Yeah we might even need to re-select Dier.This is a very important point that has not been discussed AT ALL on this forum in the last 24 hours.
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Yeah we might even need to re-select Dier.This is a very important point that has not been discussed AT ALL on this forum in the last 24 hours.
I hope you're right.Dier is at the very bottom of the totem pole. That is not going to happen.
As all our business is more or less done I thought I would provide a list of players bought by our previous managers.Again People are hailing Levys Masterclass.
How soon we forget.
Hire Mourinho, give him Sanchez, Rodon and Dier as CBs. He asked for Kim Min-Jae at 15 million maximum, Levy said No. Fans, " Jose doesn't work with Youth, he needs alot of money". His MF is reliant on Ndombele, Winks, Lo Celso, PEH and Moura. We have a Golden Boot winner and highest assist striker pairing in the history of the EPL. But we play defensive football so he Gets fired before a cup final.
Hired Nuno as last resort, dismal flop.
Hires Conte, Conté says I need Bastoni, Bremer, a few RWB and LWB options....etc. Has to live with Sanchez, Davies, Dier, Sess, Doherty, Emerson 1.0. Managers to get Emerson playing good football despite us Supporters throwing tantrums. Openly states he didn't want Spence. Has to have a midfielder protecting his Defenders at all times, so Skipp and PEH are forced to play in order to be more defensive. Still has the same midfield with the exception of Bentancur and Kulusevski. We in the top 5 highest scoring teams in the EPL. Gets us to top 4 despite these players. Supporters Verdict... Conté Plays Defensive Football that will never win anything.
Ange gets hired. We have VdV and Romero as CB pairing, Udogie as LB and Porro as RB. Now we can attack using Maddison as 10 and Sarr 8 they both are high up but aren't needed to come back to defend as much because of a Ball playing defence. Ange gets lauded and Levy is a genius.
| 04/07/2012 | Sigurdsson | 8 |
| 12/07/2012 | Vertonghen | 10 |
| 21/08/2012 | Adebayor | 5 |
| 29/08/2012 | Dembele | 15 |
| 31/08/2012 | Lloris | 12 |
| 31/08/2012 | Dempsey | 7 |
| 02/01/2013 | Fryers | 3 |
| 04/01/2013 | Holtby | 1.5 |
| 05/07/2013 | Paulinho | 17 |
| 21/07/2013 | Chadli | 7 |
| 01/08/2013 | Soldado | 18 |
| 15/08/2013 | Capoue | 9 |
| 30/08/2013 | Chiriches | 7.5 |
| 30/08/2013 | Lamela | 25 |
| 30/08/2013 | Eriksen | 10 |
| 155 |
| 23/07/2014 | Davies |
| 23/07/2014 | Vorm |
| 31/07/2014 | Dier |
| 13/08/2014 | Yedlin |
| 27/08/2014 | Fazio |
| 01/09/2014 | Stambouli |
| 02/02/2015 | Alli |
| 29/05/2015 | Wimmer |
| 19/06/2015 | Trippier |
| 08/07/2015 | Alderweireld |
| 15/08/2015 | N'Jie |
| 28/08/2015 | Son |
| 23/06/2016 | Wanyama |
| 12/07/2016 | Janssen |
| 31/08/2016 | Nkoudou |
| 31/08/2016 | Lopez (Loan) |
| 31/08/2016 | Sissoko |
| 18/08/2017 | Sanchez |
| 23/08/2017 | Gazzaniga |
| 30/08/2017 | Foyth |
| 31/08/2017 | Aurier |
| 31/08/2017 | Llorente |
| 31/01/2018 | Moura |
| 02/07/2019 | Clarke |
| 02/07/2019 | Ndombele |
| 08/08/2019 | Sessegnon |
| 08/08/2019 | Lo Celso |
| 14/10/2019 | Vorm |
Phil Jones“My view on that is: if you are a strict vegetarian, you don’t drop into Macca's just because you are hungry mate, you know?” he said.
While I'm relieved Sanchez has moved on, I'm concerned about the timing and our lack of depth at the center back position. His departure leaves us dangerously thin at CB. Even though he hadn't been at his best lately, his exit now, just before the new campaign begins, creates a worrisome hole in our defence that needs filling. I hope the club can move swiftly to reinforce the center back position and provide reinforcements given Sanchez's untimely exit has left us quite short-handed.This is a very important point that has not been discussed AT ALL on this forum in the last 24 hours.

PEH to fill in?While I'm relieved Sanchez has moved on, I'm concerned about the timing and our lack of depth at the center back position. His departure leaves us dangerously thin at CB. Even though he hadn't been at his best lately, his exit now, just before the new campaign begins, creates a worrisome hole in our defence that needs filling. I hope the club can move swiftly to reinforce the center back position and provide reinforcements given Sanchez's untimely exit has left us quite short-handed.
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Levy is good in the rebuild stage. Has the right instincts about needing outside football expertise and his financial shrewdness is a net benefit. Pair him with some DOF expertise and an unheralded, jolly, hungry manager, as with Jol, Redknapp, Poch and likely now Ange and we have built teams that are better than the outlay. It's not worked with any of Santini, Ramkos, AVB, Mourinho and Conte for more than a short time.We are never (under the current regime) going to spend £100M on one player.
