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I don’t think Aurier has been a great buy but still are you really serious about that? Aurier has played for clubs like PSG, has played in the Champions League so he has a lot of experience at the highest level. If you think a Championship player is better than that you need a reality check.Perhaps not Lamela when fit, but Aurier and Janssen? Yes, we can definitely find better than them in the Championship.
Ah yeah there we go, let me know when a Championship club promotes, finishes top 4 and gets into the quarter finals of UCL.It's weird people dismiss the Championship but then laud Eredivisie, which is a much worse league
Harry Wilson from Derby and Grealish are probably the only 2 worth a punt.In my opinion if the club's replacing two key first team players with decent Championship players then we're simply not going to challenge for the bigger things. We will never ever challenge for the title or Champions League with Championship prospects. This is a summer where we must spend considerably (or whatever it takes) to replace a few first 11 players. After this is sorted, then we can spend on Championship youngsters and help them develop if we need to.
Just because Aurier played for PSG doesn't make him above that level. Look at the long list of guys who started at least a game for Fergie's MUFC sides, but then slid down the table rapidly into the relegation fodder and Championship clubs. Serge has a lot of potential, but seems to have never been able to realize it. He's had the benefits of the best coaching and training facilities money can buy, and still remains extremely talented, but too inconsistent for a Champion's League-level club.I don’t think Aurier has been a great buy but still are you really serious about that? Aurier has played for clubs like PSG, has played in the Champions League so he has a lot of experience at the highest level. If you think a Championship player is better than that you need a reality check.
Ah yeah, let me know when a Championship club gets to the quarter finals of UCL.
Just because Aurier played for PSG doesn't make him above that level. Look at the long list of guys who started at least a game for Fergie's MUFC sides, but then slid down the table rapidly into the relegation fodder and Championship clubs. Serge has a lot of potential, but seems to have never been able to realize it. He's had the benefits of the best coaching and training facilities money can buy, and still remains extremely talented, but too inconsistent for a Champion's League-level club.
Can we find someone playing a lower-level club who can be more consistent at doing the things which Pochettino needs from his fullbacks? Undoubtedly. And some of those players might well be in the Championship. They might be in Portugal, or Austria too. The point is that talent can emerge from anywhere, so we can't afford to be picky about the 'pedigree' of a league/club.
I don’t think Aurier has been a great buy but still are you really serious about that? Aurier has played for clubs like PSG, has played in the Champions League so he has a lot of experience at the highest level. If you think a Championship player is better than that you need a reality check.
Ah yeah there we go, let me know when a Championship club promotes, finishes top 4 and gets into the quarter finals of UCL.
Nonsense? Did you see what he has said? He said that Eredivisie is worse than Championship. So that’s why clubs from Championship come up, spends tons of money to strengthen and still go down.What is this nonsense? ....Grielish (eg) or Dele (previously) are somehow meant to single-handedly propell their clubs to being a top 8 club in Europe?
Ok I guess you two know better, not to say that Pochettino himself said that our world class facilities need to be equalled by the quality of our team, surely he meant the likes of Grealish and Sessegnon. Or maybe he wet dreamt about a signing we made 4 years ago.
Nonsense? Did you see what he has said? He said that Eredivisie is worse than Championship. So that’s why clubs from Championship come up, spends tons of money to strengthen and still go down.
So tell me, makes you think that Championship players are better than Lamela, Aurier or Janssen?
Yeah ok pal.
Ah yeah there we go, let me know when a Championship club promotes, finishes top 4 and gets into the quarter finals of UCL.
Well yeah, Eredivisie got clubs playing at high level in Europe. I suggested we’d rather take a look at them than at Championship clubs. Championship clubs invest in their squads to have a chance to survive in Premier League. That says how good the quality is in the Championship.A re-cap:
You being appalled at the notion of us signing players from the champo leads you to state that individual players can't be as good as those in the Eredivisie; your argument being that very few Champo TEAMS stay up when promoted.
Good luck with that.
So Ajax is worse than Leicester, Wolves or West Ham? Ok.And you genuinely think ANY team in the Eredivise would finish in the top 4 in the Premier League? I think it's YOU who are mistaken.
They'd be lucky to finish in the top fucking 10.
Ben Davies is as tall as Nathan Ake. So my argument here would be - Ake not tall enough for our defence.
Let's not forget that a lot of the championship teams that go down again are the ones that buy close to 11 new players of "PL standard". Bournemouth and Brighton should be good recent examples of being able to stay up with a "championship roster" + a few add-ons and a good coach.A re-cap:
You being appalled at the notion of us signing players from the champo leads you to state that individual players can't be as good as those in the Eredivisie; your argument being that very few Champo TEAMS stay up when promoted.
Good luck with that.
So Ajax is worse than Leicester, Wolves or West Ham? Ok.
Well yeah, Eredivisie got clubs playing at high level in Europe. I suggested we’d rather take a look at them than at Championship clubs. Championship clubs invest in their squads to have a chance to survive in Premier League. That says how good the quality is in the Championship.
Can there be players of the same quality in the Championship that there are in the Eredivisie? Yes, but the odds are low. Otherwise they would have been bought by better clubs. Or you think a player in the Championship goes under the radar because it’s not a reputable league?
I agree. They spent the money from the upcoming Salah transfer last summer, just as they spent big before selling Coutinho to balance the expense.I think Salah fucks off in the summer; esp. if they don't win the league...