Matthijs de Ligt

domalino said:
I think Pep's lost faith in Stones, personally.

3 years under Pep and he's still not established himself as a first choice player.
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If that is the case, then it would explain it.

But it appeared to me that he was playing fantastically well, then got injured & we have not had the time to play him back into starting form, as every game is crucial. Rather like what has happened with Jesus even Leroy Sane.
 
Neville Kneville said:
If that is the case, then it would explain it.

But it appeared to me that he was playing fantastically well, then got injured & we have not had the time to play him back into starting form, as every game is crucial. Rather like what has happened with Jesus even Leroy Sane.
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He was only injured for about 2 weeks! It's not like he needed loads of time to get back into the swing of things like KDB - who we found time for.

His personal life issues might be another reason he's not come back in, but is that even a good excuse? I don't know, but I just can't see Pep being happy that after 3 full seasons and Stones now weeks away from 25 so not a kid anymore, he still has to take him out of big games because he needs "character" (that was the word I think Pep used after the United game) or drop him against physical strikers.

I really like him so I hope I'm wrong and he's back better than ever next season and ready to step up to being an undroppable member of the starting XI, but it's getting harder to see that outcome.
 
Mayor West said:
United say they snubbed him because he will get too fat. Oh well, best move on then.
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Apparently,after looking at the lad father,they decided he was genetically predisposed to developing into a fatty.....what a crock of shit,and if they had used that theory 15/20 years ago they'd never have signed Shrek.
 
If there’s a shred of doubt in this kid’s mind about not joining Barcelona, we should be all over it. We’ve got an incoming transfer ban, Otamendi and Kompany will be gone in a year and Stones hasn’t nailed down his place.
De Ligt, Stones, Laporte and Garcia is as strong a set of CBs as you’re likely to find and we’d be set for ages.

Imagine if the dippers swapped Lovren for De Ligt. Would be sickening.
 
Sir Joe Aguero said:
If there’s a shred of doubt in this kid’s mind about not joining Barcelona, we should be all over it. We’ve got an incoming transfer ban, Otamendi and Kompany will be gone in a year and Stones hasn’t nailed down his place.
De Ligt, Stones, Laporte and Garcia is as strong a set of CBs as you’re likely to find and we’d be set for ages.

Imagine if the dippers swapped Lovren for De Ligt. Would be sickening.
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problem is his agent i think , who is the reason why he isn't off to Barca already - he is demanding a big cut of the transfer fee similar to pogba to the rags. He famously doesn't get on with Pep as well

But now the agent - Riola has been banned , so lets see .
 
Sir Joe Aguero said:
If there’s a shred of doubt in this kid’s mind about not joining Barcelona, we should be all over it. We’ve got an incoming transfer ban, Otamendi and Kompany will be gone in a year and Stones hasn’t nailed down his place.
De Ligt, Stones, Laporte and Garcia is as strong a set of CBs as you’re likely to find and we’d be set for ages.

Imagine if the dippers swapped Lovren for De Ligt. Would be sickening.
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Sir Joe Aguero said:
If there’s a shred of doubt in this kid’s mind about not joining Barcelona, we should be all over it. We’ve got an incoming transfer ban, Otamendi and Kompany will be gone in a year and Stones hasn’t nailed down his place.
De Ligt, Stones, Laporte and Garcia is as strong a set of CBs as you’re likely to find and we’d be set for ages.

Imagine if the dippers swapped Lovren for De Ligt. Would be sickening.
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