Transfer Rumours Summer Transfer window

[MadMackem77]

I’m happy with that fee actually for depth

 

[SourPatch2]

About £17m then. Decent fee.

 

[WorkyTicketFTM]

He was yeah and got slated, part of the main reason Brighton fans don't rate him because he's had to play on the right most of his time there. Actually looked good on the left for them but it's impossible to be ahead of Mitoma

Fair enough mate, wasn’t too sure how well but defo remember him playing on that side. In this era of front 3s it’s pretty paramount to have your wingers/IF’s cutting in. Surely he’s our best option on the left from who we’ve brought in though?

 

[SAFC Wilks]

A rather fine fabulous Friday ahead

Get that Simpson’s image up.

 

[Prehab26]

Sunderland Speed AFC Haway.

 

[Magnus]

Potentially yeah. Listed as a midfielder on Portugal roster and seems to be through of more centrally these days.

think he was playing more there aswell when amad was here

 

[JimHeron92]

Fair enough mate, wasn’t too sure how well but defo remember him playing on that side. In this era of front 3s it’s pretty paramount to have your wingers/IF’s cutting in. Surely he’s our best option on the left from who we’ve brought in though?

I prefer Lauriente icl, but I have been a slight adingra doubter from the get go so maybe I'm biased.

 

[SAFC Wilks]

wonder if we are going to start using roberts more as a 10

Good shout, doesn’t have as much pace as the other lads but is very good on the ball.

 

[Del Piero]

By my reckoning, Armand Laurienté is the first signing that has been linked for at least more than 2 hours. Most have come out the blue.

 

[TakingLeBris]

Not the here we go I was expecting today but I’ll take it

 

[Prehab26]

think he was playing more there aswell when amad was here

He was. Also in the final he was instructed to drift into the middle

 

[CR17]

Not gonna moan at having good attackers like, love it

 

[APC]

Oh here we go, how I’ve missed thee

 

[jimjamsafc]

It does make sense the more you think about it Roberts is midfield depth. Coming on later in games and play a Pritchard like role.

Do think we are top heavy left side, Talbi will defo be playing RW, and the one of Mundle, Adringa & Lauriente will need to adapt there

 

[Frazier the Lion]

wonder if we are going to start using roberts more as a 10

To me, the signings we're making perhaps point to a more fluid 4-4-2 ish way of setting up. But if that's the case it would probably draw into question the chase for Xhaka as we've already got 5 high profile central midfielders (plus odds and sods). Obviously there's the Neil situation to take into account but without inside knowledge or the benefit of hindsight we'll get at the end, it feels like we're pulling our recruitment in two separate directions. I'd probably prefer our approach to be a little clearer by now in truth. Maybe it becomes clearer in the next week.

 

[Juan4754]

i like it bloke can find the net from distance too

 

[Southern A]

No team is going to out run us this season, we'll be devastating on the counter.

What happens when teams sit back against us though? Perhaps when they go 2-0 up. Do we have the craft to open them up if they've got a low block?

I think we do? ELF and Diarra seem to be able to do so.

Also the thing that I like about our speedy signings isn't just their top end speed but their short burst speed. They can go past a player really easily.

 

[WorkyTicketFTM]

wonder if we are going to start using roberts more as a 10

Nee chance, he’ll be lucky to get on the pitch. I’d be very surprised if we line up with a proper 10 at all this coming season, we’ll need a deeper midfield 3 most games.

 

[CR17]

See RLB finally got that versatile forward he was after haha

 

[Southern A]

One thing we can be sure about is ELF isn't gonna get shoved out to the left wing to cover absences this season