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@Ge0_King Nah think it’s time to him to move on tbh — he’ll want UCL football and to play for a top club as well, feels like the project at Newcastle under Howe has now gone past its peak, think he’ll be looking for a new challenge soon.

@ThreadmanChaza Yet he is our captain and needed in our team for experience with our older players outgoing. He is central to our squad. Have to be mad to think we let our most important player leave in our current state. Whilst u need experience to build a squad, so do we. think about it

Don’t think this is an opportunity we can turn down lightly. Remember, we’re losing Casemiro. We can’t go through this summer and just sign sub 25 y/o players, at least one of the midfielders needs to have a good level of experience (and quality ofc).

@Alex_Luna_3 Concerned with Baleba from what I’ve seen this season, think he’s risky as well for this reason — I think at least one of the mids needs to be experienced and I really want one of those do it all midfielders, and Bruno G has that. Edging towards Bruno ahead of Tonali tbh.

@ThreadmanChaza 28 yo, £69m, high wages. Risky. I'm thinking more of Baleba + Anderson/Tonali

@GwailuJ Don’t think Case can really be replaced with one player — think Bruno G has the tech levels to play as a 6/8 tbh. Do think there’s lots of value with him entering the final 3rd tho like you said and I’d like to see a deeper player with a bigger physical frame signed as well.

@ThreadmanChaza Not really a direct replacement for casemiro, though, is he? He's more of a forward thinking player. He would rotate with Mainoo. Will need a Baleba or a Stiller with him.

@kevinndjodo Yup, actually surprised me when i saw the 13 G/A in 22 league starts this season, that’s proper impressive considering how much work he does in all phases.

@ThreadmanChaza And he can score goals too

A lot of the PL teams in Europe are unsettled for various reasons, I do think though a lot of what we’re seeing is also due to the shift in macro-strategy from the PL. When PL teams have tried to go toe-to-toe with European teams, they’ve generally suffered heavily.

Barcelona killing Newcastle’s m2m: •Reset + switch to overloaded left → m2m unsettled & roles disrupted. •Yamal & Raph narrow, Cancelo high & Lewa deep → free the halfspace. •Anticlockwise Lewa–Fermin rotation → open diagonal lane + attack the HS.x.com/brnswi/status/…

Absolutely delighted with the win today. At this point, just need to get over the line in terms of UCL qualification. Carrick is doing so well at grinding out results, attacking players consistently scoring goals. Shoutout to Yoro, thought he dealt superbly well with Watkins.

Biggest game of the season so far I think today. Win puts us 6 clear of Chelsea and I think that’d be enough to secure a UCL spot, can’t see us surrendering that lead. Really hope we bring Amad back in from the start — stark difference in/out of possession when he’s missing.

… what are we seeing man???

Nearly every goal Arsenal score seems to be a very poor error from the opponent and/or the scruffiest goal you’ve ever seen in your life. Nasty goal catalogue, but cuz the rest of the league is not ready to capitalise, they might get away with it.

@saundzo @FathalliMo Watch the 3rd goal and the way he comes from nowhere off the back of Rodri

You just can’t beat off the ball movement

And not only the drive, the f’ing quality and guile to finish like he has done? This is a Sir Alex player if I’ve ever seen one…

Who needs Mbappe when you have Valverde 🫡 seriously, one of the best performances I’ve watched, setting records here. He’s everywhere off the ball to support Trent vs Doku and he’s still got the drive and energy in tank to get to the box and score a hat-trick? This is insane.

Fede Valverde man. Incredible footballer.

@kai679630022906 Anywhere’s an upgrade for him rn 🤣I see Spain tbh.

@ThreadmanChaza ye hear that but don’t think he will get that good of a move icl, should go italy. he’s a little bit trent-like

Pedro Porro is some technician, really is. Think he’ll get a really good summer move.

@kai679630022906 Yehhh not convinced off the ball at all, just think progressive wise he’s one of the best FBs in the league. In a team that struggles so much with progression, think he tries to take a lot of the responsibility himself.

@ThreadmanChaza i don’t think he is icl think he’s at fault for A LOT of the goals they concede, albeit he’s a good progressor yh but even his crossing can go anywhere and everywhere at times

@kai679630022906 One of the shining lights in this Spurs team, I know that’s not hard but a lot of his progressive work is really nice tbf.

Not such a happy return to Spain for you Tottenham lads is it 😂. Can’t quite believe we let these lot beat us in a European final, pretty crazy.