Redcafe is deluded
@jamrock @soul24rage
"Neves was too small and not athletic enough. Would struggle in the pl."
"We let PSG sign Neves and took Ugarte off their hands
We let PSG sign Mendes because we had Luke Shaw who was already a sick note
We needed a RB and we let PSG take Hakimi after a really good loan at Inter
We are about to let PSG take Mastantuono"
"I also was against going for him back then. Obviously a good player but I thought a bit too risky for us. And for now, I'd stick to it. I mean, no doubt, he looked really good for PSG, this season and in the final but he is part of a very well working machine. It is a bit like Barcelona who created a functional midfield with Xavi, Iniesta and Busquets. If everything works well together and you have certain abilities (like aerial prowess) somewhere else in the team, you can get by. Take those team mates out and Neves might have looked like a fish out of the water for us. I agree with some notions, yes a player like him should be a starter in our team but I think somebody like Ugarte is needed as well. Maybe not as a starter, granted, but available. And I thought, a team like ours, we'd be in a more immediate need to add grit, steele and solidity to the team. Tricky to get the sequence right of course but I'd do it again (the price for Ugarte was hefty though, no question about it)."