Lucas Digne

[Brazilian Villain]

If we are really going to compete seriously with the big boys, 125 grand a week is peanuts.

Exactly, look at what Yanited are paying some of their players who have been far from productive e.g Sancho.

[OCD]

We just need to become the commercial machine that United are to do that.

[PeterWithesShin]

If we are really going to compete seriously with the big boys, 125 grand a week is peanuts.

A sentence that while true depresses the fuck out of me. For context, that's reckoned to be approx 50k a week more than the entire Hibs first team squad are paid.

[Risso]

Wasn’t it rumoured that we offered  Chukwuemeka close to that?

[Smithy]

Wasn’t it rumoured that we offered  Chukwuemeka close to that?

I thought the rumour was Chelsea were offering him £100k a week, and we wouldn't match it? If we HAD kept him on £100k-ish a week, I can imagine the carnage it would have caused in the dressing room, plus every agent would have been demanding meetings with the CEO to renegotiate their clients' contracts.

[maidstonevillain]

If we are really going to compete seriously with the big boys, 125 grand a week is peanuts.

A sentence that while true depresses the fuck out of me. For context, that's reckoned to be approx 50k a week more than the entire Hibs first team squad are paid.

And last night showed why.

You get what you pay for.

[pablo_picasso]

In these last 2 games, McGinn has drifted inside as part of the box. Digne operating down the entire left flank with nothing in front of him, and Pau covering behind.

Which is pretty common when J. Ramsey is playing there too.

He often floats into the centre.

[algy]

Wasn’t it rumoured that we offered  Chukwuemeka close to that?

I thought the rumour was Chelsea were offering him £100k a week, and we wouldn't match it? If we HAD kept him on £100k-ish a week, I can imagine the carnage it would have caused in the dressing room, plus every agent would have been demanding meetings with the CEO to renegotiate their clients' contracts.

Thought Purslow said we matched Chelsea's offer but Chuk wanted out. Might've misremembered though.

Either way, that sort of a wage for someone who'd played a dozen matches, generally as a sub, would be utterly ridiculous. As you'd said, if that's what he'd be getting paid then how much should SJM or Emi Martinez be on? Would've been bankrupt or have a deeply unhappy squad in no time.

[paul_e]

In these last 2 games, McGinn has drifted inside as part of the box. Digne operating down the entire left flank with nothing in front of him, and Pau covering behind.

Which is pretty common when J. Ramsey is playing there too.

He often floats into the centre.

It's literally the point of us playing the way we are. When we have the ball we become a 325 with the front 5 being Digne, McGinn, Watkins, Diaby, Bailey. We can then use the full width of the pitch but we don't end up with huge gaps between our players.

Against teams playing a back 4 it forces their fullbacks to either step inside and leave the sort of space Digne has had the last 2 games or to push out and leave gaps for others to run into (as we saw a lot with JJ at the end of last season when teams were terrified of leaving too much space for Moreno).

[pablo_picasso]

Yep. Its good to watch some actual tactics for a change... 👍

[OCD]

Not going anywhere - https://www.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/football/competitions/premier-league/12947325/unai-emery-no-chance-for-lucas-digne-to-leave-now

[Dave]

Good

[Steve67]

He's been superb in the last couple of games.  I'm pleased he can't go anywhere just yet.

[N'ZMAV]

he's a lot better playing against shit teams it seems

[AV84]

Wish I'd seen this 5 minutes ago before I made the changes to my FPL side. Although I've lost 4 defenders to long term injury since the league started, so maybe better for Digne and Villa that I don't put him in.