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In The Winchester, Waiting For This To Blow Over
Country: Northern Ireland
Player:Gabriel
Good name tbf, but his face and hair has me unconvinced if I'm honest.
hard work and efficiency, jummyI don't know as much about Sabitzer as some others, to me he looks like a wide player but I gather he plays centrally. Doesn't feel like my kind of creative midfielder, i prefer creative geniuses with amazing technique and the workrate of a Greek builder in July, whereas Sabitzer seems much more about workrate and less about cultured technique.
But he'd probably suit the PL and he's a perfect age if you want to complement him with ESR. He's like 7 years older than ESR, so he gives you like 4 good seasons and then ESR is at the age to take the reins.
We’re not going to get back to champions league club status any time soon if we turn down proven quality like Sabitzer just so they hinder the chances of our youths.
You get back in the champions league with smart recruitment. You buy players and turn them into 60 million pound players then sel them on to improve your squad.
Spending 40 million on a 26 year old who will have no value at the end of his contract is something Liveerpool can do.
We need to be operating like Leicester. We just bought Partey. By the time we are where we need to be, Partey will unlikely be a first choice player. Auba wont be here when we get where we need to. Neither will Willian.
We need to buy the right age. That is between 20 and 23. A 23 year old player at 27 still had massive resale value. That's why Leipzig had a policy of never buying above that age. Look where they are now.
Look where we are.
It's the kind of buy that prevents us from adding to other areas of the team. 50 million pounds on someone who takes all of ESR game time. I like him, but we are not a champions league club. We need to accept out status.
You get back in the champions league with smart recruitment. You buy players and turn them into 60 million pound players then sel them on to improve your squad.
Spending 40 million on a 26 year old who will have no value at the end of his contract is something Liveerpool can do.
We need to be operating like Leicester. We just bought Partey. By the time we are where we need to be, Partey will unlikely be a first choice player. Auba wont be here when we get where we need to. Neither will Willian.
We need to buy the right age. That is between 20 and 23. A 23 year old player at 27 still had massive resale value. That's why Leipzig had a policy of never buying above that age. Look where they are now.
Look where we are.
We need to be operating like Leicester. We just bought Partey. By the time we are where we need to be, Partey will unlikely be a first choice player. Auba wont be here when we get where we need to. Neither will Willian.
So basically your solution to get us back to competing again is to become a selling club? How did that work out for Wenger?
Also comparing us to Leipzig is a bit silly. PL is a much more competitive cutthroat league.
You get back in the champions league with smart recruitment. You buy players and turn them into 60 million pound players then sel them on to improve your squad.
Spending 40 million on a 26 year old who will have no value at the end of his contract is something Liveerpool can do.
We need to be operating like Leicester. We just bought Partey. By the time we are where we need to be, Partey will unlikely be a first choice player. Auba wont be here when we get where we need to. Neither will Willian.
We need to buy the right age. That is between 20 and 23. A 23 year old player at 27 still had massive resale value. That's why Leipzig had a policy of never buying above that age. Look where they are now.
Look where we are.
Alternatively, he's James Milner with a man-bun.
@Toby Andrl will beat you for talking about his countryman like that
Does he play like a number 10, or does he play from deeper as more an advanced 8?
Value of an asset is not just what you can get by selling him, it what he can contribute to the team currently as well. If he gets us CL and keeps us there, the domino effect in all areas of recruitment is significant. It's pretty much why Özil is a negative asset for us, contributes nothing and is a huge drain on our resources.
If spending that 40 million leads to getting back in the CL this year or next, that's an instant 60+ million in revenue. It's a better way of increasing the revenue streams rather than waiting 3-4 years for the young player to develop. We can't carry 11 projects on the pitch either. We have quite a few as it is.
10s are a rare breed too, it's not easy to get someone short term who's not a has been. I don't know much about this dude, so I'm not vouching for him or anything.
I agree, that why I said earlier I'd like us to get Olise + an experienced player. Olise 19 with huge potential and like Sabitzer not just a No10. Yes we need exp quality but we also have to take chances on young potential as well.
I agree, that why I said earlier I'd like us to get Olise + an experienced player. Olise 19 with huge potential and like Sabitzer not just a No10. Yes we need exp quality but we also have to take chances on young potential as well.