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@Christmas Tree It's something I've been thinking about all day. And honestly, I think we're going to look at all the options. To begin with, I think the signing is rushed and is done in such amounts due to Wilson's injury on Sunday and because it is obvious that it is impossible to think about him all season. This is important to know about Wilson. 23 games injured in 21-22 12 games injured in 20-21 11 games injured in 18-19 25 games injured in 16-17 30 games injured in 15-16 That is to say, of the last 7 seasons, only in two has it been able to have continuity. We don't know what injury he has now. Maybe two weeks, maybe two months. That can condition everything... And if Isak enters the team with a good performance, perhaps there will be no more debate. But thinking about both Wilson and Isak being healthy. What I think is going to happen is that Isak will gradually move into Wilson's position until he becomes the starter. Maybe this year, all things being equal, Wilson will play. But I think there is a very possible option and he goes through playing with two up and moving ASM away from the band. That is, make a strong midfield made up of Bruno, Joelinton and another between Almirón and Willock, put ASM ahead of them, and have Wilson and Isak play together up front. The last one, without a doubt, is that Isak plays wide in the same system we are in, and that the one who lost the place would surely be Almirón (or Willock, with Almirón going to play in the middle).

Let's see. Let's go by parts. The first thing I have to say is that the fee seems very high. But I already commented in its day, when it sounded for 40-45 million, that for that price the Real Sociedad would never sell it. I think I made a post back in the day telling a bit about the player. He is not my favorite if we want to ensure immediate performance, but I do think he is a great signing. He is a very different player than Wilson. He is very good with the ball at his feet, he moves very well on the wing (left). He is capable of generating chances on his own even though he is outnumbered... He is good in aereal plays. On the other hand, I think he is still a bit to develop. He has many conditions, but he doesn't know how to use them all. And I think that also, when he manages to adapt all this, he will also be a very good scorer. Because, today, he is not a top scorer. To this day, he has been a streak forward. He had some very good months in the Netherlands, and at Real Sociedad he has been irregular. In fact, last year he and Sorloth were the worst pairing of strikers in Spain and the strikers who missed the most chances. In my opinion, we should not judge him from the first day for bad. Although the first year he scored only 5 or 6 goals (I think he just scored 6 goals this last year). He is a boy who is 22 years old and has already played 5 in the elite. He has something. But he has to make that leap. I sincerely hope he doesn't start from day one just because of his high price tag. I have no doubt that's not going to happen, because we saw that it didn't happen with Bruno, and it wouldn't have happened with Botman if Targett was healthy. So I hope that he is in the shadow of Wilson and little by little he can find his place. Without a doubt, he is a very good bet for the future. And I think that his style of play can also greatly enhance the second line and players like St. maximin, Bruno and Almirón.

Nah. Its done.

I trust them a lot. Perhaps later the figures end up being different or there are different details. But I quite believe it. I summarize what they say. Isak to Newcastle for €70M. In addition, there is €5M more for variables and Real Sociedad saves 10% of a future sale. PS: I understand that the club has realized that it is impossible to bet everything on Wilson's health.

Hard time to be Chris Wood.

It was a real problem in the started of Atletico 20-21 season. He played in 4-4-2 as Right Back and he had some problems with the position. But as Atletico won the games... Nobody cares. (Very Good Oblak in these days) In the 9-10 week, Atletico needs to change the system to 3-5-2 because both backs (Trippier and Lodi) are always out of position. And the team improved a lot. Y don't believe we need to change our system, but in matches like yesterday, maybe we can started with 3-5-2 or trying to put a Right Winger that helps so much Trippier.

He scored a great goal and is safe from free kicks, but he missed all three of the team's goals. In the first, he broke the offside (I think Burn too). In the second, he defends the position horribly (it is true that he is paired with two rivals, but he is not even able to be in front of the first one and easily wins the position). In the third, he breaks the offside again. That is why, because of his defensive problems, that I told you when we signed him, that obviously we were going to improve in position but that against teams that attack a lot, his defensive problems are very noticeable (especially playing 4-4- 2).

