Transfer Rumours transfer thread fact and fiction

You make a good point.

Arsenal's transfer fees tend to be more modest than the other 4. Only Rice really stands out as a fee well beyond what we would pay.

It is easy to argue that Liverpool and City have a better ROI because they are by a distance the most successful teams in recent history, so the very best players want to play for them.

But that isn't necessarily true. VVD and Allison joined them before Klopp had won a single trophy. Rice joined Arsenal when all Arteta had under his belt was an FA Cup with Emery's team.

The trick is pushing as hard as possible for that one world class player to elevate you to the trophy-winning (or at least: trophy-competing) level that seems to be the trick we're missing.

Instead, we've adopted an approach that is significantly more costly - buying 3 x £50m players every year instead of 1 x £90m player, and are gambling that one or more of those players will develop into someone of the level of a Van Dijk.

 

1. Coaches dictate the manner of football played.

2. Managers control the selection of starting
XIs / formations, and adjusts those in-game and
cross-season as events dictate.


I am of the opinion that #1 should be controlled
by the club, If a manager can provably demonstrate
they have coaching nous that improves on what
a club already has, that is a bonus not a requirement.

 

I agree and I think it is obvious that world class players make a difference. But I still think that the issue is that none will join us, not what our policy is.

 

I agree. Spurs need to make world class players rather than buy them.

They’ve done it with Modric, Bale & Kane. Hopefully the next couple aren’t too far away.

 

I think the difference is normally that the Head Coach is responsible for the first team squad but not recruitment. The traditional role of an English Football Manager includes recruitment.

 

Tel is 20. Savihno is 21. Moore is 18. Big difference.

Tel was competing with Son in any case. No problem there. Call it the depth we need.

Moore is not ready. Hence loan.

Hopefully, when or before Moore is 20, he'll be more ready to compete.

I agree that the HG CG quota situation is dire.

Having said that, If academy players aren't good enough they should go on loan, and if they never come good enough, on sale.