Diego21

Sorry mates because I was working and I couldn't say this to you at time.. If you hadn't watched the match, in Athletic Club Youtube chanell have been broadcasted. You can see anyway PS. I don't know is it geoblocked or not.

I am not the biggest fan of Krafth, but he earned this extensions in the last months with Howe in the bench.

I have a doubdt. What is for you the fee of Trippier transfer?? 12M pounds more or less? In Spain, so much people said in January the transfer fee was 12M pounds, but if Newcastle get not relegated should pay another 12M pounds to Atletico. It's a 'info' Ben Jacobs published then and some media like Sky too.

I don't judge him. I missed a couple of those in my short amateur career as a kid.

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Very disappointed that Adam interviewed a guy from Atletico de Madrid and it wasn't me

Please tell me that April Fools has been delayed this year.

Well, don't expect much. I already tell it. Scamacca played in youth time at Roma. A couple of years ago, his father, to settle pending accounts, entered the Ciutat Esportiva de la Roma with a baseball bat and an iron bar and destroyed the cars of several bosses. His grandfather has been arrested several times in his town, on one occasion, when the police arrived, he was in a bar with a knife threatening normal people.

Wait to hear stories about his father and grandfather.

Real Sociedad is a tough negotiator. They normally don't sell their players below buyout clauses. For example, they sold Diego Llorente to Leeds for around 20 million. It seems to me that he was one of the worst defenders in the Spanish First Division. They sold Odriozola to Real Madrid for a fixed 30 million plus 5 in Bonus (his termination clause was 40). They sold Yuri to PSG for 15 million and Iñigo Martinez to Bilbao for 30 million (his termination clause). And these are all fenders, which are usually cheaper. If we go a little further back, they sold Griezmann to Atlético for 30 million (and saved 20% of a future sale) and Illarramenti to Real Madrid for 30 million. (Both had that termination clause) I think it will be very difficult for them to negotiate for Isak for less than 50 million.

@Polarboy @Dr Gloom I don't think he can play all three attacking positions. I think he is a player who can very well drop to the wing to download the game (preferably to the left wing), but I don't see him as an attacker out there, as in his day, let's say, it could be Henry. I can't compare him to Ekitike because I've never seen the Frenchman play. In my opinion, the best situation for Isak would be to be a solo player up front, sending long balls and waiting for others to arrive from the second row. That is to say, I think he is a player that we could have taken advantage of very well between 2017 and 2021, but now with Howe we may be going to play something else. If we play Isak alone up front, he could help other players with good arrival, but surely we would need guys like Joelinton, St Maximin, Bruno, Willock or the player who is going to play on the right wing to put up a good number of goals. It is true that Isak scored many goals in a bad team like Willem II, but the truth is that except for that year, he has not been a good finisher. If he ends up improving in that aspect, I do think he would be a very good signing even for 50M

This year Isak has been tremendously bad. But I think he has the potential to be a great player. He is very good at footwork, he is very intelligent, he has very good actions. However, I have my doubts that he can carry the weight of the goal alone. He misses a lot of very clear chances. Instead, he is still 22 years old and he can still improve that facet. I don't think that today he is a 50 million player. If we could get it out for 30 I would see it as more suitable. Isak is not my favorite for us because the style, but I admit that he would not be bad, that he could play very well in pairs with Wilson, although it would raise doubts if he played alone up front (which I imagine is what Howe would look for). Real Sociedad is a team that does not let its players go easy.

He is a very strong player, who is capable of generating chances on his own without anyone's help. I have never really liked it very much, honestly, although I think it could be a good option for its quality. Still, I'd like a player with other skills, because Zapata is more like what Wilson and Wood can offer us.

Last week I saw a stat that says is the forward in the 5 top leagues with more fails in easy situations to score.

Or even the forwards are without club like Belotti, Keita Balde, Cavani, Mertens, King, Deyverson, Jordan Larsson

And one more thing, the vaccination certificate is the easiest way to enter to some countries. Renan Lodi couldn't play with Brazil in past february because he wasn't vaccunated and Brazil didn't let him to enter his own country. Imagine to pay money for a new player and he can't travel with the team in preseason or international match.

Yes.

I understand Dubravka. When you sign a goalkeeper for 10-11 million like Pope, who is an England international and the second choice after Pickford, you know that if you are Duvrabka you are going to have a very difficult time playing. Dubravka is at a difficult point in his career because after his poor performance in the last European Championship, he is also losing his place as a starter in Slovakia. If Dubravka loses his starting site at Newcastle, his career is over. On the other hand, if he goes to a team where he is a starter, a minor team in England like Norwich, or a minor team in Europe like Sparta Prague or Brugges or similar, he can extend his career as a starter for 2-3 more years and even have options to continue playing for Slovakia. Really when he came to the team, it was already a strong bet, because Ashley did not want to sign him at all and Rafa had Elliott, Darlow and even Woodman on the payroll

When Real Madrid signed Asensio, I promise you that I thought he was going to be the future star of Spain. He spent a year on loan at a team called RC Espanyol, and he was incredibly good. His first season at Real Madrid, too. He is a player with incredible quality and absolutely perfect technical conditions. He runs counterattacks very well and has an excellent ball strike. Now, I think he lacks greatness and that he is a conformist player. Since 2019 his level is quite irregular (it is true that in June 2019 he had a very serious knee injury) but this came from before. On many occasions, when they have asked him about his level or his demands, he has shown that he is not great with statements such as "I am not the one who has to pull the cart, I am very young, other players have to play here". He is easily erased from matches. A couple of years ago he missed a game because of an infected hair on his leg, for example. He is a very strange player. Because he hasn't been important or a starter at Real Madrid for years, and instead the other day Luis Enrique gave him the starting job in Spain and he was the best. Without a doubt, for 20-25 million he would be a great signing. I think he plays better on both wings and not behind a striker. His contract ends next year and Real Madrid want to sell him because they know that his intention is to leave for free (and he has an offer for it from Atletico de Madrid)

I didn't know this glad was NUFC Suporter. I was watching a few months ago in Madrid Tournament