>>142989493
>sinking slotto ship
in ur dreams

>>142989506
>Arne Slot saying the squad is good enough to compete but is expecting signings https://x.com/lewissteele_/status/1816514753713611222?s=46
The cope has already started, this same squad that lost to fucking Manure and Atalanta is ready to achieve their “ambitions” imagine openly admitting to already accepting top 4 as your highest ambition

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For real though when will Barca start spending like a madman again? They've been so broke for the last 3 seasons I think. Although in one of those seasons they managed to spend 50m for aging Lewy so..

>>142989685
If you look into their deals they’re pretty much financially hamstrung for the next 20 years due to how much of their revenue they’ve traded off for short term fixes and all the remaining debt they need to pay off. That’s not mentioning additional costs like stadium shit.

>>142989685
When they get a president who doesn’t care about being re-elected. They will need a few years in a row of financial restraint and to make some unpopular sales. Or when the club is entirely owned by investment banks.

>FDJ still waiting for £300m in wages

What happened to the coping retards saying Calafiori wasn't signing with Arse

Remember when Liverpool was supposed to have a documentary coming out based on their last season. Damn what happened to it? Surely they want to get a lot more money from showing behind the scene of Klopp coming into term that he'd had enough with Slipperpool through 4 different point of view?

>>142990240
I kneel. I honestly thought that Liverpool were going to hijack or possibly United.

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>Arsenal agree personal terms with Mikel Merino
>signing old players
Bad idea. Also his FM stats are terrible.

>>142991766
probably want him for that stamina and passing

>>142989685
heh... just one more lever.....

If Arsenal sign Nico Williams they WILL win the league.

>>142991868
Arsenal do need a guy who can run for 90+ mins every game, but they need a guy who can also tackle and pass. He can pass, but not tackle. He isn't good in the air so he doesn't complement their set piece memes. He can't do long shots so no blooters. His finishing is poor so no running into the box to take shots. He isn't fast so he can't zip back and forth to make use of his stamina. He is what I would call a 'squad player' but they have Jorginho so I think it's a waste of money unless he is >£15m (and even then I think they should be signing other people, Onana was perfect for them and United but nope).

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>>142991868
its artetas obsession with winning foggin duels, hes elite in that category

>>142992070
How does he had that high aerial duels win where his jumping is meh, he's pretty strong and decently brave but he wouldn't be doing that % in FM. I've literally had giga chad DMs/MCs with 20 jumping, 20 strength and 18 bravery and they've barely gotten 85%+.

>>142992070
that was probably going to be my other bet. he wants someone who can sit behind rice and play like destroyer while getting the ball up the pitch still. if he can do that in the prem better than jorginho he'll probably start. think partey has fallen to the wayside in that role

>>142991995
>isn’t good in the air
anon you need to fact check better

>>142992193
See >>142991766 cannot deny the facts.

>>142992642
>he ranks among the top 1% of aerial-duel-winning midfielders in the top five leagues.

https://www.football.london/arsenal-fc/transfer-news/mikel-merino-arsenal-transfer-verdict-29594239#

>>142991995
I now know that when people type out player reviews like this, they're purely based off a glance at a listless set of stats in Football Manager such as 'mentality' and 'vision'
It's not actually based on anything outside of that. I genuinely thought people were typing up their personal observations lel

>>142993220
I'm fucking howling reading it
He's typing it out so matter-of-factly too

>>142993220
desu it's a good gimmick, pretending to be an expert on a player but just going off FM stats
i might dive into this...

>>142993220
Yeah wtf.

>>142993643
>desu it's a good gimmick, pretending to be an expert on a player but just going off FM stats
It really is, maybe it was a gimmick all along? All these past years of in-depth analyses on players but they'd never actually seen them play a single time.

>>142993220
as an FM player i usually look at their FM stats, look at what EA and PES think of them (especially since FM is done at the start of the season, and PES and EA release updated cards based on how the player is doing) and then i look up opta stats and whatever to see how they were actually performing and where. i can't watch all these guys actually play, i simply don't have the time, but this takes like 5 minutes and keeps me somewhat informed on what they are like

Who are Citeh splurging on if they getting rid of KDBs wages?

>>142994035
Doesn't FM update the stats halfway through the season with the winter update?

>>142993832
>All these past years of in-depth analyses on players but they'd never actually seen them play a single time.

