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@Ew21087 Don't watch SPL mate so I can't say too much tbh. Only saw him at Wednesday and he was impressive there.

@RyanThomasMMA Not related but how good is Danny Rohl? Don’t see him leaving rangers soon but was unreal at Wednesday, and this turn around at rangers has been crazy too, they could win the league still

Just beat Cholo. Master tactician 👇

@777_piro @typhalive Yh it's a hotbed and a great pathway league for talent

@RyanThomasMMA @typhalive So many good prospects there, I’m gonna start tuning in for sure

wasn’t familiar but I’m moved

@777_piro @typhalive Superliga is enjoyable mate. Aside from the Belgian Pro it's the main non-T5 league I watch. Gets really fun when the top 6 split happens in March and all the best teams start facing each other back to back to back, etc. Copenhagen may not even make the cut this season 😬

@typhalive might need to dive in and learn more about Danish teams cause it feels like they’re opening up a lot of opportunities

@AzzaLufc Between 17/2/25 & 5/4/25 he played 8 games. 7x 90s & 85 in the other game. Towards the back end of the season it's a tough ask for a player that plays with the intensity he does. Cumulative fatigue really does and up. He's not been fit with any regularity since then.

@AzzaLufc With a runner like DJ it's always going to impact him badly. He's up and down the pitch making constant high intensity runs. Those kind of players shouldn't be playing 90 every game or the workload is too much...

Dan James is cooked btw. Was great last season but got ran into the ground for no reason and now his hammys can't take the workload. He's a runner as well so it's only gonna get worse for him as he ages. That new contract is looking like a poorer and poorer decision by the day

@LufcZain @fc_mossman Yh for sure. You make some right moves and it's possible. The club has shown it can platform talent

@RyanThomasMMA @fc_mossman Tbf our reputation has probably been boosted after the sales of Bonny, Leoni and Man + Cuesta being an Arteta disciple prob gives us more of a pull next summer. Could push for top 10 next season

📊🇧🇪 Mandela Keita, data report + suitable enough as a metronomic, low risk passer; decent success rate and super high rate of passes that go lateral + strong on the ball, wins a high number of dribbles, fouls, and offensive duels in general + complete out of possession; defends space well and wins a high percentage of his defensive duels + doesn't attempt many aerial duels, but has the highest win rate of any u23 midfielder in T5 leagues this season w/ at least 900 league minutes; has built off of promising numbers last season - don't ask him to do most actions in the final third... he has a really low rate shots and key passes, which could be partially role, but I think is also a bit of a skill issue - super low rate of 'high degree of difficulty' passes like progressives and long passes, also super low success rate; this piece of information is what makes me think there is a general lack of quality that contributes to the low final action volume ➡️ A bulldog of a central midfielder... possession winning machine and good luck getting the ball off of him. What he lacks (playmaking midfielder attributes) are conveniently covered by his partner, Adrian Bernabe, making them the most complimentary midfield duo in Europe imo. Keita lacks some top-level technical ability for sure, but he would add a physical level to just about every midfield in Europe.

@LufcZain @fc_mossman Would think it's doable price wise given the contract situation.

@RyanThomasMMA @fc_mossman BRING

@LufcZain @fc_mossman Contract is up in 2027 as well

@LufcZain @fc_mossman I like van de Perre but he's not ready for a step up yet. Has potential tho. What sort of money do you think you'll have to replace him? I think Onyedika quotes were like £20m iirc

@LufcZain @fc_mossman Not aware of Egwanda. Will have a look. What about Essugo on loan? Or Onyedika?

@RyanThomasMMA @fc_mossman Not really had a look nor watched loads of footy but maybe Silas Andersen or Alonzo Engwanda

@LufcZain @fc_mossman Who are you liking for that role?

@RyanThomasMMA @fc_mossman I have no clue how we're gonna replace him next summer. He's the first name on the XI its gonna be so difficult finding someone like him

@LufcZain @fc_mossman What! That's mad that haha

@RyanThomasMMA @fc_mossman And to think Pecchia never gave him a full 90 🤦🏽

@ElijahKaneki Ahh. Must be the problem then.

@RyanThomasMMA Yep

Might be my eyes failing me but I can barely see the ball in this Anderlecht-La Louviere game

@ElijahKaneki I missed the game, were they using an orange ball too?

@RyanThomasMMA Had the same issue with Cercle vs Club Brugge.

@yangscout I started laughing when the camera zoomed in on the groundsman walking up the sideline with a small brush 🤣 like bro there's been an avalanche on the pitch

@RyanThomasMMA Yeah Antwerp-Westerlo was crazy, don’t know how they kept footballing tbh

@yangscout Yh it's really tough on the wide angle. Think between the lines on the pitch and the orange ball it's making my eyes go funny haha. Did you see the pitch for Antwerp-Westerlo? 😳

@RyanThomasMMA Was similar issue in other games, feel like the red ball isn’t as visible on camera as they expected. But I guess it’s better than nothing.

@NDXSH_ They've been taking points off the big boys all season. It's been so funny 🤣 watching Pape Fall as well Yh I caught a few games back to back in December. They play some nice stuff. Really liked Ito and Goto, but haven't watched them since

@RyanThomasMMA 😭😭😭😭😭 How come? Also, you watch much of STVV? Heard a lot of good things about them - the limited footage I have seen also looked cool.

Flávio Nazinho 😭