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Transfers Summer 2020 Transfer Thread
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Its nothing to do with top 4 or the domestics uts him thinking that the only trophies worth winning were the PL and CL.
Don’t you find that a tad ironic?
I always interpreted Poch’s comments about trophies as this...
I don’t think he ever meant that he didn’t care about the domestic trophies. Or that he didn’t want to win them. I think his message was more so, those are great and all, but true success as a club is defined by PL and CL. Winning an FA Cup would’ve been wonderful. And he’d certainly be happy with it. But I don’t think he views that as progressing the club into what he had envisioned. It’d bring temporary joy. And while there is nothing wrong with that, I think he was just more focused on the long-term joy and success.
I don’t think he ever meant that he didn’t care about the domestic trophies. Or that he didn’t want to win them. I think his message was more so, those are great and all, but true success as a club is defined by PL and CL. Winning an FA Cup would’ve been wonderful. And he’d certainly be happy with it. But I don’t think he views that as progressing the club into what he had envisioned. It’d bring temporary joy. And while there is nothing wrong with that, I think he was just more focused on the long-term joy and success.
“The Premier League and Champions League is the massive challenge for big clubs. This type of trophy are the real trophies.”
There is no other way to interpret this (yet another) comment about what his ideas were.
He said it year after year, time and time again, it’s not a one off misinterpreted interview.
His views were clear.
People go on about Levy wanting 4th and no trophies, yet the manager had decided he was going for the “real” cups.
There is no other way to interpret this (yet another) comment about what his ideas were.
He said it year after year, time and time again, it’s not a one off misinterpreted interview.
His views were clear.
People go on about Levy wanting 4th and no trophies, yet the manager had decided he was going for the “real” cups.
I think people create a straw man and claim Poch “didn’t care about domestic cups”. There’s a big difference in prioritizing PL/CL and “not caring” about other competitions.
In ten years time I predict I will come onto this forum and people will still be harping on about Poch
Never has a club been more in more need of a trophy win than ours.
Never has a club been more in more need of a trophy win than ours.
I think its the way he spoke about them though.
He’s quite literally calling them b trophies by saying the PL and CL are “the real trophies”.
The “ego” thing, the “where are Wigan” comment and claiming it’s possible to win the EL because the big clubs are focused on the big trophies.
It’s disdain not matter how you look at it.
If one of them is our second RB for the season, it´already wrong. Even if it works.
Looks like the lopsided RWB is here to stay. I’ll tell you who would be perfect for that role, Sarr from Watford. Remember first seeing him play WB for Senegal at the Russia WC. All those crossfield balls we generate with the man in space, imagine someone who could take on the defender and drive into the box. Obviously too expensive, though.
it really Watford are relegated. who's gonna pay 40 mill. think 25 mill would get him and if we integrate him like alphonso Davies has at lwb we could have a gem. can't lose either way as he is adept up front too.
I doubt Watford would let him go for cheaper than they signed him for - 30m - after a good debut PL season. Also rumours that Liverpool are keen on him.
The problem is that it is totally dependent on Ben Davies to work, who has a somewhat spotty injury record, and can't play 60 games regardless.
I'm also curious to see what it would look like if the RWB weren't someone who defenses are overjoyed to give time and space to like Aurier.
This is why I wondered why we never did the mirror of this tactic more, with Sessegnon playing the Aurier role on the left and Tanganga/Foyth on the right.
I like the look of Cirkin. I reckon he will break through this season.
I think it’s because Son naturally likes that left side space more open to work in, whereas we don’t really have anyone who likes to drift right.
Bergwijn seems the obvious solution to the right. Or possibly rotate Son more, have Lucas and Bergwijn start with Bergwijn on the left?
Son's role is part of it, though, clearly. Seems like a solvable problem and worth figuring out to give Jose more options.