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05 Jul 2018 09:34:57
Papers now linking us with Shaqiri.
Him and Shaw would be unstoppable in the cafeteria.
1.) 05 Jul 2018 11:33:52
If Shaw got in first. There would nothing left in the cafeteria.
2.) 05 Jul 2018 11:49:42
I’d say they both try to go through at the same time, and just get stuck.
3.) 05 Jul 2018 12:29:46
Leave the jokes, guys. For 12mln tell me a better quality right winger who happily will be a squad player. And do not forget that we are playing without right wing for years.
{Ed001's Note - happily be a squad player? He left Bayern because he refused to be a squad player.}
4.) 05 Jul 2018 13:09:07
I mean his career has been a litany of failed auditions at big clubs. He ended up at Stoke where he put in no effort. That’s about his level - struggling EPL club where he can get by on natural ability without having to work.
5.) 05 Jul 2018 13:22:55
Not sure he wanted to leave, more like Bayern wanted to sell.
{Ed001's Note - yes, because he refused to knuckle down and be a squad player.}
6.) 05 Jul 2018 13:55:28
A simple question. what if a gamble clicked?
7.) 05 Jul 2018 15:38:35
Always tried to back jose and give him the benefit of the doubt but if the rumours about Shaqiri are true I’ll have lost all faith, don’t care if its 12 million or 12 bob he’s not worth it, i watched him against the swedes and i bet he didn’t run a bloody mile all game and that's at the World Cup.
8.) 05 Jul 2018 17:32:01
Absolute no to shaq IMO. Wont be happy with what we probably wpuld offer and he'd be leaving again next season.
9.) 05 Jul 2018 19:54:58
He’s failed everywhere, why on Earth would we sign him?
10.) 05 Jul 2018 20:02:26
Make a good door stop?
11.) 05 Jul 2018 20:51:35
Last week some folk on here were saying shaqiri is better than mata and jessie. 😂😂😂😂😂😊.
12.) 06 Jul 2018 01:06:08
Talented player but needs a team to be built around him, and he's not talented or applied enough to get that at a top club. Plus, he personifies the opposite of a "Jose player"! I wouldn't pick him ahead of Lingard, Alexis, Mata, Rashford, or the pre-slump Martial. I'd also rather Pogba play further forward with another midfielder in behind him than in a 2 with Shaqiri as 1 of the attacking 4. A big fat no from me. He'll probably end up joining a smaller club. Liverpool perhaps?
14 Jul 2017 11:22:42
Reported in Spain that Madrid are back in for De Gea, and he wants to leave. Price being mooted is £50m. Take it with a pinch of salt.
But if it is true, then this should be fun. If they wanted £70m for their backup striker, then how much is one of the top keepers in the world worth?
1.) 14 Jul 2017 11:24:47
£100m thanks Real.
2.) 14 Jul 2017 11:41:18
Pickford 30 mil for an upcoming keeper. De gea the best in the world needs to be 100 mil +.
3.) 14 Jul 2017 11:46:08
Minimum 100 million.
4.) 14 Jul 2017 12:00:42
All depends for all we know there might have been a gentleman's agreement for him to leave made last summer and a figure agreed. That figure then would look cheap by today's prices. Time will tell.
5.) 14 Jul 2017 12:02:45
£60mill+Kroos please thank you.
6.) 14 Jul 2017 12:03:17
Toni Kroos and £60m.
7.) 14 Jul 2017 12:26:33
with no prior agreement in place between us and RM i would say £95mil and make him the most expensive player in the world - for the short term anyway.
8.) 14 Jul 2017 12:30:08
If he wants out it will be hard to stop. But it must be on our terms. Perhaps we could get the opportunity to talk to bale or kroos if jose wants them.
A question i asked on another thread would we need to sign a keeper or would be go work romero and Perriera?
9.) 14 Jul 2017 12:35:17
Easily worth £100m today. Kroos and 60 would be a good return but this isn't footy manager. I'd love us to just stick 2 fingers up to Madrid and tell Mendes he needs to be loyal to us given the recent business we've done with him.
10.) 14 Jul 2017 13:54:08
Haven't we already rejected a 60 million bid.
11.) 14 Jul 2017 14:31:41
Don't think so bolger.