To be fair how many epl viewers have willingly watched a Real Sociedad match in the past 4/5 years that wasn't because their team played against them in Europe?

>>142995522
Exactly and that's why I honestly don't partake in those chats or even watch highlight videos of those players because it's meaningless, people can make a highlight video for anyone north of Ali Dia

>>142993643
I literally said I was doing this gimmick at the start of /trans/. Wild how people forget it.

>>142997241
Yep he's right. He did. I similarly spend all day every day in /trans/.

>>142994035
this but unironically. the best way to get info about a player you don't know anything about is to look at their FM stats, FIFA stats and then opta stats, maybe with some highlight videos. it clearly isn't informative but it gives you a good idea of their strengths.

>>142994658
Probably some Spaniard that isn't at Madrid or barca that pep will unlock. For whatever dumb reason they always spend millions to buy vini Jr in fm.

>>142997998
In my game, start of the season, City did
>Pitor Zielinski (£28.5m)
>S. Bergwijn (£71m)
>O. Boscagli (£22m)
>Rodrygo (£105m; becoming £140m)

24/25 they did
>Gerson (£31m)

25/26
>Marco Carnesecchi (£18m)
>Theo Hernandez (£49.5m)

26/27
>Gabri Viega (Free)
>Lewis Ferguson (£43.5m; becoming £60m)
>D. Pizarro (£3.75m)
>Jakub Kiwior (confusing amount, loan)
>A. Schjelderup (from me, £84m, becoming £94m)
>Evan Ferguson ((£92m; becoming £123m)

26/27
>Jakub Kiwior (£52m the other season said £23m based on performance so dunno if it is combined into £75m lol)
>Enes Sali (£5.75m)
>Josip Stanisic (£47m; becoming £63m)

Their biggest sale out of all seasons was £54m for Jack Grealish to Madrid kek.

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>David de Gea has shown a willingness to enter into talks with Genoa, according to Italian media.
de gay is still a good GK. there must be some club that would be happy with him in the PL. maybe can't afford his wages.

>>143000247
>>D. Pizarro (£3.75m)
It couldn't be Damian Pizarro right? Dude is a complete fraud. He's only in europe because colo colo were smart enough to take the first offer before he got exposed

>>143000872
Yep it was, from Colo Colo. I have no idea why he was signed. He isn't a good potential player, he isn't good and looking at his stats aged 23 I'm like 'what'. He's played a total of 11 games for them over two seasons. Scored one goal.

>>143000799
who the fuck thought this boat idea was good

>>143001225
>>143000872
He is wanted on loan by a few clubs and Mainz 04 want to sign him. I guess it'll be them hoping to make a profit on him. I'll keep him watched, if they can get £10m or so he'll have been worth it kek.

>>142997998
>>143000247
in my game they get yeremy pino every season, and then try to grab Gavi in january.
since the winter update they also go for that georgian bloke everyone talks about, forget his name. they usually land him.

>>143000826
he must have been asking for too much after his obscene united wage but genoa's highest is £60k/week so surely there'd be a bigger club out there that would take him

>>143002140
maybe he just decided to take a year off after he realised nobody would pay near his old wage and probably just wants to play football now.

>>143002128
Kvaratskhelia (prob spelled wrong). In my game he stayed with Napoli (known as Parthenope for some reason) until 25/26 when he was sold to PSG for £116m. He has done well there. Interestingly in the same window they sold Osimhen to Arsenal for £85m and he has scored 32 goals in 63 games for them averaging 7+ rating. They won the title in 27/28 and were second in 26/27, third in 25/26 when they bought Osimhen. They beat City by one point to win the title. Holjund was top goal scorer that season with 19. Season before Rodgryo for City scored 27. Haaland has never performed better than he did IRL. I sold Neves to Arsenal for £111m and he has been OK. They also signed Ajer from Brentford for £50m(£61m). They signed Geertruida from Madrid for £63m(£70m). Another one of my players for £64m but barely played him (he is basically able to play anywhere on right). Liverpool signed Billy Gilmour for £59m(£66m) and he has been awful. United's biggest signing was Javi Guerra for £98m and he's been awful. Chelsea's biggest signings were this season I'm doing right now from me. They signed Carlos Augusto for £46m(£53m) and his asking value is now £100m+. They signed Hugo Felix from me too for £45.5m(£51m). He was pretty good and could have gotten more but I demanded 50% sell on fee as he's only 24. For reference he averaged 7.78 last season and 7.77 the season before. Got 16 assists last season too. Let him go because my regens are now 20/21 and looking good.

