Jonathan Tah
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Jonathan hawk Tah sign that thing.
iniestaGOAT
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About time we give flick his own signings
Seems like tah a bum though
Seems like tah a bum though
draconifire
NTC with a Positive attitude
Why do you guys think he's a bum????
He's a starter at Leverkusen. They won their league last season, they are TOP 8 now in UCL and they are 3rd in the League this season.
The guy practically has no history of injury. And he plays a high line, which we play aswell.
He should be one of the CBs we should be looking at, especially as a backup and for free.
He's a starter at Leverkusen. They won their league last season, they are TOP 8 now in UCL and they are 3rd in the League this season.
The guy practically has no history of injury. And he plays a high line, which we play aswell.
He should be one of the CBs we should be looking at, especially as a backup and for free.
draconifire
NTC with a Positive attitude
Not a faster defender, but Leverkusen plays high line, and they perform well in it, in which Tah is a starter. That implies he's well adapted to play that kind of football.
He's not fat, lol. It's probably his build. There cannot be a single fat player in high-level football. He's 28 too. Young enough.
I kinda agree with you. We are set for CBs, but when everyone is fit. Christensen is made of glass, and I read rumours that we are looking to offload him. Araujo is injury-prone too. If we are looking to replace any of these two, I believe Tah suits us well.
The word on the street was that Romeo must die, but also that Garcia to Girona was agreed but we needed to retain him for depth.
Christensen has played 26 minutes this season and been injured for the rest.
Eric Garcia himself has played 456 minutes, but only 26 minutes of those have been at centreback.
Meanwhile Domingez has played 3x the minutes of both at centreback. So if it is the case of Big Dom or Big Tah, I know which one I am choosing.
Christensen has played 26 minutes this season and been injured for the rest.
Eric Garcia himself has played 456 minutes, but only 26 minutes of those have been at centreback.
Meanwhile Domingez has played 3x the minutes of both at centreback. So if it is the case of Big Dom or Big Tah, I know which one I am choosing.
Birdy
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I really don't get this transfer.
Where is the SD?
Where is the long-term planning?
What's the rationale?
1) 28 yrs means older than all of our CBs bar Inigo -> no future prospect/project
2) In terms of abilities he is well behind Araujo, Cubarsi, Christensen HANDS DOWN.
Maybe he is on par with Kounde as CB, who has been the weak link in our CBs, but if we are not selling Kounde it makes 0 sense. Besides Kounde is thought of as makeshift RB these days
3) It would only make sense if he comes here to replace Inigo. Still, he has to be on lower money.
and STILL, there is problem with game-time: Araujo,Christensen, Cubarsi, Inigo/Kounde (after we buy a proper RB) is enough CB depth
Adding another one who will demand minutes creates problems
Where is the SD?
Where is the long-term planning?
What's the rationale?
1) 28 yrs means older than all of our CBs bar Inigo -> no future prospect/project
2) In terms of abilities he is well behind Araujo, Cubarsi, Christensen HANDS DOWN.
Maybe he is on par with Kounde as CB, who has been the weak link in our CBs, but if we are not selling Kounde it makes 0 sense. Besides Kounde is thought of as makeshift RB these days
3) It would only make sense if he comes here to replace Inigo. Still, he has to be on lower money.
and STILL, there is problem with game-time: Araujo,Christensen, Cubarsi, Inigo/Kounde (after we buy a proper RB) is enough CB depth
Adding another one who will demand minutes creates problems
khaled_a_d
Senior Member
28 and being older than our CB is the point.
We don't need young CB at this point, a guy at that age still has solid 5 years in him. Cubarsi is 17 (almost 18) and even though he is the definition of an early bloomer he shows lack of experience a lot. Having Inigo beside him showed the importance of experience.
Kounde is RB at this point, Eric Garcia is being shown the door, Araujo and Christensen are both injury prone with only one more season left. Inigo will be 34 and will either leave this summer or next. We don't have a CB ready to step up from La Masia (it doesn't seem they see Mbacke that way, to my disappointment).
We will need to sign at least one CB by summer 2026, ideally two. Cubarsi/Araujo are the only ones who should stay beyond summer 2026. Christensen is a maybe.
In what world are we set?
We don't need young CB at this point, a guy at that age still has solid 5 years in him. Cubarsi is 17 (almost 18) and even though he is the definition of an early bloomer he shows lack of experience a lot. Having Inigo beside him showed the importance of experience.
Kounde is RB at this point, Eric Garcia is being shown the door, Araujo and Christensen are both injury prone with only one more season left. Inigo will be 34 and will either leave this summer or next. We don't have a CB ready to step up from La Masia (it doesn't seem they see Mbacke that way, to my disappointment).
We will need to sign at least one CB by summer 2026, ideally two. Cubarsi/Araujo are the only ones who should stay beyond summer 2026. Christensen is a maybe.
In what world are we set?
Birdy
Senior Member
If you read again I didn't even mention Eric, he is irrelevant
1) Point is: let's say we want Tah to replace just Inigo (ideal case)
If Inigo is not leaving THIS summer, it's already too many CBs for 2 spots: Christensen, Cubarsi, Araujo, Inigo, Tah is 5 CBs
No top team has 5 CBs for 2 spots. Even 4 on the same level is something no top team does.
Ideally you need 3 on the same level, and a 4th that knows he is only rotation option.
2) Apart from the immediate problems.
Long-term, it makes 0 sense to invest on Tah, when you can renew Christensen and Araujo who are both BETTER than him.
It's a simply point.
I can justify this signing if the club knows FOR SURE that either Christensen or Araujo are 100% LEAVING this summer or next.
From leaks and everything, I don't see that
3) I don't even mention Kounde, because he is not an RB and he will be replaced sooner or later by a real RB.
Then he won't settle for a mere sub at RB. He will have to go back to CB rotation
More congestion, more people fighting for 2 spots
Bad squad planning persists, and it's all on Deco and Laporta
DonAK
President of FC Barcelona
Christensen's ankle/knee might be cooked for all we know and will probably be sold. Araujo's contract talks are moving very slowly. Inigo rumored right now at least to be staying another year.
I don't expect Tah to be more than a rotation option for max two years before we move on unless he's really good.
The long-term investment is in France right now. We're probably waiting to see if he can become legit.
I don't expect Tah to be more than a rotation option for max two years before we move on unless he's really good.
The long-term investment is in France right now. We're probably waiting to see if he can become legit.
Tah had an amazing season last year at Leverkusen which also made him undisputed starter in Germanys national team. When fit he is set there along Rüdiger. Both were a great pairing. Good player, with full dedication and used to playing (suicide) high lines. Some technical flaws but Araujo has them, too. So what....
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