Weak in the LB position and an injury to Valencia and we're weak in the RB position.
That's all folks!
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So sign a Left winger and play him on the right and then sign a Right Back and play him on the left. Thank feck you're not in charge of our signings.
If that's all , its a huge huge opportunity to step up for the likes of Rashford ,Martial, MKh and Luke shaw to step up and be counted so they are undroppable.
Perisic can play both left and right as he is ambidextrous
Aurier has played as leftback before. Ideally you would sign someone like Rose but given he is a spurs player and they won't be selling him this late in the window I opted for the realistic options, you know players that are on the market and where we actually have a chance of signing them.
When we signed Darmian he had mainly played as rightback at Torino and for Italy but now we are using him mainly as leftback because we need him there more than for the rightback. It is the same with Aurier, he can play both sides, if we would get him he would mainly be playing from the left as on the right we have Valencia but he can also be a replacement for Valencia on the right if we need him to be. Same with Perisic, he plays on the left now at Inter but he can perfectly play on the right aswell and has done so on many occassions. In my lign up I chose to put him right so Martial can play left but putting Perisic left and playing rashford or mkhitaryan right is also perfectly possible.
That is why I started my entire post by saying the good thing about both players is that they can play just aswell on the left as on the right which is in my opnion a major plus and something we can really use.
All in all if we don't sign anyone anymore, this should be considered as quite a poor window for us.
Good things:
-Lukaku and Matic seem like good signings
-Rooney is finally gone
Bad things:
-Lindelof feels like £35m waisted if both Jones and Smalling are ahead of him in the pecking order
-Our situation on the wings hasn't been addressed and it has become a problem both defensively and offensively
-We haven't signed our game changing maverick that was seriously hinted at with all the Griezmann links
So all in all feels like a let down and as I expected more
Good things:
-Lukaku and Matic seem like good signings
-Rooney is finally gone
Bad things:
-Lindelof feels like £35m waisted if both Jones and Smalling are ahead of him in the pecking order
-Our situation on the wings hasn't been addressed and it has become a problem both defensively and offensively
-We haven't signed our game changing maverick that was seriously hinted at with all the Griezmann links
So all in all feels like a let down and as I expected more
Pretty sure the journos just make this up on the spot, but for me I think we've done well, but our lack of full backs is worrying, and we don't really seem to have a right winger (Mikhi and Mata are good make-ups, but both prefer to be central). Also the general quality of our defense is poor, Bailly is the only one I have faith in, and he looses his rag too easily.
And if they don't, we're sixth.
There's been some amazing bouts between journos this summer - now its Ogden vs Castles. Let's see if we really do sign a LB and Lemar before the window closes on Castles' reputation.
It's all well and good saying it's ok because we can see how the kids do or whatever, but it'd be nice to go into a season without a glaring hole that needs fixing (wingback). Feels like we're constantly fixing one thing but not another and we leave it going for seasons on end.
It ain''t over until it's over,at least we are not in a Moyes last day panic buy mode.Would not be surprised to see another signing as other Clubs deals collapse etc.
The one thing our squad has this season is unity,camaraderie and supreme confidence so expect players to step up to the plate this year.
The one thing our squad has this season is unity,camaraderie and supreme confidence so expect players to step up to the plate this year.
Don't you think it's a bit early to write him off? I mean seriously. Preseason usually tells pretty much nothing about anything. We've seen that every season. One competitive game against Real and that's it? It's also very early to say anything about pecking order.
I'm glad Fergie had a little patience with. let's say Vidic and Evra when they arrived.
It is definatley too early but at this moment it feels like £35m waisted. Could turn out to be £35m well spend but where Matic and Lukaku feel like players who immediately lift the team Lindelof does not. I also don't have the same vibe about him that I had with Bailly where it was clear he needed some time but it was also clear he was a great talent that would bring some things we didn't have before, I don't get that vibe from Lindelof.
So again it is too early but if I need to make an assesement right now I can't say it was a good transfer.
After Mourinho's press conference I will surprised if we sign anot her player in this window.
I might be wrong, but i seem to remember Atletico doubling AG's release clause from 100m to 200m for at least the remainder of this window. I'm not sure if that would still apply by Jan, but still, why would Atletico want to sell him then? Zlatan is a much easier and far cheaper option, and re-signing him in Jan is what i believe will happen. Griezmann's ship has sailed imo, i can't see us signing him at all now, not even next summer.
City's problem still remains, they can't defend without Kompany. His record of recent years suggests it would be a huge surprise if he remained injury free this season, and without him they are simply nowhere near as good.
Spurs first team is quality but the squad itself is a bit small for my liking. They have been fairly fortunate with injuries to key players too over the past couple of seasons. Can they be as fortunate again? Maybe, but if they are not, i don't see enough quality behind the first team unless MP adds a couple more quality players.
