Diaby when healthy was like 90% of Viera. But he was never healthy so there’s that.
Partey could be that. He has looked awesome when he gets going, but he’s gotten hurt a couple times too so the consistency hasn’t been there yet.
The rest of the attempts are pretty awful. Francis Coquelin was probably the most effective…which is quite a sentence to write.
Betterread (08-19-2021),M2 (08-19-2021)
In the Chelsea match today, Smith-Rowe played attacking midfielder. He worked hard, but didn’t produce much. He’s no Phil Foden.
Lokonga played in front of defense. He was helpless versus Chelsea’s quick passing, but he played well positionally, worked hard, and had a few good long passes that sprang the wingers free.
Grape works as a soda. Sort of as a gum. I wonder why it doesn't work as a pie. Grape pie? There's no grape pie. - Larry David
M2 (08-28-2021)
Watching the Spain-Sweden game (Sweden currently leading 2-1). The Swedes are consistently breaking through the Spanish back line and it dawns on me that for the first in just about my entire life, Spain lacks a hard man organizing the central defense. I've taken the Ramos-Puyol-Hierro-Sanchis relay for granted. Garcia and LaPorte are soft as puppy fur and it shows.
I'm not a system player. I am a system.
That new guy for Manchester United that wears #7 looks like he can play a little…
Well, that's what those words mean. He was here. If they don't keep him, he will have been lost/subtracted. I headed out the door today with two shoes on my feet. If I don't return with them, I have lost them. If I do return with them, I haven't added them. ---M2
Don't know if I ever seen seen a player more transformed over a summer break than Vinicius. Suddenly he's clinical.
I'm not a system player. I am a system.
Yesterday was the first chance I'd had to watch Liverpool this season, and it didn't take long to go from "wow, that kid's good" to "oh, no." Hope Elliott makes a full recovery.
Reading comprehension is not just an ability, it's a choice
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