>Dietmar Hamann: Gordon Over Kvaratskhelia for Liverpool
Really?

>>143004957
gordon makes way more sense what do you mean

>>143004957
Makes sense, they have comparable stats last season but one is an English Liverpool fan who plays in the prem

>>143006162
Oh do they? I didn't check. To me, Gordon kinda was a focal point but in Napoli Kvaratskhelia wasn't really.

>>143006017
Dunno I had watched Napoli more times than Newcastle and thought he looked great. Maybe Euro games clouded me.

>>143004092
its interesting how it goes. Arsenal in my last save made 0 starting 11 transfers for 3 seasons and won the premier league twice.

>>143006777
It is weird because Saka, Martinelli, Rice and Saliba are always in the Top 50 players list. I'm always told to sign Martinelli by by staff (yeah like I'm spending £300m on him lol lmao). Rodgryo was a really big signing for City which basically helped them dominate.

>>143006589
i think gordon would likely be cheaper, is english (for homegrown shit), is a childhood liverpool fan, buying him would weaken a rival, is already proven in the premier league, etc

some status autism
23-24 all comps:
gordon 48 matches played 3845 minutes
12 goals (1 PK), 10 assists
xG 10.8 (10.0 without pen)
G+A-PK/90 .49
xG+xAG/90 .52

kvaratskhelia 45 matches played 3573 minutes
11 goals, 7 assists
xG 12.0
G+A-PK/90 .45
xG+xAG/90 .54

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>>143007129
more random stats
(domestic league only)

>>143007129
The reasons you listed him being cheaper is exactly the opposite for me. That's why I was saying go with Kvaratskhelia, since if you're in the PL you pay a premium on English players premium on home grown players, premium on buying from a fellow PL club, premium on buying from a table position 'rival' and premium on PL experience.

>>143007658
hmm i thought the original quote was around 60m for gordon but im googling now and people are guesstimating 70-80 so maybe he wouldnt be as cheap. kvara whatever i assume is around the same so maybe that's a bit more even than i originally said

>Pep leaving City for England
>Klopp retiring

Ten Hag has done a job on these lads...

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>West Ham to cut ties with biggest sponsor Betway following involvement in Lucas Paqueta betting scandal.

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>>143008470
eras come to an end

>>143008583
I kneel...

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>>142994035
>>142997562
>>143000247
>tfw people talk about FM more than they do on /trb/

>>143009713
i use my real name as my manager name and i'm always paranoid i'd accidentally include it in a screenshot so i dont post on /trb/

>>143009713
i stopped looking for a thread because it died so much. end of the season is always slow for it

>>143011504
yeah it doesn't help that it dies faster during international tourneys
>>142935725

>>143009713
/trb/ is dead, look, not even a /trb/ in the title. also it's something to do in between the usual shitposters and actual transfers.

>>143011455
me too.

>>142994658
KDB isn't leaving this summer. Wirtz or Musiala are prob most suitable replacements for him

>Harrison Burrows signed for Sheffield United on Wednesday and is registered as a Sheffield United player by the EFL but no announcement has been made
kek I hate this club sometimes

>>142989493
LIVERPOOL BROS WTF

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>>143014663
Also S24SU added a flair just for his transfer: "Confirmed as going to be confirmed"
fucking kek

>>143014663
Opinion on being linked with Sory Kaba?

>>143015311
Keep thinking he's some relative of based but usually injured Steve Kabba

>>142994658
Dani Olmo

>Ryan Sessegnon has rejoined Fulham on a two-year deal after his contract expired at Tottenham.
>only 24
>cost £25m
grim

>>143016213
F L O P

>>143014663
How the fuck does that happen?

