If the Dutch had not had to play a second string midfield, through the whole tournament they would have been a much bigger threat last night. I think Wieffer would have been a big part of it.
As for Minteh. That sounds a very normal development challenge for a player of that age. We've got a...
So you're seeing him as primarily centre back, who you could put in midfield, rather than the other way round.
OK, I've got no particular knowledge or preference on this one, but I like to imagine line ups, so i'll imagine one or two with him in that position, and I guess we'll see what happens
Interesting, is this where you see him fitting into the set up?
I had in mind he would be primarily a midfielder (meaning, you'd probably want another defender than you have) and he's be doing a role a little more like the one Bissouma did for us. Baleba would then become an understudy
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It's the way they operate. Why would you need to do all the work. Think Spurs and the hijacking the Archie Gray deal from Brentford.
It's a bit like on one of those Attenbrough documentaries, where the Cheetah has patiently waited days to make a kill, used up it's energy, taken all the risk...
If you're right and the agent is trying to flush out interested parties, then the speed of the process isn't in our hands. The player and agent can string this out until deadline day if they choose