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Very good again todayMaybe it was discussed in here, but one takeaway I had from our match vs. Fulham is I would like us to make a run at Andersen, guy looked great at CB imo.
I know he's on loan from Lyon, so not sure what the deal is there. But with him being on loan and the finances of French football, he'd hopefully be a cheapish pickup. He may not be elite yet but he's got a lot of tools and has been effective.
Him and Rodon would make an interesting long term CB pairing.
Can you source this?I thought I read somewhere that he is pretty slow or flat footed. Could be wrong I have not seen him play much. I like that he plays on the left but then remember reading a few concerning things about him that moved me away from him but can't remember where now.
I don't love the 3 at the back idea so would prefer just getting a real RB. I am not as down on Aarons as many so he makes way too much sense to me. Keep one of Aurier or Doherty depending on what we can get for each, or ditch both if we can get good deals for both, to be the back-up.
Fuck noNo no no no no
Can you source this?
This analysis indicates he is pretty quick and very good with the ball at his feet:
Player Analysis: Pau Torres
In this article, I will talk about perhaps one of the most underrated football players at the moment. With him not playing in a top club yet, some football fans still do not know the amount of quality that Pau Torres is capable of. The 24-year-old plays at Villareal and is doing a phenomenal job. …breakingthelines.com
Yep, that's exactly my thinking.Like the way that you have replaced both most of the 'weakest players' ( as fans perceive them) as well as those with only one year left on contract - so exits for Moura, Lamela, Vinicius (loan not renewed), Sissoko, Winks, Aurier and Lloris.
But as I say, moving on 3 forwards (Vinicius, Lamela and Moura) with one (Belotti) leaves us short.
Yep, that's exactly my thinking.
The problem is, I think even a £40M net spend may be unrealistic.
This is £29M net spend, and that's without a replacement for Vinicius:
Lloris & Gazza (15M) → Pope (40M)
Aurier → 2 year extension till 2024
Davies (7M) → Sessegnon
Dier (25M) → Milenkovic (25M)
Sanchez & Foyth (27M) → P. Torres (50M)
Sissoko & Lamela (12M) → Skipp
Alli (30M) → Sabitzer (30M)
Vinicius → ???
Net Spend: £29M
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Imo Dier and Sanchez are shite and the sooner we replace them with 2 new CBs the better.Too much spend (£75m) on 2 CB's for me - I'd just buy one and get in another goalscoring AM/CM or versatile forward.
Imo Dier and Sanchez are shite and the sooner we replace them with 2 new CBs the better.
Sabitzer does score goals, and is a versatile midfielder.
Who would you bring in as a back up to our front 3?
Who would you bring in as a back up to our front 3?
BTW, don't disagree with your comments on CB, but if you look at PL table, we've conceded fewer goals than all but about 2 other clubs, so maybe not as bad as our fanbase think. And we'll be replacing Toby in summer 2022 and haven't really integrated Rodon or Tanganga yet so think one more in is enough atm
Better than what we have, and here's the real point time to fit in?Anderson from fulham. Edouard from celtic. Think theyd fit right in and wont break the bank
Sanchez being sold offset the Torres signing though. So the net spend from that was approx £25M.If you don't spend £50m on Torres we might even afford Sancho - not so much a back up as a genuine first team alternative.
I like Toney, who will be likely available for just under £30M. Would you prefer:But might settle for Toney if Brentford don't go up. But must be a few possibilities at the level of fee Toney would command ?
No you fucken idiot, I disagree with your dismissal of Gilmour as a top quality player.Not sure why you dislike Spurs youth thrashing Chelsea and your poster boy
Can you source this?
This analysis indicates he is pretty quick and very good with the ball at his feet:
Player Analysis: Pau Torres
In this article, I will talk about perhaps one of the most underrated football players at the moment. With him not playing in a top club yet, some football fans still do not know the amount of quality that Pau Torres is capable of. The 24-year-old plays at Villareal and is doing a phenomenal job. …breakingthelines.com
No you fucken idiot, I disagree with your dismissal of Gilmour as a top quality player.
Skipp hasn't shown the quality that Gilmour has. Nowhere near. I would have Gilmour and Skipp in the same squad.Too much Scotch and too little brain.
Arsehole comment.
Devine scared the shit out of Chelsea both at u18 and i21 level. Skipp is showing his colours on loan at Norwich and proving to look better than Gilmour is.
So why the fuck do we need to look at Gilmore ?
Someone like but not Zaha nails it.I know we are all excited about Bale, and I hope he can keep it up, but I think what would be ideal is bringing in some who can start in the front 3 with Kane and Son, or back-up if Bale is able to stay at this level for next season and slide into the middle if Kane is out.
Someone like (but not) Zaha.
Leao plays across front 3 which is perfect. He's got 5 goals and 5 assists in 17 starts in Serie A, which is good but not great. Issue would be price: aged 21 and long contract, I think he'd command £35M+.I think some names that could fit the bill would be Leao (AC Milan) and perhaps Dembele (Lyon) or Eduoard (Celtic) but not sure if they could be options on the wing. Also not sure if Dembele or Leao would even be available.
I can't think of anyone who would fit this bill. Promote Scarlett to first team squad early?I would then look at having a 3rd option, HG, cheap as a pure striker option that could play in Europa League, early domestic Cups and be a potential hail mary/late game option when down but not have to be relied on to replace Kane in PL if he is out/needs rest.
I can't think of anyone who would fit this bill. Promote Scarlett to first team squad early?
Skipp hasn't shown the quality that Gilmour has. Nowhere near. I would have Gilmour and Skipp in the same squad.
Winks might have lost his shine and Sissoko will probably leave this summer. There's space for Skipp and Gilmour.
Apologies if you thought my earlier comment was an arsehole comment, but that's the price of objective clarity.