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>>142989493
Jesper Lindstrøm to Everton on loan with option to buy

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>Tottenham lead Liverpool and Arsenal in the race to sign Juventus and Italy winger Federico Chiesa, 26. (Football Transfers)

Newcastle United are confident England winger Anthony Gordon will remain at St James’ Park this summer despite interest from Liverpool. (Team Talk)

>West Ham are considering an improved offer for Jhon Duran, with Aston Villa holding out for £40m for the 20-year-old Colombia striker. (Standard)

Manchester United are back in the race to sign Bayern Munich and Morocco defender Noussair Mazraoui after the 26-year-old's move to West Ham collapsed. (Sky Germany)

>Mazraoui may look for guarantees over playing time before agreeing to move to Old Trafford. (Manchester Evening News)

Tottenham are in talks with Girona to sell Spain forward Bryan Gil, 23, who has agreed personal terms with the La Liga club. (Fabrizio Romano)

>Manchester United have discussed the possibility of swapping English defender Aaron Wan-Bissaka, 26, with Inter Milan's Netherlands full-back Denzel Dumfries, 28. (Telegraph)

Manchester United are set to compete with Fulham and Crystal Palace to sign Chelsea's English defender Trevoh Chalobah, 25. (Football Insider)

>Barcelona have reached an agreement in principle to sign Athletic Bilbao and Spain winger Nico Williams, 22, on a five-year deal with the option of an additional year. (Nicolo Schira)

Arsenal are holding out for a fee of at least 50m euro (£42m) to sell England forward Eddie Nketiah, 25, who has attracted interest from Marseille. (La Provence - in French)

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>Los Angeles FC have made progress in their talks to sign Atletico Madrid and France forward Antoine Griezmann, 33. (L'Equipe - in French)

The Major League Soccer side are also close to signing English midfielder Lewis O'Brien, 25, on loan from Nottingham Forest. (Football Insider)

>Manchester City see Bayern Munich and Germany midfielder Jamal Musiala, 21, as a potential successor to Belgium playmaker Kevin de Bruyne, 33. (CaughtOffside)

Borussia Dortmund have approached Manchester City over a deal for 22-year-old Brazilian right-back Yan Couto, who has spent the past two seasons on loan at Spanish side Girona. (Sky Sports)

>Chelsea are prepared to let 12 more players leave this summer after 25-year-old French defender Malang Sarr's contract was ripped up to allow him to join RC Lens. (Sun)

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>Reece James has admitted Enzo Fernandez's return to the Chelsea squad on Monday could cause a "problem".

A suspected drink-driver crashed into one of Marcus Rashford's cars - leaving his Manchester United team-mate Tyrell Malacia needing checks in hospital.

>Brazil football legend Zico fell victim to a robbery in Paris after thieves snatched his briefcase with £420,000 worth of valuable items.

Chelsea icon Dennis Wise has left Serie A side Como 1907 and appeared to take aim at Cesc Fabregas in his departure statement.

>Manchester United are pursuing a deal to sign Danish midfielder Morten Hjulmand from Sporting Lisbon, according to reports.

Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson has hit back at claims he was 'affected' by praise for team-mate Stefan Ortega.

>Former Liverpool goalkeeper Adrian has revealed Mohamed Salah has been impressed by Arne Slot during the early weeks of the Dutchman's reign.

Mario Lemina has been named as Wolves' new captain following Max Kilman's departure for West Ham United.

>Arsenal are reportedly prepared to repeat their loan success with David Raya by luring Euro 2024 star Fabian Ruiz from Paris Saint-Germain.

Chelsea are reportedly pressing ahead in their pursuit of Spanish Olympian Samu Omorodion.

>Manchester United's hopes of signing Joao Neves this summer have been dashed as Paris Saint-Germain are reportedly on the verge of securing a deal for the Benfica sensation.

Arsenal target Nico Williams appears destined for Barcelona, whose president Joan Laporta has claimed the club have the money to sign the Spain and Athletic Bilbao winger.

>Brendan Rodgers has firmly slapped a 'not for sale' sign on Celtic striker Kyogo - and insisted the frontman is happy at the club.

Former Celtic standout Jota is reportedly awaiting the green light from new Al-Ittihad boss Laurent Blanc to seal a move to Turkey to join Giovanni van Bronckhorst's Besiktas.

>>143020327
I am absolutely convinced that Mazraoui went to West Ham ready to sign, got told United were interested and he went
>Okay give me more money
and West Ham went
>No way lol
And he is now 100% hoping that United will go for him.

>>143020809
After seeing his rather horrific injury record (he missed like 15 games each season), extending AWB's contract is unironically the best choice on the table. Dumfries is older than AWB and he's not exactly rated by Inter fans either.

Foxes won’t stop loudly shagging outside my house. Not impressed.

