But what are his options? Aurier...useless Vertonghen...up to his sell by date. Alderweireld...not far off his sell by date. Foyth...a walking liability. Walker-Peters...not up to standard and should be sold. Davies...injured. Rose...nuff said! Sanchez...still makes crucial mistakes
Lo Celso looks a decent prospect, imo. This mess is partly down to Poch and Levy. It’s been obvious for some time that our two main CB’s were getting older and slowing down, that Aurier wasn’t ever gonna be Walker’s replacement, that Rose was way past his best....etc,..etc..
Which is the worst scenario? a.) Gifting Norwich a third goal, which makes it abundantly clear we need a top quality DM b.) Drawing 2-2, which papers over some cracks but makes it obvious some cracks can't be papered over c.) Another ill-deserved stoppage time winner, which makes it look like we're not as bad as our non-existent central midfield makes us look
We need a proper DM, especially if he wants to play with wing backs. Dier ain’t it, and Wanyama looks finished.
From top 4 and CL finalist to praying we hold out for a draw at the bottom club...in 6 months....and knowing we'll still lose **sigh**
Remember how we were mocking Unai Emery last season for needing 45 minutes to work out what eleven players he should have on the pitch? Yeah...