30 Jul 2019 16:42:37
Ed001. Hope you are well mate. Keep the daily reports coming they are always a good read 1st thing in the morning.
Just after a couple of opinions from you. I know ed002 is not a big fan of hypotheticals😂
1. Do you think united will sell pogba this window?
2. Do you believe they should?
3. Do you think sms and fernandes would be good buys if he does leave?
4. Where do you think bale will end up?
5. Pre season bodes well for the likes of brewster greenwood and parrot do you think any of them will get some decent game time this season and do you think any of the 3 will make a significant impact this season.?
6. Everton imo have pulled off the potential signing of the season in moise kean. Who of all the signings in the epl do you think may stand out. City got a top lad too from AM?
Finally where to you think lukaku will end up?
Cheers. Stay safe .
K.
{Ed001's Note - oh god, I should just be glad you haven't asked my opinion on Evra I suppose!
1. It is still looking very possible, Madrid want him, he wants to go there, so probably.
2. 100% yes.
3. Milinkovic-Savic of 2 seasons ago would be a great signing, last season's one would not. Fernandes looks good in Portugal but it is a huge step up, I do think he has the ability to make the step up though. So I would say yes to Fernandes but probably no to Savic.
4. In his back garden on his private golf course sulking. No one is going to pay a transfer fee for him unless something drastic changes before the window shuts.
5. Brewster will defo get game time, he would have done last season but for injury and I expect him to impress, but he is still just a kid. Greenwood is also likely to get game time and I expect him to have the most impact of the three. I am not convinced Parrott will get much game time once Kane returns to fitness. I expect him to get chances and then be sidelined to be honest. Most likely a January loan beckons.
6. Ndombele is also an excellent signing. However I am going to suggest someone you didn't mention - Pablo Fornals. I think the Hammers have a little gem there.
7. I would guess at Juve but I am not sure.
This does bring to mind a suggestion that was put on the Liverpool site. Someone suggested I do an ask Ed001 podcast for people to send in these kind of questions for me to answer. Does anyone on here think it a good idea?}
30 Jul 2019 17:28:48
Hello Ed001,
I love your input and would love such a podcast.
{Ed001's Note - thank you mate.}
30 Jul 2019 17:47:03
Absolutely tris. All over that.
By the way, another question for you. United seem to be interested in dybala, ed002 previously mentioned that he could be used in a deal seeing pogba go the other way.
Do you think he now could be used in a deal seeing lukaku go to Juventus? And if he does come, is he a good signing?
{Ed001's Note - it would certainly make sense to use him as part of a swap deal - for Juve. Not so sure that would be a good deal for United though. Getting Lukaku off the books is a plus, if you have a player on his kind of wages out of the team and unhappy, it is never going to help team spirit. So it is best to get rid. However Dybala is not the right player. He lacks the physicality to cope in Italy at times, a good tackle on him early on and he hides for the rest of the game. Can you imagine him coming up against Burnley (for example)?
Dybala has so much talent, but he has used less and less of it each season since he emerged. That suggests to me that he is not doing enough in training to improve his game.}
30 Jul 2019 17:55:37
Thanks Tris. I don't know much about fornals ill be keeping an eye out now.
Savic did get midfielder of the year in italy last season he finished very strong from feb onwards. He had a slow start in a decking side to be fair. He oozes class tons of ability.
Appreciate your reply.
I think the podcast is a great idea mate.
{Ed001's Note - I only saw Savic early on, so I didn't realise he improved. Right at the start there were times I wondered if it was the same player or if he had a twin brother.
Mind I watched half an hour of a PSV game (to be fair with the sound off) before I realised I was looking at the wrong player yesterday. I am working on a Lozano profile and the previous game I watched he was on the right, this game he was in the centre and I never noticed right away. I was sat there thinking he looks a lot bulkier and faster in this game and checking the date on the previous one compared to the one I was watching thinking there must be a big gap. Then I saw a close up and realised it wasn't him. Doh.}
30 Jul 2019 17:57:14
Cheers ed001.
Now, a podcast of all this kind of questions would be really worthwhile;)
Interesting week ahead. I see United spending a lot of money.
{Ed001's Note - if people are interested then I will have a chat with Ed033 about setting up some kind of way for the questions to be sent. If they get sent direct on to the site they may get lost in the crowd.}
30 Jul 2019 18:16:01
Agree with you on Fornais, Ed001. One of the first in my dream team this year. Lovely wee player from what I've seen of him.
{Ed001's Note - agreed mate. One of those players that has the potential to be a real superstar.}
30 Jul 2019 18:25:47
Who was your footballing idol as a nipper, ed?
{Ed001's Note - is this for now or the podcast Oak?}
30 Jul 2019 18:40:58
Agreed ed. Maybe a red button up top. 'ask ed001'
{Ed001's Note - yeah good idea ken. I hope that didn't hurt too much having one? ;-)
30 Jul 2019 18:57:19
Save it for the Podcast I think if its going to happen, give you chance to wax lyrical about them!
30 Jul 2019 21:56:38
Red tinted specs on but wan bissaka is definitely up there for best signing automatically improves our weakest area last season.