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  1. Bishop

    Transfer thread

    Villa played through him. He was allowed a lot of freedom of space and also ball possession. At City it's all a bit more systemic and he's not good enough and suited enough to demand as much of the ball. He's also not especially direct, he got lauded a largely because he's very good at keeping...
  2. Bishop

    ENIC

    Yes I remembered that after I posted. its funny because there are loads of records that have stood for 20+ years despite the advances in conditioning. Especially the case with the more skill or technique based sports ie. Javelin, Hurdles, Long and Triple Jump etc.
  3. Bishop

    Kota Takai

    Ohhhh my bad. 😅
  4. Bishop

    ENIC

    As I mentioned earlier I don't really care about pure stats without context, they don't really tell much. As I said earlier Johnson has more goals than Figo ever had in a single season, add his assists and he probably ends up with more G/A. Am I supposed to think Johnson is also better than...
  5. Bishop

    ENIC

    They can run around all day, they ain't touching the ball. 🤣 And sure in purely athletic competitions the standards generally improve but that's not even always the case. The mens long jump ecord has stood for over 30 years, the triple jump for about 25+ years. The 400m hurdles stood for 30 odd...
  6. Bishop

    Kota Takai

    Yeah I hear that, that's why I think height is less important than the actual leap and aggression like you point out. Also reading of the flight of ball is just as key.
  7. Bishop

    ENIC

    I disagree. Arsenal aren't beating 94 AC Milan or 96 Juventus. You can around all you want if they have faaar better ball players you won't touch the ball and they did. 2025 PSG or Liverpool aren't getting a touch Vs 09 Barca either. Fitness levels may have improved but technique has not.
  8. Bishop

    ENIC

    Its not that I'm discrediting his goals it's just that he only scored a particular type of system goal. There isn't a variety to the goals, which largely supports my view that the goals he scored are a product of the system Ange played moreso than any individual brilliance from him. Then you add...
  9. Bishop

    Kota Takai

    The people complaint wants name recognition signings. They want people whom they are either familiar with already or those that rivals fans are so they can brag about the signing.
  10. Bishop

    Kota Takai

    How tall is he? I saw some highlights of him versus CR7 and he seemed to handle the crosses rather well. I think height is a little overrated for defenders to be honest. Leap is more important. Loon at VDV hes 6,4 but pretty rubbish in the air.
  11. Bishop

    ENIC

    We are going to have to agree to disagree because I don't rate players on statistical returns, stats are useful but they often lack context. Johnson's stats look decent but he contributed nothing outside of finishing a particular type of chance to the team s overall hindrance, he's a poor...
  12. Bishop

    Transfer thread

    At this point there's probably something to it but back in 18 he was really smart but from Milan. It those kind of signings that baffle me, we clearly needed a LB and Hernandes was out there and available but he just never seemed on our radar. I really wanted his bro more but that was never ever...
  13. Bishop

    Son Heung-Min

    I'm happy enough for him to stay but it should be with the caveat that he's no longer expected to start every match. He's lost the explosiveness that allowed him to gaine that inch of space that allowed him to separate from his marker and he was never really a true dribbler so I think we...
  14. Bishop

    Transfer thread

    He was someone I thought would be a really good buy back in 19, especially as Rose had gone off the boil at that time. For me one of those we missed out on but then never seemed interested weirdly.
  15. Bishop

    Transfer thread

    My expectations are completely different to my wants.😅 I know we aren't signing an Isak from Saudi Sportswashing Machine or even Ramus from Atalanta for 72m (good thing). I've said loads of times I'm happy enough signing the young, the undervalued and the underappreciated players. You use that market wisely (as...
  16. Bishop

    Transfer thread

    For me the goals numbers were good due to the system. It's something I'll always give Ange a lot of credit for with the obvious caveat of the inherent defensive problems said system incurred. I don't believe the goal numbers were related to the players individually and individually they were all...
  17. Bishop

    Transfer thread

    My friend I watched La Liga. Isak was next up, it was really obvious. He had all the ability he just needed to develop a little bit more physicality. Ndombele was a relative nobody who had masses of potential. They weren't in the same category of player. I watched a lot of Euro football at the...
  18. Bishop

    Transfer thread

    It was never to out advantage. There were some of us who pointed out in the summer that the attack was decidedly average individually and wanted improvements.
  19. Bishop

    Transfer thread

    Sorry Robinho wasn't a genuine established star commanding top wages? Wut? la Liga a middling league? Wut? 🤣 Whether they were statement signings or not is irrelevant, it's to say that a club can sign pretty much any standard of player if and it's a big if they are willing to pay wages as those...
  20. Bishop

    Transfer thread

    Examples of players? I think you're not understanding what I'm saying, a team can sign literally anyone if the wage offer is high enough. Robinho signed for Emirates Marketing Project after their takeover purely due to wages. He didn't even know Emirates Marketing Project as club existed before he joined. That's what I mean...
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