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Re: Douglas Luiz - back home on loan
« Reply #6210 on: May 03, 2026, 11:31:23 PM »
The Malen business has work to do not to look like a utter act of self sabotage,  giving not one ounce of a fuck about the players wishes as he was contracted long term and performing well.

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Re: Douglas Luiz - back home on loan
« Reply #6211 on: May 04, 2026, 12:10:17 AM »
My assumption with Malen was he was on 140k+ a week and Tammy was on a lot less. We couldn't end the loan deals early so had to get Roma to pay for those wages instead. Of course that falls over on maths as soon as you realise we had to pay Bailey's money again as we had to take him back for the deal to all work.

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Re: Douglas Luiz - back home on loan
« Reply #6212 on: May 04, 2026, 12:26:12 AM »
Malen wanted to go, didn't he?

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Re: Douglas Luiz - back home on loan
« Reply #6213 on: May 04, 2026, 12:38:45 AM »
Malen wanted to go, didn't he?

Yeah, great but you're to crack on for six months here in an ideal world.

I think the post above outlines the crux but bloody hell, I know we have to walk the tightrope but doing that while you've got Harvey Elliot sitting there doing bollocks all picking up the difference in wage between Abraham and Malen and probably then some.

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Re: Douglas Luiz - back home on loan
« Reply #6214 on: May 04, 2026, 12:45:06 AM »
For all we can talk about the financial restraints we have to operate under we don't help ourselves. Malen lasted a year, Guessand 6 months, Elliot 6 mins, we barely play Luiz and Tammy. And that is just from the last 3 windows.

Even Rashford, Asensio, Disasi - three loans paying crazy money and still no CL football off the back of it. Not a fan of loans to be honest.

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Re: Douglas Luiz - back home on loan
« Reply #6215 on: May 04, 2026, 09:54:49 AM »
He's been fine since he came back for the most part. Not earth shattering and not the quite the Dougie of old but capable. I can only assume he can't play consecutive matches and is pencilled in for Thursday otherwise the failure to bring him on today was too baffling.

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Re: Douglas Luiz - back home on loan
« Reply #6216 on: May 04, 2026, 10:29:01 AM »
I don't get it. We brought him back, played him while he struggled and then when he had found his feet we haven't played him.

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Re: Douglas Luiz - back home on loan
« Reply #6217 on: May 04, 2026, 10:46:12 AM »
He's barely played 90 mins total in the last 6 weeks.

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Re: Douglas Luiz - back home on loan
« Reply #6218 on: May 04, 2026, 01:40:37 PM »
He's been fine since he came back for the most part. Not earth shattering and not the quite the Dougie of old but capable. I can only assume he can't play consecutive matches and is pencilled in for Thursday otherwise the failure to bring him on today was too baffling.

Been going that way with Dougie for a while, just when he was starting to show some of his old form. Emery brought Barkley out of cold storage to start at Old Trafford over him . Tielemans twin has walked back into the team after injury over both of them in that position. 4-3 win v Sunderland Luiz didn't get a run either when Tielemans gassed. He was sharp off the bench at Fulham I thought and lively at Forest.  Emery sees him every day I guess.

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Re: Douglas Luiz - back home on loan
« Reply #6219 on: May 04, 2026, 01:47:23 PM »
My assumption with Malen was he was on 140k+ a week and Tammy was on a lot less. We couldn't end the loan deals early so had to get Roma to pay for those wages instead. Of course that falls over on maths as soon as you realise we had to pay Bailey's money again as we had to take him back for the deal to all work.

Aren't Roma paying Bailey's wages until the end of the season? That was my understanding of him returning at the time.

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Re: Douglas Luiz - back home on loan
« Reply #6220 on: May 04, 2026, 01:55:33 PM »
I don't get it. We brought him back, played him while he struggled and then when he had found his feet we haven't played him.

It’s very weird. I know he’s not particularly a defensive player, but he is much better than Bogarde.

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Re: Douglas Luiz - back home on loan
« Reply #6221 on: May 04, 2026, 02:06:57 PM »
He did sort of okay as Tielemans cover, but we really needed Kamara cover, and he isn't that.

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Re: Douglas Luiz - back home on loan
« Reply #6222 on: May 04, 2026, 02:09:41 PM »
He did sort of okay as Tielemans cover, but we really needed Kamara cover, and he isn't that.

He’s more that than Bogarde though, in that he can operate in midfield.

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Re: Douglas Luiz - back home on loan
« Reply #6223 on: May 04, 2026, 06:03:11 PM »
I just find it absolutely  baffling that he is getting so little game time.  Surely going with a experienced  head like dougie is better than bogarde.

Another thats not been given enough opportunities  like elliot  malen and tammy

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Re: Douglas Luiz - back home on loan
« Reply #6224 on: May 04, 2026, 06:06:08 PM »
I have found it strange as bogarde has look completely out his depth. 

 


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