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Reece James

abister1 said:
Curious to know who the other player of this pair is.
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Trent. Then a massive drop off to anyone else. 

KennethT said:
When he only plays like, 2x half an hour, each season, I don't see the big issue with him leaving. I do agree, that IF (and that's a pretty big if) he could return to the player before all the injuries, we would have a great player on our hand. But he has simply been too much injured for the last many years for me to ever believe in that.
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he's 24 years old. Every time he's come back from injury he's been just as good as before. 

Remodez said:
I am not strongly against his sale per say these days, my issue is I just know as soon as we do sell him he will go on to become injury free so I want us to keep hold of him in fear of that happening. 

Think we also need to acknowledge that even when he does play it's not like he is putting in world class performances, at least this was not the case last season. If we were getting 10/10 performances then I would say it's 100% worth it to have him play like 15 games a season.
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Too easy to forget how good he is. He's come back just as strong from every injury. Best in the world. 

dermott said:
You obviously haven't seen @Ukraine Bolt, socks down, sliding in to make a goal-saving tackle.
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I played on the left, safe to say no LB in world football would have got close to my level though in my prime. The definition of wasted talent. 

 
KennethT said:
When he only plays like, 2x half an hour, each season, I don't see the big issue with him leaving. I do agree, that IF (and that's a pretty big if) he could return to the player before all the injuries, we would have a great player on our hand. But he has simply been too much injured for the last many years for me to ever believe in that.
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Even 10 games of him could be the difference between top 4/trophies and not.

If Spurs had this same mindset during Ledley Kings troubles it would have probably cost them their place in the top flight.

 
Ukraine Bolt said:
Too easy to forget how good he is. He's come back just as strong from every injury. Best in the world
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I'm not sure why you feel this way. I would say he's among the best 10 but calling him the best RB in the world I think is quite the stretch.

 
abister1 said:
I'm not sure why you feel this way. I would say he's among the best 10 but calling him the best RB in the world I think is quite the stretch.
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I don't think there's any controversy in saying that when fit, James is the most complete RB on the planet. This is the same bloke that pocketed Vinicius Jr while also creating goal scoring chances in the same game. 

You look at a lot of full backs in today's game and the majority of them specialize in an area but are let down in another. TAA, Cancelo, Hakimi, Porro, etc are great technically but can't match that same level of influence in the defensive end. Dumfries, Calabria, De Lorenzo are great defenders but aren't the best on a technical level or contribute much in the attacking end. 

For me, Carvajal has been the best RB on the planet for quite some time. 

 
Ukraine Bolt said:
Too easy to forget how good he is. He's come back just as strong from every injury. Best in the world. 
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I'm not forgetting at all, just talking about his performances last season. I think it was Pool or City that was the only game he played at the level we all know he can, he ranged from decent to okay in the others. 

 
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Toward the end of last season I genuinely believed Gusto wasn’t that much of a drop off from a fit James. However with the performances he’s been putting in so far we need Reece back fit and firing ASAP. 

 
Remodez said:
I'm not forgetting at all, just talking about his performances last season. I think it was Pool or City that was the only game he played at the level we all know he can, he ranged from decent to okay in the others. 
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He had a hamstring injury in December and on his return against Forest in May, changed the game in the 10 or so minutes he was on the field. If he was not on the field that game, we would not have won that game. That ball he done for Jakson was pure class.

 
This will be the first time we see Reece post op that has attempted to fix the issue. I hope it has not taken anything from his game.

 
axman2526 said:
This will be the first time we see Reece post op that has attempted to fix the issue. I hope it has not taken anything from his game.
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Nope, he played in pre-season. Got injured again when the season started. So unless he has been really unlucky, it doesn't look like the op worked.

 
Transfermarkt is sh*t when trying to determine true market value. I can promise you that if the club decided to put James up for sale, £30m wouldn't even be the lowest bidder's amount. It would be almost 2x. 

 
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Sconnie Blue said:
Transfermarkt is sh*t when trying to determine true market value. I can promise you that if the club decided to put James up for sale, £30m wouldn't even be the lowest bidder's amount. It would be almost 2x. 
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Agreed. Imo United and City would both believe their medical departments can sort him out and would risk 50mill on one of the world's potentially best full backs.

 
I wouldnt and couldnt blame him if HE chose to move on. Until then, love it that he is with us even if injured. We miss him when he doesnt play. Imagine how dangerous Noni and Palmer would be with him locking down the right back position Gusto has yet to do, albeit, a changed role this season. Thought he looked very good last year for us in a traditional role. James can do both with eyes shut and still remain productive with chance creations.

 
abister1 said:
I'm not sure why you feel this way. I would say he's among the best 10 but calling him the best RB in the world I think is quite the stretch.
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I'm more than comfortable saying he's the best RB in the world (when fit) and top 5 of all time. 

Its very rare a player is ever as complete as he is. The only RB's i can think of that come close are Lahm, Maicon (for his short prime) and Cafu. 

 
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Trouble with James is, that it's now so long since he had a proper run in the side, that it's difficult to remember how good he is (was).

On his day, he is a fantastic player, but that's no good when those days are so few.

 
We wont see the best of James under this managers tactics, we rarely see Gusto get forward, i think he will be sold next summer

 
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