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I think it's each season. Or maybe you mean nobody has been able to do it in both. Even still, 10 goals and 10 assists over 34/38 games doesn't seem a high standard given how stats have exploded and attackers are favoured in this era.

I don't know who scouted them but they've bought guys like Kudus, Paqueta and going further back Bowen. Not him most likely but they've brought in some talented players.

I tend to agree with the idea he will be a success. I think he will do well. But it's still a risk as Don says.

Are they really spending 150m euros on him? Fuck sake, he's got loads of potential but that much? For a club like Liverpool who spend big but don't tend to spend fortunes on one player? Plus who knows what his wages will be. You could get two really really good players for that money.

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Also, just to play devil's advocate again seeing as you're mentioning what the Bayern suits are saying - the Germans said in 2011 that Gotze was one of the best talents they had ever had (Sammer amongst others said it). Look how that worked out. I think Wirtz will have a MUCH better career than...

I don't believe anyone is writing him off - everyone knows he's a big big talent and it's a big coup for Liverpool. It's just that diagrams, while helpful, are also misleading. Nobody thinks the guy isn't a potential world-class player if he isn't already. I expect him to do well at Liverpool...

Long passing of his is great from right-back in deep positions on both feet, where he can see the whole pitch, and the crossing, but short two touch pass and move in tight areas is a completely different skillset (so I very much disagree he's a better passer than midfielders, depends on the type...

What's worse - Trent's defending, Hojlund's hold up play, Onana's shot stopping, Mount and Lisandro Martinez's fitness, or Micky Quinn's pace?

Superb word. Will remember that. I hadn't even heard that word and unlike you English is my first language, lol.

He's very reliant on pace. If he loses that he will struggle a lot. Vini the same. Yamal doesn't rely on speed at all.

Yeah as I said the diagrams are useful for showing Wirtz has ability, but the fact he's near Yamal in them shows just how flawed things like that can be, even though I like them still. It's like how fbref stats don't match the eye test of some players at all. Stats are important, but flawed...

Seems a clown of a coach. He was a great player. Hopefully Messi does the right thing and retires right after the next World Cup, just turned 39. That's old enough and he has nothing else to prove. The best player ever should also retire after the biggest tournament ever, like Zidane and other...

Yeah Tempt is closest to it but still not much like it tbh. The guys I met on Yahoo Answers back in the day were legendarily bad for it though. With this being the forum of a La Liga club it's far less sympathetic to the PL, even if most of us like and watch it.

He was brilliant in his prime. I remember first hearing about him in a newspaper before Japan/South Korea (how he was a 'throwback' to the Brazilian flair of old, yes even in 2002 with Rivaldo, Ronaldinho and Ronaldo they were complaining about being too functional) and being gutted he barely...

Good post for the most part. Agree with a lot. Especially the part about not enough pressers high up with Raphinha replaced by Leao.

Diagrams like that - while not perfect - make more sense and are more substantial and eye-opening/less superficial than just counting up G/A. Better predictors for the future. Well done.

Rashford is pretty awful as a 9, according to United fans (and me having seen him there). His skillset is much better suited to coming in off the wing with the play in front of him, where he has space and can go past a man with pace or a trick. Or where he can run in behind better. he's awful...

Yeah don't think I have said much in his thread, but don't think Tah is all that. Not young anymore either.

There isn't really anyone like this on here, but do you know anyone like this irl? Seems like a caricature of a football fan. https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Premface