s not just Phillips who’s ‘shit’
 
DMA's said:
important to note re Phillips winning England player of the year. It was a fan vote and Leeds fans basically hijacked it online. Phillips is a very limited footballer who was made to look good by bielsa‘s system. Before bielsa Phillips struggled getting a game for Leeds. He will never be good enough for a top side and sadly was just an awful buy
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phillips played 74(transfer market stats) league games for leeds in the two seasons before bielsa came,(16/17,17/18) bielsa joined in the summer of 2018, i would say he was an integral part of the leeds team before bielsa came, hes a very capable premier league player, he might not be a good fit for our style ,but he would be able to do a very good job for a lot of teams in the premier league imo
 
Jonesyy91 said:
That ain’t his spot that spot needs to be a defender, stones/Lewis or Akanji because they go back into a 4 in defence. Take our starting lineup against Newcastle swap out Rodri for Phillips and you beat most of the teams in the PL if you don’t it’s not just Phillips who’s ‘shit’
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I never said Philips is shit you can check my history post, i just think our tactic is already evolve from last season where someone like Philips isn't that necessary to have anymore. He is good player and i just think it best if we let go of him to other club that will suits him the most.
 
Haaland94 said:
Spot on. I couldn't agree more. It would be a MASSIVE signing for us. He would immediately improve us. Like a statement signing that we wanted all summer long after winning the treble.
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No way are Inter selling a major player 2 weeks before the end of the window. They will want to do well in league and champions league. Hope I’m wrong but I don’t think it will be him.
 
If we flog Philips and don't get a replacement it might be an idea to keep THB around for the year to fill in at CB for Akanji/Stones while they're in midfield?
 
Summerbuzz said:
I mean, Veratti is still available, lol. I don't see it - I think Pep doesn't want him in the squad, his age is a problem, plus there may be something about PSG and City not wanting to deal with each other. But... he fits the bill technically, and he is available.
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Would have been a dream signing 3 or so years ago but he's wrong side of 30 now and injured all the time.
 
blinkblue said:
If we flog Philips and don't get a replacement it might be an idea to keep THB around for the year to fill in at CB for Akanji/Stones while they're in midfield?
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If we sell Phillips and don’t buy another DM think it will be because we think Kovacic and or whichever other midfielder we buy can play there to rest Rodri. Not sure we will be planning to play either Stones or Akanji or any other CB as a pure DM.
 
blue ranger said:
No way are Inter selling a major player 2 weeks before the end of the window. They will want to do well in league and champions league. Hope I’m wrong but I don’t think it will be him.
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That's a good point. However, if not him, then who? We need a world-class CM and we have 90m quid to spend.
 
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