Richarlison

[JerusalemMan]

I remember Peter Odemwingie driving to a club he wanted to move to, only for the transfer to fall through. QPR?

 

[MartyFunkhouser]

Here is what I am trying to genuinely understand. What if we *actually* wanted to keep Richy? What if RDZ’s whole thing was that he’d work with anyone that wanted to fully buy in?

Then I would question his judgement on what the club needs in front of goal, more so than I do already

 

[Bishop]

Then I would question his judgement on what the club needs in front of goal, more so than I do already

This part I agree with. Richy and Solanke should have been out of the door on the 25th of May.

 

[MartyFunkhouser]

And loads of players who don't get their moves. It's not a one size fits all reality. Richy wouldn't be the first nor the last to over play their hand. It happens every summer and to some names more notable than his.

But this shouldn't have been about him getting his move, thats the point, we should have forced the issue way before it got to the stage it did. Maybe we did, but piecing together the interviews it seems we allowed him to d1ck us around for long enough for this situation to manifest as it has. Ultimately its embarrassing for all involved

 

[Bishop]

But this shouldn't have been about him getting his move, thats the point, we should have forced the issue way before it got to the stage it did. Maybe we did, but piecing together the interviews it seems we allowed him to d1ck us around for long enough for this situation to manifest as it has. Ultimately its embarrassing for all involved

Personally I'm not surprised it was difficult to move him on. Why would anyone want to pay good money for him?

 

[MartyFunkhouser]

Personally I'm not surprised it was difficult to move him on. Why would anyone want to pay good money for him?

Well we paid 75m for a winger who has scored 2 times in 50 odd games, so as Del Boy would say, there are always idiots out there with cash on the hip

 

[SissokoWasGood (BoL)]

Then I would question his judgement on what the club needs in front of goal, more so than I do already

I don’t really disagree with you there. I’m kind of surprised RDZ wanted to keep him, given how bad Richy has been in build up for quite a long time.

OTOH, it seems like RDZ thinks he can work with anyone, so long as they buy in. And to the extent that RDZ’s system relies on rehearsed moves or plans that need to be followed more strictly, Richy did ok under Conte in that respect.

But that’s what it feels like. They wanted to keep him (and there’s certainly a debate about whether he’s been good enough to be kept) but accepting that they wanted to keep him, I think it makes the club’s actions look perfectly sensible. They weren’t trying to bomb anyone out. Anyone who wanted to go, could. And anyone who wanted to commit seemingly had a home.