Transfer Rumours Summer '22 Transfer Thread

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PLT said:
Why is this suddenly so important this season specifically? Were Smallwood and Honeyman really so aerially dominant over the previous last two seasons?
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Having at least one midfielder with some height and strength helps a lot actually, yes. Seri and Slater were very lightweight today and didn’t win hardly any of the loose aerial balls. Having a player who can is very useful. Today we lost the ball in midfield quite a bit purely because of Seri’s lack of strength and size.
 
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Kalman said:
Having at least one midfielder with some height and strength helps a lot actually, yes. Seri and Slater were very lightweight today and didn’t win hardly any of the loose aerial balls. Having a player who can is very useful. Today we lost the ball in midfield quite a bit purely because of Seri’s lack of strength and size.
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Don't know why you quoted me there because you didn't respond to what I asked at all.
 
Kalman said:
You asked why height is important and I answered. You’re welcome.
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I asked why it's suddenly important this season specifically, when we were seemingly fine with a small midfield for the last two years.
 
PLT said:
I asked why it's suddenly important this season specifically, when we were seemingly fine with a small midfield for the last two years.
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I think it's more physicality than height. Smallwood wasn't massive, but he very rarely got pushed off the ball. We saw multiple times today Seri and Slater get brushed off it and theres a really danger they could be bullied by better sides.

The midfield is significantly better already this season, but if we really want to push for top 6 we need a partner for Seri
 
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PLT said:
I asked why it's suddenly important this season specifically, when we were seemingly fine with a small midfield for the last two years.
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Was Smallwood small? 5’11 doesn’t strike me as particularly small for a defensive midfielder. Seri and Slater on the other hand are small and lightweight.
 
Kalman said:
Was Smallwood small? 5’11 doesn’t strike me as particularly small for a defensive midfielder. Seri and Slater on the other hand are small and lightweight.
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I don't think there's ever been any suggestion that Smallwood was ever winning loads of headers. If maintaining possession of the ball is ultimately the issue, I think we can be fairly confident that Seri and Slater will do that much better than Smallwood ever did.
 
PLT said:
I don't think there's ever been any suggestion that Smallwood was ever winning loads of headers. If maintaining possession of the ball is ultimately the issue, I think we can be fairly confident that Seri and Slater will do that much better than Smallwood ever did.
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This is going nowhere so I can’t be ****ed arguing the toss about it.
 
Kalman said:
Having at least one midfielder with some height and strength helps a lot actually, yes. Seri and Slater were very lightweight today and didn’t win hardly any of the loose aerial balls. Having a player who can is very useful. Today we lost the ball in midfield quite a bit purely because of Seri’s lack of strength and size.
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So we buy a 6'+ meathead ball winning midfielder and drop Seri?
 
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