Well exactly mate, it'd be good to know for sure! I think it's probably a streamlining, like with the recruitment.
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Well exactly mate, it'd be good to know for sure! I think it's probably a streamlining, like with the recruitment.
I mean he's done one interview - this one - in about six months. Don't think we've heard from him since the summer.
I'm not sure how you can hear the Athletic questions, as there's only one presser this season that they've asked one during the public section of the presser.
Again though, the ideal scenario is through the club.
I never said in the presser (Athletic). How regularly do Leeds and Saints DoF’s do them?
Plus if it’s through the club they’re not going to answer any questions we don’t already know the answer to.
catcherintherye
Player Valuation: £80m
What practical implications are we going to have for the academy? Are we looking for more local lads? I'm not sure how they want it shifted to be honest.
I just think these are all topics which could easily be covered in explanatory, club interviews. Anyway, probably the wrong thread, but it would be nice to see I think.
Zatara
Player Valuation: £100m
Three things I think will be interesting now/summer:
A: Will we see a 'defined' style of play? Ancelotti seems to enjoy tinkering a little to get 3pts which is great but it will be interesting to see if he moulds us into having a main playing style which we use in most games.
B: What kind of right back and central midfielder we sign -- this will change the dynamic of the team
C: The age profile of the players signed.
*also in bold, theres no way we would sell Richarlison for £40-60mil. He's not having the best season but i think hes probably around 1 in 2 or 3 for assists/goals? Also his workrate is intense to watch.
I do think we may see the side evolve to make him more of a threat.
Brands interview in Dutch media, says he’s a big fan of Gravenberch (teenage midfielder) at Ajax but feels that he might be after a move straight to one of the top sides in Europe
Brands looft 'talent van buitencategorie': 'Hij steekt er echt bovenuit'
Marcel Brands vindt dat Ryan Gravenberch een speler van de buitencategorie is. De sportief directeur van Everton verwacht dan ook dat de achttienjarige middenvelder Ajax in de toekomst zal inruilen voor een absolute topclub.www.voetbalprimeur.nl
Gravenberch: I mentioned yesterday that we need a 6 enabling Doucoure and Allan to play as box to box players. Either a world class playmaker, more of an all rounder with good passing range (an anchor) or a young player we can coach into playing the role in the premier league.
The dutch are straight talkers and Gravenberch has talked up a move in the past to Barca which Brands seems to be alluding to.
I think theres no harm positioning ourselves to be a club he (and others) u21 join before taking the leap to Barca/Madrid or whoever else. By that time we may be in the champions league consistently and/or we would make money on the fee if the players do have world class potential.
Weve got Virginia (GK), Branthwaite (CB), Nkounkou (LB) and Kean (CF) as well as Jagne (CM) who have been brought into the club u21.
Were seeing under a top manager that (on the most part) Brands' transfer business isnt the failure its been made out to be overall...there have been some mistakes but we cant be sure how much Moshiri or Silva impacted certain deals. Under Ancelotti it seems to be looking up.
However, other than our signing of Nathangelo Markelo (under koeman i think) weve not brought in any Dutch players. Brands is supposed to have a lot of pull in Holland and should have a very good network of contacts there.
It seems strange to me that weve not signed any Dutch youth players, nor any south american u21s when he was touted as having an enormous amount of contacts.
So far, it seems like Jagne, Nkounkou and Branthwaite are the relative unknowns hes brought in -- its disappointing that there havent been more. Especially when we seem to need forwards and midfielders to bring into the first team.
Zatara
Player Valuation: £100m
Just to add onto my last post...on the 6.
1: If we stick with our defensive setup then we'll need a 6 to link defence and midfield -- our attackers become isolated when Doucoure/Allan drop back looking for the ball.
2: If we add an attacking right back we'll still need a 6 to move the ball left to right and up/down. Doucoure/Allan arent that type of player.
3: If we setup with a 433, a diamond or even a relatively flat 4 in midfield then we'd see James' role defined as right sided, drifting centrally (flat 4 or 433) and at the tip of the diamond.
If we sign an attacking midfielder then that would relegate one of Allan/Doucoure to be more defensive and they may also get in the way of James when he comes infield -- same with Iwobi.
