samshere
Why so serieuse?
He got sent off last week. Don't want.
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Dayot Upamecano
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Sanchez11
Nobody Is Coming!
Country: England
Crap excuse!
14Henry
Looking for receipts 👀
It just depends on what difference there is between Upamecano and Gabriel. I dont know either well enough to judge.
It's all about what you can do. Is Thomas/Upamecano/Bellerin better than say Thomas/Gabriel/Aarons?
I would rather 2 top players than 3 half decent ones and I think it the past it's been something that has been a problem. Signing 3 middle of the road players instead of 1 or 2 top players.
To be honest I would want a centre half from the PL to partner Saliba. Imagine having 2 new young CB in the league, Tierney who is still basically new to the league albeit not really country. Bellerin coming back from injury.
It's a good idea, but who are the candidates? Off the top of my head the only one I can think of is Nathan Ake.
Aussie_gunner123
Established Member
Country: Australia
If we get Upamecano I'd be pretty happy, if Barca, Munich & Juventus are after him aswell I think that shows his quality. He's only young & I do believe he has top quality potential. Saliba & Upamecano I'm willing to give a go.
Riou
In The Winchester, Waiting For This To Blow Over
Country: Northern Ireland
Player:Gabriel
He dominated Sp**s in the Champions League, even if he does look a bit rash.
We need centre backs who can at least cope physically in this league, that's why I was so happy to get Saliba...literally zero of our current centre backs have recovery pace, it really limits the way we play, if someone gets he behind us we are ****ed really.
I don't think we will get Dayot, but hopefully these are the player profiles we are targeting, fast players...haven't had a fast centre back since peak Kos.
We need centre backs who can at least cope physically in this league, that's why I was so happy to get Saliba...literally zero of our current centre backs have recovery pace, it really limits the way we play, if someone gets he behind us we are ****ed really.
I don't think we will get Dayot, but hopefully these are the player profiles we are targeting, fast players...haven't had a fast centre back since peak Kos.
SingmeasongSong
Right Sometimes
I don't think our problem has been being cheap, Mustafi and Xhaka have not been cheap at all, especially at the time we got them. It's much rather that we did terribly in terms of what players we went for as there have been pretty obvious talents for half the price we didn't choose to look at...
We also ignored the balance of our squad - it's all been a big mess under Gazidis to be honest.
Looking at the type of signings we are looking to make now gives me confidence that there are good changes coming up though - Upamecano and Partey are exactly those big, strong athletic guys we are lacking.
Country: England
The link was fake anyway, lock this thread until there actual news.
samshere
Why so serieuse?
. Wasn't entirely serious
L3T5 PL4Y
Flair Accuser
Gabriel Maghales and Pau Torres actually look better than Upamecano. Guy gives me Mustafi like vibe. Those two seem calm, composed and skilled on the ball. Upa seems like he is barging in all the time and error prone.
Country: Nigeria
Player:Saliba
truth_hurts
but Holding’s hair transplant was painless
Very silly link.
TromsoGooner
Obsessed With Looking for Eric
Koscielny
Koscielny at his peak was pretty rapid, you rarely saw him beaten for pace
I really don't understand the hype surrounding this guy, he looks very very rash and prone to injuries. Gabriel is the one to go for imo, has all of the tools a modern CB needs: tall, fast and can play. He is left footed as well which is a massive bonus. A Saliba-Gabriel partnership is potentially a title winning combination.
GDeep™
League is very weak
Upamaceno has looked pretty poor recently. I don’t see a top CB there.
Not that we are interested.
Not that we are interested.
Country: England
Fwiw, I really don't think we'll be looking at Upamecano anymore. In my opinion we'll be after a left footed CB. Pau Torres + Gabriel etc. We have Saliba that will take the right side once Luiz leaves and I think we'll look to bring in that left footed CB for balance, not sure it'll be Mari.
Country: Nigeria
Player:Saliba
Milan were never in race Burnley are more richer than them. Sadly.
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Gabriel does look good, for sure, but Upamecano is also very good tbf. He has quite a unique combination of strength and pace, plus he can pass well and dribble with the ball into midfield. But you're right he does look a bit error-prone with his aggressive style.
One thing i'll say about CB's is that you don't necessarily need two tall aerially-dominant CB's, or one right-footed CB and one left-footed CB. You just need a pairing that has a good balance of skills between them. You can have one that's good in the air while the other is quicker over the ground, or one that is more aggressive in duels while the other takes the ball and passes.
Likewise if you have two right-footed CB's but one of them is adept at playing on the left-hand side then that's fine. Koulibaly is a very good right-footed left-sided CB for example.
Not saying Upamecano is the only legitimate candidate, just that we should look for who's a good partner to Saliba - who's going to be very good in the air. Perhaps we want someone who's better at passing, or who's quicker in recoveries. Boubacar Kamara from Marseille, for example, isn't very big. Fans would say he's not tall enough to compete in the air. But he's a very good defender and next to Saliba they could strike a good balance of skills.
Nonces like @GoonerGurjit are so desperate to be the first ones to post a story they didn't even check.
