I don't understand the criticism on taa playing midfield for England. I think the problem more with the manager insisting on 4-2-3-1 formation. If they want a deep midfield alongside rice, clearly not much option. Other than Trent, only options left are youngsters with not much experience playing in big games

Bayern signed olise, topkek. Was expecting him to be salah replacement.

Personally, I feel it’s a steal. Has been watching him for the last 2 years, and he really got potential. Very exciting player to watch.

i doubt any CDM will be coming as Slot would probably continue playing with a dual pivot midfield...ie. not a 433.

maybe.
but its also we dont really sign anyone once preseason has started.
anyway... it's all Slot's headache...
if he does a dual pivot...then there's no space for Elliot...
but if he doesn't ...then there's likely no space for Macca...
or maybe he'll start rotating formations instead...

in other news.

Again, not against the Chiesa signing but is the attack where we need strengthening?
We've won 2 games with Grav as our 6 with Macca and Szobo but I feel against better teams (no disrespect to Ipswich and Brentford) we will need Endo or a specialist DM playing. That has not been addressed and Endo hasn't made it off the bench either.
And at 10mil let's not kid ourselves, this is a calculated risk that we can afford to take. We wouldn't have signed him if he was above 15mil I'm sure. So was it a tactical or business decision? Is he better than Salah Jota Gakpo Diaz or even Darwin?
Anyway I wish him well, from his unveiling he seems genuinely happy to be here. Hope all works out well.

Szo!

Overall very good first half, the passing is accurate and able to control possession. Seems like our midfielders always have space and time to pick up the pass.

Besides the assist, did anyone notice salah is very quiet tonight?

Seems like you have comprehension issue