4: We have no one in the centre of the pitch to combine with the left or the right. Those balls James plays to unleash Digne or Richarlison are fantastic...to really turn the screw on teams and increase posession we should have a player in the middle who can easily link not only defence and midfield but Digne/Richarlison on the left and James/Iwobi on the right.
Id have gone for Tonali the last 2 January's and summers as he has the energy, drive, tenacity, tackling ability and passing range to be able to play in the premier league.
My picks:
We were linked with Boubacar Kamara (Marseille) in the summer who was playing as a Centre Back last year. Theyve now moved him to defensive and centre midfield and he looks like he is a very good tenacious all rounder with solid passing range -- Ancelotti was saying he likes players who can play different positions...he can play LB / CB / DM / CM positions.
Bruno Guimaraes (Lyon) Hes brilliant...would be an instant fan favourite. The one player i wish we would sign, heres Juninho Pernambucano's views on him within the article and a brief report;
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1: If we stick with our defensive setup then we'll need a 6 to link defence and midfield -- our attackers become isolated when Doucoure/Allan drop back looking for the ball.
2: If we add an attacking right back we'll still need a 6 to move the ball left to right and up/down. Doucoure/Allan arent that type of player.
3: If we setup with a 433, a diamond or even a relatively flat 4 in midfield then we'd see James' role defined as right sided, drifting centrally (flat 4 or 433) and at the tip of the diamond.
If we sign an attacking midfielder then that would relegate one of Allan/Doucoure to be more defensive and they may also get in the way of James when he comes infield -- same with Iwobi.
4: We have no one in the centre of the pitch to combine with the left or the right. Those balls James plays to unleash Digne or Richarlison are fantastic...to really turn the screw on teams and increase posession we should have a player in the middle who can easily link not only defence and midfield but Digne/Richarlison on the left and James/Iwobi on the right.
Id have gone for Tonali the last 2 January's and summers as he has the energy, drive, tenacity, tackling ability and passing range to be able to play in the premier league.
My picks:
We were linked with Boubacar Kamara (Marseille) in the summer who was playing as a Centre Back last year. Theyve now moved him to defensive and centre midfield and he looks like he is a very good tenacious all rounder with solid passing range -- Ancelotti was saying he likes players who can play different positions...he can play LB / CB / DM / CM positions.
Bruno Guimaraes (Lyon) Hes brilliant...would be an instant fan favourite. The one player i wish we would sign, heres Juninho Pernambucano's views on him within the article and a brief report;
Bruno Guimaraes: How Lyon Beat Euro Giants for Football's Next Great Midfielder
Bruno Guimaraes couldn't hold back the tears following Brazilian minnows Audax 's relegation to the Sao Paulo State Championship second division in 2017...
www.google.com
Just to add onto my last post...on the 6.
1: If we stick with our defensive setup then we'll need a 6 to link defence and midfield -- our attackers become isolated when Doucoure/Allan drop back looking for the ball.
2: If we add an attacking right back we'll still need a 6 to move the ball left to right and up/down. Doucoure/Allan arent that type of player.
3: If we setup with a 433, a diamond or even a relatively flat 4 in midfield then we'd see James' role defined as right sided, drifting centrally (flat 4 or 433) and at the tip of the diamond.
If we sign an attacking midfielder then that would relegate one of Allan/Doucoure to be more defensive and they may also get in the way of James when he comes infield -- same with Iwobi.
4: We have no one in the centre of the pitch to combine with the left or the right. Those balls James plays to unleash Digne or Richarlison are fantastic...to really turn the screw on teams and increase posession we should have a player in the middle who can easily link not only defence and midfield but Digne/Richarlison on the left and James/Iwobi on the right.
Id have gone for Tonali the last 2 January's and summers as he has the energy, drive, tenacity, tackling ability and passing range to be able to play in the premier league.
My picks:
We were linked with Boubacar Kamara (Marseille) in the summer who was playing as a Centre Back last year. Theyve now moved him to defensive and centre midfield and he looks like he is a very good tenacious all rounder with solid passing range -- Ancelotti was saying he likes players who can play different positions...he can play LB / CB / DM / CM positions.
