And Varane, and Ronaldo is the cherry on top. I know he's not what we needed, and that it may not work out. But he is a true great, and good to watch.
I already thought that if our two new signings could hit the ground running, so to speak, we had a shot at the title.
I'm unsure if Cristiano makes it more possible or not. If we can get the right players in the right positions, and the tactics right, then it surely does.
I'm really looking forward to the next few games. I've supported Ole, not because I thought he was the best, but because in my eyes he was doing a good job.
He's got his work cut out now, getting the best out of what he has at his disposal, and keeping them all happy.
On a sideline, does anyone watch enough to know if Garner could play a part this season?
I was already excited by Sancho
posted on 2/9/21
comment by Vidicschin (U3584)
posted 25 minutes ago
Sorry 52 but I have seen nothing in Sancho that excites me. Yet.
I hope he proves me wrong.
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I read a post somewhere by a bvb fan on what to expect. Some of it good, some of it bad. But what did stand out in that post (whether true or not) was that he tended to disappear in big games, they mostly used his performances v bayern as a reference.
He was a wasted position the other day, but it would be far too early to write him off as another kagawa.
posted on 2/9/21
I think Sancho will impress in direct correlation with how well he integrates with other players. What has most impressed me about him at Dortmund is how he can link up in and around the box, relying on his trickery and ingenuity of course, but also on being on the same wavelength as his team-mates. There was a moment in the Wolves game where he did some nice work on the left and then played a quick pass to Greenwood, but as the ball left his foot Mason was just darting off in the other direction. Had they read each other correctly (which will surely improve with familiarity) it would have been recorded in some stat or other as a positive contribution. Actually in that instance, the pass Sancho played would have put Greenwood in a more dangerous attacking position than the one Greenwood anticipated.
posted on 2/9/21
comment by TheFoxOutsideTheBox (U20459)
posted 35 minutes ago
comment by Vidicschin (U3584)
posted 12 minutes ago
Sorry 52 but I have seen nothing in Sancho that excites me. Yet.
I hope he proves me wrong.
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I really don't understand how anybody who has a decent awareness of him can't be excited by him. Being excited doesn't even mean he'll smash it, so even if we put that to one side, I'd say he's overwhelmingly an exciting signing even just based on his profile, age and playing style. If a young, skillful, English winger who has consistently performed at an elite level in terms of outputs for more than 2 years isn't at the very least, exciting, then we may just have different definitions of the word or we may just get that feeling from different things.
I've tried not to sound like an ar$e here, apologies if it reads that way. I'm not trashing your opinion, I just don't really get the perspective. Could be that I'm just biased because I've followed him long before we were interested and I value players who can take people on and dribble past people as the most exciting thing in football. Some people love defending, I don't get excited about defending.
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I don’t have a decent awareness of him as I don’t watch Dortmund often and don’t base my opinions on you tube clips.
My opinion is solely on what I have seen of him.
posted on 2/9/21
comment by Culér (U9489)
posted 2 hours, 38 minutes ago
They can be our title trident
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No forking chance
posted on 2/9/21
comment by Vidicschin (U3584)
posted 14 minutes ago
comment by TheFoxOutsideTheBox (U20459)
posted 35 minutes ago
comment by Vidicschin (U3584)
posted 12 minutes ago
Sorry 52 but I have seen nothing in Sancho that excites me. Yet.
I hope he proves me wrong.
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I really don't understand how anybody who has a decent awareness of him can't be excited by him. Being excited doesn't even mean he'll smash it, so even if we put that to one side, I'd say he's overwhelmingly an exciting signing even just based on his profile, age and playing style. If a young, skillful, English winger who has consistently performed at an elite level in terms of outputs for more than 2 years isn't at the very least, exciting, then we may just have different definitions of the word or we may just get that feeling from different things.
I've tried not to sound like an ar$e here, apologies if it reads that way. I'm not trashing your opinion, I just don't really get the perspective. Could be that I'm just biased because I've followed him long before we were interested and I value players who can take people on and dribble past people as the most exciting thing in football. Some people love defending, I don't get excited about defending.
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I don’t have a decent awareness of him as I don’t watch Dortmund often and don’t base my opinions on you tube clips.