>just checked my FM24 game I was talking about earlier
>looked up Nestory Irankunda
>checked his PA in FMTRE
>141
So unlucky. Guy should be 140-170 and he gets the 2nd lowest dynamic potential rate kek. I got Estaveo at 189 (he's 170-190 DP). So, swings and roundabouts. Annoyingly he cost me £15m because he refused to sign until 25/26. Brazil retardedly plays him as a Roaming Playmaker in the NT.

>>143021531
Same here. I have to bring my cat in (technically he's still a kitten at 8 months old) because I am worried he'll be attacked by them. Won't let him stay out until he's bigger and more experienced. Damn foxes wake me up with their screaming and play yapping. They're becoming domesticated and that's a worry (general opinion of experts).

>>143020886
Well, you need somebody and he at least can play LB and DM as well. AWB is one of those players I expected to become great and be in the England team. Don't think it's gonna happen.

>>143021575
corr what kind of kittingtonshire is it

>>143021632
just a general black and white cat. just don't want him to get attacked by a hungry fox because these fuckers break open bins to eat and a neighbours cat had his leg and hip broken by something, we're not sure what.

Foxes are cute tbf :3

Watching Liverpool vs real betis friendly. Think Liverpool might be on the wrong end of some hidings this coming season

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>>143022825
>go look it up
>see twitter posts
>everything reads like fucking bot posts

>>143022984
>>143022825
OH NO NO NO ABLSISTERS??????? WTF DO WE DO NOW?????????

>watching friendlies

wew

>>143022825
these united states friendlies are a comedy show desu
t. went to see liverpool dortmund years ago cause my mom bought me tickets to go with her

>>143025259
pretty much, nobody tries. it's why everybody got annoyed with chelsea a few years ago losing 5-0 or something to arsenal because nobody was trying but chelsea did not try at all. a lot of games are pre-arranged to end in penalty shoot outs too.

>'I didn't say I was leaving' - Guardiola undecided on future
Oh no no no no no ABCitybros......

>>143022611
hate foxes

they just all look like they are having a grim life scavenging on the street looking like utter shit

seems to be breeding season. lots of pups around

all look like shit. most will probably die im guessing

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>>143022984
>elliot and sozoblai
>>143021690

>>143021690
post a pic of the kittington

>>143026905
I used to see lots of them where I live. In my fucking allotment eating my cute chickens. They even used to walk up my street as bold as bliddy brass. Haven't saw any in years now.

>>143027072
see them all the time in the street. hear them all the time at night. not uncommon to just see one sitting in middle of road chilling

>>143027140
Swear the first time I heard them doing that creepy noise I absolutely shit myself. Was just chilling out smoking a joint by the open window and heard this horrific wailing noise from nowhere right outside. Scared the fucking life out of me.

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thingken of watching the premier league this year

who are some shitter teams in the league i should root for? im talking like bottom 3-5 teams who are on the cusp of getting relegated.

>>143025361
i mean, it's a friendly... i get that they dont want to try, they are trying to build fitness yadda yadda
the real criminal aspect of it is how much they charge us (and probably other foreign fans when they go to asia or whatever) obscene prices (like $100+ a ticket) for that subpar shit. also they play in NFL stadiums usually and they are fucking awful for soccer/footy
like i said my mom bought me tickets to go with her, she's a diehard liverpool fan because i think she wanted something to connect with her son about originally but she ended up watching every game the last like 8 years and texting me about it. she doesnt really know what's going on most of the time but she watches and we can chat about it so it's nice. she'll text me about transfer news or some shit before i even see it

>>143027171
you're gonna want to be a lifelong tottenham hotspurs fan, i feel it. trust me

>>143027205
top kek, my dad is a spurs fan and i was going to say i might watch them

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>>143026905
watch ur mouth "mate"

>>143027266
grim

>>143027171
>3500x3065

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>>143027551

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>>143024748
it's soulful thoughbeit

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had a dream we lost 3-0 at ipswich on opening weekend

>>143020629
Can someone explain why Japanese NT doesn't like Kyogo and chooses Ueda over him?

>>143027171
Gonna be a chaotic bottom half this year imo.

Forest
Everton
Ipswich
Wolves
Fulham
Soton
Brentford
Chelsea
Brighton
Leicester
Palace once Glasner fucks off to Bayern in November to replace Kompany

All due to scrap it out imo.