We have in Levy , someone who just loves to put his fingers in every pie and try to get a "bargain".
This could actually work in our favour , to an extent, insomuch that if we had a decent scouting network , not just looking at the big clubs big signings (ie being lazy) that went searching for the next deli, sherringham,kane etc from the lower leagues and/or properly developing our academy players, we wouldn't need to pay £100M, we would actually be able to charge that to other clubs.
We have managed to do it in the past in a limited way, but we should be able to do more of this type of business.
I'm not advocating that we are a selling club, but if every couple of years we can bang out a £100M player to someone else , while having a perfectly adequate replacement waiting in the wings , wouldnt it be soooo much better?
We are never (under the current regime) going to spend £100M on one player.
We have in Levy , someone who just loves to put his fingers in every pie and try to get a "bargain".
This could actually work in our favour , to an extent, insomuch that if we had a decent scouting network , not just looking at the big clubs big signings (ie being lazy) that went searching for the next deli, sherringham,kane etc from the lower leagues and/or properly developing our academy players, we wouldn't need to pay £100M, we would actually be able to charge that to other clubs.
We have managed to do it in the past in a limited way, but we should be able to do more of this type of business.
I'm not advocating that we are a selling club, but if every couple of years we can bang out a £100M player to someone else , while having a perfectly adequate replacement waiting in the wings , wouldnt it be soooo much better?
Again People are hailing Levys Masterclass.
How soon we forget.
Hire Mourinho, give him Sanchez, Rodon and Dier as CBs. He asked for Kim Min-Jae at 15 million maximum, Levy said No. Fans, " Jose doesn't work with Youth, he needs alot of money". His MF is reliant on Ndombele, Winks, Lo Celso, PEH and Moura. We have a Golden Boot winner and highest assist striker pairing in the history of the EPL. But we play defensive football so he Gets fired before a cup final.
Hired Nuno as last resort, dismal flop.
Hires Conte, Conté says I need Bastoni, Bremer, a few RWB and LWB options....etc. Has to live with Sanchez, Davies, Dier, Sess, Doherty, Emerson 1.0. Managers to get Emerson playing good football despite us Supporters throwing tantrums. Openly states he didn't want Spence. Has to have a midfielder protecting his Defenders at all times, so Skipp and PEH are forced to play in order to be more defensive. Still has the same midfield with the exception of Bentancur and Kulusevski. We in the top 5 highest scoring teams in the EPL. Gets us to top 4 despite these players. Supporters Verdict... Conté Plays Defensive Football that will never win anything.
Ange gets hired. We have VdV and Romero as CB pairing, Udogie as LB and Porro as RB. Now we can attack using Maddison as 10 and Sarr 8 they both are high up but aren't needed to come back to defend as much because of a Ball playing defence. Ange gets lauded and Levy is a genius.
Whole season being gambled on Romero and VDV never getting injured
Never change Spurs
Man City won a treble by breaking the british transfer record and let's be honest, Haaland was a 100m+ signing that just happened to be largely agent fees due to a clause. He was extremely expensive.
85m on a CB this season as well.
What a stinky listPoch;
23/07/2014 Davies 23/07/2014 Vorm 31/07/2014 Dier 13/08/2014 Yedlin 27/08/2014 Fazio 01/09/2014 Stambouli 02/02/2015 Alli 29/05/2015 Wimmer 19/06/2015 Trippier 08/07/2015 Alderweireld 15/08/2015 N'Jie 28/08/2015 Son 23/06/2016 Wanyama 12/07/2016 Janssen 31/08/2016 Nkoudou 31/08/2016 Lopez (Loan) 31/08/2016 Sissoko 18/08/2017 Sanchez 23/08/2017 Gazzaniga 30/08/2017 Foyth 31/08/2017 Aurier 31/08/2017 Llorente 31/01/2018 Moura 02/07/2019 Clarke 02/07/2019 Ndombele 08/08/2019 Sessegnon 08/08/2019 Lo Celso 14/10/2019 Vorm
Opportunity knocked.Sanchez is gone, and as much as I am glad he has finally left....why now, and what cbs are we left with now ?? Its worrying to say the least, we are very short in that area now
Different countries seasons kick off and end at different times too.Just read that EUFA is concerned that both the Turkish and Saudi transfer windows close later that others making it possible for them to buy players.A committee has been set up to find a way to solve the problem. Jesus wept are they thick. Make it that when the transfer window ends that no European club can sign players or sell them.
Last I checked Turkey is in Europe and Galatasaray play in CL. Which makes it unfair they can still get players and their rivals in CL group cannot. Just imagine if they got an injury after the main EU deadline and befire their own? They could still a player in befire CL group ganes start. A whereas their rivals cannot. It’s seems stupid and unfair. You sometimes wonder Hdf these people that run the game get into these positions and how they think?Just read that EUFA is concerned that both the Turkish and Saudi transfer windows close later that others making it possible for them to buy players.A committee has been set up to find a way to solve the problem. Jesus wept are they thick. Make it that when the transfer window ends that no European club can sign players or sell them.