12.) 14 Jul 2017 14:31:43
Let's be realistic with the valuation, whilst the money at the minute for outfield players is crazy we are not going to get more than £60/ 70m for DDG. Keepers are important but not valued as highly as strikers.
At the end of last year I thought Mourinho for all his talk would have been happy with DDG going at a good price and starting season with Romero and the pereira who he thinks will be world class in a few years.
If DDG goes Hopefully we start conversations about Bale coming the other way.
13.) 14 Jul 2017 14:42:21
Unfortunately I think it's inevitable that De Gea will end up at Madrid. I've said before that it has the feel of the Fabregas to Barcelona to it and will eventually happen. I just hope we get the maximum amount for him. Jose seems to be getting decent fees for all the outgoings so far. I'd say between £80-90 million and he's yours. Then go after Jack Butland.
14.) 14 Jul 2017 14:46:48
Brad, historically goal scorers command the big fees. But with Liverpool rumoured to be happy to pay £70m million for Keita who's had one season in the bundesliga, why not stick for £100m for the worlds best goal keeper?
15.) 14 Jul 2017 15:09:35
Even if the player wants to go, we don't have to do the deal. It is feasible to hold the player to his contract. DDG seems like a good professional and he's already at one of the biggest clubs in the world with Champions League football.
However, I really rate Romero. I was at OT when he made his debut and I thought then he looked like an accomplished keeper. I have no doubt he would be an excellent number one for us.
If DDG is sold that leaves an interesting conundrum with Perriera. If I was Jose I would be asking myself, if Romero got injured is Perriera ready to step up straight away?
I think as that we need to reset the balance of our relationship with Real Madrid. They need to understand that they cannot just help themselves to any of our players and that if they are not prepared to be reasonable with players we want to buy from them, we are prepared to walk away and find an alternative.
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12 Mar 2026 14:33:47
Watching the City v Real game last night, and wondering what modern coaches have against crossing the ball.
Coaches like Pep, Arteta, and Slott have complained about the difficulty in beating a low block, but don't even try to whip crosses into the striker.
Last night was a prime example. Real sat back, allowed City possession in their half, and hit on the counter. City have the most prolific goal scorer in the world up top. Yeah, Haaland likes balls over the top to run on to. But if the opposition is set up to prevent this, surely you'd look to get down the line and get crosses in for Haaland to get on the end of?
Doku clearly had the beating of Trent. Yet every single time he got past him, he cut back inside, allowing Valverdi to cover. Haaland could have walked off the pitch and nobody would have noticed. What's the point in playing him if all he gets to do is watch the other players pass rge ball around the box behind him? Same with Gyrokes. Bringing in a 6ft plus powerful striker and not even attempting to get crosses into him, baffling.
I mean, I'm not advocating the Moyes style when he was here, but at least try a few crosses if the more intricate stuff isn't working.
1.) 12 Mar 2026 17:53:10
Yep, fully agree. Something or someone needs to radically change and upset the apple cart. Same crap being served up week in, week out, with all teams.
LFC fan in peace.
2.) 12 Mar 2026 19:06:53
How many times have I talked about crossing the ball? We have a tall CF. We need to attack the space between pen spot and 6 yard line.
3.) 12 Mar 2026 19:48:48
Same here, Red Man. I searched 'cross the ball', and the number of times people have said the same thing. It's just as bad over here in Oz. Playing the ball out from the back at a largely pedestrian pace, trying to walk the ball into the net.
CTFB!!!!!
4.) 12 Mar 2026 21:18:13
Danny, I was reading that and just gearing up to mention the stick Moyes got for the Fulham game. Then I saw your last paragraph. ?
5.) 12 Mar 2026 21:18:42
Have to say, I totally agree. A number of times last season, I posted the very same thing about the complete lack of crosses/service to Rasmus Hojlund.
I have noticed the very same thing this season with Benjamim Sesko, you know, our 6'5'' centre forward who is excellent in the air!
6.) 12 Mar 2026 22:30:29
Against Newcastle, Sesko received not a single pass inside the box.
7.) 13 Mar 2026 09:02:54
We stand 4th for teams crossing into the box in the EPL.
We are making less crosses per game under Carrick.
8.) 13 Mar 2026 09:55:02
It's strange that in today's game, which is dominated by set pieces and long throws, the crossing element of the game seems to have been neglected.
