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Re: Douglas Luiz - Confirmed confirmed
« Reply #1785 on: June 09, 2021, 09:19:39 AM »
He's about the same age as Gareth Barry was when he first played centrally under O'Leary (or it might have been Sir Graham) and that wasn't much of a success.

O'Neill turned him into an excellent CM was it not?

Sarcasm?

It's certainly how i remember it. He started off as a central defender or left back, moved into centre midfield and didn't do well there, went back into defence then O'Neill moved him-him back to midfield.

I think you're right - didn't he play centre-mid in O'Leary's first game against Portsmouth, got sent-off and it was never tried again?

I don't think he ever went back to defence though, that's when he spent a few seasons playing left-midfield under O'Leary and then O'Neill put him central with Moore and Gabby either side of Angel.

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Re: Douglas Luiz - Confirmed confirmed
« Reply #1786 on: June 09, 2021, 09:54:02 AM »
He's about the same age as Gareth Barry was when he first played centrally under O'Leary (or it might have been Sir Graham) and that wasn't much of a success.

O'Neill turned him into an excellent CM was it not?

Sarcasm?

It's certainly how i remember it. He started off as a central defender or left back, moved into centre midfield and didn't do well there, went back into defence then O'Neill moved him-him back to midfield.

I think you're right - didn't he play centre-mid in O'Leary's first game against Portsmouth, got sent-off and it was never tried again?

I don't think he ever went back to defence though, that's when he spent a few seasons playing left-midfield under O'Leary and then O'Neill put him central with Moore and Gabby either side of Angel.

He played left back for a while and made his England debiut there I think. He couldn't play as a centre half unless as part of a 3 and he was not much more than a competent full back.

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Re: Douglas Luiz - Confirmed confirmed
« Reply #1787 on: June 09, 2021, 03:52:31 PM »
He's about the same age as Gareth Barry was when he first played centrally under O'Leary (or it might have been Sir Graham) and that wasn't much of a success.

O'Neill turned him into an excellent CM was it not?

Sarcasm?

It's certainly how i remember it. He started off as a central defender or left back, moved into centre midfield and didn't do well there, went back into defence then O'Neill moved him-him back to midfield.

I think you're right - didn't he play centre-mid in O'Leary's first game against Portsmouth, got sent-off and it was never tried again?

I don't think he ever went back to defence though, that's when he spent a few seasons playing left-midfield under O'Leary and then O'Neill put him central with Moore and Gabby either side of Angel.

He played left back for a while and made his England debiut there I think. He couldn't play as a centre half unless as part of a 3 and he was not much more than a competent full back.

I thought he was a very good full back. I remember a few games where I came out saying to my mates ‘he’s gonna be a great centre-mid, he runs games from full-back’.

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Re: Douglas Luiz - Confirmed confirmed
« Reply #1788 on: June 09, 2021, 03:57:50 PM »
Re the thread title, is he still to be triple-confirmed or is the double one enough?

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Re: Douglas Luiz - Confirmed confirmed
« Reply #1789 on: June 15, 2021, 07:34:09 PM »
Roma interested in Luiz.

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Re: Douglas Luiz - Confirmed confirmed
« Reply #1790 on: June 15, 2021, 07:56:10 PM »
I cant see them being able to pay anything like what it'd take for us to even consider selling.

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Re: Douglas Luiz - Confirmed confirmed
« Reply #1791 on: June 15, 2021, 09:13:38 PM »
Havertz is extremely poor. Like doesn't want to be there
Edit : of course wrong thread
« Last Edit: June 15, 2021, 09:31:31 PM by Edvard Remberg »

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Re: Douglas Luiz - Confirmed confirmed
« Reply #1792 on: June 16, 2021, 08:34:52 AM »
When i was at the Chelsea game I thought the same - he and Werner were total gash.

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Re: Douglas Luiz - Confirmed confirmed
« Reply #1793 on: June 16, 2021, 10:30:02 AM »
I cant see them being able to pay anything like what it'd take for us to even consider selling.
Which would be for how much?

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Re: Douglas Luiz - Confirmed confirmed
« Reply #1794 on: June 16, 2021, 10:34:31 AM »
I'd imagine we'd want £35m plus

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Re: Douglas Luiz - Confirmed confirmed
« Reply #1795 on: June 16, 2021, 10:46:55 AM »
I'd imagine we'd want £35m plus
Thanks.
I don't think we need worry.

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Re: Douglas Luiz - Confirmed confirmed
« Reply #1796 on: June 16, 2021, 10:48:50 AM »
No thanks. We’re building a side and I think he’s a really important part.

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Re: Douglas Luiz - Confirmed confirmed
« Reply #1797 on: June 16, 2021, 01:42:08 PM »
Mourinho will probably offer a swap with Smalling.

Would you take Jordan Veretout back for Luiz, though...?

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Re: Douglas Luiz - Confirmed confirmed
« Reply #1798 on: June 16, 2021, 01:51:57 PM »
Mourinho will probably offer a swap with Smalling.

Would you take Jordan Veretout back for Luiz, though...?

Veretout has been excellent for Roma. I would not swap a 23 year old Douglas Luiz for a 28 year old Veretout.

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Re: Douglas Luiz - Confirmed confirmed
« Reply #1799 on: June 17, 2021, 10:00:41 AM »
Mourinho will probably offer a swap with Smalling.

Would you take Jordan Veretout back for Luiz, though...?

No chance. Luiz all day

 


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