Did they actually just say that VAR cleared that foul on Rogers?!
Yeah the attitude thing was the worry and probably still is. Think his link-up play with Maatsen has potential to unlock another dimension for us when playing some of the weaker teams where space is at a premium.
Yeah, glad we got both Elliott and Sancho on the other hand though. For me those 2 are key to consistently beating teams who play a low block, especially with Tielemans back as the 8.
Can see why Emery likes him. Pace, strength, work rate, keeps width and works back well. His runs in behind from out wide also offer something we don't otherwise have. Technical ability the biggest question mark, but he offers stability on that side which we didn't have last year.
What's the racism knock against Elliott?
Seen much of Bisseck? Stats-wise he looks the business.
Yeah can't take much from that game. There's gotta be a starter-level defender coming in though right, even with Mosquera and Ozcan here now?
Tasty. Sticking around the first team this year you reckon?
I'll need to read Mistborn before those come around, however I've just started the Malazan series so might take a little while to get to them!
Fantastic wasn't it. Loved all the flashback scenes. Also Lift with Zahel, can't wait to read how that goes.
Ahh enjoy! What a ride 😂
Easily, easily, our player of the year.
😂 nice
Yeah bench options are wild, and we're not even close to full strength in other areas either. Quite the squad at the moment.
Not usually a fan of McGinn on the right but now that we've got Garcia's quality overlapping it could create better opportunities on that side. Like Bogarde starting too, adds some mettle in the middle which we've missed with Boubs and Onana out. Let's do it #UTV
Read Satantango last year, so good. Will have to get round to this soon
Nope
...can do something special in the second half of the season to either win us a cup or make it back into the UCL.
An RCB would be nice too.
...in terms of quality and end product.
Haven't seen any mention of loan fees yet, so assuming it's just the wages we're covering of the two loanees 'til the end of the season (for now) then it's a somewhat low risk financially for potentially high gains. A kind of roll of the dice to see if we...
Was absolutely not convinced by either Rashford or Asensio if they were permanent signings and the fees needed for both, however looking at it from the point of view that we've gone from Duran, Buendia and Philogene to Malen and the two above, we've clearly made a big upgrade in the short term...
Last night was pretty good wasn't it #utv
It is a bit strange that the Asensio links are getting so much traction. Hopefully just a smokescreen for someone else.
Would like us to get a bit creative now and see where we can find value in terms of age, readiness and potential. Difficult in Jan but full trust in the brass to get it done.
Yeah completely missed McGinn off my count.
We've definitely targeted younger signings recently but most of the pre-Emery lot are getting on now. Mainly why I just don't believe the Asensio links, doesn't fit with how we've gone about our signings lately.
Would be nice if every player viewers us the way we do!
The links to Tel are the kind of transfer we need to be looking at.
Bags of potential, not much downside in terms of value since he's so young. Looks a player.
Oh yeh, sure if we go for him then Unai's done his homework.
Big risk for me simply because of what it would cost and likely having next to no re-sale value once he's done with us. Always have to take that into account considering our revenue and PSR limits.
We've gotta be smarter than most.
Is the squad young? Emi, Cash, Ez, Pau, Mings, Digne, Youri, Bailey, Ollie all 27+. Almost all of them starters.
Asensio not for me based on age, wages. Would question hunger at this stage of his career to "drop down" and come to Birmingham to fight for a spot. That's what Unai would demand.
29 and on 250k a week? Not a chance.
Talking about Barca, they only need to avoid defeat for us to finish top 8, provided we win.
Don't even need a Barca win, just avoid defeat. Worked out just about as well as it could have considering our result.
