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Transfers Summer Transfer thread - 2024

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How Dry should our Powder be?

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Smogz said:
But you are not ok with VdV as third choice backup? How many times will he be needed to play in that position as the third option?
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Micky as a backup fullback? When does he get rested and rotated?

He is first choice left centre back. And arguably the most crucial component of how we play, at least defensively. It went to shit when we lost him. Of course, suspensions for others played a part in the short term (as well as Dier/Davies/Royal as the depth) but his recovery pace bailed us out constantly.

We need a full back to cover Udogie that isn't Van de Ven. You could argue we actually need a LCB to rotate Micky because Dragusin in the Romero depth.
 
Murphy said:
Micky as a backup fullback? When does he get rested and rotated?

He is first choice left centre back. And arguably the most crucial component of how we play, at least defensively. It went to shit when we lost him. Of course, suspensions for others played a part in the short term (as well as Dier/Davies/Royal as the depth) but his recovery pace bailed us out constantly.

We need a full back to cover Udogie that isn't Van de Ven. You could argue we actually need a LCB to rotate Micky because Dragusin in the Romero depth.
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Didn't VdV play a few games as Udogie backup last season. Games where Dragusin covered LB. This year we have Spence that can cover Udogie. So VdV will be third choice. Do we really need to get another third choice as backup for the backup. In my world, NO, we dont.
 
Richard Arlison said:
Really confused by people resisting this.

Did they forget last season already? And we only played one competition last year
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Exactly. We only played 41 games last year, arguably the lowest of the PL teams. We suffered injuries galore, didn't have the depth (or quality in depth) to manage the November to February period, which is where a lot of our momentum was lost.

We have 48 games MINIMUM this year, 38 League, 8 Europa League, 1 League Cup and 1 FA Cup.

There are potentially 9 more EL games to the final (including a play off if we don't qualify outright), up to 6 games in the League Cup and another 6 in the FA Cup.

Whilst I hope we don't meekly limp out of the cups early this year (and don't expect to win either, although that EL is there to win) we could have 69 games this year.

Without the depth to manage 69 games, we won't get there.
 
Smogz said:
Didn't VdV play a few games as Udogie backup last season. Games where Dragusin covered LB. This year we have Spence that can cover Udogie. So VdV will be third choice. Do we really need to get another third choice as backup for the backup. In my world, NO, we dont.
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At the end of the season. When we had little other option. And we're just playing 1 game a week. We have two games a week for the first half of the season. Udogie AND Davies were injured. He had little choice.
 
Murphy said:
At the end of the season. When we had little other option. And we're just playing 1 game a week. We have two games a week for the first half of the season. Udogie AND Davies were injured. He had little choice.
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As third choice after Udogie and Spence i think is sufficient to have VdV as backup to the backup even this season when we play more games. In my opinion we have more pressing holes to fill than backup to the backup for Udogie.
 
Smogz said:
As third choice after Udogie and Spence i think is sufficient to have VdV as backup to the backup when this season when we play more games. In my opinion we have more pressing holes to fill than backup to the backup for Udogie.
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We don't have backup for Udogie.

We have Ben Davies who has been here 10 years and at the end of his career.

Spence is Porro's back up in the squad, assuming he doesn't leave. Your backup RB as cover for LB is not the one.

I don't disagree that we have more pressing worries - we need an explosive LW and a pressing midfielder.

But LB, LCB and backup GK are also concerns.
 
Smogz said:
As third choice after Udogie and Spence i think is sufficient to have VdV as backup to the backup when this season when we play more games. In my opinion we have more pressing holes to fill than backup to the backup for Udogie.
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Spence isn't a LB. He's a makeshift LB that will be exposed there in the PL, We need a proper LB to cover for Udogie,
 
No idea if Solanke, the letters from which you can make Son or Kane will be what we need.

My sense of scepticism gives way in an instant to hope, but we absolutely do need to strengthen our midfield.

The midfield lacks identity.
 
Richard Arlison said:
We need one indeed.

Looks like the are happy to roll with Austin for now though
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Keylor Navas Psg GIF by Paris Saint-Germain
 
Richard Arlison said:
Right now there are fans online already calling for the doom of the whole project.
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I think there are a lot of us who saw problems last season that don't appear to have been rectified. I'm not in the 'we're doomed!' camp, just someone who has readjusted their initial hopes to a more realistic level. But you're right, it is about fitness and getting the legs working again so fair point. Hopefully they've worked more on our defensive frailties than it seems.
 
Smogz said:
Ok. So we really need a backup to Udogie. I get what you are saying. But i dont think Spence was that exposed yesterday against Bayern.
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There was only one or two moments but I imagine in the PL teams would target that flank if Spence is LB.

I just don't get why people think Spence is a better LB than Reguilon.

But yes I get it that Ange agrees with you, so...
 
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