Because we lack ambition.
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Transfers The Summer Transfer Thread 2025
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How many of those have managers that have spent zero minutes with their existing squads and may possibly want to see what he needs first hand?
There's a million arguments to make, why would you want to throw away European champions without seeing them train first?
And while we are dealing in facts, we don't sign many great players, but sign mostly average players at great cost.
It's going to be a long summer and it's probably just best to wait and see how things shape up by windows end.
It is very frustrating as we ideally need multiple big moves, 2 or 3. I think if frank gets par out of this squad (with eze included) which i think he can then we are hovering around 5-7 place imo.
Unfortunately with changing managers comes patience to sow the seeds to then see growth especially from younger players and I certainly rate our young player very highly.
Unfortunately we want those big steps to compete at the top NOW and we could do that with 3 big players.
It is very frustrating as we ideally need multiple big moves, 2 or 3. I think if frank gets par out of this squad (with eze included) which i think he can then we are hovering around 5-7 place imo.
Unfortunately with changing managers comes patience to sow the seeds to then see growth especially from younger players and I certainly rate our young player very highly.
Unfortunately we want those big steps to compete at the top NOW and we could do that with 3 big players.
He's played in the championship and for the best team in Portugal with 13 teams that are absolute cannon fodder.
Can belittle Solanke having a good season all you want but you don't get 19 goals in a premier league season in off your arse. He's no mug and he's proved it in the best league in the world. Not stat padding against muck for the champions of the league.
By measured metrics none of this is true.
I've got another post you can dig out if you want where I compared them at length - the below is 2023-24 when Eze was hot shit.
Player Comparison: James Maddison vs. Eberechi Eze | FBref.com
Player Comparison: James Maddison vs. Eberechi Eze
fbref.com
Maddison is a better passer at every level of the field. A better creator. A better scorer and assisted from the run of play. A better tackler. A better dribbler. Eze wins a lower percentage of his takeons and is dispossessed at a higher rate. Maddison is better tackling and intercepting.
It's tight. They're both lovely players. You might be able to subjectively claim Eze would be better with better teammates. But at literally every quantifiable action on a football pitch - Maddison is categorically superior.
Again - like the both, would love to have Eze. This idea that he's a big improvement on Maddison is a myth. He is slightly younger...that's it.
Great. Thx.
Maddison will only play half the games so it would be useful to have a twin to play the other half.By measured metrics none of this is true.
I've got another post you can dig out if you want where I compared them at length - the below is 2023-24 when Eze was hot shit.
Player Comparison: James Maddison vs. Eberechi Eze | FBref.com
Player Comparison: James Maddison vs. Eberechi Eze
Maddison is a better passer at every level of the field. A better creator. A better scorer and assisted from the run of play. A better tackler. A better dribbler. Eze wins a lower percentage of his takeons and is dispossessed at a higher rate. Maddison is better tackling and intercepting.
It's tight. They're both lovely players. You might be able to subjectively claim Eze would be better with better teammates. But at literally every quantifiable action on a football pitch - Maddison is categorically superior.
Again - like the both, would love to have Eze. This idea that he's a big improvement on Maddison is a myth. He is slightly younger...that's it.
I’m not desperate to sign Eze but he’s a good player who would improve our options.
Always amazed by how many posters belittle Solanke. I instantly doubt if they actually watch most of our games and just look at stats instead. Solanke had a brilliant season!
Shilly shillington
We really aren't that flushed with cash
Fixxy's wages are astronomical
Eze will replace Son of the left. That'll be the idea! But like you said, Eze will end up playing half his games in the 10 too. Maddison rarely completes 90 mins and rarely starts 3 games in a row. Eze will be a great signing.
The main issue is he's much much better than all the younger centre backs we've had, and he's proved that time and time again. Obviously everyone on here knows better than Pochettino, Mourinho, Conte, Nuno and Ange.
Lassana diarra
I 100% agree with this. Never taken issue with anyone saying sign him.
But he doesnt replace Maddison, if we sign Eze and bin Maddison we're running in place.
If we sign Eze to play LW 24 matches and ACM 12 matches, that's great.
