Perhaps jeeagles hasn't seen him play over the last year and is thinking back to those halcyon days when Luka could pick good passes more often than not.

The question is whether or not Luka can get his mojo back both in terms of passing and free kicks/corners.

This has to be the case. If not regardless of what people here think of McCarthy, he must be one hell of a player, with that lot fighting to get him.

I agree about Kouyate. I think he's more of a CB. With the injuries to Tomkins and Cahill, both of whom may well struggle to be back for the start of the new season, we may need to play him alongside Dann.

I think McArthur is on the decline, sadly, and am not sure how much he will feature next season.

You are right about the lack of movement. I seem to recall many occasions where a player looked up, couldn't see a forward pass, get closed down, pass sideways/backwards or even lose the ball. Occasionally there were some good interplay, often involving PvA and Wilf.

As for McCarthy, I think he may have 2 years left on his contract and if so, I'm inclined to keep him for the coming year.

Have we signed him yet?

Red and Blue Army!

Celtic in the mix now apparently

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One way or another, it does look like he will move on, at a decent price for a 29 year old. But what happens after, ie he does go, is the question...

Maybe they would talk sense for Edoard. If they are that keen.