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Transfers The Summer Transfer Edging Thread 2025

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Worst I've seen Johnson. Really not doing himself any favours, same for richarlison, maybe more so.
In game like that you need a cf to hold onto the ball and he can't at all without falling over.

Upgrade the both of them , a new cb is so far down the list when we have forwards who can't trap a ball or make a pass
 
I hear it..

The funny thing is Johnson will benefit massively from a player like Simons
Yeah he might score 3 or 4 more tap ins, but we need someone that offers more to their game. He's a non-factor with the ball. Not the biggest work horse in the world to cover his deficiencies. He's just not good enough, and of we want to improve, we need an actual left winger. Tel and Odobert are not the answer.
 
Whatever.

Do you now accept the need?

In games like today, it offers real options, that simple tactics or not being at it can overcome.

Striker wasn’t out problem today.

Our issue was the midfield selection. None of them could pass or keep it against the press so we went long and asked Richy to keep it against 2 CBs smashing into him,

Trust me, Hojlund isn’t keeping the ball any better than Richy in those situations

We played perfectly for their tactics because our MF wasn’t good enough technically to play the way we wanted
 
So he's not then.

We are still going to have a player that offers nothing on the pitch 99.9% of the time.
Timing those runs is an ability Johnson has over others in the team.

Among the other disasters from Richy today was horribly mis-timing a couple of those balls that left Johnson offside, it was at least twice and neither one was Johnson's fault.

He had a mare, don't get me wrong, but those couple moments offered the opportunity to vent off the pressure we were under.
 
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