I don't see us as behind anyone at this point. We have improved our squad and our options, and have addressed our biggest concerns, plus we have Zlatan to come back in too. I don't think any of our rivals fans will be presently as content with their squads as we are.
I would agree that it's 35 million wasted in terms of this window. He might be a good player, but CB is one position where we have loads of quality. Jones, Smalling, Bailly, Rojo and Blind can all do a great job there, and two of those players have the potential to be world beaters. 35 million towards a LB, or a proper understudy to Valencia, or towards a right sided attacker would have seemed a smarter way to spend limited funds.
Although I think we'd all pretty much agree that we need LB/RB and LW/RW strengthening, personally I'd prefer we put the cheque book away if we are unable to get the player that Jose wants/needs.
We have been guilty of panic buying in recent years, or at least buying without proper planning in mind, so I'm happy to remain patient until the right player comes along.
We have been guilty of panic buying in recent years, or at least buying without proper planning in mind, so I'm happy to remain patient until the right player comes along.
After pre-season
Luckily you are not the manger, otherwise you would have sold two of our best defenders of all time, namely Vidic and Evra, after a few months.
After pre-season
Luckily you are not the manger, otherwise you would have sold two of our best defenders of all time, namely Vidic and Evra, after a few months.
Did I say anything about selling Lindelof ?
It's a "metaphor" = too early to judge mate, only pre-seson
Nah, I don't think Greizman ship has sailed. We'll be back for him next summer. Especially if we keep playing the way we played vs West Ham.
Could turn out to be a good thing not strengthening the left side if Shaw is back firing, and Martial is up for the fight, it's the right side that concerns me more, but I'm not too bothered if that's us done, just seems very unnecessary clubs scrabbling around late in the window, no bad that we keep out of it.
I thought we'd signed Bugs Bunny. Disappointed.
Erm I don't think you understand how to use metaphors.
Looks like Ogden got it right judging by what Mourinho said today about the January window. The muppet in me is dissapointed but if we don't get a winger and this get's Martial to start/play more and become the player we think he can become. I'm all for it, one can hope.
If Mourinho does not want to play Rashford and Martial beside Lukaku at the same time, then I would love us to sign Mahrez. We have nothing coming in from the right side unless Valencia is doing all the work. We have Darmian to cover both full backs, with Shaw coming back and Mitchell being an option in an emergency, so I am not worried about those positions
We don't need a forward player , most urgently we need a full back
Looking less and less likely, especially with the way the team are playing currently. Sorry muppets, it's time to pack up until January I think.
I think this window was a big of a disappointment purely because the transfer fees have gone through the roof. We have the highest net spend in the league already, so anyone that thought we could throw another 100m at someone needs their head examined. There simply aren't any quality 30m players out there for us this summer
Btw with lindelof - people whinge about us not scouting and then this is a player we have scouted for a long time and secured months ago. He is one for the future. Make up your minds - should we scout players and sign them before they're 70m or should we make reactionary signings like lukaku
I'm happy to sit tight this summer and get Griezmann, a LB (depending on Shaw) and a RB next summer.
I am still hoping that we will offer 100 mil for griezmann in next few days....and yes yes, i am deluded.
I don't think Ibrahimovic counts as the 4th signing (well he even said a winger)
I still think United will make a late push for someone, whether it's successful or not
I still think United will make a late push for someone, whether it's successful or not
Hoping its an attacking fullback
We need cover for Valencia and a winger like Perisic or Mahrez
As a left back if we decide to give up on Shaw would be Tierney. He was brilliant against Rosenborg, head and shoulders above everyone else on that pitch. Whoever signs that guy will get a brilliant player
I'd love him here. Himself and Martial/Rashford would be lethal. So much pace
Can't see anyone else being brought in now.
Jose wanted 4 and we got 4.....Window is over muppets.
Jose wanted 4 and we got 4.....Window is over muppets.
Well, we got three. One is basically a contact extension. We were after a wide player as well. Perhaps Jose has reassessed after our good start.
Hope not, not a fan of premature reassessments. You must surely know what you want and why you need it. Remember SAF 'reassessing' buying Sneijder after Cleverley/Anderson made such a good start a few years ago?
It lasted 6 games and then we spent the rest of the season wishing we had bought Sneijder.
Not saying the need for a LW is as great now as our need for a midfielder was back then, but Jose has tried to acquire one for a reason, and at times, we will struggle for width due to the lack of a natural left footer down that side. So i can see the benefit, and would admit to being a little disappointed if we don't get one. Mahrez looking like our best bet for a late bid i suppose, but realistically, i just can't see it happening at this stage.
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