>https://x.com/DeadlineDayLive/status/1817087365875155213
>Jhon Durán on his Instagram live making it clear he wants to join West Ham

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>>143022984
https://x.com/asim_lfc

On Trey Nyoni:
>Sorry Yamal, we have the best 17 year old in the world.
>Our Musiala can break lines from deep too.

On the subject of a new midfielder:
>Liverpool are looking for a space-eater, a ball carrier, 1v1 quality, physicality, a duelist, transition threat, a hybrid in the back line, and lots more across a few areas but they’ve decided, fcuk it, just sign Mohammed Kudus. He does everything.

I don't understand Football Twatter.

https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1817112704902963384?t=G7Fsf17XVweCaJ2OU_1guA&s=19
>Aaron Anselmino to Chelsea, here we go! Deal just completed for 2005 born Argentinian CB.

>Details sorted with Boca Juniors, Chelsea will pay package in excess of $20m.

>He’s staying at Boca Juniors on loan at least until January.
Say the word /sp/!!

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>>143031224
>he's white
WTF

>>143029819
Many miles closer to Chelsea tbf.

>>143020629
cute panties and puffy!

Getting worried about the Eze to Spurs links. I just know that's a shit move, paying way too much for a guy who isn't that good. His main position is the same as Madison's, who is a much better player than Eze.

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>>143029301
Please god make it happen

>>143031308
Nonce

>>143027171
Everton almost get relegated every season but somehow avoid it through miraculous divine intervention. They are a pure relegation side. Also Ipswich, Nottingham Forest Southampton will be tanking hard this season.

>>143029447
>Palace once Glasner fucks off to Bayern in November to replace Kompany
kek I can see this happening. Kompany was always a 1-year stop gap for them. its clear as day.

>>143031679
Ipswich won't.

>>143031492
Maddison is unreliable and inconsistent, best to keep him honest with competition

>>143031718
Well I hope you're right but the gap between prem and the rest is usually always too big to overcome

>>143031763
They literally did that last season.

>>143029349
moriyasu doesn't like him and/or he sucks for japan.

>>143029447
Brighton will have a good season, will finish mid table at worse.
Chelsea will finish in the top half, albeit in the lower half of it. 9th or 10th I reckon.
Brentford mid table.
Everton will have a good spell at one point in the season, will finish about 13th

>>142989685
They have to go full Bilbao to keep financially afloat.

>>143031935
Bilbao's transfer ideology is genuinely impressive. You would think they'd struggle by being so restrictive but they've never been relegated.

>>143031679
I think it's arguably more entertaining to follow a relegation side than a stagnant mid table side. The amount of adrenaline pumping through your veins watching your team dance with death and come out on top is next to none. And even if you do go down chances are you'll be at the top of the Championship next year and get to celebrate that.

think ipswich fans are the most obnoxious promoted fans in recent history, they really do undermine the PL and it's going to be funny watching their immediate realisation that this championship side they're putting together isn't going to cut it

leicester will most likely be fucked too assuming they get the points deducted and then it'll be a toss up between everton/brentford/southampton maybe forest but i think assuming they're clear of more point deductions they'll actually do relatively ok this year

>>143031743
Then keep Lo Celso.
Oh wait, the fat Greek doesn't play him for some reason.

Spending £60m upfront for Eze is nothing short of idiotic. Guy's not that good, and there are other positions way more worthy of high expenditure.

>>143032636
>it's going to be funny watching their immediate realisation that this championship side they're putting together isn't going to cut it
Their League One side wasn't going to cut it last season. Look what happened there.

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>>143031679
>>143031845
>>143029447
Reminder that considering the points deduction Everton performed remarkably well last season and are likely to only improve on that in the coming one. Dycheball on the up!

>>143032714
if you're trying to compare the step up from league 1 to the championship with championship to PL you're massively retarded

>>143032836
Ipswich were promoted automatically having had to compete with three teams with far superior resources and players. Their squad last season was midtable at best. What McKenna did was nothing short of insane.

>>143032930
Gonna enjoy seeing yr dreams get crushed lad

>>143032962
I don't support Ipswich. You sound bizarrely upset they got promoted last season.