I think this is heavily down to the issue of left footers on the right and right footers on the left, so they are all naturally cutting back onto their strong foot, allowing defenders to get back in. I long for the day a "Giggs" bombs on the outside and whips a ball in behind the CBs.
I also wonder who out there is recognised as a great crosser of the ball from open play now? There doesn't seem to be a Beckham anymore and even the full backs, despite being great at getting forward, aren't great at crosses. Gary Neville, imo, had a fantastic delivery of the ball but would be regarded as an attacking full back.
Our best crosser of the ball is Fernandes, but he plays more central.
9.) 13 Mar 2026 11:56:33
I believe it's based on statistical probability. A cross is a low-probability pass. This is why Pep's teams look for cut backs, as the striker is in the highest probable position to score (6 yard box), and a cut back is a high-probability pass, thus giving the striker the most probable scoring outcome.
You can take this a couple of steps further. You can play a system with the best statistical outcome, then purchase players who statistically fit that system. If you have enough data, and a sophisticated enough system to analyse the data, it gives you a high probability of success.
Key emphasis on probability; however, it does mean you will be far superior in your signing success ratios. The best examples of this are Brighton, who use Tony Bloom's Starlizard, and Brentford, who use Matthew Benham's data analytics Smartodds. Benham used to work at Bloom's betting company, developing his analytics, before they fell out. This is the reason Brighton and Brentford punch way way above their weight.
10.) 14 Mar 2026 11:58:47
Ports, I think that part of the reason we looked so dangerous in Carrick's first few games is that Dorgu was playing as an actual winger. His delivery isn't brilliant, but having a player who looked to get down the line to cross unsettled defences. Fullbacks don't defend the outside because they know most players are going to try to cut back inside. Having a winger that crosses the ball exploits this.
Playing the game on the basis of stats and probability is pig-headed. Players on the pitch should be able to see if something isn't working, and have the freedom to switch things up.
The intricate link-ups around the box might look better on a spreadsheet. But getting the ball into the box with pace gives strikers a chance to score, and increases the possibility of defenders making a mistake.
Not every game can be won with fast counterattacks, and if big teams are buying big strong strikers, then use their abilities. Haaland, Sesko, Gyrokes, etc., are reduced to spectators if the only strategy is to pass the ball around on the edge of the box. Use them. And have midfielders bursting into the box to help them too.
I guess my main point is to mix things up offensively.
11.) 14 Mar 2026 12:29:25
We are living in a time of extreme statistical analysis. Look at Arsenal's corner tactics, playing to the percentages.
Statistically, live crosses into the box have a very low success rate. If a winger finds a teammate 25% of the time with a cross, they are considered an elite crosser of the ball, which means even if you have a prime Beckham regen, you are giving away possession at least 75% of the time.
Then you have to consider that of those 25% successful crosses, less than 5% of them result in a goal, which means that you are looking at a goal rate of around 1.25% from live crosses.
Modern managers look at that and think, if my team make 100 crosses then statistically we should score 1 goal, but we will concede possession 99% of the time.
If you were crossing the ball 25 times a game, you'd score one in four matches.
Purely from a numbers perspective, it just doesn't make sense.
Crosses from deadball situations are very different. The crosser can take their time and be more accurate, you can overload the box with players, crowd out the keeper so that they can't claim the ball, and profit from the chaos. If you have 8 players in the box and the opposition have 9, then you still have a 45% chance of the second ball falling to one of your players, which will likely result in a high quality chance (player, fairly central in box having a shot).
12.) 14 Mar 2026 14:50:28
The problem with taking a solely analytical approach to coaching is that it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.
If, for example, Beckham is the player crossing the ball and Shearer is in the box trying to get on the end of it, those statistics change. They played in a different era, but the key difference is that they honed the skills of crossing and anticipating crosses in the box.
Modern coaches start from the premise that crosses are less effective, and focus on other forms of attack in training. This has resulted in wingers and fullbacks with poorer crossing abilities, and strikers that haven't developed the skills of anticipating crosses, getting in front of defenders, etc., in turn, this reinforces the idea that crosses are ineffective.
