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Very bad sensations from Athletic club in this pre-season friendlies, they will always be a ferocious team but something feels bad.

Javi Guerra on 09/08/2025:
-Sign his contract renewal with Valencia
-Scores a goal in Trofeu Taronja🍊 vs Torino

Its funny how Real Zaragoza fans all blamed Bernardo Vital performances and celebrated his departure.
Now he just gives his team the away 0-1 victory in their Conference qualification.

To add some insights, here is the comparison to some of the highest ranked CBs in the league alst season.
Mind guessing Who´s who❓

To conclude this thread, I´ve created this graph to summarize Van Hecke´s distribution numbers along this Premier League season which helps understand JP profile as a Centr-back and how he can be a great signing for many top clubs.
Thanks for reading through, any advice is more than welcomed.

This four-quadrant graphic highlights Brighton’s playstyle and how it aligns with Van Hecke’s statistical profile. The main outliers are Liverpool and Manchester City, not only do they dominate possession and create the most attacking opportunities, but they also break through the first defensive lines with ease, thanks to elite ball-playing defenders like Van Dijk and Gvardiol.

Brighton often relies on their CBs to make progressive carries into midfield or on Baleba dropping deep to receive and advance the ball. They also exploit highly vertical wing players, whose pace and dribbling allow them to drive into the final third and create danger from the flanks.

He has proven to be one of the best distributors on his team and in the league, excelling in ball progression and chance creation and his percentile rankings show that; which offers Brighton multiple options to advance up the pitch and establish possession in the opponent’s half with ease.

Van Hecke in blue; Akanji green and Dias magenta

When compared to two top-class defenders from Manchester City, he displays a similar statistical output and even stands out in aerial duels.
With top clubs already showing interest, he’s definitely a player to watch this season — which could very well be his last one playing for the Seagulls.

This is my latest piece of work, analyzing one of the most in-form defenders in the Premier League.⏬

I also think that teams such as Liverpool or Bayern, given their current CB depth, should consider him — he has the skillset for a team like that and has been established at the top level for some time now.
Going a step further, Bayern could go not only for him but also for Verbruggen.
Thoughts?

I read about the Spurs interest in Van Hecke, and I can´t stop thinking about him being linked to City last year, should they have moved for him back then?

For sure they will, one of the smartest teams making profit and at the same time getting good results

Bloom has done it again. 20+M€ for Ivanovic plus a future sell-on clause that will cash up some more millions in 1-2 years. With his potential, Premier League football is not far from him. Cannot wait to see him playing in the CL

Now that's a comeback. The red card must have helped but keeping them to 0 SoT has some merit.

Valencia are again selling young homegrowns, they will regret this one imo. Wishing the best for Yarek at PSV

What Minnesota United is doing with the long throw-in (and set pieces in general) is the tush push of soccer imo. Everyone can see how they do it, and they know it’s coming, but no one can stop them. Great read:

I´ve never been a Chelsea fan but so happy for Joao Pedro to have landed in such good style.

Mbemba to Charleroi is a cool move. From french third tier to Belgian Pro League, discovered him on 2002 at Dunkerque and followed him since. Great potential for the young winger, hope him the very best.

Betis always signing smart. 8M€ for "Roro" Riquelme is a bargain and Atletico will see soon the mistake of letting him go.

Sadiki to Sunderland. Looking forward to what this guy will do in the Premier this season. Huge step for him.

Tessmann in Atalanta would be an interesting one for sure

As a Valencia fan, I must say that if you really sign him, he is one of the best spanish CB prospects. He has ball control and the ability to go forward plus he has anticipation and doesnt get shy in duels.

He is a younger version of Raya, great stopper and great with the feet, RCD Espanyol being in that position has so much to see with him.

They will need to wait another year to try to fight for those top positions.
I remember that covid season where they finished 2º (15 points below Brugge) but 2º, with Anderlecht and Genk having awful seasons and USG not even in the First Division.

Back-to-back 5-0 losses and goalless against top 4 with a balance of 0-17. They now sit fifth, 4 points clear for Anderlecht. They seem to be one step below the Top 4 which have established themselves in the last years.

I was tweaking my Set pieces and two games in, my boy Webster nets two goals from a corner kick. Creating my own Gabriel Magalhaes.

I'm still assimilating yesterday's game.
Arsenal played a very serious and demanding game and pushed Madrid to the limit.
Besides, the scoreboard does not even reflect the match well, it could have easily been 5/6 goals if it wasn´t for Courtois, who had a busy night.
Arsenal fans must be so proud.

YouTube video by MustermannFM How to WIN against Jürgen Klopp in FM24 | Counterclass | Football Manager 2024

This is top tier FM content.
Whoever doesnt know him yet, check this up!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Agho...

My current FM save has helped me to remember and give credit to the CD Mirandes season, what they are doing this year is impressive.
Back in September, they were expected to be relegated (exactly what is happening in my save) and instead they are fighting for the title being the 2nd best GA record.🛡️