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A few news sources are reporting we are close to bringing Roque Mesa in from Las Palmas.
Not heard of him before, but from looking at videos and checking stats he looks like a Britton replacement. Second most completed passes in la liga last year, 14 x bookings so he puts it about a bit. From the videos he pretty much looks identical to Leon in terms of playing style.
I'm glad we are looking to strengthen this area, £9 mill apparently.
Well there is. You'll find it on the Sampdoria threads.
I haven't got time for you today little girl. Gladly take this off side and discuss it with you, face to face, over the phone whatever. But the childish comments stop here.
Sampdoria???
FFS you're an idiot.
And boy am I scared, little online pussy wants to have a phone chat with me.
Probably cause it'll "make you wet" is it? I'm good, forum pussy.
I'll continue to call you on your bbullsshitt exactly how I see fit, you're a coward, a fraud, and a liar.
As soon as you cut the "childish comments" TOWARDS EVERYONE, I'll follow suit, yeah 'fackboy'?
How are the wife and kids, btw?
Enjoying "family time" with daddy cooped up squinting at a screen, typing his little pussy heart out?
A marquee signing bought early July should have played today, without doubt. You can make all the excuses you want. Something isn't right at this early stage
Before he'd played a first team game for us then? #Mug
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A marquee signing bought early July should have played today, without doubt. You can make all the excuses you want. Something isn't right at this early stage
Before he'd played a first team game for us then? #Mug
And of course you didn't say the same day before he'd played a first team game for us.....
I don't think Clement would have hesitated to play him if he was on track. Something is amiss with Mesa, that's as clear as day, unfortunately
Well did you? #Mug
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A marquee signing bought early July should have played today, without doubt. You can make all the excuses you want. Something isn't right at this early stage
Before he'd played a first team game for us then? #Mug
Huh, what is your point you unlucky idiot?
I said in his first few games.
When was the Sampdoria game? That was before August 12th wasn't it?
Hahaha you've just embarrassed yourself haven't you....
You get no luck do you.
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Apparently we have submitted an £11m bid for Mesa, and I don't know how believable that is. This smells of Jenkins' own special brand of smoke-and-mirrors aftershave, where we "try" and lose out to the big club again (Sevilla or Roma in this case). Simply, I won't be holding my breath on this one. We'll see.
As for Mesa, he's a quality footballer and the right type of player for us to target, but he does have a habit of putting teammates into tight spots with his passes when he's pressed. It's okay in La Liga because everyone's so good with the ball, but players like Cork, Fernández and Naughton aren't. Hopefully, he has the awareness to recognize that, and will cut down on the risky passes if he signs with us.
I just can't see it happening at £11m, and I'd honestly still rather have Vincent Koziello (yes, him again). He's a lot younger, and he'd cost less. Still, getting Mesa would be a coup for us. Check this game for the good and bad of the mustachioed man:
But as I said above, he has a habit of playing passes that put teammates in tight spots. That is not a good trait, but the stats don't reflect that. Watch the videos of the game I posted, or just go to 22:00 of the second video to see what I mean. It is Madrid, but he plays a poor pass that directly leads to Real's second goal.
For a DM, I would imagine these minor details are what has prevented him from signing with a bigger club.
(EDIT: I hope someone at the club has scouted Mesa in full games, and not by stats or highlights.)
I can post videos of a few more games I've watched of Las Palmas this season, if anyone's interested. Viera, Lemos, and Bigas would be good options for us, as well.
Mesa is quality, but at 28 and £11m, I'd want a bit more consistency in his decisionmaking if he plays DM. That won't improve for him at his age, and he sometimes struggles under pressure. It would be magnified playing with some of our less-skilled guys.
If he can cut that out, we have a great player for a few seasons on our hands. I'll repeat that I'd still rather have Koziello, but Mesa is much better than what I was actually expecting. So, I won't conplain if we do sign him. I'm going to be realistic, though, as I am now.
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