Arsenal dodged a bullet ?

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comment by Assassin Baby - (U1282)
posted 1 hour, 40 minutes ago
comment by Vidicschin (U3584)
posted 1 hour, 30 minutes ago
comment by morespurs (U15748)
posted 2 minutes ago
This debate is mute. If a player is good enough, he is tall enough!
When I played the game, there player 5ft6 who would win headers in corners against 6ft plus players. Some would have an impecable timing of the jump and attain huge leaps for the height.

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I was one of those players. Only 5’10 and I could out jump our own 6’5 CB.
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He was utterly useless. One of the best all round sportsmen I have ever known. But utterly crap at heading a football.

comment by Vidicschin (U3584)
posted 1 hour, 50 minutes ago
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You're right. It's £57m PLUS £10m in add-ons...

comment by Maul Person (U12977)
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comment by Vidicschin (U3584)
posted 1 hour, 50 minutes ago
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You're right. It's £57m PLUS £10m in add-ons...
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Sorry, Euros. But that total in Euros comes close to... £60m...

comment by Kamikaze Blue (U7450)
posted 8 hours, 47 minutes ago
Unusual but not unknown to have a cb that size. Eric Garcia who went from City to Barca is 5’10, but he made up for it with good positional sense. Mind you he hasn’t torn up any trees at Barca. Gonna be interesting watching Martinez play against a 6’4 very mobile number 9.
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6'4 mobile 9, name all of them in the prem.

Maybe this is a better board for you https://www.ja606.co.uk/articles/browseByTag/Basketball

There's not loads of 6ft 4in mobile strikers but there are dozens of 6ft+ ones.

Go through any side from Utd to Everton, Liverpool to City, Palace to Newcastle... nearly all have a big lad up front with a good spring.

He can play, as I have seen him do so in the CL, but over the course of a season I suspect he will be targeted.

You have to wonder how he’s made it as a centre back from being a kid to being a professional footballer playing in the later stages of the champions league and representing his country without challenging for a header against anybody over 6ft until now. The PL will be a huge shock for him.

He's clearly got timing and can read it, but let's not pretend it's an advantage for a centre back.

As said, the Prem is brutal and I can see him being targeted heavily. It's compounded by the fact Utd are not exactly a massive side anyway whilst also having a keeper who is allergic to coming of his line.

comment by FFS Mike. (U1170)
posted 14 minutes ago
You have to wonder how he’s made it as a centre back from being a kid to being a professional footballer playing in the later stages of the champions league and representing his country without challenging for a header against anybody over 6ft until now. The PL will be a huge shock for him.
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International football is a different kettle of fish... Ask Maguire

comment by Robbing Hoody - Legacy Fan (U6374)
posted 12 hours, 52 minutes ago
He's clearly got timing and can read it, but let's not pretend it's an advantage for a centre back.

As said, the Prem is brutal and I can see him being targeted heavily. It's compounded by the fact Utd are not exactly a massive side anyway whilst also having a keeper who is allergic to coming of his line.
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Maguire, Shaw, AWB, Ronaldo, Mctominay, DVB are all listed above 6ft

City the side to beat have Laporte, Stones, Dias, cancel and Haaland over 6

Liverpool have VVD, Nunez, Henderson, Fabinho and then one of VVDs partners (Konate, Gomez, Matip) at 6+

Considering Liverpool and city are so far ahead of everyone else, they’re hardly towering over United are rhey