My point is that crosses are an under-utilised method of attack, and that the struggle teams have with breaking low blocks is exacerbated because teams are discouraging traditional wing play, and players aren't being coached in ways that help them create better opportunities from crossing the ball.
25 Nov 2025 13:20:24
Last night is exactly why I wasn’t gloating over Liverpool’s decline. They’re struggling, but we are not on an upwards trajectory.
The system seems to be entirely focused on exploiting a high press. If teams push up and attack, we can score on the break. However, against a deep sitting team, we have nothing.
Last night was the familiar pattern of shifting the ball from side to side, and looking to cross into the box. The problem is that there are never enough players looking to get on the end of crosses. It’s rinse and repeat with no other ideas.
Let’s be honest, the ref gave us a huge advantage, and we still didn’t even cause Everton problems. All they had to do was stay compact. No great strategy or plan to stifle us because we’re just that easy to play against.
As for Amorim, last night showed all the, “the system is adaptable, ” arguments for the nonsense it is. Despite having an extra man and needing to score, he refused to try anything different. Not an extra body in midfield. Not bringing on the young lad to play as an actual striker. Nothing. Just tottering up the pitch to play the ball slowly around their box.
All the same issues remain. Every team should know how to win against us, and I still don’t see anyway that this rigid system gets us close to competing,
1.) 25 Nov 2025 15:13:28
I think the ball coming in from the wingbacks on either side was appalling. against teams that sit in you need a lot more quality of final ball and passing.
2.) 25 Nov 2025 15:51:18
I don’t get all these system comments we changed just about everything we could in the 2nd half (have you seen our bench) unless you believe Lacy was the saviour we needed. If anything we’d too many players upfront for the last 25 mins. Just zero quality. We needed 9 players end of last season we got 3 and 2 are injured. Dereliction of duty from Ineos.
We are a very poor side any manager/formation. The big problem is where is the money coming from cause with the bench we have and not every signing always working out we still need 9 players and more. The entire senior leadership team (Bruno etc) need to be gone in the summer. Not one of them has anything of value for the future of the club.
3.) 25 Nov 2025 16:39:48
Such a typical performance for this squad. You think they've turned a corner and then fall straight back into old habits. I thought Shaw and Dalot were very poor. The midfield was terrible, it lacks legs, it lacks bite in the tackle and we just can't break teams down when they play that low block so got pushed to the wide channels. Bruno was to blame for the goal, the most half arsed attempt to tackle and just let him run and shoot. Yet again stupid longshots from outside the box rather than looking for the pass. 25 shots on goal, only 6 shots on target.
The fact there wasn't a striker on the bench is concerning, we were always a Sesko injury away from having a problem.
4.) 25 Nov 2025 16:54:24
The manager had the opportunity to play with a back 4, add an extra body in midfield, play Bruno higher, or even bring on a striker. He did none of this, and stuck with a back 3 because it’s the system. Bringing on Dalot in a like for like change illustrated this.
We needed something different, that either gave more scoring threat in the box or more penetration through the middle. Amorim simply won’t change the overarching system, even when it clearly isn’t working.
5.) 25 Nov 2025 17:34:06
There wasn’t just a lack of creativity, whenever the ball was out wide with Amad or Mbuemo, all the attacking players were stood stock still in the box just waiting for some magic. No runs, no offers for 1-2 basically just mannequins occupying space to perhaps get on the end of a cross or loose ball from a shot.
{Ed025's Note - i agree Fuser..
6.) 25 Nov 2025 18:18:59
I can be honest I dislike 5 at the back. It’s a waste of players and skews defensive.
I will be forever Amorim out as consequence. So I’m fairly biased.
5 at the back at home against 10 man Everton? Well dressed, nice hair, self critical charm and a bit of charisma goes a long way apparently.
41% win rate, is pathetic. It needs saying. Amorim has opportunities to try different formations and chooses not to. He rejects youth and reduces Bruno’s impact, (play your best player close to goal further away from the goal ?), all to accommodate his system, that is clearly not working.
At some point people will realise the club have compromised values and identity while backing a manager with money and selling academy graduates. All for a “system”.
This is Ragnick levels of dross - another canny chatter.
Emperors new clothes. We beat a poor Liverpool, followed by a good performance against Brighton but then a slow tail off to here with spots of positivity or resilience.
