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Thankfully a suggestion rather than an actual link.

Emi seems to be one of the best kept secrets in the Premier League. I'd have expected clubs to be crawling over him given his more recent form and statistics that show him to be one of the most creative players around. Seems strange to me. 

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5 minutes ago, Terminally Yellow said:

Thankfully a suggestion rather than an actual link.

Emi seems to be one of the best kept secrets in the Premier League. I'd have expected clubs to be crawling over him given his more recent form and statistics that show him to be one of the most creative players around. Seems strange to me. 

Three things that would make potential buyers in top 6 think twice about Emi. 

1. Set pieces....lack of quality 

2. Goals.....lack of.

3. Sitting on floor  after a robust tackle  with arms outstretched  waiting for a whistle that isn't coming. Reminiscent of early Christano , only Emi  is older and more experienced  than CR  was in first prem season. 

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8 minutes ago, Terminally Yellow said:

Thankfully a suggestion rather than an actual link.

Emi seems to be one of the best kept secrets in the Premier League. I'd have expected clubs to be crawling over him given his more recent form and statistics that show him to be one of the most creative players around. Seems strange to me. 

I'm not sure he's a secret anymore! I am sure plenty will have looked at him, may even be some concrete enquiries.

Thing is, look how our own transfer dealings fly under the radar for the most part. I don't think we'll sell Emi this window at all, but when things are quiet under this regime (no links, wild speculation etc.) it worries me more! 🤣

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3 minutes ago, wcorkcanary said:

Three things that would make potential buyers in top 6 think twice about Emi. 

1. Set pieces....lack of quality 

2. Goals.....lack of.

3. Sitting on floor  after a robust tackle  with arms outstretched  waiting for a whistle that isn't coming. Reminiscent of early Christano , only Emi  is older and more experienced  than CR  was in first prem season. 

Ronaldo still does that now at the age of 34. 😉 

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16 minutes ago, wcorkcanary said:

Three things that would make potential buyers in top 6 think twice about Emi. 

1. Set pieces....lack of quality 

2. Goals.....lack of.

3. Sitting on floor  after a robust tackle  with arms outstretched  waiting for a whistle that isn't coming. Reminiscent of early Christano , only Emi  is older and more experienced  than CR  was in first prem season. 

I have to agree that 2 in particular is the reason surely that the big boys have not been in this window. 

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15 minutes ago, wcorkcanary said:

Three things that would make potential buyers in top 6 think twice about Emi. 

1. Set pieces....lack of quality 

2. Goals.....lack of.

3. Sitting on floor  after a robust tackle  with arms outstretched  waiting for a whistle that isn't coming. Reminiscent of early Christano , only Emi  is older and more experienced  than CR  was in first prem season. 

To be fair, those three things wouldn't really concern a top 6 club:

1. They already have multiple set piece specialists

2. They'd be buying him for the creativity, not the goals.

3. It's a top 6 team, they all do that...

 

Having said all of that, I really hope that those things put every other team in the world off him so we can enjoy him for the next 10+ years 😁

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Plus the argument that gets trotted out when people suggest that our young defenders are worth £25-30 million - “they’re part of the worst defence in the PL” - surely applies at the other end too? In a better side, he would be more likely to score. After all he did last season.

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8 minutes ago, cornish sam said:

To be fair, those three things wouldn't really concern a top 6 club:

1. They already have multiple set piece specialists

2. They'd be buying him for the creativity, not the goals.

3. It's a top 6 team, they all do that...

 

Having said all of that, I really hope that those things put every other team in the world off him so we can enjoy him for the next 10+ years 😁

I was neither disparaging  nor complimentary in my post, just factual.  I hope he stays another couple of years at least, hes good .

Sort of Agree with most of what you wrote  but top teams will demand goals from attacking midfielders, that's the difference between  good and great.  All my above points are valid concerns when valuing / assessing  players.

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For his first season in the premier league, playing for the bottom club he’s been excellent. The sky really is the limit and there’s no way he’ll be with us next season unless we pull off the great escape. Make the most of him this season. 

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I can't stand Liverpool but can't help thinking Emi would be a perfect fit for their team and style of play. Not so sure about Manchester Utd but I can't imagine anyone wanting to go there at the moment. Other than for the money. 

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I can't stand Liverpool but can't help thinking Emi would be a perfect fit for their team and style of play. Not so sure about Manchester Utd but I can't imagine anyone wanting to go there at the moment. Other than for the money. 

I said the same thing on another post. He is just the player they need to keep continuity if one of there players gets injured or suspended. He's better than  Shaqiri for a start.

 

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4 hours ago, Icecream Snow said:

In 37.5 hours the window will close and we'll move onto something else - probably transfer speculation for the summer :classic_tongue:

Correction. It won’t just close, it will SLAM SHUT. 

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5 hours ago, wcorkcanary said:

I was neither disparaging  nor complimentary in my post, just factual.  I hope he stays another couple of years at least, hes good .

Sort of Agree with most of what you wrote  but top teams will demand goals from attacking midfielders, that's the difference between  good and great.  All my above points are valid concerns when valuing / assessing  players.

Jesse Lingard still gets a game..😉

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43 minutes ago, Fuzzar said:

Jesse Lingard still gets a game..😉

😂 he was getting dogs abuse from Ole GS the other day though.

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I think he’d be perfect for Man Utd actually. In a 433 (or 4213) I could see him being a really good bet for a side like them. They’d now have Fernandes higher up providing more direct goal scoring threat, McTominay (or whoever) more defensive and Buendia pulling the strings between the two. 
 

Im also slightly surprised they didn’t try a cheeky bid for Pukki. Well publicised striker issues, Rashford out, Pukki shown he can score even in a side bottom of the league and I reckon Pukki (30 in March) might have been tempted even with an 18 month contract. Still their loss is our gain!

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