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So bored of the Ndombele stories
a) If Barcelona want him he must be a good player , isn't that telling you guys something
b) I was so excited about signing him , he can be a geniune Dembele replacement
c) Son took a long time to settle it , sometimes you have to take the gamble
I hate this attitude that if a player doesn't start or isn't have the best of times that he can go , so many fans have already turned on a player who we haven't seen given a chance yet will back average players like Dele Alli to the death
a) If Barcelona want him he must be a good player , isn't that telling you guys something
b) I was so excited about signing him , he can be a geniune Dembele replacement
c) Son took a long time to settle it , sometimes you have to take the gamble
I hate this attitude that if a player doesn't start or isn't have the best of times that he can go , so many fans have already turned on a player who we haven't seen given a chance yet will back average players like Dele Alli to the death
Also been thinking about transfers , I'm in 2 minds
Sometimes I feel like going with the narrative ' we need a few players' a RB , CDM , 2nd ST and CAM would massively improve the squad
Then sometimes I go with the narrative we need to spend like £200m+ and buy a whole new squad.
For me I'm closer to the first narrative.
I believe there are some core players which are good enough but need better players around them : Lloris , (Maybe Dier) , Lo Celso , Son , Kane. Those 5 should be the core of our team
I feel like we can then improve around them
A better RB is needed (buy a player)
Better LB too ,maybe Sessegnon/Cirkin can fill that role
CDM needed - BUY
CAM needed - BUY
CB needed - Either Sanchez/Alderweireld prove themselves or buy a new CB
I'd also say Moura/Bergwijn would start but maybe some people feel like we could do better.
I've posted quite a few times some good transfer options (I'll do so again tomorrow) but basically , its time for ENIC to take a bit of a gamble , there's no reason why they can't take £50m out of their own pockets. I feel like not getting Europe will be a real wake up call to ENIC that they can't afford just to not improve the squad . Hence I'd rather actually not get Europe and play in the draining Europa league rather give us a sole focus on the domestic competitions and give a nudge in the back to ENIC.
Because right now Woolwich,Chelsea and United are playing better than us and you wouldn't bet against United and Chelsea for sure investing heavily. If we don't invest well enough we will fall further behind and Europe will be a distant thought ..
Sometimes I feel like going with the narrative ' we need a few players' a RB , CDM , 2nd ST and CAM would massively improve the squad
Then sometimes I go with the narrative we need to spend like £200m+ and buy a whole new squad.
For me I'm closer to the first narrative.
I believe there are some core players which are good enough but need better players around them : Lloris , (Maybe Dier) , Lo Celso , Son , Kane. Those 5 should be the core of our team
I feel like we can then improve around them
A better RB is needed (buy a player)
Better LB too ,maybe Sessegnon/Cirkin can fill that role
CDM needed - BUY
CAM needed - BUY
CB needed - Either Sanchez/Alderweireld prove themselves or buy a new CB
I'd also say Moura/Bergwijn would start but maybe some people feel like we could do better.
I've posted quite a few times some good transfer options (I'll do so again tomorrow) but basically , its time for ENIC to take a bit of a gamble , there's no reason why they can't take £50m out of their own pockets. I feel like not getting Europe will be a real wake up call to ENIC that they can't afford just to not improve the squad . Hence I'd rather actually not get Europe and play in the draining Europa league rather give us a sole focus on the domestic competitions and give a nudge in the back to ENIC.
Because right now Woolwich,Chelsea and United are playing better than us and you wouldn't bet against United and Chelsea for sure investing heavily. If we don't invest well enough we will fall further behind and Europe will be a distant thought ..
Max Aarons gets him aroused for some reason.
If Ndombele is staying do we really need an AM? Between him, Lo Celso, lamela and dele?
I’d be happy to upgrade and sell one of the latter two but I would rather buy two DM’s before I invest in another 8/10.
We lack creativity In midfield because of the way we are set up by our manager, not because of our actual options there is my point.
So bored of the Ndombele stories
a) If Barcelona want him he must be a good player , isn't that telling you guys something
b) I was so excited about signing him , he can be a geniune Dembele replacement
c) Son took a long time to settle it , sometimes you have to take the gamble
I hate this attitude that if a player doesn't start or isn't have the best of times that he can go , so many fans have already turned on a player who we haven't seen given a chance yet will back average players like Dele Alli to the death
It isn't like Barcelona have a 100% record with their signings, they have been off plenty of times especially lately with guys with attitude issues (Dembele, Coutinho).
