😆

Oen thing for the deal to collapse, another for them to actually then help Tottenham.

Ricky1985 wrote:
mentalvortex wrote:

Kang-In lee had his contract at Valencia terminated by mutual agreement.

He has signed for Mallorca on a free transfer.

https://www.valenciacf.com/en/article/en-official-statement-kang-in-lee-2021-08-29

https://www.rcdmallorca.es/en/content/news/news/kang-in-lee-joins-rcd-mallorca-on-a-free-transfer

Wasn't he another kid touted as the second coming? Football fans get a lot wrong! 😆

Like Captain said Valencia are probably the worst run club in the world, plus he's had attitude issues. Not sure what your second sentence is supposed to mean, you of all people should know that talent alone is no guarantee for a kid to make it at the top level. Or did you joke about ESRs alleged talent last year when he went on loan to a Championship side?

The twitter bloke got it right, in terms of raw ability Lee is closer to Isco or David Silva than Ferran Torres. Hope he does well at Mallorca because that kind of talent and dribbling is rare.

So we were happy to overpay for Ramsdale to be a backup but refused to pay another £10m for Emerson who would fill a position of need and in the process allowed Spurs to have him? Another Edu and Arteta masterclass.

Exclusive reports coming in from Japan. Don't @ me if its wrong.

We are in for Tomiyasu and personal terms agreed. Flying to london for medical right now.

20m euros agreed from デイリースポーツ

Ah yes, another right sided centre back right back hybrid, just what we need!

To be fair I haven't ever seen him play, is he any good as a right back?

Tambourine Man wrote:

Can he play RB? He's a CB isn't he?

Both, but I'm not going to pretend like I watch Bologna regularly.

I'm laughing because we could have signed him three months ago if this was the move.

Reported in the Athletic now.

Trippier was the move it seems from the outside. After that fell, Di Lorenzo could have been good addition and contrast to the youth skew. Yet here is another 22 year-old we may be stacking in our wet paper defense.

He can play RB but that's not where he prefers. He did play RB at Truident and Bologna whenever necessary but not comfortable at it. It's like Mustafi and Sokratis can play RB in emergency situation. RCB would be perfect for him though in a 3 because he is good on the ball

I rate him as the best CB in Asia and he has been a revelation since breaking through 3 years ago. Very strong in the air, brave in challenges and calm under pressure on the ball. Passes well.

Why are we signing him if he's a shit RB? This club makes no sense.

goon wrote:

Reported in the Athletic now.

Yep.

I hope he comes and I hope he's good.

I can't wait for All or Nothing to see how dumb and dumber make decisions behind the scenes. Fucking idiots.

Lovely thats another area of need addressed checks list to see RCB has been ticked off three times already in the last two years

Captain wrote:

I hope he comes and I hope he's good.

Seems like he's a CB/FB hybrid - which is fine but the way we play calls out for a more attacking wingback.

edit: what goon said

Tambourine Man wrote:

Why are we signing him if he's a shit RB? This club makes no sense.

Maybe a better comparison would be Puyol style defender. Can play RB, not shit and decent there but not the most comfortable. He is the all action type old school tough CB who is committed and blocks whatever he can, dives into challenges. Because he dribbles decently and passes well he is even versatile enough to play at DM when needed in 2 occassion for Japan NT. 

Probably not the best compilation because the moments are short and fast forwarded but you have an idea. 

He's definitely worth the money at CB you can bet your top dollar on it.

The fullbacks have to be able to play at centrehalf too.  :doh:

He looks excellent. We need another quality centreback

back 3 of Tomiyasu, White and Gabriel is good

He's six foot two
And he'll do you
It's toma, toma, toma, tomayasu

Captain wrote:

The fullbacks have to be able to play at centrehalf too.  :doh:

Tomiyasu White Gabriel Tierney.

All can play CB and FB 😆 Maybe we are doing some hybrid position swapping shit there to revolutionize football

I just hope beyond hope that Arteta does actually turn out to be some sort of a genius and this Frankenstein squad he is assembling comes together and makes us competitive again. But I can't see it and it is more likely that this time next summer the new DoF and manager are left disassembling the mess Edu and Arteta have created. Hope I'm wrong.

He'll 100% play right back, but with the way Arteta sets us up he'll end up tucking in to form a back three with White and Gabriel.

Hopefully this means Partey and whoever his partner is can play closer together.

Tambourine Man wrote:

I just hope beyond hope that Arteta does actually turn out to be some sort of a genius and this Frankenstein squad he is assembling comes together and makes us competitive again. But I can't see it and it is more likely that this time next summer the new DoF and manager are left disassembling the mess Edu and Arteta have created. Hope I'm wrong.

Why is it a Frankenstein squad?

Seems to have two players in all of the normal positions - pretty standard really.

I think Arteta wants our right side to be more conservative than the left. Makes us predictable but I still don't get why we aren't buying a specialist right back even if more defensive in nature.

What it could end up doing is that whoever plays RW will be doubled up on and be completely ineffectual.

I rate Tomiyasu highly and followed his progress for awhile, so I would think it would have been much smarter to buy him as CB, Emerson at RB and spend whatever money left on a CM than what we are doing.

putting aside artetas documented buffoonery, having versatile defenders isn't a bad thing. the issue is if versatility and ability to play 3ATB becomes the number 1 criteria and its the tail wagging the dog scenario. ideally you'd want tomiyasu to be more than just a CB who's merely serviceable at RB.

Clrnc wrote:
Captain wrote:

The fullbacks have to be able to play at centrehalf too.  :doh:

Tomiyasu White Gabriel Tierney.

All can play CB and FB 😆 Maybe we are doing some hybrid position swapping shit there to revolutionize football

...and that's why he has banished Maitland to the reserves. All makes sense now.  :egg:

“Ainsley you made me push through this deal. Sixth choice you are”

I recon we’ll get one more in. Possibly Aouar

Mirth wrote:

What it could end up doing is that whoever plays RW will be doubled up on and be completely ineffectual.

This is less of an issue if the forward players are given freedom and flexibility to roam, swap, interchange etc. It's absolutely horrid when you just have Pepe out on the right with 3 players around him at any given time.

As of now 3 left backs, with Tomayasu 5 center backs, 4 right backs if Bellerin leaves (3 if AMN is banished). Crazy.