They weren’t bought for Ange
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They weren’t bought for Ange
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Because if answer is 1st, you might have noticed that Bissouma role throughout the season WAS different to what Sarr was doing. I mean VERY different.
Sure other midfielders can happen to be in that position once or twice in game, but #6 position in Ange system is visibly different with it's requirements.
I think we are after Kubo. And tbh I’d rather spend the money on Kubo than Raphinha.
Raphinha is more Saudi than sand. It’s been obvious all summer that’s the place Barca are trying to shove him off to.
Who was Kulusevski bought for if not Ange? Either way those are fees we paid since he took over.
If those are the considerations, we don't really have a chance.
He'd earn more than Son.
Remember being totally into Championship Manager back in the days. The 97/98 version.Football manager of course! come on mate get with the programme!
My first task every time i managed Spurs, was trying to flog Dean Austin and Justin Edinburgh(RIP), never worked!
All that's pointing towards is Marcus Edwards tbh.
Right winger, can dribble abit, cheap, gettable, HG and club trained.
Yeah cause they're all so hardworking and good at protecting the back four...or should I say back two
Gallagher is good but we need more than good and he ain't interested and neither should we be.
It's trying to find the midfielder who moves us right into the argument that I think we are failing to do.
Right now we are on the periphery.
That Aston Villa brought in Onana, who reminds me of Wanyama in his playing style, and a still good Barkley just makes me think we struggle to know what we want.
Yes, Postecoglou wants certain types of player. I just want us to have players who play to their optimum.
While risking with wrath of some super-optimists, I repeat what I said 1,5 weeks ago - based on the info that we have now I feel we have not done enough.
In recent windows we have future-proofed the sides with players like Gray and Bergvall and this young Korean winger. But for NOW... we need to make two more signings - #6 and sharp winger.
Looking at us having spent 120 million this summer and 272 million last season (392 million alltogether) with respective net spends of 151+93=244 million EUR, I just cannot see two high profile signings that would push gross spending to 492 million and net spend to 344 million.
OK that calculation DOES NOT include Hjojberg fee and potential sums from Regulion and Lo Celso sales, but latter two we have to most likely give away for next to nothing (less than 10 mil eur for both) but DOES include purchase fees of Kulu and Porro (combined 70 mil).
So - once again repeating - UP TO THIS POINT I feel that we will once again fall short on the last hurdle, make ONE LESS THAN NEEDED signing (assuming we will get 1 out of the 2 positions reinforced) which then translates into results and belief to brighter future for top class players (like Romero). There is still bit more than 2 weeks left in the window, so I'd be happy to be proven wrong and witness signing of Emerson and Eze for example.
We definitely havent done enough. At the moment all we know is that we have bought Solanke who is meant to improve the first XI and that's only because Richy is injured all the time. We need more.....and soon!
That's not strictly true really, we can sign anyone and add them in place of one of the 4 we are hoping to move on, and then hopefully move the players on afterwards. Even if we can't move them on, they can still be replaced in the Euro squad by the new signing.
It's not ideal in terms of squad management, but this is certainly not an issue standing in the way of us adding players we actually want to the squad.
We shouldn't sacrifice improving the squad for this reason, because there's every chance that the players we don't want could be sat around waiting until deadline day for last minute panic moves, meaning that the players we do want either may not be available at such late notice, or at very least will have missed the beginning of the season.
Big chance definition: "A situation where a player should reasonably be expected to score, usually in a one on one scenario or from very close range when the ball has a clear path to goal and there is low to moderate pressure on the shooter". (Penalties are always considered big chances but seeing as we only had 2 of them awarded to us all of last season it only emphasises and underlines just how fucking good we are at creating them!!!
We should convert more of these chances simply by having Solanke in the team (and by having Solonke and keeping Richie it also means less pressure for Richie to play if not 100% fit, so when he is rotated he should be even better as more injury free).
But having Solanke a proper number 9 again also means Son being played in his best position, and Solanke is able to link play which in turn means even more chances of creation and maybe goals from Son and the rest of the attacking players.
It means he improves our attacking output and our output is already one of the best in the league before he joined us.
Of course there are still loads to address and improve how we attack but Solonke alone should convert a higher % of chances, that alone moves the needle for us - turning draws and some losses into wins (Brentford, Woolwich away, even the Chav 9 man game, Wolves, Villa, West Ham x2, Liverpool away) at least 10 more points IMO.
So now we address the other major problem and that's oppo transitions against us and a 1v1 dribbly winger doesn't do this. (I still absolutely want one because we don't have someone who does this) but if we want to move the needle to make our biggest improvement then it's stopping oppo transitions becoming big chances against us.
If we've just added more goals by hiring Solanke (I'm as sure as I can be we have) and we can address conceding fewer goals (fewer big chances) from oppo transitions then we will be a better team. Focusing on a better #8 than Sarr will achieve this. (Ange's system is open as he commits many players forward so we will concede more chances than a less risk-averse team) but score 15 more, concede 20 fewer and we will be a top 3 side.
A 1v1 winger whilst absolutely needed doesn't address our biggest problem (Solanke will address us converting more chances), getting in an aggressive cunty #8 (that's why Ange likes Gallagher - people may dislike him but none of them can say Sarr is better with a straight face) will go a long way to addressing this weakness and thus make us a better side (WIN MORE FUCKING GAMES).
Don't believe the Man Utd links for a second. Not when they have sancho and anthony in the position and they want to sell the both and when Garnacho will play there as first choice. More like it is Barcelona and agents trying to get him a move, which might be good news for us.
Bissouma/skipp out locatelli in
Raphinha in
new left back in
If we did all that in the next 2 and a bit weeks the squad will be stronger.
Based off alll our links to Kubo?
I'm pretty certain Ange won't want players not in the squad hanging around training sessions.
I always thought the point of the winger we all desire was to actually limit the oppositions chances due to there being fewer turnovers in the final third because Kulusevski and Johnson too readily give away possession.
Not just to strictly create more chances but to be able to keep hold of the ball or simply just do better with it.
Alot of the goals we conceded last season that weren't set pieces were down to counters stemming from our front line losing the ball too easily. Son failing to hold the ball up against Newcastle twice. Kulusevski aimlessly giving the ball away against Luton. Losing it again against Woolwich to name four off the top of my head.
Now Solanke should definitely help with keeping the ball. But I think the wide players need to better and will need to be improved. Even Son is far too sloppy in possession.
If we've got the ball, the opponents haven't mantra.
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He might not.
But you said we can't add players, which isn't true, it's a choice made by the club.
I actually don't think that numbers in the Europa squad is having any significant impact on anything anyway tbh, if we had a target that wanted to come, fee was agreed with selling club, all set for a Here We Go, then I'd be shocked if Levy put the brakes on purely because "ooh, the Europa Squad...".
Would be a shocking approach.
I do agree that hoarding a bunch of deadwood isn't great, but avoiding having a couple of players knocking around the training ground shouldn't lead to the detriment of the playing squad by preventing the signing improvements. Particularly because they could still be sold after the incoming signing is made anyway.
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