>>143032930
didn't steve cooper take notts forest from relegation 12 games into a season to a 4th place finish missing out on automatics by like 1 point? i think that was more impressive

anyway you're going to be burnley v2.0 with your approach, PL players absolutely mog championship players in every attribute (strength, pace, speed of thought, speed of feet). the only positive is if you can keep the squad together you'll have a good chance at promotion again in 25/26

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>>143033051
>didn't steve cooper take notts forest from relegation 12 games into a season to a 4th place finish missing out on automatics by like 1 point? i think that was more impressive
They went from 1 point after 7 games to finishing 8 points behind the automatic places: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Nottingham_Forest_F.C._season. That isn't more impressive than what McKenna did.

>anyway you're going to be burnley v2.0 with your approach
Literally just said I don't support Ipswich: >>143033025. Not sure why it's so difficult for some of you to think that people talking positively about a club means they support that club.

>PL players absolutely mog championship players in every attribute (strength, pace, speed of thought, speed of feet).
Compare the squad Ipswich had last season to the squads of Leicester, Southampton and Leeds. McKenna forced two of those squads into the play-offs. People thinking they're going to be like Luton were in 2023/24 as a plucky small club punching massively above their weight are going to be sorely mistaken.

>>143032754
based dyche
put him in at england and they might actually win something

>>143033308
Dyche would build a proper squad of proper footy talent, Vardy, Smalling, JWP, av summa that you cunts

>>143032754
No they only performed well because they were threatened with relegation. Alas last season's bottom 3 happened to be the worst ever.
They will sink back into the toilet like they always do. Everton are a waste of space.

>>143033263
even if mckenna is the second coming of christ (he isn't) he's still going to be anchored by his players. he plays a high risk approach which you literally can't do as a bottom feeder in the PL (see: burnley)

he basically needs to completely rebrand his self, go low block and some how get 200% from all of his players for the season if he wants a chance at surviving. i have nothing against ipswich and would rather them be in the PL as opposed to literal who shitters like brentford and bournemouth but they're miles off the level required

Manure and Liverpool looked shit so far, it’s preseason but still.

>>143033444
loads of players missing from the utd squad. it means nothing

>>143033384
none of that faggy continent shite
Hoof the ball up the field and get stuck in lads

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>>143033522
reading anything into pre-season friendlies is a mug's game

>>143033822
>scottish football "fans"

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>>142989493
DT, NO!

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DE LIGT - MAZRAOI - UGARTE

> HERE. WE. GO.

nice one sonny

>>143029447
Brighton won't be in the bottom lad.
I'd prefer they don't get Europe this season but I think they may well do.

terrible transfer window
when was the last time there was a good one

>>143035032
Man United's slag is the best and its not even close. The Chelsea slag is grim.

>>143036443
PSR killed the game

>>143030468
We are now football twitter journalists, eh?

How is it possible that Slot is already shit and he literally hasn't done anything?

>>142989685
>when will Barca start spending like a madman again?
not in the foreseeable future. strapped for cash, barely any lines of credit, and embarked in an absurd stadium renovation with crazy interest rates which will never be recouped because the reforms won't open any new significant avenues for revenue

>>143030468
>don't understand Football Twatter.

It mostly nerds using buzzwords to sound intelligent, commenting on players they've never watched, either that or engagement baiting like that utd Trey fella

>>143036737
Ten Hag is the best Dutch coach of the past 20 years. That's your point of reference.

>>143036900
Ten Hag is a fucking clownNHK0K

>>143036978
And he's still better than Slott...

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remember the name lads. will be like a new signing

>>143034643
is this the guy that two-pieced his wife, or was that troopz?

>>143037152
saw this fella selling fish guts on croydon high street a week ago

>check scores from the friendlies I missed
>Tottenham somehow managed to concede two versus Japanese Kabuki performers - with nearly their full first team
kek

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>>143037813
One of the Japs was a chalk outline

>>143037929
the japanese mesut ozil

>>143038142
Need to update your references

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>>143037813
>Typed "thfc" into Google
>Narrow victory against some Japanese shitters in an exhibition match
>Animation like they've won the CL
Fuck me this is pathetic
At least Brighton battered a decent Japanese side.

>>143038217
It's evergreen

Who is the contemporary 'high profile player always vanishing in games' anyway? Haaland?

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>>143038280
Tried a similar search, zero results!

>>143038280
>J League world challenge champions
will have a nice place next to the Audi Cup