Crucially, Gyokeres predicted his progress. If Peupion has the same attitude/work rate/ability then he'll be fine. That's the X Factor. Right now he looks absolutely useless but nobody knows for certain whether he'll progress because nobody is pretending to know about the lad.
Maybe he will surprise us all and be a Gyokeres. But I suspect he will be a Shamir Fenelon (no insights on whether he'll change his name or not though).
I love Julio Enciso and think he's potentially our best player if he can stay fit and get a real run in the team. I think our having a half dozen quality attacking options is great news for him so he can come into and out of the starting line up, he can play 20 mins against tired legs and make...
We have protected the defence a lot better than we were last season, but I still feel massively uneasy in Steele. Let's be honest - we were incredibly lucky the second disallowed goal hits their player on the line and not behind the line. Otherwise we're 2-1 down and probably draw at best in the...
Verbruggen
Veltman
Van Hecke
Dunk
Kadioglu
Baleba
Wieffer
Minteh
Enciso
Mitoma
Joao Pedro
A bit harsh on Welbeck, but I think Pedro's movement against the Arsenal centrebacks will cause them all sorts of problems and Enciso will find room for some long-range howitzers if he stays central and...
Peupion was our worst player last season, even including Baker-Boaitey. Obviously, the standard now is unbelievably high, but inevitably there has to be a worst player. And it's Peupion. I am stunned he's been given minutes again but it must be a reflection on his attitude in training, his...
This is a fairly common problem in Spain. Atletico Madrid had the problem with Gallagher and Barcelona have only now been able to register Dani Olmo having moved fringe players out to create space in the wage budget. Full respect to La Liga - their rules really do have teeth and force clubs to...
Well, I'll never weigh in on transfer threads again! What a stunning signing, amazing from the club. I am genuinely blown away that we've identified this guy and gone and got him - he's an incredible player and will add so much value to our team. Unbelievable signing.
I don't have a dog, but I regularly go to dog hotspots to interact with as many dogs as possible! You know where to go, you see the same chaps all the time and you get to hype up a dog for a minute or two at a time and then move on. Perfect!
Unfortunately, he's done at the top level. I wouldn't be surprised if we protected our asset by extending his contract and then loaning him out to a Championship club to hopefully play a good number of games and get back to a reasonable level of consistent fitness. Personally, I wouldn't be...
You do acknowledge it is strange how it was announced though? Straight cancellation, no request for help just it's cancelled. Of course there is no question it's incredibly selfless of them for years and years to give up their time for the running community, there is nothing but respect and...