He’s a nice fella but it’s not good enough and he should go. Liverpool are ready to sack an EPL winning manager, we’re persisting with this.
I’d genuinely say a caretaker manager would achieve a higher win rate.
22 Oct 2025 07:39:09
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1.) 22 Oct 2025 13:53:12
Ask after Brighton.
21 Oct 2025 15:11:45
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1.) 21 Oct 2025 16:45:11
I'm begging, a turning point.
2.) 21 Oct 2025 18:13:43
Me too Angel. I want to see him succeed. One thing I will give Amorim is that the squad seems more unified since he shipped the trouble makers.
27 Sep 2025 18:09:07
As I said a few weeks ago, if every other coach can see what our weaknesses are and Amorim is unwilling to fix them, they will be exploited.
The first goal today was the most blatant illustration. With the two wider centre backs pressed up, the wing backs pressed up, and the two midfielders pressed up, all it takes is one hopeful ball over the top and we're exposed.
People can talk about Amorim tinkering with things all they like, but the basic foundations of formation, shape, and tactical approach never change, and they are not working.
One of the things that really sticks out to me is the lack of threat coming from the two number 10s. The club spent over £100m on Chunha and Mbeumo. They were supposed to give us attacking threat and creativity. However, they often seem completely anonymous. Chunha in particular looks lost. This is a player that can score and create, but the space he's being asked to play in really limits his ability to impact the game. Today he seemed to be drifting all over the field trying to get on the ball. The system puts creative players in congested areas of the pitch, and this results in the wingbacks being the ones with the space to create. It's just not working for the players, the team, or the coach.
I can't see a situation where Amorim keeps his job because he isn't willing to change something that is fundamentally broken.
1.) 27 Sep 2025 18:49:41
See my post below Danny.
2.) 27 Sep 2025 19:03:28
Exactly, AJH. The coach’s job is to get the best out of the players, and if the players can play better in a different system, then do it. Amorim’s style of play is not getting the best out of anyone, including players he bought specifically to play in it.
3.) 27 Sep 2025 20:35:16
Said it about the Chelsea game, we didn't look any better; we were just lucky they went down to 10 men after 5 minutes.
We are poor, not even statistically; we are just poor under RA. This "system" isn't a system and certainly isn't good enough for the Premier League. Whatever it is meant to be doesn't work. I would argue this is the worst football to watch under any of our other managers. Previous managers have been sacked for less.
Its not just RA fault. Ineos incompetence also to blame. Not listening to the people appointed. Not getting a centre midfielder in the window.
Despite the best in class structure, we are far from it. Ineos couldn't run a bath.
4.) 27 Sep 2025 21:00:37
Didn't palace just beat Liverpool with a 343 system.
5.) 27 Sep 2025 22:23:15
It all boils down to the coach. Not good enough.
6.) 28 Sep 2025 04:43:24
Palace got proper CBs to play the system decent wing backs and a midfield that’s the difference, plus a coach who plays to his strengths.
7.) 28 Sep 2025 07:29:04
Ironic if Amorim is sacked, Glasner comes in plays 3-4-3 and makes it work.
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11 Jan 2026 13:21:43
Ugarte has been shocking since he moved to PSG. Except when he’s playing for Uruguay. Must be a confidence thing. He seemed like a player well suited to the EPL, but his defensive positioning is poor, and his passing is all over the place. I’d suspect that he’ll be sold if anyone would bid, but his value is rock bottom now.
05 Jan 2026 15:12:05
Thanks, Ed001.
05 Jan 2026 12:56:35
Ed001, you mentioned that the club were willing to get rid of Wilcox. Is this something they could still do?
I have not been impressed with what I’ve heard about him. That he sucked up to Ratcliffe and undermined Ashworth to steal his job. I feel like we need a proven DoF to come in and sort out the mess.
{Ed001's Note - I think it is very likely he will be replaced as well, in a couple of months or so when it will not seem related.}
05 Jan 2026 12:53:53
Big Sam will make sure we stay up.
04 Jan 2026 20:55:09
There’s problems with both sides.
At a club level, they brought in Ashworth to be director of football and implement a club wide playing style. But Berrada and Wilcox are buddies, and wanted Wilcox to have Ashworth’s job. Ratcliffe’s ear was bent by Wilcox because he prefers blaggers who tell him what he wants to hear, rather than professionals who tell the truth. The net result was that Ratcliffe sided with Berrada and Wilcox, leaving the club without a director of football and giving Amorim far more control over playing style.
