Milan Skriniar

[St José Dominguez]

Ndombele isn't a Conte player, but Conte is not running the club. Just like Eriksen, Inter will sign players that they feel will up their 'profile' not what Conte wants.

Brozovic, for example, is key to what Conte is trying to do. I think Conte walks if Brozovic goes. Good chance Conte walks anyway. The problem is Conte is clearly one of the best managers in world football. What he did in Juve and Italy was exceptional, and even Inter and Chelsea were big hits. But he is gaining a reputation as being very outspoken and confrontational with hierarchies in clubs. This might cost him top jobs.

If Conte was to be potentially leaving it be surprising if they wanted to let go a CB that people are saying is great. I’ve read he doesn’t fit system even though Cahill won league when his legs were going under Conte. The whole link just doesn’t add up to me.

 

[C0YS]

Also, while I say Ndombele is not a Conte player, he would have a place, if his commitment is right. I mean he does have aspects that Conte could appreciate. Conte, doesn't play attacking midfielders, and ideally plays with two up top, Chelsea he changed it as a way to make space for Hazard, but normally.

I mean Conte has a habit of picking grafters ahead of talented players. His Euro squad was really confusing to italy fans. Playing average players like Eder and Pelle upfront with hard working average players in midfield like Parolo, Giaccherini and Stuari. All of them really average functional players. Ndombele would need to be willing to show his ability to graft to work in a Conte side, but he does have things he likes, such as physicality and the ability to make quick direct forward passes.

But these players are not being bought for Conte, conte is a ticking time bomb.

 

[homer hotspur]

As you said do we really need 4 CBs competing for one spot and also Tanganga and at a push even Davies who can play there. Even if he’s great surely it would mean we are selling either Dier, Toby or Sanchez as its just a waste of resources. We can’t have two first team CBs who only play Europa or cup games.

This link feels off ignoring fact Ndombele isn’t at all a Conte type player. When we have massive issues elsewhere, limited budget too, if we’re actually gonna give up after a year why would we blow all the potential Ndombele money on adding a 5th CB? Hope it’s just rubbish being fed from Inter’s side.

Agree another Cb is one position we don't need to strengthen. I very much hope that Tanganga will get to feature regularly and not become another of our disappearing young prospects. I was already feeling this way after the links with the South korean Cb.

 

[C0YS]

If Conte was to be potentially leaving it be surprising if they wanted to let go a CB that people are saying is great. I’ve read he doesn’t fit system even though Cahill won league when his legs were going under Conte. The whole link just doesn’t add up to me.

Well he doesn't fit because he isn't very good one on one, when someone is coming at him with space in front of him. He worked better when Inter were more compact and his job was more to mark and physically dominate opposition. The system means he has defend in a different way. Cahill is more limited player but is very well rounded defensively. It's not his failure to attack thats the problem, it's that he hasn't defended well enough this season, most people seem to blame the system for this.

Also Conte demands his defenders to look for long diagonals into space for the strikers and the wing backs, his whole system is about moving the ball up quickly into space and maybe he isn't so good at tactically enacting this.

The thing with Skriniar, is this someone that Conte wants part of the deal while the board do not, but maybe are willing to accept it. There is a lot of friction at Inter. Don't get me wrong the board will want to keep Conte, he has overachieved this season and Inter are transformed as team. But, Conte has recently has a few public outbursts, and if it was any other manager he'd be gone. It will unravel, particularly if Inter keep doing things that Conte is not on board with.

 

[C0YS]

skriniar is a very hyped player though and is still young. It might well be that even if we don't need him this might be an opportunity that is too hard to turn down for Jose, who would love this kind of player.

I suspect that the main result of getting him in would be Foyth is sold, Tanganga becomes one of two right backs, as we replace Aurier but don't bring in further signings and that will be that. 4 good centre backs for 2 positions. That how it should be in top teams. Our we could sell of Sanchez as well, there similar ages after all.

 

[arunspurs]

As per the reports and also per Fabrizio, it is Conte who wants Ndombele and is his no1 target for the summer. Only it is still not clear Conte wants to stay. If Conte opts to stay, Ndombele will be the taget.

Tbh, my money is still on him being sold with Skriniar coming the other way

 

[spursfan77]

Yeah, I understand that (the winning matches part). I think the point was more about hoping for a more attractive style of play, in general. Ndombele at his best would certainly help with that and what we showed after the restart was a counter heavy/sledgehammer style attack which obviously will have shortcomings over the course of a season.

