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05-28-2018 , 03:24 PM

#101

Eric Clipperton

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Sounds like Fabinho is done. He any good?

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05-28-2018 , 03:37 PM

#102

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Sounds like Fabinho is done. He any good?

Dunno how good he is but Redcafe has had a collective hardon for him for 2-3 years now.

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05-28-2018 , 03:37 PM

#103

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He's the guy they wanted to keep that they were fine letting Bakayoko go last year.

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05-28-2018 , 04:04 PM

#104

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Confirmed by both clubs now.

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05-28-2018 , 04:07 PM

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05-28-2018 , 04:08 PM

#106

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Pool just spent our entire summer budget on Fabinho

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ya i'm pretty ok with Arse signing Sokratis & Lichtsteiner

hopefully we find out, with Holding as well

This actually makes it even more encouraging...

Also one would think that Chelsea fans would learn to appreciate being patient with young assets instead of offloading them to say the Bundesliga or Serie A

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05-28-2018 , 04:17 PM

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Chambers & Holding will both be 23yo next season

that isn't really young in footballing terms

they basically are what they are, which isn't very good

nothing like Chelsea continuously tossing away quality prospects for no damn good reason

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05-28-2018 , 04:31 PM

#108

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So how good is Fabinho?

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05-28-2018 , 04:31 PM

#109

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Then again, at the same time, Maguire was still with us until he was 21 and then spent seasons at Hull doing **** all until he went to Leicester. They could just need a season at a lesser PL/Championship club to get a bunch of game time and then reevaluate

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05-28-2018 , 04:36 PM

#110

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Yea this

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05-28-2018 , 04:36 PM

#111

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He’s been linked with city too last few years. I’m sure it’ll be a pretty good signing. Pool really coming out strong this year when you factor in naby and vvd

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05-28-2018 , 04:38 PM

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We definetly need a new fella in goal. We cant gamble on Karius recovering mentally from his horror show. Im not sure if we are going the Allison route or settling for taking a goalie from one of the bottom 14 clubs. Im fine with either aproach tbh.

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05-28-2018 , 04:44 PM

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He’s been linked with city too last few years. I’m sure it’ll be a pretty good signing. Pool really coming out strong this year when you factor in naby and vvd

We did just sell a player for the second highest fee ever, you would hope we would reinvest the money

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05-28-2018 , 04:45 PM

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is fabinho going to be a #6 or #8 or something in between?

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05-28-2018 , 04:49 PM

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Im getting mixed signals, aparently he can play right wing back as well, lol. In the current setup you would expect him to play in the center of the midfield where Henderson plays right now.

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05-28-2018 , 04:50 PM

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is fabinho going to be a #6 or #8 or something in between?

Milner”s #7

Last edited by PeteBlow; 05-28-2018 at 04:52 PM. Reason: 6? He’s not a CB

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05-28-2018 , 04:51 PM

#117

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I’m hoping this means no fekir for pool assuming they go for a gk. Have seen a few people mention Allison. Are there strong links from those ITK? They’re going to be scary next year assuming salah stays.

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05-28-2018 , 04:54 PM

#118

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0% chance of Salah leaving after one season

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05-28-2018 , 04:59 PM

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Milner”s #7

how can the number 6 position be a centreback? that's ridiculous. there are already the numbers 2, 3, 4, 5 for defenders.

but i should have asked whether he was going to be the holding defensive midfielder or a more box-to-box type. then the even the english wouldnt **** it up

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05-28-2018 , 05:03 PM

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Counterpoint: neither has really played top flight football under anyone except Wenger.

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05-28-2018 , 05:03 PM

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I think it depends on who we are playing, context, etc. If we are hanging on to a lead one would hope we would play the role of a defensive midfielder.

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05-28-2018 , 05:05 PM

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ya Fabinho seems to be a DM/CM who can also play RB afaik
(think he played more RB in the past)

guessing Keita will be far more b2b of the two, and Fabinho will hold

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exceptions to every rule of course, but if i had to bet on it, would probably fade Chambers/Holding becoming CL caliber

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05-28-2018 , 05:06 PM

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England's best DMs wear 4, which leaves 6 to elite CBs like Johnny Evans

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05-28-2018 , 05:15 PM

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ya Fabinho seems to be a DM/CM who can also play RB afaik
(think he played more RB in the past)

guessing Keita will be far more b2b of the two, and Fabinho will hold

exceptions to every rule of course, but if i had to bet on it, would probably fade Chambers/Holding becoming CL caliber

I mean this is an obvious +ev bet since they are both English.