On Amorim’s part there seems to be an unwillingness to learn. His system worked in one set of circumstances. This does not guarantee that it will work in a completely different league. The fact that he has persisted despite the mounting evidence that it isn’t going to produce winning football for Man United, suggests that he is incapable of adapting. This has been an issue since he arrived, and he has dug in deeper and deeper.
Today’s comments were interesting to say the least. He was explicitly hired as a head coach, not a manager. Yet, claims that he took the job under the belief that he would be a manager rather than a coach. This speaks to the lack of underlying direction regarding play style - i. e. they told Amorim that he would have control over shaping the play style because the DOF resigned. Now that the club directors can no longer ignore the lack of improvement, we’re seeing tension between a coach who thinks he’s a manager, and a leadership team scrambling to rectify their initial mistakes.
The biggest losers are the players and the fans who just want to play/watch winning football.
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16 Mar 2026 20:47:43
AJH, hearing Bale talk about Zidane as a manager was interesting. He intimated that Zidane's success was primarily down to the respect for his playing career. More of a motivator than a tactician. Worked at Madrid because he had world class players capable of working things out on the pitch for themselves.
Not sure if he'd be much use at a different club, probably why he hasn't coached in 5 years. I can see him as a future France manager.
Enrique is a different class. Seems to be more interested in the character of his players than over complicating things tactically. Would be a dream manager for us.
14 Mar 2026 14:50:28
The problem with taking a solely analytical approach to coaching is that it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.
If, for example, Beckham is the player crossing the ball and Shearer is in the box trying to get on the end of it, those statistics change. They played in a different era, but the key difference is that they honed the skills of crossing and anticipating crosses in the box.
Modern coaches start from the premise that crosses are less effective, and focus on other forms of attack in training. This has resulted in wingers and fullbacks with poorer crossing abilities, and strikers that haven't developed the skills of anticipating crosses, getting in front of defenders, etc., in turn, this reinforces the idea that crosses are ineffective.
My point is that crosses are an under-utilised method of attack, and that the struggle teams have with breaking low blocks is exacerbated because teams are discouraging traditional wing play, and players aren't being coached in ways that help them create better opportunities from crossing the ball.
14 Mar 2026 11:58:47
Ports, I think that part of the reason we looked so dangerous in Carrick's first few games is that Dorgu was playing as an actual winger. His delivery isn't brilliant, but having a player who looked to get down the line to cross unsettled defences. Fullbacks don't defend the outside because they know most players are going to try to cut back inside. Having a winger that crosses the ball exploits this.
Playing the game on the basis of stats and probability is pig-headed. Players on the pitch should be able to see if something isn't working, and have the freedom to switch things up.
The intricate link-ups around the box might look better on a spreadsheet. But getting the ball into the box with pace gives strikers a chance to score, and increases the possibility of defenders making a mistake.
Not every game can be won with fast counterattacks, and if big teams are buying big strong strikers, then use their abilities. Haaland, Sesko, Gyrokes, etc., are reduced to spectators if the only strategy is to pass the ball around on the edge of the box. Use them. And have midfielders bursting into the box to help them too.
I guess my main point is to mix things up offensively.
12 Mar 2026 14:16:42
I feel sorry for Mount. He didn't really have major injury concerns before he signed, and had shown glimpses of what he's capable of when fit. You can see that he wants to play, but is stuck in a cycle of pushing to get back and never being 100%.
I think Bruno has to be kept for another season.
He carries most of the creative responsibilities, and Cunha is way too prone to go missing in games. Ultimately, we need to see the likes of him and Manioo step up and take some creative responsibility. Far too often, they divert to Bruno instead of trying to play a final pass.
12 Mar 2026 14:10:32
There's no way we sign both Wharton and Anderson.
I think we need to be savvy, pick one of them and go all out. Move Ugarte too, and bring in a cheaper option for back up.
Personally, I think Anderson is a better fit because he's able to move the ball forward quicker than Wharton.
For me, this is the key position, because Casemiro, despite not having the legs anymore, has been key in getting our attacks started.