After the World Cup, De Zerbi said he would talk to Mac about allowing him to play in his preferred position, not sure if this is it, or a compromise between what player and manager want, or if it was part of an agreement that helped get him on a new contract before the World Cup.
None really, except that 5th is earning it by right, 6th is a hand me down from the FA cup winner, if they are already qualified for better or equal UEFA competition through League position.
Agree with all that, BUT, it seems likely we have already agreed or are very close to agreeing 3 good signings, have Adingra, Alzate, Kozlowski, Sima and others that may come into the squad after loans out this season, Moder, Sarmiento, Lamptey returning from injury and the not seen much of...
A scintilla of hope remains though, to help feed this faint hope, City should be a bit relaxed, with the title in the bag when we play them, Leicester will be fighting for their lives V Newcastle and Liverpool tonight. Chelsea are capable of stopping Newcastle at Stamford Bridge. I agree that...
Bissouma? No problem for me. Cucurella and Trossard agitating for a move is annoying but it irks me rather than enrages me. We have had Dunk in the past and Caicedo recently put some pressure on the club to push a move away along, it's just one of dem tings that happens in football.
If we doubled our wage budget, we would be competing at the same level wages wise as Crystal Palace, and still not competing with Leicester and West Ham.
According to this anyway. https://www.planetfootball.com/quick-reads/premier-league-wage-bill-ranking-arsenal-newcastle-man-utd-city-liverpool/
Why didn't you bump this last week?
We have taken 1 point from the sides sitting 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th. Its those sides with enough sense to not play the way we want them to that we struggle with, and we might find a lot more sides willing to do that next season.
Guy breaks down in the arctic ice on his skidoo, mechanic takes hours to get to him, by which time the guys beard round his lips and chin is white with frost all over it. Mechanic says to the guy, "You've blown a seal", the guy says "No I haven't, its just frost, honest!"
Lukashenko decreed in Febuary that Belarus would create and train a territorial defence force of up to 150,000 men, which would be mobilised if attacked. A Belarusian official also said they had a potential 1.5 million people that could join military organisations if Martial law had to be...