My argument on him would be this - we never get back what we paid.
Also, to get a player of his quality would cost FAR in excess of what we get selling.
So an incentivised contract which various clauses kicking in is he plays x minutes or y goals+assists would be great.
Giving him a 50m starting midfielder contract now is difficult to justify though. And if he is holding out for that then we likely will move him on.
Seems to like it here though and I think he will be open to something that suits both parties.
There is also the problem of transition.
How many players are we already needing to replace in the summer? Milner, Ox, Origi all look like they will be leaving at a minimum. Maybe Taki too. At what point is that just too much upheaval and too many players Klopp has to take his
time win and bed them in slowly?
I can really go either way on this and see pros and cons no matter what we do.
I would be really concerned at the quantity and quality of players needing to arrive in the summer if he is another on the way out.
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I would also add... the point of the chart is to convey information as quickly and easily as possible. So the more work someone has to put into understanding it - the worse the chart is.
It is read once you have approximately 6 seconds for someone to look at a data viz and buy
into it before you lose them. So if you are making hugely elaborate and complex charts - are you just wanting to show off what you can do or do you want the viewer to actually buy into it?
Which is why in an article I tend to have lots of visuals and the first one is always
something very informative and easy - like a basic bar chart. Something everyone can look at and get out of it what I need them to.
Interesting perspective on Minamino from Ben here.
I would say ignoring my personal thoughts on him - it is do or die now this January. He either starts for us with our boys playing in the AFCON or he doesn't. And if he doesn't then there will likely never be a better moment to
use him. I would say in that case that Klopp's actions speak louder than words. For whatever reason - Klopp doesn't trust him
I would also say he has been a victim of circumstance. He arrived just as COVID hit and that destroyed his bedding in period with months without training
Plus he is clearly a combinations player. He looks good surrounded by others who like to play in small spaces centrally - like Keita. And perhaps had Naby been fit more, Taki would have featured more as the pair would combine well together.
Let me introduce you to my old friend - the hierarchy of disagreement.
Whenever people attack you or your character rather than refuting what you say, it is because they know whatever they have to counter whatever you said is piss-weak and therefore their best approach is to
attack your credibility rather than attack what you have said.
Defence lawyers do this ALL THE TIME in trials. Attack the character of the witness not the evidence presented. Get the jury to doubt the evidence by making them doubt the person providing it.
Whenever people's opening gambit with me is a logical fallacy - ad hominem, false equivalency, whataboutery - it doesn't really matter which, I tend to just immediately block that person because trying to have any discussion with someone who uses logical fallacies is a waste of
Just remember when watching this that Roy Keane was given managerial roles at the highest level.
Carra is absolutely spot on. Who succeeds in top-level sports is whoever can impose their will on the opposition. Ronaldo reduces United's chances of doing so because he is only
City have nobody can scoring goals like Ronaldo. But it doesn't matter because they control almost every team they face, dominate almost every metric and therefore win most games.
Klopp always says 'creating chances' is the most important thing in football.
Not scoring goals. And that was always interesting to me. When clubs moved away from 2 strikers to 1 it was seen as defensive. Adding another body to midfield.