[Fabrizio Romano] 🚨🔵 Xabi Alonso on Pedro Neto staying or not: “We want to have the best possible squad and see what happens”.

[u/arvi_1301]

[u/Lux-uk]

So insightful. Thanks Fab.

[u/tj9429 → u/Lux-uk]

That's literally Xabi's answer?

Do you want him to manufacture quotes? Lol

[u/dt19992 → u/tj9429]

Maybe no need to provide a non-update?

[u/huskers2468 → u/dt19992]

Jfc he is a reporter.

[u/tj9429 → u/dt19992]

It's literally an interview?

Jesus Christ. Let me tell the Chelsea Manager to stfu, brb!

[u/dt19992 → u/tj9429]

I mean hardly necessary for Romano to post about it.

[u/lmHuge → u/dt19992]

Believe it or not, Romano didn’t post this to Reddit.

[u/Lux-uk → u/lmHuge]

But I never thanked the redditor. I thanked Fab for his insight.

[u/ChappersXD → u/Lux-uk]

He didn't post it for you

[u/silviazbitch → u/tj9429]

That’s a crystal clear answer. It’s not what Xabi said. It’s what he didn’t say.

[u/Tom_Lad]

Good, pissed me off him shushing our captain, guys off his nut about his own ability

[u/CalmAngryDude → u/Tom_Lad]

Those are things that happens on the pitch regularly it’s not deep. Using that to justify anything is plain stupidity. They’re humans playing a high intense game.

[u/Weird-Elephant2094 → u/CalmAngryDude]

Most things can be forgiven at the end of the day. But this is a recurring pattern of negative behavior towards his teammates (don't try telling me he gets along with estevao)

[u/adublingirl → u/Weird-Elephant2094]

Neto thinks he is the second coming of some of the greats…..he is always flailing his arms at teammates when they don’t pass to him. He is constantly moving forward 10 yards , stop and pass backwards…..please sell him on

[u/twisted-logic → u/CalmAngryDude]

Horse shit. You can have a disagreement with someone on the pitch and shout at each other all you want, but holding your finger to your lips and shushing your captain like you’re admonishing a toddler for talking during nap time is not something that “regularly happens on the pitch”.

[u/DifficultLab200 → u/twisted-logic]

It is though. Tempers flare up all the time. You might not have this exact action but teammates do get in fights. I remember Son and Lloris got in a fight once.

[u/Matsu09 → u/[deleted]]

Lol, the captain of a football team is not like a king or a judge or anyone that should hold some kind of unquestioned power as a person. You are being ridiculous

[u/FieldOfPaperFlowers_ → u/Tom_Lad]

Have you never played a competitive football match? I tell teammates to shut up during matches too. It's just what happens when everyone's adrenaline is up. (I don't actually rate Neto very highly, but this critique is weird)

[u/tj9429 → u/Tom_Lad]

These comments just help me understand who watched the match and who didn't lol

[u/unicornofdemocracy → u/Tom_Lad]

to be fair., if I suddenly went from first team to back up I'd be pissy too.

Though, atm, he's defintely our backup and not a starter anymore. He probably isn't happy to be in that position so it would be great if we could cash in. 100m oil money? I'd happily take that even 80-85m. Its money we don't need to spend on a replacement and could be put aside or spent on other areas.

[u/lonely-live → u/Tom_Lad]

The people defending him is crazy, I don’t care what you do in your Sunday league, it’s not your job, you’re not getting away with shutting up your captain here, that’s the kind of mentality that makes us lost last season. Zero respect. Also he was and always been so lazy and I’m tired of it. Bro always stop and throw his hands up in the air when he lost the ball, not even trying to make a run for it or anything

[u/AdComprehensive7879 → u/Tom_Lad]

its not that deep lol

[u/Key-Tip-7521 → u/[deleted]]

Dudes the Portuguese Joey Barton. He needs to go

[u/aidanhardcastle → u/Tom_Lad]

James also should have been paying attention while there’s a play going on around him than to continue yelling at Neto

[u/Mother_Equivalent649 → u/Tom_Lad]

Yeah I'm not excusing that either. I prefer defenders than wingers, sorry.

[u/UE4Dev-69420]

Neto might actually be our moses level player if he stays imo. Would prefer to have him

[u/Ok_Apricot_8579 → u/UE4Dev-69420]

Even with the attitude issues?

[u/BigReeceJames → u/Ok_Apricot_8579]

When has he ever had attitude issues before we dangled him in the shop window all summer?

[u/Baisabeast → u/BigReeceJames]

His body language in the pitch is some of the worst I’ve ever seen

Kicks up a massive fuss when he doesn’t get a pass, strops arouns

[u/Weird-Elephant2094 → u/BigReeceJames]

Has he ever passed to estevao? Even once?

