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Transfers Summer 2020 Transfer Thread
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No one has said they think we are signing a DM, I just think its funny that some people dont think we should prioritize signing one over a CB as we already have Winks and Sissoko, when the fact we only have Winks and Sissoko is the main reason we should be signing one!
Because none of the existing options are that solid, perhaps? It ain't about quantity but quality. Mou will keep starting Hoj because he's his signing, but IMO Siss does a better job, esp at winning the ball back, but then Hoj is a better passer/ball-handler. Winksy can't be player there, period. So yeah a monster like a Vidal would've been ace, but will have to do without
Looks like north Africa somewhere
Joe Lewis fucking off on a Safari in the company Jet and the new signings relying on Easyjet to make the medicals! Never change Enic!
Sorting out the Foyth loan deal?
I didn’t say I think we’ll sign one, just pointed out that you answered your own question as to why we’d want one
Probably a misdirection to keep us all occupied while he pops on down the road to Earl's Court to talk Rudiger
I've seen bits and pieces of Kessie. Tbh I'd take him too.Kessie (and Bennacer) is better than all those three (Sangare has gone to PSV) and that donkey Rice (The Outsider ) and the good bit is, they want Aurier. That would leave us needing another RB though.
Either way, I'd rather spend 40-50m on Kessie (or Bennacer) than Skriniar.
Never seen Bennacer. Who does he play for?
#notupnorth
Technically we don't own that plane. We used to but sold it to a private luxury charter.
We have first use terms for it. So It could be some other rich twat using it for a holiday.
I think the most impressive thing of our transfer business is that we have brought in players with PL experience. Hart, Hojbjerg, Doherty, Bale.
Only Reguilon and Vinicius to settle in, but they are quality players. I think Vinicius will need more time to settle, plus if he has limited game time we will need to adjust expectations for him.
Reguilon I've said before will be a top player for us if we let him play to his strengths.
Bennacer is the #4 for AC Milan. Extremely good CDM, although he holds the ball a bit too much at certain moments...
not really.
PEH is a Henderson type of player, watch him play or if you are bored read what saints fans say he is, he is not best sitting in front of the two CB’s rather he is better as a pressing driving player.
Sissoko is not a good passer and in the modern game the player who sits in front of the back two needs to be a top passer.
Winks is a number 8 moved further back, he is a decent passer but not great defensively.
When people say DM in the modern game they mean a player who is positionally good defensively, press resistant and with a good range of passing. Obviously examples are Allen at Everton, Fabinho at Liverpool, Matic at United.
If Skriniar gets done it’s the only position in the team not filled. We can get away with it against most teams but top teams with one of those players will have an advantage in the midfield battle against us.
Dafuq. No one is expecting us to sign "bodies".
What this team needs is an expert in that position. To let Lo Celso and Ndombele blossom.
By that logic- why in the world are we signing striker?!?
We have bodies there as well- we have brought in 2 attacking players lately in Bale and Bergwijn. Son can play up top, so can Alli, Lamela, Moura, Sterling from the academy and so on. Yet for some weird reason we are going for additional ST.....
We currently have 1 totally dependable CB in Toby. Sanchez has brainfarts in him, Dier the same. Tanganga is inecperienced and Davies has played very small amount of games as CB. So protection from all-out defensive midfielder like Parker or Gueye or Ndidi would be a massive asset for us. Something that "bodies" such as Sissoko or Winks who cannot read the play and close down the passing routes nor tackle properly just don't offer.
P.S I for one would be perfectly fine in current situation if we'd ship out Sissoko, Alli, Foyth, Rose and channel this money to additional reliable CB + DM.
Fuck Rice, Demiral, Skriniar and all those other nuggets they've mentioned. The one CB you wanna sign if you're Jose and you wanna win something this year? Marquinhos. Period. Obviously won't happen cause he's at PSG on huge wages and they'd only sell him for like 100mil but imagine how class that'd be. Now then we'd be able to compete with the bin dippers.
Add to that a proper good DM like Laimer or Merino and we'd also win the FA Cup & EL.
Dreaming is good right
Add to that a proper good DM like Laimer or Merino and we'd also win the FA Cup & EL.
Dreaming is good right
