Those were meh signings sporting- and financially-wise in the only summer we were allowed to spend
- Christensen was the only wise choice (0m spent), which was not Xavi's (surprise surpise! the wisest choice in the lever-summer was not one requested by Xavi)
But then injuries caught him, so...
Interesting data analysis on which clubs Isaak will fit the best from @TheSecretScout on twitter
Liverpool are top right corner, as expected (their data analysts know what they are buying).
Barcelona is high, but interestingly he fits better Madrid and City
Surprising that he does not fit...
Yup, they messed up big time.
Ekitike went to Frankfurt on loan in 2023, when they knew Mbape has only 1 year left
and he was sold to Frankfurt in 2024, when Mbape was already gone to Madrid
They merely failed to see his potential
There is no such thing as natural God-given talent.
It all happens in early early age.
Messi was kicking a tennis ball against 4 walls when he was at his grandmother's place and he was 3 or 4 yrs old
Every talented player you will also find similar stories if you dig
At the same time, it's true...
He doesn't need as great an improvement as it is implied.
He was already phenomenal last season at Frankfurt.
It's all PSG's fault who did not see his talent and preferred to cash in on him, rather than wait and trust.
Funny thing is that his associative style of play would fit like a glove in...
Dude, you are embarassing yourself with posts like this
Ekitike has fantastic technique, Nunez can't control a football. How can you put the two in the same sentence?
Let alone of tons of other differences between them
Whoever thinks that Rashford is here as a 'rotation option' at 14m gross simply doesn't have a clue...
Rotation options up top for next season are only Rooney Bardgij what's his name, and Fermin, who will be playing to rest the starters.
Rashford is first choice for the XI, and can play three...
OK, interesting analysis
But 'Average age' is a highly misleading stat...
All it takes is one very old fella like Lewa to skew the metric
We better start looking at the 'median' age of the team as more indicative
Only about Doku:
When he can progress the ball like that AND CREATE right into the box, then I don't think he just 'flatters to deceive'...
A top notch talent that can only become better...
It is, I contribute my own pov on it.
For instance, I don't consider Haaland anywhere close to WC.
I do consider ALL of Allison, VVD, Salah, Wirtz and McAllister WC players
Others might disagree
It is what it is