2021/22 Dele Alli

[Carlito]

LAD HE EARNS 120K A WEEK, HE HAS NO RIGHT TO BE BOGGED DOWN BY THIS RAT RACE WE CALL LIFE, CANT HE JUST BUY SOME NEW MENTAL, GIVE NURSES FOOTBALLER WAGES

It would actually be quite funny if footballers started talking about getting out of the rat race.

'I know lads that are still working at 34, 35...'

 

[PhoenixIreland]

According to this article, there's a chance he'll be leaving:

Transfer gossip: Ronaldo 'surprised' by new Man Utd plan; Everton set to axe Dele Alli

Manchester United have a cunning plan that’s taken Ronaldo by surprise while Dele Alli looks set for a new low…

www.football365.com

 

[Goat]

According to this article, there's a chance he'll be leaving:

Transfer gossip: Ronaldo 'surprised' by new Man Utd plan; Everton set to axe Dele Alli

Manchester United have a cunning plan that’s taken Ronaldo by surprise while Dele Alli looks set for a new low…

www.football365.com

Its a story from The Scum, who seem to have a "lets have another pop at a young footballer called dele policy".

If another journo mentions, then it might be worth listening too.

 

[PhoenixIreland]

Its a story from The Scum, who seem to have a "lets have another pop at a young footballer called dele policy".

If another journo mentions, then it might be worth listening too.

Oh right, didn't know it was from them.

 

[coollino]

Its a story from The Scum, who seem to have a "lets have another pop at a young footballer called dele policy".

If another journo mentions, then it might be worth listening too.

*non-white

 

[kenada_blue]

That team will get absolutely destroyed on transitions. We are nowhere near good enough to play 4 attackers.

It's why we should be buying some midfielders

 

[kenada_blue]

We can't afford the two / three elite CMs we'd need to make that work.

Alli plays alongside DCL in a 532 or he doesn't start. And even then we'd need two new CMs.

Which is what we should be looking to buy in the window.

 

[gonetomorrow]

I’ve got this wrong, sorry. Please see my responses to other posters.

That's OK. Worse things happen at sea.

 

[Tree13]

Which is what we should be looking to buy in the window.

Agreed, but in a qualified manner.

The standard of CM needed to play a 2-man midfield is beyond every single midfielder we currently have, without exception. Our two best CMs are currently Doucoure and Iwobi, and neither one of them is good enough to play as one of a pair. Therefore to play a formation that features just two CMs, we'd need to buy three CMs who are ALL better than our current best CMs. Why three? To provide for injury, suspension and rotation.

Conversely, if we stick to a three-man midfield we can utilise SOME of our existing squad. Iwobi can play well as an 8 in a three-man midfield. Doucoure can do a job and in the brave new world of 5 subs, I'd actually say he'd be valuable as the first man off the bench in most games. Carlo got a tune out of Davies in a 433. We could even risk giving Gbamin a few starts.

Look at who's out there available in our price bracket:

Gana (if we can get PSG to agree to a loan)
Grillitsch (if we can agree a salary)
Knight (if we can scrape together £5m)

None of them are good enough to carry one of our existing CMs in a two-man midfield. But any two of them could provide the solidity that would be needed to allow Iwobi to play well, and to allow us to play any 2 CBs from Mina, Tarkowski and Holgate in a flat back 4.

To anyone who wants a two man midfield: Who's even available to fit that profile?

 

[matty1878]

i think he will be good

 

[NilSatisOptimum]

i think he will be good

Comes across a chippy surly so and so thus fits right in at Everton...

A young black player that does not kowtow to British media, funnily enough Ashley Cole got similar treatment.

 

[matty1878]

Agreed, but in a qualified manner.

The standard of CM needed to play a 2-man midfield is beyond every single midfielder we currently have, without exception. Our two best CMs are currently Doucoure and Iwobi, and neither one of them is good enough to play as one of a pair. Therefore to play a formation that features just two CMs, we'd need to buy three CMs who are ALL better than our current best CMs. Why three? To provide for injury, suspension and rotation.

Conversely, if we stick to a three-man midfield we can utilise SOME of our existing squad. Iwobi can play well as an 8 in a three-man midfield. Doucoure can do a job and in the brave new world of 5 subs, I'd actually say he'd be valuable as the first man off the bench in most games. Carlo got a tune out of Davies in a 433. We could even risk giving Gbamin a few starts.

Look at who's out there available in our price bracket:

Gana (if we can get PSG to agree to a loan)
Grillitsch (if we can agree a salary)
Knight (if we can scrape together £5m)

None of them are good enough to carry one of our existing CMs in a two-man midfield. But any two of them could provide the solidity that would be needed to allow Iwobi to play well, and to allow us to play any 2 CBs from Mina, Tarkowski and Holgate in a flat back 4.

To anyone who wants a two man midfield: Who's even available to fit that profile?

gana? ffs stop it sailed that one

 

[Tree13]

gana? ffs stop it sailed that one

Idrissa Gana returning for a year on loan makes a LOT of sense for us. No idea if PSG would go for it, but I certainly would.

EDIT: just realised we're in the Dele Alli thread. All this talk of midfielders is waaaay off-topic - apologies.

 

[matty1878]

Idrissa Gana returning for a year on loan makes a LOT of sense for us. No idea if PSG would go for it, but I certainly would.

EDIT: just realised we're in the Dele Alli thread. All this talk of midfielders is waaaay off-topic - apologies.

i’m sure lampard has is own players he wants

 

[Tree13]

i’m sure lampard has is own players he wants

Agreed.

Big question is, however: Is Dele Alli one of the players Lampard wants?