Bastian
@bastiandotnet
notes from the underground
The biggest difference between FT and the actual football business is that successful players in the real world embrace their biggest wrong takes/mistakes. If you don’t revise your eyes/system whatever you are just guessing. That’s what I’ve been told at least.
It could have been Arsenal so this isn’t banter at all but I’m happy MGW stays for at least another season. This league needs another Aston Villa and Forest have the chance to turn into that by keeping him.
How good a 3atb system is hinges on what they do when their WCBs are in final ball territory when squeezing offensively. Very unserious if they are only able to recycle and there is no alternative solution.
Knew immediately that he didn’t celebrate for the 1:0 but the early half-space cross by Kiwior. Probably stimulates the same area in the brain as a successful gegenpress, and he is an oop sicko.
Heinze clocked it lol put him to work ASAP
Arsenal source just told me that we aggressively pushed for Isak in the past couple of days but the deal didn’t go through because he is afraid of dogs. Arteta ultimately chose Win.
And I got smoke for saying that not all carries are equally valuable. 3 Take-ons, 1 and the same carry.
Just a couple of years ago I was personally greeting everybody wearing Arsenal gear in public (Austria). Too many nowadays.
Don’t know if Soulé is in Gasperini’s plans but he would be a smart Eze replacement wrt creativity and goal threat. He most likely is though bc elite coach appreciates elite talent.
True but Soulé would have been perfect. 20m£ too.
My stance on Madueke + Gyökeres is that I’m close to certain they’ll add 100m worth of value to our collective attack. And we are already a 89point team at our healthiest, and have further injury-proofed our back5. (Nwaneri + Dowman wildcard, another marquee signing?)
I’ve said it before but it’s not necessarily a no9 that makes us complete. Would also be another single point of failure (eg 120+ Isak). What our collective attack lacks are certain traits/qualities for 3/4 positions. Way smarter to approach the window with that framework.
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I think the title will be won or lost in the 2 direct duels and Isak won’t make a 150m difference in that tie against us. Won’t change that much imo.
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