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Lucas Paqueta investigated by FA for alleged betting breaches
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Kompany is King
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It’s a good point.
Pretty sure City scouts will have seen him live.
Pretty sure City scouts will have seen him live.
Is the most un-City player among the Brazilian new generation imo. I can see him at Juventus, Chelsea, United, even Liverpool, but not City.
Sleeping_Easy
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If he`s a great talent but needs more playing time, why not?
If he costs £40m at that age then surely he's good enough to be in and around the squad
Divino da Guia
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Just to clarify a point: some poster made a comparison with Douglas Luiz. They are not players with the same status. Lucas Paquetá is in the standby list of the nt and if some midfielder is injured he would play in the world cup.
Divino da Guia
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Make no sense. Paqueta is more defensive. I doubt he can be a top scorer like Fekir. He can play in a midfield 2 or 3, but is not someone who will score a lot of goals. He can help to build the game much more though. They played him as 9 sometimes, but he is 100% midfielder now.Read the dippers are interested as a alternative to Fekir
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My guess is that Spurs is the other team interested since it looks like Dembele is heading to Inter or possibly Napoli.
Andrew___K
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This kid has the right skillset for a Pep pivot:
- very tight technique and outstanding footwork, a-la Busi/Weigl/Pogba
- very precise passer
- prefers to evade the press by safe passing/footwork rather than movement
- can turn with the ball under pressure very quickly and make forward passes almost immediately
- tries to make fake moves to turn opposing players in a wrong way (probs one of the most important abilities for a pivot)
- leftie, but passes from both feet and can cover all angles comfortably
Looks a bit raw, his ability to make penetrating passes isn't that impressive. But all the ingridients are there, the question is how high is his ceiling. Turns only 21 this month, so plenty of room to grow.
I would say he's a smaller and more mobile version of Julian Weigl. Can play as 8 and is a good dribbler, but looks more convincing in deeper areas.
There were numerous reports before the WC that City are scouting him. Could become an option during the winter transfer window, after the Brazilian league ends.
https://pvc.blogosfera.uol.com.br/2...nglaterra-flamengo-quer-paqueta-ate-dezembro/
- very tight technique and outstanding footwork, a-la Busi/Weigl/Pogba
- very precise passer
- prefers to evade the press by safe passing/footwork rather than movement
- can turn with the ball under pressure very quickly and make forward passes almost immediately
- tries to make fake moves to turn opposing players in a wrong way (probs one of the most important abilities for a pivot)
- leftie, but passes from both feet and can cover all angles comfortably
Looks a bit raw, his ability to make penetrating passes isn't that impressive. But all the ingridients are there, the question is how high is his ceiling. Turns only 21 this month, so plenty of room to grow.
I would say he's a smaller and more mobile version of Julian Weigl. Can play as 8 and is a good dribbler, but looks more convincing in deeper areas.
There were numerous reports before the WC that City are scouting him. Could become an option during the winter transfer window, after the Brazilian league ends.
https://pvc.blogosfera.uol.com.br/2...nglaterra-flamengo-quer-paqueta-ate-dezembro/
r.soleofsalford
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Does he have a sister called Margretta