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If you’re on twitter, give this guy a follow. He does very in depth tactical threads

Manchester United fans should hold their head up high.

United went to the Emirates with an injury-stricken squad which got worse mid-game but still took control away from Arsenal for large periods. Not only that, but they were an inch away from winning via Garnacho.

Patience…

— EBL (@EBL2017) September 3, 2023

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Yes exactly and a lot of teams go man to man now so you absolutely have to have height, hence Havertz at Arsenal and more so Haaland at City. Going long for the big man has come back into fashion again. There were some good Tifo videos about it. Before Hojlund, we completely lacked a physical presence to take advantage of Onana’s excellent ability to pick a pass.

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That’s the thing Lukcy. Someone like Osimhen would have probably cost £150mil this summer. You’ve then the difficulty now of competition from the Saudi teams. Liverpool have a good attack now but even they’ve spent a ton on money on Nunez who the manager doesn’t seem to know if he trusts or not. I dontthink Cody Gakpo is top class either. A good, steady forward but nothing more.

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I think Hojlund will get plenty of service through the middle though Lucky. Fernandes is one of the best chance creators in the league. Shaw delivers a good ball too if he’s allowed to bomb on and is not inverting or filling in at CB.

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Yeah thought we deserved a point for sure Lucky. Thought Hojlund looked bright but he has a lot of pressure to carry this season with Martial the only other option up top.

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It’s not great is it Lucky? 😄. Shows how lacking this squad still is though.

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You couldn’t make it up. So undeserved

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Yeah gutting that. Really looked like Gabriel had played him on.

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“That woman”? Come on Nil 😄

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I’m also still convinced that De Zerbi will eventually be the manager of this Chelsea side. I hope not but I think that’s just a matter of time.

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You look around that Chelsea side and wonder where that billion pounds has gone. It’s not a side that screams quality. So much money spent and you’re playing a CB who turns 39 soon and Jackson up top. There really are so many gaps still.

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Gabby Agbonlahor needs adding to that list Sean. No idea how that guy gets employed. Absolutely no idea.

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Roy Keane, Steven Gerrard and Vincent Kompany. All incredible captains and winners. Arguably 3 of the greatest the league has seen. All had great first spells in management (Sunderland, Rangers and Burnley). Kompany showing that he’s very much following the same trend the other 2 did though. It’s almost as though the sheer fact of who they are is enough to get their teams on board and instill a sense of wanting to run through brick walls for the manager. That desire does seem to have a limit though, as we’re now seeing again.

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True Threeps 😁

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That’s it Adlab. I don’t think it’s about getting the cash into the club Threeps but what that cash can do for the team when reinvested. In just 12 months Salah goes into his final year and there’s every chance he won’t sign a new contract. Salah for 2 years or potentially rebuilding the side for the next 10 years? Easy choice for me. I’d sell him. The very fact they’re going for him tells me he’s suggested to them he’s keen which means he’s had his head turned. What Salah are you going to get for the next 12/24 months with that in mind? Selling him and showing the rest of the team that nobody is indispensable would be a big call but one I think they would benefit from in the long term. Spurs wshowing again today what you can do when reinvesting after selling your star player at the right time.

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Your first paragraph is exactly my point though Nil. Liverpool are desperate for Salah to not go. Is that sustainable? Is that healthy? On Mikus’ point, I can’t help but feel Liverpool should be in a position where they can allow Salah to leave, bank the cash the reinvest when the time suits.

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Mikus’ point about not being so dependent on individual players and ensuring it’s the club that matters and not the players had me thinking about Salah. Liverpool seem desperate to hold onto him. Should that be the case? 100% City would have sold him to the Saudis and reinvested. I can’t help thinking Liverpool might regret not selling him if the fee gets to the kind of silly figures being thrown around. Look at West Ham post-Rice, Spurs post-Kane. I realise the critical factor here is timing. There’s no time for a replacement, sure. But I’d genuinely let him go for crazy money if that was me, then reinvest either in Jan or next summer. What difference would it really make this season, anyway? Will Liverpool get relegated if they sell him? Obviously not. Are they likely to win the league with him? No chance. Hence why I don’t see the sense in turning down crazy money.

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It’s also a case that, irrespective of how they’ve got to the top, now that they’re there, they no longer need to act immorally (payments to parents, routing payments through other subsidiaries, inflating sponsorship deals etc). They can now sit back and enjoy the fruits of their labour because they’re perceived to be the best place for young players to develop and thus the cycle goes on. The best young players then go there, increasing their revenue stream, allowing them to continue to spend reasonable amounts of money filling the gaps the academy can’t with players financed by academy sales. The rest of us are basically screwed 😁.

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Spot on Alfie. It’s easy to point at the net spend and say “wow, they’re just brilliant aren’t they?” but it’s far more complex than that. Take, for example, all their academy sales which prop up their recruitment and allows them to point to an impressive net spend. They’re known for making illegal payments to parents which has basically allowed them to scoop up the top talent at youth level from around the world. That has allowed them to create an unrivalled revenue stream. Their academy is basically a sales channel. Sell-on and buyback clauses allow them to avoid any mistakes. It’s impressive but it’s very much all the result of unlimited wealth masquerading as “just being good at transfers” albeit they have been getting most things right, too, in transfers which helps.

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Fair enough Harry.

Yeah really good points Mikus.

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