I don’t think you can play both glc and Ndombele in a midfield together and be strong enough defensively but that for another thread.

I don’t know anything about this centre back but good teams have been linked with him for a while so he must be alright.

 

[DanNolan]

everyone is moaning that under Jose we may become too boring and defensive.... then they are happy to swap our most progressive forward thinking central midfielder for a 4th good centre back .. stocking the position other than winger that we least require a player. Skrinar is not a generational talent, its not like hed be too good to pass up on. Id be appalled by that as a swap even baring in mind Ndombele isnt being used

 

[TEESSIDE1]

everyone is moaning that under Jose we may become too boring and defensive.... then they are happy to swap our most progressive forward thinking central midfielder for a 4th good centre back .. stocking the position other than winger that we least require a player. Skrinar is not a generational talent, its not like hed be too good to pass up on. Id be appalled by that as a swap even baring in mind Ndombele isnt being used

Skrinar is a quality centre back and would walk into most top flight sides. He’s out of favour because of the system Conte plays. Remember Eriksen? Conte doesn’t like him either. Likewise Godin, another quality defender also can’t get a game under Conte.

 

[Finchyid]

.. then they are happy to swap our most progressive forward thinking central midfielder for a 4th good centre back ..

are we swapping Sissoko?

 

[emiley heskey]

Ndombele isn't a Conte player, but Conte is not running the club. Just like Eriksen, Inter will sign players that they feel will up their 'profile' not what Conte wants.

Brozovic, for example, is key to what Conte is trying to do. I think Conte walks if Brozovic goes. Good chance Conte walks anyway. The problem is Conte is clearly one of the best managers in world football. What he did in Juve and Italy was exceptional, and even Inter and Chelsea were big hits. But he is gaining a reputation as being very outspoken and confrontational with hierarchies in clubs. This might cost him top jobs.

Conte needs very very specific type of players ... When he leaves the club, those players become redundant.. That is the main issue ...

 

[dtxspurs]

Probably an incorrect translation?

 

[arunspurs]

Probably an incorrect translation?

Today, some Inter based media reporting that swap may happen regardless - negotiations are going on.

Ceccarini: "Inter, Skriniar scambiato a prescindere da Conte! Al suo posto..."

Ceccarini torna sull'operazione che l'Inter vorrebbe chiudere sacrificando Skriniar. Solo sullo sfondo il futuro di Conte in panchina.

www.inter-news.it

 

[Goobers]

Surely this would be well out of our price range and one imagines selling Ndombele would then change our signing requirement too.
He hasn’t played much under Conte but if Antonio does get the heave - ho I would imagine the new boss would want him in the team.

 

[hellava_tough]

This certainly would not align with Mourinho's desire to have a more balanced squad this window unless we plan to offload either Dier, Toby, Sanchez, or Tanganga [3 of which just signed new deals]. Signing Skriniar and having a fifth senior CB at the expense of one of our top centre midfielders seems unnecessary.

You make a fair point, but what about a different perspective...

Buy Skriniar as Toby's long term replacement and loan Tanganga to a PL club for 2 seasons.

When Toby leaves in a couple of years, Tanganga comes back with 50+ PL games under his belt and we also have a prime (27 y/o) and integrated Skriniar at the club.

We've lacked decent continuity planning over the last few seasons; this potential scenario shows how we could or should be doing it.

 

[gavspur]

Honestly, I don’t know much about him, but he looks big, kinda slow, tough but clumsy.. A bit like Dier in many ways? Is that a fair assessment?

 

[emiley heskey]

Honestly, I don’t know much about him, but he looks big, kinda slow, tough but clumsy.. A bit like Dier in many ways? Is that a fair assessment?

Skriniar is similar to vidic/terry mould defender ... He has the ability to become world's best center back at the age of 26,27 if he plays in low/medium block line .... I can see why Jose likes him though ...

 

[Gspurs11]

Any ITK’s dismissed him yet?

 

[roy@SC]

I'm warming to the idea of a rock solid center back. We have been far too fragile defensively for too long now. Shame if it's at the expense of the potential tanguy clearly has - but we simply do not know how much interest tanguy has in staying and fulfilling that potential here. I would certainly expect a large chunk of cash with this deal and want it invested in some creativity to replace ndombele

 

[Archibald&Crooks]

Any ITK’s dismissed him yet?

I've no idea. Check the Read Only.