I would give Ndombele more rope to ease his way in if he hadn't had the exact same issues earlier in his career. The fact that he almost lost his career before it even started due to fitness issues and that didn't give him a wake up call and then had the same thing happen a few years later makes it a real concern that this isn't an adapting to the PL issue but a lazy/lack of give a fuck issue that isn't going to change.
Its not that he hasn't got off to a great start that is a concern it is that there is now a pattern of not being fit and not doing what it takes to keep that fitness up.
I wonder if Alli fits with the current make-up of the team or if a different style AM might work better with the players we have. I am no great tactician or formation specialist, but Alli doesn't seem to fit as well with what we have up front.
With Son and Bergwijn being great options on the wings and Kane in the middle a front 3 seems like the best set up for us. I am not sure having Alli playing right behind that makes much sense or having him a little deeper in midfield 3 in a 4-3-3 set up works that well either. I am not saying bring him in (but since he has been talked about a lot) but a guy like Coutinho who would be a better fit to drop back either to play in a 4-3-3 or to let GLC move up closer to the attackers and could tuck in close like Alli does now seems like a better fit.
So I think a good idea is to bring in a AM to replace Alli, but you are right if we are keeping Alli then attacking AM is not a high priority.
Priapism I heard it's a symptom of Covid
Season long with an option to recall in the January window would do nicely IMO.
Disagree slightly
While your right we lack creativity due to the setup
Its also clear there's been a real regression in chances created ever since Eriksen slumped and subsequently left , its clear a number 10 , playmaker whatever is needed there in the middle
Palace under Roy, maker of defenders would be grand.
Van Aanholt still has a few years in him but Roy could do well with him.
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Depending on how we line up next season we don't even play a #10...
GLC / DM (?) / TN
SB / HK / HMS
This allows more creative impetus to be taken by the 2 #8s
.....Which still leaves Dele, Lamela & Lucas. Of course you can' have too much quality in your ranks, but it would be all to easy to slip into the realms of lessening spending power in needier positions.
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If we are playing a 4231 then Gio can play there. If we are playing a 433 then we won’t have a 10 anyway.
Gio has been playing deep in most of the games he’s played since the restart (he did play 10 for a while yesterday) this is my point, it’s not the lack of good options, it’s the way we are setting up.
DM, LB, RB, CB & ST all come before an AM in my opinion, and I would even add another young DM to that list before i started worrying about 8’s and 10’s.
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He is 29. Tail end of his prime years. His game doesn’t require athleticism or pace, so I can see him being very productive until he is 33-34.
He and Kimmich play as CDMs - both play deep but act as playmakers. Both are elite.
So bored of the Ndombele stories
a) If Barcelona want him he must be a good player , isn't that telling you guys something
b) I was so excited about signing him , he can be a geniune Dembele replacement
c) Son took a long time to settle it , sometimes you have to take the gamble
I hate this attitude that if a player doesn't start or isn't have the best of times that he can go , so many fans have already turned on a player who we haven't seen given a chance yet will back average players like Dele Alli to the death
Barca and Real Madrid have a history of destroying careers. Barca’s recent transfers have been very bad.
Anyway, Tanguy is an elite talent. I don’t need Barca to convince me of that. I feel bad for Tanguy - a player of his talent needs to play and develop.
All for links like this. Get them before they hit peak attention
Report: Spurs linked with move for promising Ajax forward - Spurs Web - Tottenham Hotspur Football News
Tottenham Hotspur have reportedly entered the race to sign Ajax wonderkid Danilo Pereira da Silva, according to a report in CalcioNapoli24. Danilo arrived at Ajax from Santos in 2017 and made the step up to the first-team this campaign after spending two years in the club’s infamous academy set...
Just what we need, someone who doesn't play DM.
So bored of the Ndombele stories
a) If Barcelona want him he must be a good player , isn't that telling you guys something
b) I was so excited about signing him , he can be a geniune Dembele replacement
c) Son took a long time to settle it , sometimes you have to take the gamble
I hate this attitude that if a player doesn't start or isn't have the best of times that he can go , so many fans have already turned on a player who we haven't seen given a chance yet will back average players like Dele Alli to the death
Barcelona wanting him doesn't mean x, as barcelona have bought loads of duds in the last 5 years, two years ago de jong was the talk of the town, now u barely hear a peep about him.
So if a few players in your starting 11, takes so long to time to settle, how can a managers directive be acheived.