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His passing itself is ok, but I was looking at overall so I couldn't discount decision making. He makes you scratch your head a lot. James isn't all that bad but nowadays the average CB is a much better passer than before.

Yes, I believe he would. People like to rip Herdman for the way he talks, but OZ strikes me as unprofessional and a bit of a snake oil salesman.

I disagree. I'd say that Cornelius, Jakovic, Vitoria, and Hutch (if he is played there) are pretty good passers as CBs, Miller is average, and Henry and James are below average.

A summer move seems inevitable, and I think he is more than ready for a step up. That being said, I think a loan back for a year could make sense for all parties.

Yeah that story makes zero sense

Tyler Pasher is a name that just keeps popping up. Wonder if he'll ever get a chance at a higher level.

You could probably give him the assist on Achara's goal as well, but it is your list and of course it is your decision. Either way, an impressive start in limited minutes.

I actually think they're pretty good and don't think we will be able to be competitive. Obviously, I hope I am wrong and that you are right 😅

Raitala is out for a few months... aside from him and Corrales I don't know if anyone else can play left back/left wing back. You'd think that Bayiha would be a more natural fit to make that move rather than Tabla but 🤔

Awesome, maybe he can push Davies forward on the NT 🙄

I don't think it's a stretch to say that Bielsa is among the most (if not the most) influential managers of his era. To have a Canadian play for him would be really awesome.

I know Wanyama has played centre back in the past. I wonder if they'll use him there at times considering their injuries.

This game was absolutely mental. The Saarbrucken keeper saved a penalty late in the game to keep his team ahead, then in injury time the Dusseldorf keeper went up for a corner, got a head on the cross which was then headed in for the equalizer. In the shootout Dusseldorf twice had a chance to win it with a goal and twice the Saarbrucken keeper saved it, then he saved another one for the win (not to mention he saved one in the opening 5, making him 4/10 in the shootout). SofaScore gave him a perfect 10 rating (and that's not even taking the shootout into account). Besides the assist, Froese scored the 8th penalty for his team. As he was walking back he appeared to smack talk the upcoming Dusseldorf pk taker 😂 (didn't work as the Dusseldorf player scored). Froese also had a nice burst into the box in extra time but the keeper made a good save on him. I only started watching with 5 mins to go in the 90 so I can't really comment on how Froese played, but he appeared to be a central midfielder. As an aside, I had no idea the Pokal was shown for free on YouTube with English commentary. Pretty cool.

Froese scores the 8th (I think) penalty, Saarbrucken win after 10 (again, I think). Absolutely wild. The Saarbrucken keeper saved a PK in regular time, then four more in the shoot out (twice as his team was facing elimination).

Davies starting for Bayern in the cup. Full strength side.