Surely Maddison plays in that forward attacking central role where we have Odegaard and ESR
How does he come in and strengthen a position for us?
Dont agree with Tielemans either
For me we need back up or another player in the Partey position/mould. Tielemans is to much of a forward player for me to be able to cover that position.
Why do we have to pigeon hole players like Maddison to one set role.
Has plenty of ability to be of use in the midfield. Too much of this nonsense these days.
Top coaches utilise talent like this. Too much nerd ball outlook and lack of vision.
I donāt think ESR is reliable enough for a top four club, so Maddison would be a serious upgrade for him and although I agree that Tielemans wouldnāt be a straight replacement for Partey, he would be a useful CM and at the end of the season we can get him for free.
I think you were correct what you wrote before, would he be ok to come in and sit on the bench, knowing that hes in rotation?
For me, id rather spend that money in positions much more needed
I do think ESR is good enough and will be reliable enough for us. He needs to play and get fit again but he will get back to where he was.
I also dont think there is any point bringing in Tielemans as a useful CM because hes on a free, id rather have that wage spent on much more required positions in the squad.
Liverpool canāt buy him, City will be under a transfer ban or possibly relegated, would Chelsea try for him? United do need to replace Casemiro as well.
I think weāve gone from absolutely 0% chance to having a 5% chance.
I canāt even begin to think about having Rice and Bellingham controlling our midfield. Fantasy Football stuff. Iāll be surprised if we broke our wage structure for Bellingham, heāll command 350k p/w.
I meant in the medium to long term. Not now obviously. But just imagine if they have Bellingham learning from Casemiro for a year or two before taking over.
Itās a shame that transfer fees have turned ridiculous. 100m for Tchoameni (spelling) was obscene but 150 for Bellingham is outrageous. Factor in the 300k week heād probably be on it would make sense for us to be looking at Rice and/or SMS.