I think you need to take Spanish lessons. I don't have anyone here to talk to in my language ☹️

I hope not. I really hope not. If Bruno goes to Real Madrid I will go from loving him to hating him. PS It is the second time in 4-5 months that the same source (and that same journalist) has spoken about Bruno Guimaraes and about Real Madrid following him.

Music for mi ears

Confirmed. Achilles broken.

1.- Maddison or Paqueta? Maddison. I mean. I have dirty dreams with the MC formed by Paqueta, Joelinton and Bruno. But Paqueta seems somewhat irregular to me and its adaptation to England is not clear. In fact, in Italy it failed and that makes me doubt. I would sign Paquetá without hesitation, but Maddison's option would be too good. 2.- Bamba DIeng and Ramos... Sorry, but I don't see them so much to make and valuable evaluation. But from the little I've seen, I liked Ramos a lot, Dieng didn't. Ramos is a center forward more like Wilson, Dieng is a striker who can play on the wings. 3.- The case of Barcelona is complex. Really, they have done the same as all the clubs in Spain. In Spain, 18 La Liga clubs have sold 10% of the TV rights for 40 years in exchange for money now. Barcelona has done the same, but independently, taking out more money and without having to pay back so much interest. Barcelona's problem is that they should not be able to register any of the signings. In fact, two days before the start of the League, they only have 15 players registered (only one goalkeeper, and no signings). And if he manages to enroll them all, it would be very very rare because he does not have enough margin (he will, for sure). 4.- Who should aim for? The other day I really liked the team. I think it is only necessary to sign a couple of players. A player who can play up front, who's quick and can move around the front line, to give us an alternative to Wood when Wilson goes down injured (and I don't think we're going to sign anybody and Saint Maximin will take that situation). Someone like Amine Gouiri or Moussa Dembelé could be fine. Depay has also been mentioned. that would be the style A player who is capable of playing through the center as a midfielder and angled to the right wing to accompany the midfielders and who improves the performance that Almirón, Fraser and Murphy give us (and one of the three should go out, although I think that with Howe still can give more than what we have seen these years). That player could be the ones we've already mentioned. Madison, Paquetá. There is a footballer who plays in Portugal called Pedro Gonçalves 'Pote' who would be ideal for me. He is a player very similar to Bruno Fernandes. Another player who fits that profile is Lo Celso, who is not wanted by Tottenham (although it seems that he wants to return to Villarreal). And looking to the future, there is a boy who plays in Argentina very young, called Facundo Farías, who has that dribbling style that could be a world star in 2-3 years.

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Jorge Mendes is the men that controls Valencia and Wolves (and Braga, Besiktas, even Atletico overall in the past) and some portugueses and brazilian players. If you see the Wolves squad, you can find several players under the Mendes Umbrella. Jose Sá, Neves, Moutinho, Semedo, Totti, Jiménez, Pedro Neto, Podence, Chiquinho, Adama Traoré and even the coach Bruno Lage. In the recent years... Nuno (the coach), Trincao, Diogo Jota, Vinagre, Rafa Mir, Rui Patricio, Helder Costa, Ivan Cavaleiro...

Hopefully we are behind Guedes and not the Wolves. Because I do believe that he is a player who fits in very well here. His best position is on the left wing, but I don't think he would have a problem switching places with Saint Maximin. In addition, he could really fight for a place with the Frenchman and that would make both of them raise the level. I really like Guedes. He is fast, he has a good shot from distance and he has good technique. Last year, he even ended up playing a lot as a reference forward up front (not his best position, nor is he a goalscorer), but it could be a solution in case Wilson is unavailable and we need something other than Wood.

Lee Ryder has also come a little over the top with the renovation: "If Howe's wish comes true (to win a trophy) they should make a space between Alan Shearer and Sir Bobby Robson for a new statue."

I'm not sure if I like Cornet or not. I think he can be a good bench player, but we need a starting player on the right wing (And Cornet plays better on the left). I think that, as a starting player, he falls short for the project, and as a revulsive player, he does not improve much what Almirón or Fraser can give us.