My opinion is solely on what I have seen of him.
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Fair enough. I don't watch Dortmund as often as a Dortmund fan does but I watch them semi regularly to keep tabs on the likes of Sancho, Bellingham, Haaland and in the past others such as Reus etc, they are generally just a decent watch.
I'm excited because I've enjoyed watching him and his style of play is the sort I really like, but then Nani was one of my favourite players for similar reasons and I don't struggle to find people who will tell me I'm a moron as a result.
posted on 2/9/21
but then Nani was one of my favourite players for similar reasons and I don't struggle to find people who will tell me I'm a moron as a result.
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I was a big fan at the time but now, in the wake of the revelations about his private life I struggle to... oh, hang on, that was the other guy.
posted on 2/9/21
comment by Red Russian (U4715)
posted 2 minutes ago
but then Nani was one of my favourite players for similar reasons and I don't struggle to find people who will tell me I'm a moron as a result.
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I was a big fan at the time but now, in the wake of the revelations about his private life I struggle to... oh, hang on, that was the other guy.
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I tend to feel that I'm pretty ignorant when it comes to private lives and off field matters. Unless I'm particularly well informed on something specific, I don't tend to have much of an opinion and I'll be honest, I don't particularly seek to either. Too much bad and misleading information that unless I specifically dig in to something, I don't really give it particular attention.
posted on 2/9/21
comment by TheFoxOutsideTheBox (U20459)
posted 27 minutes ago
comment by Red Russian (U4715)
posted 2 minutes ago
but then Nani was one of my favourite players for similar reasons and I don't struggle to find people who will tell me I'm a moron as a result.
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I was a big fan at the time but now, in the wake of the revelations about his private life I struggle to... oh, hang on, that was the other guy.
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I tend to feel that I'm pretty ignorant when it comes to private lives and off field matters. Unless I'm particularly well informed on something specific, I don't tend to have much of an opinion and I'll be honest, I don't particularly seek to either. Too much bad and misleading information that unless I specifically dig in to something, I don't really give it particular attention.
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Fox, I was just trying to make a very unoriginal "Nani looks a bit like Michael Jackson" joke.
posted on 2/9/21
comment by Red Russian (U4715)
posted 24 minutes ago
comment by TheFoxOutsideTheBox (U20459)
posted 27 minutes ago
comment by Red Russian (U4715)
posted 2 minutes ago
but then Nani was one of my favourite players for similar reasons and I don't struggle to find people who will tell me I'm a moron as a result.
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I was a big fan at the time but now, in the wake of the revelations about his private life I struggle to... oh, hang on, that was the other guy.
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I tend to feel that I'm pretty ignorant when it comes to private lives and off field matters. Unless I'm particularly well informed on something specific, I don't tend to have much of an opinion and I'll be honest, I don't particularly seek to either. Too much bad and misleading information that unless I specifically dig in to something, I don't really give it particular attention.
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Fox, I was just trying to make a very unoriginal "Nani looks a bit like Michael Jackson" joke.
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My bad, completely went over my head I just assumed you meant Ronaldo
posted on 2/9/21
comment by TheFoxOutsideTheBox (U20459)
posted 16 minutes ago
comment by Red Russian (U4715)
posted 24 minutes ago
comment by TheFoxOutsideTheBox (U20459)
posted 27 minutes ago
comment by Red Russian (U4715)
posted 2 minutes ago
but then Nani was one of my favourite players for similar reasons and I don't struggle to find people who will tell me I'm a moron as a result.
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I was a big fan at the time but now, in the wake of the revelations about his private life I struggle to... oh, hang on, that was the other guy.
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I tend to feel that I'm pretty ignorant when it comes to private lives and off field matters. Unless I'm particularly well informed on something specific, I don't tend to have much of an opinion and I'll be honest, I don't particularly seek to either. Too much bad and misleading information that unless I specifically dig in to something, I don't really give it particular attention.
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Fox, I was just trying to make a very unoriginal "Nani looks a bit like Michael Jackson" joke.
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My bad, completely went over my headI just assumed you meant Ronaldo
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I can see why you linked it to my recent posts about our other Portuguese winger. I'm going to try not to turn that into a vendetta.