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Maybe Zappa and Emerson want out? Zappa isn't the long term replacement for Azpi and if his recent comments are anything to go by Sarri doesn't rate Emerson defensively.

 
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I’m all for it. While Azpi is a brilliant defender, Sarri’s football style doesn’t suit him to be brutally honest.

Imagine having an attacking full back who knows Sarriball better than everybody? It could really make a huge difference.

Azpi can play left back or centre half.

 
dansubrosa said:
I’m all for it. While Azpi is a brilliant defender, Sarri’s football style doesn’t suit him to be brutally honest.

Imagine having an attacking full back who knows Sarriball better than everybody? It could really make a huge difference.

Azpi can play left back or centre half.
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What makes you think he's an attacking full back? From what I understand he scored a single goal in his whole career and his assists contribution isn't great, either.

The obvious positive is that Sarri knows Hysaj very well and clearly rates him because he coached him at Empoli and then signed him at Napoli.

 
abramovich said:
What makes you think he's an attacking full back? From what I understand he scored a single goal in his whole career and his assists contribution isn't great, either.

The obvious positive is that Sarri knows Hysaj very well and clearly rates him because he coached him at Empoli and then signed him at Napoli.
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I’ll admit I don’t really know his style, but I imagine he’ll be more suited to Sarri all than Azpi? 

Its clear some players are finding it difficult to adjust to new tactics, hopefully it will come in time for Dave but we definitely need big changes. New striker, new wingers and maybe a few defenders too. I’d say the midfield is the only place that is fine.

 
Reece James is also apparently having an outstanding season in the Championship - I'd rather him be backup for Azpi and save the £50 million for a forward or centre back.

 
DannyVblue said:
Reece James is also apparently having an outstanding season in the Championship - I'd rather him be backup for Azpi and save the £50 million for a forward or centre back.
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Agreed, I think James is the one we should bring into the team, over Aina.  I have read reports, as well, that he is having a great season.  Something like 3 or 4 straight player of the month awards for Wigan.

 
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Why not wait till the summer for this one and sign a striker in January instead?

 
Hate rumor like this, we just resigned our first choice right back for 4 years, how could spending 50M on another right back make us a better team? It's like having a sore knee, instead of treating it, just put more bandages on the right arm.

 
Agreed, would rather at least give a go to one of our young right backs, Look how well liverpool and spurs have done with their lads, Robertson is for me the best RB in the league on current form, Alexander-Arnold looks a real prospect, Trippier is top quality too even though he only really blossomed in the last couple of years. Better off saving that cash and going all out for a few players who will really improve us where we need it most. I'd be looking at Koulibaly, Icardi and a new winger, or two if Hazard does go in the summer.

 
Show me this a month ago and i would have been overjoyed, however Azpi is doing much better currently. At least wait until summer to buy him and invest more wisely elsewhere in January.

 
I disagree with people saying this fella isn't needed, and azpi has been great recently. 

Azpi had one amazing game against city and the whole struggle of the season for him is forgotten.. wrong, azpi played well and so did Kante and so did luiz because they emphasis on them wasn't to attack attack attack, it was back to counter attacking football which they are used to and suited to. So luiz wasn't wondering out of position and being left 1 v 1, azpi spent most of the game in slow block defending and Kante got to play his natural game more despite the goal. Kante right mid position is not the problem it's his role in this team (quick Tika taka, possession ) that he's struggling with same as azpi. 

The plan probably is to get Hysaj and move azpi back to centre back.. and save 100m on koulibaly get a solid as a rock centre back for free in azpi and give our attack another dimension with a rapid wing back tried and tested in the system. 

Everyone is talking about the need for a new winger when it's two new wing backs that would transform us to city's level.. when they got walker and mendy it transformed them far more than buying mahrez or Bernardo silva has. 

 
I Am Gay 4 Diegod said:
I disagree with people saying this fella isn't needed, and azpi has been great recently. 

Azpi had one amazing game against city and the whole struggle of the season for him is forgotten.. wrong, azpi played well and so did Kante and so did luiz because they emphasis on them wasn't to attack attack attack, it was back to counter attacking football which they are used to and suited to. So luiz wasn't wondering out of position and being left 1 v 1, azpi spent most of the game in slow block defending and Kante got to play his natural game more despite the goal. Kante right mid position is not the problem it's his role in this team (quick Tika taka, possession ) that he's struggling with same as azpi. 

The plan probably is to get Hysaj and move azpi back to centre back.. and save 100m on koulibaly get a solid as a rock centre back for free in azpi and give our attack another dimension with a rapid wing back tried and tested in the system. 

Everyone is talking about the need for a new winger when it's two new wing backs that would transform us to city's level.. when they got walker and mendy it transformed them far more than buying mahrez or Bernardo silva has. 
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FB and WB are different positions so we need to keep remembering that Maurizo wants FBs.

I'll be disappointed if we go for Hysaj. He is, in my opinion, less good than Reece James and he's older too. If Reece isn't good enough, and it'll be hard to convince me of that, then this bloke isn't either.

 
A professional footballer with 250+ career club appearances, challenging for the league in Italy and performing in the Champions league isn't as good as a 19 year old lad with 21 appearances in professional football for a team that currently sits 16th in the Championship. 

Our fans amaze me at times.

 
RIP Mourinho said:
A professional footballer with 250+ career club appearances, challenging for the league in Italy and performing in the Champions league isn't as good as a 19 year old lad with 21 appearances in professional football for a team that currently sits 16th in the Championship. 

Our fans amaze me at times.
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You have correctly understood my opinion. An opinion, right or wrong, formed from watching the two players concerned.  It now remains to be seen whether or not you join the ranks of the people who have criticised my player assessments only later to pretend that they agreed with me all along.

 
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And now i wait to see if you join the ranks of morons on this forum. (only other member is Youlots)

 
OhForAGreavsie said:
You have correctly understood my opinion. An opinion, right or wrong, formed from watching the two players concerned.  It now remains to be seen whether or not you join the ranks of the people who have criticised my player assessments only later to pretend that they agreed with me all along.
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Youve watched one play against Championship level teams and one against the top teams in europe, and you came to that conclusion? I dont think football is for you.

 
dkw said:
Youve watched one play against Championship level teams and one against the top teams in europe, and you came to that conclusion? I dont think football is for you.
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In fact I'd have reached the same conclusion even if I had only seen Reece play youth football, which I did many times.

Your attempt to belittle the football judgement of someone you know next to nothing about reminds me of someone on this site (I'm pretty sure it wasn't you) who criticised me when I said that Renanto Sanchez was a very ordinary player. I further said that although Sanchez had won young player of the competition in the Euros, he had not in fact played particularly well in that tournament. My critic said I made myself sound like a fool when I offered an opinion which disagreed with the people who voted for the award and with Bayern who had spent a fortune on Sanchez just before those euros. Who do you suppose is more likely to have changed their mind/s now, that poster and the decision makers at Bayern, or me?

P.S. Reece is a very good player. Last May I described him as our best development level prospect currently and in fact since JT. I stick to that assessment.

 
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Come on, I like Reece and think he will go on to be a hell of a player but there simply is no way you can compare a young prospect who has played a couple of dozen times in the championship to a player who has several accomplished seasons in Serie A, its just ridiculous. 

 
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