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Transfers Summer 2022 Transfer Thread.

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Kaz Hirai said:
think we also need a better back three , not just a better RWB when we play 3:4:3 with 2 defensive midfielders.

those 3 CBs need to be able to play. Sanchez is a very good defender but weak in position. Many a time Ham players closed him down resulting in a point up the field amd back to the Opposition. And when not pressured it was often simple ball to royal who at this point would already be under pressure .

The same is true of Davies and Dier, not great passers, not great when pressured usually resulting in a hopeful punt.
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----romero---better CB----lenglet

will be far better, especially when having to break down a side. all the top sides have CB's who are technically competent and can play the ball out with composure and quality.
 
Ionman34 said:
Justin Fletcher No GIF by CBeebies HQ
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Is that Mr Tumble shooting his load?
 
Sky news here outside Tottenham Hotspur Stadium where Dan James Traore and a whippet are competing against each other. Traore has won foot race with Dan James a close 2nd but the whippet has wiped the floor with them on ball skills.
 
TheSpurEst said:
I agree with both of you...

But at the same time - Son is 30, Kane is 29 and Conte does not stay for the long term.
There is no guarantee how long can we benefit from those conditions really.

We have made really good deals in this window, but I think considering how limited window we are talking about, we could have taken the risk and try some more. I think two players that could have made difference and cost 100 mil combined would have been Botman (moved for 37 mil to Newcastle) and Maddisson (I think we would have got him for 63 mil). This could have completed our dealings, even if we have Royal, Doherty and Spence to pick from in RWB position... now it feels we've done reasonable amount of changes, but if we would have pushed it bit more...
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I don't think you need to worry about Son being 30 and Kane being 29. Whereas in years past this signified the beginning of a player's decline, with modern sports science players can play at a very high level well into their early and mid-thirties. I think we have a good 3-4 years left from Son and Kane. Plenty of time to make a title challenge.

Here's an interesting article about this.

www.nytimes.com

Science and Data Change Soccer’s Definition of Old (Published 2022)

Top clubs have long looked to shed players once they hit age 30. But those presumptions rely on outdated logic, statistics show.
www.nytimes.com www.nytimes.com
 
I don't know how good our transfer window has been. On paper we have definitely strengthened. By how much, we won't know for a while.

What I do know is that we are sitting 3rd with the 2nd best defense in the league, are +8 from the equivalent fixtures last year, and all that while the team is still finding its feet.

So if we don't get anyone else in, I'm fine with that. Conte has enough quality to work with to get us into the top 3-4 and some silverware. Next season we reload and step it up from an even higher level.
 
BROCKVILLE said:
How we rating this window then?
Most of us still of the view that “well how can we improve these positions? There’s no one available?”
Funny how other teams - our competitors - identify targets, then sign them. We are incapable of that.
We haven’t addressed CB (x 2), RWB, CM, nor the lack of creativity.
Man City, Man Utd, Woolwich, Chelsea have signed players to improve their first teams. We aren’t able to do that because “no one’s available”.
Another pathetic window. Another window where we have been out spent by almost 50% of the league.
So much for backing Conte.
Our defensive transfers: a player who isn’t here, a player who can’t make the squad, a player on loan who has been dreadful for 24 months and who’s parent club want shot of him; and a (granted, talented) wing back who we got on a free but who we will get a max of 2 years out of. And we still have Dier, Davies, Sanchez starting games. It’s astonishing.
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On behalf of all of TFC: Shut the fuck up.

Absolutely no one on here values your opinions, you miserable fucking cunt.
 
I was encouraged by Bissouma getting 90 minutes in last night.
For the first time this season, our CM area wasn't completely void of a body.

Just having someone there helped us control the possession a lot better than other games
 
Now that we've moved on the unwanted players (Ndombele, Lo Celso, Winks, Reguilón, etc.) I must admit that our squad is feeling a little lightweight.

All the reasonable of us realized that this revamping process would take several windows, but it does seem like there should be some emphasis on winning now, whilst we still have a peak Kane + Son.
 
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