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History says when possible glory looms and it’s time to speculate to accumulate, Levy sits on his hands , hope he continues to back Conte this timeWith the start of this season It's even more important to try and bolster now.
Really is the moment as our principal rivals have issues aplenty.
For me Zaha, Maddison or someone of particular panache.
Carpe Diem
I know conte only has one way of playing which is WBs. But why do we have keep looking at players who we can convert to WB? There isn’t many great WBs out there that are available. There are far more attack minded players out there I’d much rather go for and see playing for spurs. I’d love a formation where we had 3 attacking players just behind Kane like we use to. Even on the not to distant pass trans would play with one holding player in CM like we use to. However we have gone to a formation where most of the time we have basically 7 defensive outfield players leaving is short in the attacking areas. Although perisic is good he getting on and then what happens if another manager comes in and doesn’t want a back 5. We will be left with players who can only play one way and have very little practice at keeping possession.
Wish that £60M was spent on exactly that type of player and then get a young CF who can be developed. However Conte doesn’t really to work on developing players he wants ready made players although he seems aversevto using any of them for some reason based on team selection and subs.Not to mention we already have Richarlison who we've already spent 60 million on
We need a different type of player. Someone that can help control the midfield and play a slick pass. We lack players in that area.
That should not even be discused. We have just purchased spence to play rwb ffs. Why are wasting money on stocking up WBs who are all basically shit. We already have 3 each on left and right that is 2 too many. Why didn’t we just purchase the mam city lad the goons bought. He didn’t cost that much!
Physical for what? Son dicks out of most 50-50s and fouls. I don’t see us using out physical presence to dominate the opposition.You want Maddison but Conte doesn’t sadly. I’d agree with you that he’d be perfect, but Conte wants a more physical presence.
That may be true but Conte had Fabregas at Chelsea who did play an instrumental part of his team. We need our version of Fabregas - it's something that's a blatant necessity ATMYou want Maddison but Conte doesn’t sadly. I’d agree with you that he’d be perfect, but Conte wants a more physical presence.
It’ll probably be Kim Min Jae again.dan james christ who will be linked with next, waiting for the johnny howson links next
im waiting for the maguire linksIt’ll probably be Kim Min Jae again.
Don’t care he already moved this summer
I know conte only has one way of playing which is WBs. But why do we have keep looking at players who we can convert to WB? There isn’t many great WBs out there that are available. There are far more attack minded players out there I’d much rather go for and see playing for spurs. I’d love a formation where we had 3 attacking players just behind Kane like we use to. Even on the not to distant pass trans would play with one holding player in CM like we use to. However we have gone to a formation where most of the time we have basically 7 defensive outfield players leaving is short in the attacking areas. Although perisic is good he getting on and then what happens if another manager comes in and doesn’t want a back 5. We will be left with players who can only play one way and have very little practice at keeping possession.
It's a fair question.what happens if another manager comes in and doesn’t want a back 5. We will be left with players who can only play one way and have very little practice at keeping possession.
This is what I remember of Chelsea under Conte.That may be true but Conte had Fabregas at Chelsea who did play an instrumental part of his team. We need our version of Fabregas - it's something that's a blatant necessity ATM
Wish that £60M was spent on exactly that type of player and then get a young CF who can be developed. However Conte doesn’t really to work on developing players he wants ready made players although he seems aversevto using any of them for some reason based on team selection and subs.
ASM is the best we can hope for imo if we want something in our squad we don't currently have.
I meant out of the current list of players we are linked to.Absolutely not.............. Crazy degrees of hyperbole.
You're dismissing an entire continent of footballers.
Always destined for Liverpool
Wtf! Where is joined up thinking in our transfer policy if this true. Why not just Gil and develop him. Why do we now want a manure reject? His not pulled any trees at Leeds either. I’d much rather go for eze, asm or Sarr at Watford. We don’t need him.Heard we may sign dan james if we flog gil. Would be happy with as badly coached at united before ending up at leeds. Rapid as well. 20m I read.
I meant out of the current list of players we are linked to.
I didn't mean out of all players on the continent.
And yes it is possible that we go out and get a player we're not linked to at all. That happened with Gil.
Totally said it last season asm is the sort of exciting player we have been crying out for. Conte doesn’t want to work on gil and Lucas our only other player who tries to beat people is not really in favour. I really don’t like the way our squad is being developed with all theseQuasi WBs and defenders. We needed a hardman in CM and quality attacking CM. The only players we have bought that are any good are Biss and perisic. Spence looks good as well but conte would rather play to donkeys who never once try to beat their man ahead of him.ASM would be a bums out of the seat player, i always wonder how good he can be with better players around him
beats gordon, barnes and def dan james