29 Apr 2026 02:24:43
Ed 001, banter chat only.bar yamal on the right side, for me there's nobody bar olise, if we coughed up enough.
A. Would he be willing?
B. Is that the ambition at the club presently?
C. Who would be your choice?
{Ed001's Note - the ability is there with Olise, but his decision making is terrible, so many chances wasted after the ball gets to him. The worst is his work rate, he does nothing defensively, even if he gives the ball away. The big difference between PSG and Bayern last night was the work rate of the front four players. PSG's quartet chased and harried and won the ball back often, until they went 5-2 up and took their foot off the pedal. Bayern, on the other hand, are carrying Kane and Olise when they lose the ball. Kane just doesn't have the mobility to get around, and you really don't want him running himself into the ground chasing anyway. Olise just can't be bothered to track back, even when the ball is taken off his toe he just strolls. That is a worry to me as it causes other players to give up trying too. Not in a big game like last night, but in a normal league match that players are not hyped for. You can get away with that in the Bundesliga, but you can't in the Prem.
A. Not a clue. Don't know anyone connected closely with the lad to know sorry.
B. I would hope we would be looking at Diomande instead.
C. Diomande.}
29 Apr 2026 06:41:28
Does YD work hard off the ball?
{Ed001's Note - from what i have seen, yes, plus he is younger and so should be easier to mould into a grafter. Olise is peak now, there is no way he is just suddenly going to turn into a worker.}
29 Apr 2026 07:21:15
Ed001 I think Olise has bundles of talent the work ethic is a problem but another one for me was at palace playing in the Premier League where it is more intense and physical he seemed to miss a lot of games.
Also Ed PSG have a massive advantage in the champions league with this new format with the French league being so one sided they can sleep walk through the first half of the season ready to peak from the last 16.
Something we can't in our league going to make them hard to beat from the last 16 onwards every year. First part of the champions league now just seem a formality for nearly the same sides every year.
29 Apr 2026 08:16:14
Plus the financial outlay for Olise would be ridiculous. I also think he is a little one dimensional in how he plays.
My ideal summer signings would be
Tan Diomande
Jarrod Bowen
Elliot Anderson
Pedro Porro
Bring back Tsimikas took.
29 Apr 2026 08:51:16
I'd have Olise in our side, all day long. At this moment he'd pretty much walk into any side in the world. Never going to happen though.
29 Apr 2026 08:53:38
When you say Olise is "one dimensional", Todd, do you mean he's brilliant at scoring goals and assisting?
29 Apr 2026 10:32:37
Cheers for the response ed 1, indeed i only see the good bits more than the rest i guess too
29 Apr 2026 11:23:44
To be fair, Kane was back defending multiple times last night and put a good shift in. Olise was great, particularly first half but fully agree with Ed, he tended to just disappear when opposition had the ball.
29 Apr 2026 11:32:28
Tan Diomande - that's going to be a username soon. ?
29 Apr 2026 11:51:29
Rome, Olise would certainly walk into any side in the world. I've barely seen him break into a run ;).
29 Apr 2026 13:28:32
I see what you did there, Drac. And I love it. Loved the Bayern/PSG game too, but with Bayern leaving that many gaps in behind, they were always gonna be ripe for the taking esp. vs a PSG team that covers as much ground and can exploit such gaps in transition.