He's more of a CAM isn't he?
Don't think much of the Chavs either tbh.
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Transfers Summer 2022 Transfer Thread.
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He's more of a CAM isn't he?
Don't think much of the Chavs either tbh.
If they get their targets then Sterling/Havertz/Raphinha is a frightening front 3. Especially with Mount behind that with how productive he is.
"Frightening"???
Pale in comparison to the blend and raw firepower of ours.
........Which would require them to play 4231; which is pretty damn hypothetical given the manager has just fucked off Lukaku in order to stick to his preferred system.
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His defensive output will surely translate well to us with Conte, a team that generally doesn't hog the ball.
Attacking wise, he's the least stereotypically Brazilian forward around. Don't expect many worldies, or some nice dribbling before a goal, or a sublime pass to create a chance. He just runs at the opposition midfield, backline till they coughing up the ball, or flings a foot or head at balls into the box and manages to get goals.
It's this that makes a lot of people nervous about spending 60m on him. I'm hopeful he can develop those aspects somewhat.
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Yet you'd still take Son over Sterling, Kane over Havertz, and maybe even Kulu over Raphina.
And Conte is brilliant at getting the very best out of players as we've seen with the improvement of so many of ours from where they were before (Davies, Dier, Sess, Bent, Kulu as examples).
I honestly think so long as we get players who are prepared to work their hardest and follow his methods then whoever we get in will do well and improve us. With Para in charge I have a lot more faith in our recruitment than before.
Sterling is one of the best left wingers in the league and almost guarantees double figures. Raphinha has been the best RW after Salah in England for a couple of years now. Havertz is very good at linking play and has lots of potential. Mount adds another player who gets you double figures.
Is ours better? Yes, Son & Kane are elite. But Chelsea have better players elsewhere, so to also have real firepower could very much be worrying.
Sure, but I’d also start Son & Kane for Liverpool & City. We just happen to have two of the best players out there.
But Chelsea will blend that with a whole bunch of quality across the rest of the pitch. The realistic aim for us this season should be to leapfrog them but these signings will really strengthen them.
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That's the key part for me. The fact that we're now unlikely to secure that top LCB, or RWB, or even a AM like Eriksen (or our version of mount, whatever you wanna call it) is worrying.
Thankfully they are looking pretty thin in other areas of the pitch due to recent departures.
Lack of RWB improvement is a tad disappointing, tbh. I don’t see Spence as a solution (more potential) and Emerson/Doherty just aren’t good enough for a CL team. You look at the top 3s options and it’s a huge gap. We’d essentially be relying on a 33 year old Perisic for all our tangible wing back threat. Risky.
I think Lenglet could be a shrewd LCB signing and would actually be quite happy with him. But you’re right about lacking that one midfielder .. we are so reliant on the front 3, we’ve got a bunch of hard working, ball winning midfielders but little craft at all in there. Bissouma can carry the ball but he won’t pick out players.
If Chelsea got all their current targets and we got ours, I’d say they’d remain favourites for finishing third. Up to Conte to work some magic on that front.
At Rochdale?
Son is arguably the best (esp. now Mane has gone)...... "Double figures?" Sonny says "meh"....
He's only been there 2 years all told, ffs... Think you're getting carried away here.
He got 6G / 9A in 30 apps in 20/21 in a team everyone was drooling over for their kamikaze football.
Kulu just got 5G/8A in half a season.
Kane stomps him.
Tuchel is in no hurry to start playing 4231 so your trying to shoehorn in the notion of a front 4 is moot.
The convo wasn't "who has the best team".
FWIW tho'....... Currently, they barely have a defense and we just bagged a game-changing MFer.
We still need a centreback, fuck the age he plays like he's in his 20's, bring in the greatest defender of his generation
Kane and Son have been two of the five best goalscorers in the league for years now. Only Salah and Mane have been at their level and Mane is gone.
If we get a full season of what Kulusevski did when we signed him plus Richarlison as a rotation option, there’s no doubt we’re equal or better than any attack in England. It’s our clear strength.
Midfield is improved but not at the level of City, Liverpool, or Chelsea. Definitely top 4 level though.
Backline you feel good about Romero, Dier, and Perisic. Spence at least is a dedicated RWB unlike Emerson. LCB we’re swinging big but been unlucky with Bastoni. TBD.
If we get a full season of what Kulusevski did when we signed him plus Richarlison as a rotation option, there’s no doubt we’re equal or better than any attack in England. It’s our clear strength.
Midfield is improved but not at the level of City, Liverpool, or Chelsea. Definitely top 4 level though.
Backline you feel good about Romero, Dier, and Perisic. Spence at least is a dedicated RWB unlike Emerson. LCB we’re swinging big but been unlucky with Bastoni. TBD.
Appears that Woolwich have got an absolute bargain....
Gabriel Jesus (Age 20-25):
- 17/18: 15%
- 18/19: 10.5%
- 19/20: 20.5%
- 20/21: 16%
- 21/22: 16%
Chelsea's front 3 can be worse than ours and still frightening .. we have the best in the league with Son & Kane there. I'm not interested in doing like for like comparisons, their 3 on paper is PL proven & has bags of pace and technical ability. It's dangerous. Let's not be silly and pretend we wouldn't all be jumping up and down if Sterling and Raphinha were joining us.
And the point was that it is frightening when you consider it's their weakest area. Their midfield, wing backs & goalkeeper are all top class. If they step up going forward it hurts us badly. As for defence, we know they’ll sign players, probably two. We’re busy crossing off every left sided defender in Europe on our list.
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Such a shame about Bastoni, Gvardiol. Making our transfer warchest look a bit redundant. All these years we've been cash strapped, but now we're ready spend but there are no obvious way spend it.
Will still be pissed if we don't secure an attack minded CM, and another half decent player to sit on the bench alongside Richarlison. Those are not hard to do.
I think it will be close. We were close last season despite an absolute clusterfuck first half of the season, and gaping holes in the squad, like bringing on Winks when Bentancur got injured against Burnley.
Just when they thought it was safe to come out from under their rocks you do this .
Cold but I like it.
Your straw-manning mate.... That's completely nothing to do with the convo that was taking place; nor anything I've said to you.
Again, we we're being sold the (tiresome) myth that somehow our attacking options are inferior.
Happy to take Sterling & Raphina.... But I'd still pick the front 3 we currently have for a big game,
CBs - Spurs
WBs - Chavs (although you could argue Perisic > Chillwel)
MF - Draw (For what we need in our system, we're set.....)
Attack - Spurs.
Our business isn't finished either.
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