Exactly. They made the kind of signings I would absolutely hate. No thought of the future. All they did was buy a bunch of our rejects and Erikson. They went all in with an eye on this year and not much further...
Lukaku might be our reject but he’s having a decent first season in the Italian league.
I honestly feel like we should have kept him at least another season to provide backup if nothing else. We suffered by letting him go without a replacement.
Sure he had a horrendous first touch amongst other issues. But I think he was not being able to play the game that suited his style and eventually suffered from a loss of confidence that resulted in his performances getting worse.
I also feel like he would’ve performed better with Ole and the new setup. There was also lack of quality around him in our team to provide him better service. Everyone suffered from that, not just him.
Let’s not forget that his national team stats are remarkable as well.
Young, may now be referred to as our reject but not for me. I would’ve been perfectly happy keeping him another year or two as backup.
Sure he may be past his prime but he’s still a great squad player to have in a team (Specially the Italian league where gameplay is much slower. He’s been doing just fine and about to prolong his stay).
I appreciated his ability and willingness to play multiple positions during key periods in the past few years when our squad was in transition and relied on him heavily.
Sanchez, I was happy for him to go and play and perhaps rediscover his form because form is temporary but his skill set will never diminish. If he can avoid injuries and get back in rhythm he still has 2 good years ahead of him to do provide further havoc.
But if is condition doesn’t improve than by all means, he should be gotten rid off or at least have someone else pay his wages.
As for Eriksen, he is still a world class player and I’d be more than happy if we could’ve signed him somehow.
