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Transfers Summer Transfer thread - 2024

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Klaus said:
Some more footage of Ederson for reference:

vs Juve

vs Liverpool

vs Milan

Defensively fantastic. Obsessed with winning the ball back. Great energy.

On the ball he looks fine, unspectacular. Decent control, safe passer, keeps possession well. But Pirlo he is not.

Additionally there's not much footage of him receiving with his back to goal, or in tight areas, as he'd be required to do in our system. He's not a playmaker. As an #8 or double pivot I like it but I'd feel uncomfortable asking him to play in our solo #6 role - he just doesn't have the positional responsibility. We need a Busquets/Rodri sitter profile in there, this guy is more of a Kante.
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This is the thing with Ederson. He's playing double pivot like Conte CMs do. If you need a B2B that is secretly a DM then fine but if you need a lone pivot 6 that is press resistant, we have no idea if he can do that really.
 
John Thomas said:
he he 🤤. You've developed a habit of referring to me in the third person rather than addressing me directly. In fact, I've let several of your snidey comments slide over the past few days.

You're a very naughty boy

Anyway. I think it's important we add some context to your accusations and address them head on.

Every one of those last 8 years you and a bunch of extreme happy clappers / losers have spent each summer in this thread talking up every window and every signing (you even put a positive spin on the 2018 window when Levy completely shat the bed and made history, a disgraceful cop out that's still stinging us to this day) while at the same time attacking, insulting and abusing anyone with a less positive outlook than yourself.

While myself and others have called out our transfer activity for what it is and have been alarmed at what we see as a lack of ambition on the playing side for a club of our immense wealth, size and stature, with manager after manager let down , screwed over and sold short.

On the above points we can at least amicably agree. Polar opposites, yeah, but our positions Crystal clear.

Now. The all important evidence, blud.

In each of those 8 years you refer to we have gone on to record ANOTHER trophyless season, we've seen half a dozen managerial hirings and firings, and a general downturn in performance and no end in sight to the longest trophy drought since WWII

So. Who has been proven right. You?..🤡... or yours truly?...🤷‍♂️......case closed.

You see, unlike yourself, I don't think you can truly judge a transfer window until the results of the transfer window can be analysed.
No window can seriously be rated 10/10 unless and until that window contributes to meaningful success a year or two down the line

So asking what would constitute a 10/10 window now is a dumb question that doesn't deserve an answer. Especially when so many previous windows rated 10/10 by fools on here only achieved continued failure and managerial departures.

It's nothing to do with moving goalposts, its about looking at things with a dose of realism and using the evidence of stone cold facts to back your opinion up.

48 previous transfer windows with ENIC and just 1 carling cup some 31 transfer windows and 10 managers ago to show for it isn't a great case for your argument and your vitriolic abuse aimed at others who don't agree, chappie.

Try and at least chill out and accept that many fans will never be quite like you.

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Great post mate.

Still waiting for one of his classic sarcastic one liner responses to a post like this that has called out his BS, without addressing any of your points.
 
daveyboy88 said:
well they clearly didnt watch enough of johnson. should of got enough visual data on him actually trying to play football in the final third, before weighing forest in 50m.
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Problem is Forest never got the ball in possession like we do, it was all transition based stuff. And in that respect Johnno looked as advertised, a lightning quick winger with a nice low cross and good ball striking on the run.

Sometimes it’s hard to see how a player will do moving from a transition scheme to a scheme where you’re facing 10 behind the ball.
 
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