Too soon?!! Anyway Bournemouth home, Bruno and ASM back. That’s got to be our chance to dominate and set up the season after a solid yet unspectacular start.
Maybe but people choose to be offended I agree. We have built a great base and whilst some of the results haven't been what we had hoped, the performances have been very good (Brighton apart). We might go on a very good run now and move up the league. We need to set ourselves up for a productive January
Exactly this. More time for Bruno, ASM and Isak to get to know each other. Literally cannot wait to see those three on a field together and given time. Then imagine we sort that right side out as well in Jan, as we said in the Summer we're only two players shy of a team that can challenge for top 6. But we need to work on the continent, fishing in England is ****ing pointless unless we're going to just let the purse strings loose. Look at Spurs and City. That striker City picked up (not Haaland) looks absolute mustard. Spurs got Udogie who looks mint. Both cost under £15m. This is why I think our scouting is such dogshit - those clubs are picking up the 'right' characters, who also have tonnes of talent, for peanuts. Chasing Maddison, Diaby, Harrison is so pointless - those players aren't getting any better, they've peaked. We need players to come in and change the game for us. Some really exciting striker went to Atalanta for £15m, Hojlund. Look at the kid who went to Dortmund, Adeyemi. Can't wait for us to start finding these kids instead of what is arguably the weakest scouting department in the PL.
Once spaghetti legged Wilson comes back, I do wonder how we would line up. I would, personally, be comfortable with him taking a back up role. I think we will end up targeting players like Adeyemi etc. I was excited when we were linked with Sesko as I thought he would have been dynamite (and not thinking a player like Isak would be available to us!) Signing players like Botman, Bruno and Isak tell me this is our blueprint. A spine of Pope, Botman, Bruno and Isak is very exciting. Alongside the creativity of ASM and the brutishness of big Joe, we have the makings of a quality first team. My main concern is our back up. Sadly this will take time but we will get there. We will be unrecognisable in a couple of years if we can have more windows like the last two
100% on Wilson - this is precisely what we need to do. Add a quality player, then have quality backup. Isak/Wilson, Botman/Burn and (depending who you ask!) Bruno/Shelvey and Schar/Lascelles. We will just keep upgrading where we need to, I believe. The priority, which everyone knows, is Almiron and Willock. Wouldn't be surprised to see those two positions plus probably a young right back added in Jan. Then it's LB, RCB and we're all of a sudden in a really good place. 6 players from a serious challenge. And done within 18 months. Pretty cool. Question on big Joe - would we be better off playing perhaps him in DM, to shift Bruno to RCM and then Anderson as LCM?
Not sure he's disciplined enough to protect the CBs to be honest. Really, I think we need to find a top knacker CDM and then have Bruno and Joe. Quality RAM (perhaps Maddison could be that as stats suggest he occupies that sort of space, tucked in, but Trippier overlaps) and then Isak up top.
Sounds like a plan. I was excited by Alvarez, thought that’s what we needed and what you say makes sense. Make it happen.
You're spot on, though. I did think it a bit towards the end of the window (Chaos might be able to provide screenshots if he's bored out of his tiny mind). I mean, look at Man City. Most important player for them - Rodri, without a doubt. Haaland/KDB get all the headlines and are clearly world class, but it all happens because of Rodri and - before him - Fernandinho. It's a bit why L'pool & Chelsea have been **** this season - Fabinho well off the pace, Henderson not fit, Kante out for the dodgy blues. It's a good spot from Ten Haag as well with Casemiro - once Man U move to a similar 4-3-3 they may go somewhere. Brighton - no coincidence one of the best players so far has been Caicedo. We're definitely missing it. I know Pouchy has been crying out for it for years. Bruno's awesome, but he's being wasted in that position and leaving us exposed when he's creating chances. Might have been Antony's move that scuppered our shot at Alvarez, but Ajax are terminally a selling club so we'll see what Jan brings. I can see the links to that Brazil lad making sense. But it's definitely a key position to fill. CDM, RW in Jan and we're good.
I'm more worried about Albert being involved. What did he know when he picked the thread title and didn't mention the opposition??
Because the death announcement came at 6.30pm, D-Day becomes Friday and D-Day +10 (Funeral day) becomes Monday
Tbh newcastle were going to get beat by West ham and Paquetta anyway. Better future for us, before going to Fulham...
