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This was another match where I watch our midfield and think, "this just isn't good enough to compete for the premier league."  What am I missing with Jorginho?  Yet again, I thought he brought absolutely nothing to the table.  Is it possible that this formation with 2 midfielders is never going to allow for a strong midfield?  Kai and Mason were invisible (it's a trend for Kai) but I thought the biggest problem was the group behind them.  I want defenders who defend so that leaves the midfielders to control and create for the forwards (or allow the forwards to create).  I never see that out of our midfielders, with the occasional exception of Kovacic.  Maybe Jorginho and Kante in this formation are just never going to allow that to happen.

This was another match where I watch our midfield and think, "this just isn't good enough to compete for the premier league."  What am I missing with Jorginho?  Yet again, I thought he brought absolutely nothing to the table.  Is it possible that this formation with 2 midfielders is never going to allow for a strong midfield?  Kai and Mason were invisible (it's a trend for Kai) but I thought the biggest problem was the group behind them.  I want defenders who defend so that leaves the midfielders to control and create for the forwards (or allow the forwards to create).  I never see that out of our midfielders, with the occasional exception of Kovacic.  Maybe Jorginho and Kante in this formation are just never going to allow that to happen.

This was another match where I watch our midfield and think, "this just isn't good enough to compete for the premier league."  What am I missing with Jorginho?  Yet again, I thought he brought absolutely nothing to the table.  Is it possible that this formation with 2 midfielders is never going to allow for a strong midfield?  Kai and Mason were invisible (it's a trend for Kai) but I thought the biggest problem was the group behind them.  I want defenders who defend so that leaves the midfielders to control and create for the forwards (or allow the forwards to create).  I never see that out of our midfielders, with the occasional exception of Kovacic.  Maybe Jorginho and Kante in this formation are just never going to allow that to happen.

Why is Christensen in there instead of Tomori?  Did we not see enough of that sh*tshow pairing last Wednesday?

His skill set reminds of Hazard but he's not nearly at that level yet, and probably never will be (no shame in that, Hazard is a top 5 player in the world).  Biggest difference to me is that Hazard is able to play very physically for a guy with his skill level.  That's my biggest concern for CP right now.  He's going to struggle to handle the physical play of the premier league.

I disagree.  Overpaying b/c you think you have no choice is a bad habit and sets a bad precedent (not that we haven't already done that).  Also, money spent now is money that can't be spent later (and better).  Again, I don't think there was going to be any real interest in Kovacic for 50M and Kovacic is not a clearly necessary player for us.  20-30M?  OK.  50M?  Hell no.
My other concern is that players you spend 50M on play b/c you spent 50M on them.  He's a solid player that would be an asset to the team in the right role but if he's starting over younger players because the club and manager feel the need to justify the expenditure, it doubles the problem.  That's not the kind of box I want to put Lampard in.  The one benefit of the transfer ban would be the opportunity to give young players a legit chance with lowered expectations.  50M for Kovacic could undermine that. 

I don't see anybody paying anywhere near 45-50M for Kovacic and Madrid don't want or need him.  He's a nice enough player, not good enough to start for a team competing for titles. I'd be happy to have him for depth, playing 5 PL games a year and a bunch of cup games.  If his price drops below 30M, we should be interested.  More than that, hard pass.

So it's not just me and my lack of futbol knowledge.  These are pretty much my thoughts after every match.