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Virgil van Dijk
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Sheikh rattle and roll
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I just hope if we are doing it ,it is done the day the window opens so he can play immediately and we benefit straight away ludicrous to barter all window and still pay what they wanted ".............if he is the one get it done
The difference is Demichelis had been performing well enough at one of Europe's top club for years and was convincing enough at Malaga for us to sign him. We are paying the best part of 50m for a player who has had very limited experience in the Champions League.
Kevin De Bruyne had almost no experience in the Champions League either, I assume you were firmly against spending money on him as well?
FantasyIreland
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Thats's great,cheers.I asked a Celtic fan about Denayer, he told me that VVD was their top defender by a mile
Kevin De Bruyne had almost no experience in the Champions League either, I assume you were firmly against spending money on him as well?
The differences are de Bruyne had been performing in a much better league for longer (Bundersliga), van Dijk doesn't not strike me as a £50m defender imo (the same could be said about Stones but is still settling in) and as it had been put earlier in this thread he could look like a world beater in Southampton's set up.
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The difference is de Bruyne had been performing in a much better league for longer.
Don't sweat it. If it doesn't work out we can move him on and buy another. The law of averages suggests we will get a decent one eventually. Couldn't give a stuff about the money, it ain't mine.
Don't sweat it. If it doesn't work out we can move him on and buy another. The law of averages suggests we will get a decent one eventually. Couldn't give a stuff about the money, it ain't mine.
I am not worried about the price but the next defensive signing is the most important as he is replacing Vinny.
The differences are de Bruyne had been performing in a much better league for longer (Bundersliga), van Dijk doesn't not strike me as a £50m defender imo (the same could be said about Stones but is still settling in) and as it had been put earlier in this thread he could look like a world beater in Southampton's set up.
Is the Bundesliga a better standard then the Premier League? Even if it is, there's still a lot more risk bringing players in from other leagues. Either way De Bruyne had been with Wolfsburg for 18 months, the same length of time Van Dijk has been playing well in the Premier League.
Is the Bundesliga a better standard then the Premier League? Even if it is, there's still a lot more risk bringing players in from other leagues. Either way De Bruyne had been with Wolfsburg for 18 months, the same length of time Van Dijk has been playing well in the Premier League.
van Dijk seems another pace and power type of player and put him in our system and he will struggle big time. It is probably one of the reasons why we have got rid of Mangala and really struggled under Pellegrini.
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van Dijk seems another pace and power type of player and put him in our system and he will struggle big time. It is probably one of the reasons why we have got rid of Mangala and really struggled.
I've seen a lot of Van Dijk and he's most definitely not just pace and power, I don't think any comparison to Mangala is accurate at all.
I trust Guardiola to know when he sees a defender who will fit the Guardiola system and style of play.
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