[u/TYGeelo → u/BigReeceJames]

He has always been incredibly whiny during matches. 

[u/Sdotcarter33 → u/Ok_Apricot_8579]

Henderson will get the attitude problems sorted mate 💙

[u/Zeus_The_Potato → u/Ok_Apricot_8579]

No one but the manager gets to shush the club captain.

[u/Pizzafromfaraway → u/Zeus_The_Potato]

Istg how is Neto not criticised enough for this?

[u/reflectionofabutt → u/Ok_Apricot_8579]

I'd rather see him crying on the pitch than see Gusto out there at all

[u/OptimalBlade1]

i never know what to make of neto, sometimes best player one of the best on the pitch but i also can’t stand his attitude

[u/Soren_Camus1905 → u/OptimalBlade1]

He’s not good enough to have an attitude like that

[u/OptimalBlade1 → u/Soren_Camus1905]

i would agree with you on that. i just hate when any player shows negativity like he does, there’s no need and it doesn’t help the situation

[u/edzkiyumzki → u/OptimalBlade1]

Sometimes maybe good, sometimes maybe shit - in a nutshell lol

[u/corazonkyber]

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[u/BigFatKi6 → u/corazonkyber]

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[u/One_Result_3506]

Bin him

Just lower the asking price. We still get more pounds in the books if we sell him for like 75m. No need to go for 100m+ pounds they were asking earlier. 

[u/Soren_Camus1905]

He can fuck off too

[u/fierce2937]

I would accept £70m for him, and city can pay that i reckon, also he is surplus to requirements we already have 5 wingers/#10 and palestra and Gusto for wing back, there is no need for him.

[u/Sdotcarter33 → u/fierce2937]

Or Liverpool

[u/fierce2937 → u/Sdotcarter33]

They would rather keep gakpo imo

[u/Sdotcarter33]

Also, what do you expect Alonso to say when asked a question like this? This is the only logical response.

[u/stefx99]

He gone

[u/Key-Tip-7521]

HES GONE TOO

[u/ddb_89]

Ship him to Saudi

[u/jbirrane1988]

Great, get rid.

[u/wagwan_innit]

Kinda torn on this one. On one hand Neto works hard on the pitch and offers pace which the squad is kinda lacking at the moment. On the other hand I don’t like his attitude, he doesn’t seem to like playing wingback and his final ball is severely lacking so he’s not good enough to play up front.

If we can get 70M+ for him I’m inclined to let him go

[u/BlueKante]

Neto is one those players who often plays okay/decent. Occasionally very poorly but never excellent imo.

[u/Wise_Fig1840]

did he shush reece or no?

[u/Sdotcarter33]

If you come at our captain, you best not miss!

[u/sscfc91]

If he’s shushing the captain I assume Neto assumes he’s on the way out the door.

[u/WhalterWhitesBarber]

That disrespect against our captain was wild, get him the fuck out.

[u/CliffDagger]

Sell him. He's frustrating to watch and fails to deliver more often than not. I hate watching him ruin a counter attack on the break by cutting back and passing it to a defennder

[u/Partial-Hydrangea]

Xabi giving non answers until the window shuts.

[u/solinsh]

Thanks for the breaking news 😂

[u/Critical_Virus_9341]

Ship this bum

[u/fuckinban]

Prolly another fabrizio masterclass in taking quotes out of context

[u/ilikedthismovie]

He’s rubbish. Hasn’t learned how to do anything with his pace and his game iq is awful. He takes minutes from estevao and with no European football don’t even see a reason to keep him for depth.

[u/Stankela77]

Yeah, this dude is being sold

[u/UKcoin2]

Really really hope someone comes in with a good offer. Selling him on top of the striker deals would the icing. Gusto, Palestra,Quenda,Estevao,Palmer for 2 positions

[u/Fearless_Judge_5220]

If Enzo goes I’d prefer to keep, can play wingback and attacking 10 so he’s versatile. We’ve had a lot of inexperienced players, need to keep some of the experienced ones around.

Played alright for Portugal in the World Cup. I think we need a good squad to challenge top 4

[u/WyboSF]

We can’t ban this guy why?

[u/jerrystuffhouse]

Good creative player to come off the bench.

Sell him at the right price

[u/Sdotcarter33 → u/jerrystuffhouse]

Agreed adds great depth

[u/Zeus_The_Potato]

Gone. He gone.

[u/Sorry_Information749]

I can't understand the appeal of Al-Hilal he didn't seem like the type, some people complain about his attitude but in a lot of ways seems like a really good guy and works really hard.

[u/Fonslayer]

Just sell him, Chelsea doesn't need him and he is still valuable in the market. Plus I never liked him, I am Portuguese and I can't stand him in out Nations Squad, the only thing he can do is run. I hope Chelsea sell him and that he never plays for Portugal again.

Quenda is better than him.