You are wrong. Pass it on. There will be major signings at RWB and LCB position. Striker will be done too. CM and LWB we'll see.with us likely to trigger both deki and romero i doubt we will spend much more i really hope im wrong on this one
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You are wrong. Pass it on. There will be major signings at RWB and LCB position. Striker will be done too. CM and LWB we'll see.with us likely to trigger both deki and romero i doubt we will spend much more i really hope im wrong on this one
Isn’t Dejan on an 18 month loan so not due until next summer? Romero due this summer though so that will effect spending.
1. Clearly Winks knuckled down and did enough to show Conte he was willing to listen to instruction and run. Conte respected this and praised him but this absolutely does not mean he thinks he's good enough to be our 4th choice. He is mostly fine in a 3 but a disaster in a 2 which is what we go with.Conte's praised Winks so many times so I doubt Conte wants to sell him. Only if Winks leaves on his own accord will it happen I think.
One of the main reasons is that it is not easy to find a "decent" player who's happy to sit on the bench without complaining. An unhappy player can have a toxic influence on other players.
I don't mind the age factor one bit. Dani Alves is still great at 38, Chelsea won a UCL with 36 year old Thiago Silva at CB and Milner is as reliable as ever for the scouse. The only one I can think of that fell off a cliff because of age recently is Marcelo.
I just think that given the pace of the Premier League and how much Conté demands from his wingbacks (i.e. get back and defend but also race forward to join the attack) that going for an older LWB or RWB would just be asking for trouble.There will always be exceptions to any rule (Alves & SIlva aren't the norm!), but bodies give out; it's just a fact of nature......
Maybe you just have more faith in our luck that I do.
I usually would agree but both Cuadrado & Perisic are in the form of their livesI just think that given the pace of the Premier League and how much Conté demands from his wingbacks (i.e. get back and defend but also race forward to join the attack) that going for an older LWB or RWB would just be asking for trouble.
Promote a youngster then. Not a chance Harvey White offers less than Wanks and won’t complain at being 4th choiceConte's praised Winks so many times so I doubt Conte wants to sell him. Only if Winks leaves on his own accord will it happen I think.
One of the main reasons is that it is not easy to find a "decent" player who's happy to sit on the bench without complaining. An unhappy player can have a toxic influence on other players.
You can tell that to Conte then and ask him why he still prefers Winks over White...Promote a youngster then. Not a chance Harvey White offers less than Wanks and won’t complain at being 4th choice
Oh, to be clear I do like Cuadrado too (and if getting him cheap using our Paratici links frees up cash elsewhere then there's sense in it). Also, Doherty's improvement may well mean that we just need the one RWB to rotate with and not necessarily replace him (with Royal out, you'd think) which wouldn't be as taxing on an older player.I usually would agree but both Cuadrado & Perisic are in the form of their lives
Not saying we will sign both but if we did they would be very significant upgrades
Cuadrado will probably sign an extension with Juve anyway, we've been linked to Wilfred Singo who looks very good & according to twitter we have been scouting Maehle, im sure based on how good he is for Denmark at left wingback, as he's been underwhelming for Atalanta
For a Conte 3-4-3:
GK - 3
RCB -2
CB - 2
LCB - 2
RWB - 2
LWB - 2
CM - 5
LW - 2
RW - 2
ST - 2
??? - 1
Total - 25