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Well you better go now then, before all the transfer action starts....
Do you need a hug?This reeks of a nelson and Saha January window. Two players to help patch some holes with incredibly middling quality, to hopefully get top 4. Then in theory invest in the summer.
I suspect we will have a similar outcome as that year. Barely miss top 4 after suffering injuries to a couple key players who don't have reasonable backups because we're too cheap. Then unable to get anyone of quality in the summer without CL. And watch our quality players leave too. Along with our manager.
It's incredible if it wasn't also so sad.
out of interest how did we finish that year, did we move up after that window at all?This reeks of a nelson and Saha January window. Two players to help patch some holes with incredibly middling quality, to hopefully get top 4. Then in theory invest in the summer.
Somewhat undone by his early success, really. If he'd spread that tally thinner over his tenure, he'd probably still be a fixture at the club really. That goals ratio, as it is, is better than De Bruyne. Its just that basically none of it has come recently.51 goals in 181 PL games (when not even a striker) would be 'legend' status to a lot of clubs.
What a ridiculous overreaction.This reeks of a nelson and Saha January window. Two players to help patch some holes with incredibly middling quality, to hopefully get top 4. Then in theory invest in the summer.
I suspect we will have a similar outcome as that year. Barely miss top 4 after suffering injuries to a couple key players who don't have reasonable backups because we're too cheap. Then unable to get anyone of quality in the summer without CL. And watch our quality players leave too. Along with our manager.
It's incredible if it wasn't also so sad.
To be fair, he has trouble pronouncing his own name most Saturdays!!!Can you imagine Merson trying to pronounce their names on soccer Saturday. Bumbling mess!
A few thoughts….
1) The purge of players needed to happen. There’s absolutely an argument that it leaves us light of creativity in MF, but if Conte believes these players are surplus to requirements and / or not good for the dressing room, they have to go. We had a similar purge under Poch.
2) I think the transfer activity suggests Conte will prefer 343 for us. Shame as I think we (and Kane in particular) play better in a 352 but everything seems to point to a 2 man clogger CM to me.
3) If that’s the case, RWB is a huge issue and Conte has to consider deploying one of the more attacking options there. Royal cannot be the answer. It’s time to give Moura / Bergy a chance at least.
4) Paratici doesn’t appear to know much about football outside of Italy.
5) The notion that Levy would take the shackles off for Conte has been disproven. I still think we’ll have a busy summer, but reports of an agreed net spend were obviously wide of the mark.
6) All ITKs are still cunts.
I believe we came 5th after redknapp had his head turned by the English managerial appointment, Saha and nelson did fuck all as expected, and then redknapp got snubbed after all.out of interest how did we finish that year, did we move up after that window at all?
How is this anything like Nelson and Saha? Two free agents at the absolute end of their career, one of which was crocked 90% of th etimeThis reeks of a nelson and Saha January window. Two players to help patch some holes with incredibly middling quality, to hopefully get top 4. Then in theory invest in the summer.
I suspect we will have a similar outcome as that year. Barely miss top 4 after suffering injuries to a couple key players who don't have reasonable backups because we're too cheap. Then unable to get anyone of quality in the summer without CL. And watch our quality players leave too. Along with our manager.
It's incredible if it wasn't also so sad.
We had a shot at top 4 this season if we had invested well this window.But we were more active than we’ve been in ages and some proactive movements to set things up for summer, where the Conte era will be made or broken.
Dembele will play on the medical treatment table. Lamela held that spot down for years... Lo Celso did it ok for a while but he wasn't well liked by the medical team. Dembele will fill his shoes and then some.If dembele is actually an option then why did we sign Kulu? Where will he play in @ 3-4-3? Since we can't play 3-5-2 with Son and Dembele in the squad.