MLC  Dec 28, 2022
via Ben Jacobs over on the bird app re: João Félix
Show threadMLC  Dec 28, 2022

My opinion on the João Félix situation is this:

The loan Atleti is currently offering is, relatively speaking, dirt cheap. Even if there's no obligation/option to buy...WHO CARES. Get him in the squad for the spring run.

He's not happy at Atleti. If you bring him on now, the chances of him turning in to Odegaard 2.0 is EXTREMELY high IMO. Just get him in the door and figure it out later. You want talented players on your team.

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DISCLAIMER: If Arteta/EDU disagree with me my opinion becomes null and void.
Dec 28, 2022 at 5:03pmWeb
Show threadØThat3rdGenerationGunnerDec 28, 2022
@mattlacasse 😄👍
Show threadMLC  Dec 28, 2022
@GrindItOut They've earned enough street cred I think.
Show threadØThat3rdGenerationGunnerDec 28, 2022

@mattlacasse Well I would say most definitely 😄 …..

Arteta and Edu’s biggest deals:

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 White £50m
🇬🇭 Partey £45m
🇧🇷 Jesus £45m
🇳🇴 Odegaard £30m
🇺🇦 Zinchenko £30m
🇵🇹 Vieira £30m
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Ramsdale £24m
🇧🇷 Gabriel £23m

[@SamDean]

Show threadMLC  Dec 28, 2022
@GrindItOut When it's laid out like that it's amazing how relatively cheap we've gotten some of these guys for.
Show threadØThat3rdGenerationGunnerDec 28, 2022
@mattlacasse Ødegaard alone is stunning 🤩
Show threadMLC  Dec 28, 2022
@GrindItOut It's not that Arteta/Edu are beyond reproach, but anyone that is screaming for their heads at this point is an instant mute/block for me.
Show threadhente Dec 28, 2022

@GrindItOut @mattlacasse Brilliant deals, except Vieira at this point. So no complains there.

I'd still take into counting, that the likes of Willian, Mari, Cedric & Runarsson were signed.

And more so, just terminating contracts/release & get rid of the likes of Auba, Özil, Sokratis, Mustafi, Mkhitaryan, Bellerin or selling full France int'l Guendouzi for a tenner..

Show threadØThat3rdGenerationGunnerDec 28, 2022
@hente @mattlacasse Agreed but Özil et al were stable cleaning/ others mistakes
Show threadMLC  Dec 28, 2022

@hente @GrindItOut Jury is still out on Vieira for sure but to my untrained eye he's heading in the right direction. I think Arteta/Edu are on the same page now. Once they've clicked their success rate has been pretty high.

Definitely took some time to get, uh, the riffraff out. And that goes for the front office as well.

Show threadØThat3rdGenerationGunnerDec 28, 2022
@mattlacasse @hente Vieira very young - just look at The Arteta Effect on Saka/Martinelli/Eddie. All had talent but these boys been #Coached
Show threadGoonerWorks Dec 28, 2022
@mattlacasse This is basically how I've approached all of my transfer opinions for the past year or so. 😂 Arteta, Edu, and co. have earned our trust in their scouting abilities.
Show threadMLC  Dec 28, 2022
@Goonerworks Fully prepared to wear this gif if needed: