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Great pressing by Mendy there. I’ve been quite impressed with him pre-season. It feels like a new signing.

Rodrigo De Paul looks a tidy player.

He’s not ready yet. He’s given the ball away a few times now. Doesn’t really have the strength to protect the ball or hold it up and his awareness of players around him is lacking as he tends to slow the play down and hold on to it for longer than necessary. All of the above will come with experience so most definitely one for the future. Time will tell how quickly he develops.

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My thoughts exactly. He’s no slouch by all means and he does have a turn of pace but he isn’t Jamie Vardy with this overall pace. Then again, if he is played more centrally then pace isn’t so much an issue, it’s the acceleration over the first few yards which is key to getting away from the opposition and watching a few videos of him, his acceleration and his upper body strength shows that he can do this comfortably. I think from a physicality point of view, he would fit in well in the hustle and bustle of the premier league. Even if he is played out wide, we may not need to worry about lightning pace as much because it seems like our full backs will be told to push on, support and maybe even overlap which will naturally push players like Jahanbakhsh narrower and more central anyway. He looks a tidy player with the ball and his weight of pass and eye for goal make him a instant goal threat.

It’s pronounced, “Yago”.

Admittedly, having only watched YouTube videos of him, I think Saif-Eddine Khaoui looks like a player with a lot of potential. His footwork reminds me a lot of Mahrez’s.

Liverpool have seen an opening 18m (£16m) Euro offer for 29-year-old Croatia and Besiktas central defender Domagoj Vida rejected. Taken from BBC’s gossip column who site 90min.com as the source. https://www.90min.com/posts/6112342-besiktas-turn-down-opening-18m-bid-from-liverpool-for-croatia-world-cup-star-domagoj-vida

Kapustka too!

Sweden’s keeper Robin Olsen looks composed and commanding.

Saif-Eddine Khaoui, 23 year old left-footer who plays mostly as an attacking mid but can also right wing. Just watched this video of him and his balance and footwork reminds me of a certain someone else we picked up from obscurity in the French league. ?

Thank you for clearing that up for me. I know he limped off in the game against Bournemouth and missed the rest of the season with the injury but I just assumed he would have recovered by start of pre-season training. Puel did say at the time that he sees Amartey as a right back and that he almost insinuated that he would be willing to give him more game time. Maybe, therefore, he doesn't need to move on quite just yet if he hits the ground running this season?

Has anybody seen him in the pre-season photos? Is he one of the ones who has been given extended leave due to playing international games in June?

A very honest and open interview from the lad. I think he’d fit in here with that sort of attitude. I think he’d be worth a punt.

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From what I’ve read, he is supposed to be very good at scoring from free-kicks.

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Thank you for answering that question for me. Having seen very little of him over the past season, I wasn’t sure if he had the right attributes to be able to play in the “No.10” role or even be retrained to play in that position given some time and support. Was he deployed in Celtic’s team as a typical European style attacking winger whereby he was instructed to cut inside on to his stronger foot as opposed to a more orthodox, run to the touchline and put a cross in sort of winger? Any insight would be great. Thanks again.

Can Roberts play in the hole behind Vardy? Is he creative and unselfish enough to play that role? If so, that wouldn’t necessarily mean the demise of any of our other two young prospects in Diabate & Gray.

Don’t forget his signing on bonus too. That generally tends to be a few million too.

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White Collar.

Gaffer took Okazaki off at half time for Iheanacho.