Bruno Guimaraes (Lyon) Hes brilliant...would be an instant fan favourite. The one player i wish we would sign, heres Juninho Pernambucano's views on him within the article and a brief report;
Bruno Guimaraes: How Lyon Beat Euro Giants for Football's Next Great Midfielder
Bruno Guimaraes couldn't hold back the tears following Brazilian minnows Audax 's relegation to the Sao Paulo State Championship second division in 2017...
Not sure what you’re thinking. Instead of signing a top attacking midfielder, you want us to sign a defensive midfielder and push our 2 defensive midfielder higher up the pitch, one of them average in passing and the other one without pace. Merry go round fantasy football just to satisfy your fantasy.
raiseyoureyebrow4thewin!
Player Valuation: £500k
Godfrey with his pace and power, is surely the one to try for defensive mid if Gbamin does not make it.
Zatara
Player Valuation: £100m
We dont have 2 defensive midfielders...
You mean Allan / Doucoure who are both better at playing as 8's ? If you did move Allan / Doucoure into a defensive midfield position then neither of them have the passing ability to spread the play...makes no sense to me.
Why sign an attacking centre midfielder when they occupy the same space James/Iwobi take when they come inside?
Lyon signed him a year ago Zat and his name rings out louder than us.Just to add onto my last post...on the 6.
1: If we stick with our defensive setup then we'll need a 6 to link defence and midfield -- our attackers become isolated when Doucoure/Allan drop back looking for the ball.
2: If we add an attacking right back we'll still need a 6 to move the ball left to right and up/down. Doucoure/Allan arent that type of player.
3: If we setup with a 433, a diamond or even a relatively flat 4 in midfield then we'd see James' role defined as right sided, drifting centrally (flat 4 or 433) and at the tip of the diamond.
If we sign an attacking midfielder then that would relegate one of Allan/Doucoure to be more defensive and they may also get in the way of James when he comes infield -- same with Iwobi.
4: We have no one in the centre of the pitch to combine with the left or the right. Those balls James plays to unleash Digne or Richarlison are fantastic...to really turn the screw on teams and increase posession we should have a player in the middle who can easily link not only defence and midfield but Digne/Richarlison on the left and James/Iwobi on the right.
Id have gone for Tonali the last 2 January's and summers as he has the energy, drive, tenacity, tackling ability and passing range to be able to play in the premier league.
My picks:
We were linked with Boubacar Kamara (Marseille) in the summer who was playing as a Centre Back last year. Theyve now moved him to defensive and centre midfield and he looks like he is a very good tenacious all rounder with solid passing range -- Ancelotti was saying he likes players who can play different positions...he can play LB / CB / DM / CM positions.
Bruno Guimaraes (Lyon) Hes brilliant...would be an instant fan favourite. The one player i wish we would sign, heres Juninho Pernambucano's views on him within the article and a brief report;
Bruno Guimaraes: How Lyon Beat Euro Giants for Football's Next Great Midfielder
Bruno Guimaraes couldn't hold back the tears following Brazilian minnows Audax 's relegation to the Sao Paulo State Championship second division in 2017...
Zatara
Player Valuation: £100m
Everton told to improve £26m offer for AC Milan starlet
AC Milan and reportedly told Everton they'll need to improve their offer of £26m for striker Rafael Leao if they're to stand any chance of signing the Portuguese starlet.
Rafael Leao we were also heavily linked before he joined Milan
Seems like made up rubbish to me.Everton told to improve £26m offer for AC Milan starlet
AC Milan and reportedly told Everton they'll need to improve their offer of £26m for striker Rafael Leao if they're to stand any chance of signing the Portuguese starlet.www.caughtoffside.com
Rafael Leao we were also heavily linked before he joined Milan
Italian media is a very bad source, no Fab no party.
mccole
Player Valuation: £35m
Having brought in Mandzukic and Tomori, they might be trying to streamline their financial aspects but with 14 apps and only 4 starts (5 goals/4 assists) this season, he might be surplus to requirements.
However we aren't spending 20 odd million this January but loan maybe
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