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I knew it sounded too good to be true
It's better to keep the money saved for Longstaff and Jason Sacho next year than to risk it on expensive risks, like Bruno Fernandes, Milikovic-Savic etc
Hopefully but I reckon we need to get realistic and lower our demands. He IS worth that in this climate but we are probably not going to get 25m, especially now that we're only talking non-PL teams. If I recall correctly, the only teams in for him before were Turkish and they are not going to offer over £10m and that's probably generous to them.
It's better to keep the money saved for Longstaff and Jason Sacho next year than to risk it on expensive risks, like Bruno Fernandes, Milikovic-Savic etc
Why is everyone sure we will get Sancho and how the hell is Longstaff not a risk? I'm expecting wonders from this kid based on everyones high praise on here.
Yup, no point in too high of a price, just sell him to a 1st bidder.Hopefully but I reckon we need to get realistic and lower our demands. He IS worth that in this climate but we are probably not going to get 25m, especially now that we're only talking non-PL teams. If I recall correctly, the only teams in for him before were Turkish and they are not going to offer over £10m and that's probably generous to them.
Of course they won’t. All blame to be deflected away from Lil Ole and onto the board.Because the narrative coming out, with his support, is that he's happy with the squad and convinced the youngsters are ready to step up and replace those that have left. We'll see if he follows through with this belief in youth, or whether we'll be seeing the usual suspects doing feck all, all season long.
110% yes. If, after the first 10 or so league games, we are seeing less of Mata, Jlingz, Youngy, Matic and co......and the likes of Gomes, Greenwood and Chong are getting healthy minutes on a fairly regular basis (doesnt have to be every game), I'll happily take my licks.
However. If we're still seeing Mata coming on for Lingard (rather than Mason or Gomes), after 10 games or so - will YOU and other (insert the name you lads hate) fans do the same?
I disagree. You’re confusing their first team and their squad. There squad last season was relatively poor in depth, they resorted to playing their youth players quite regularly in midfield. Skipp, Winks etc. and they really benefited from the minutes they were given.
This year they’re doing good work to add depth in midfield just as I expect us to do next year.
It's better to keep the money saved for Longstaff and Jason Sacho next year than to risk it on expensive risks, like Bruno Fernandes, Milikovic-Savic etc
I can't believe we haven't lined up a replacement for Lukaku. If Rashford or Martial get injured do we even have enough attackers to play?
Can we wait and see if we get top 4 instead of basing our future business outside of it?This is killing me as well.
The first one didn't want to join us this year why should he next year when there's every chance we won't make top 4 again.
And this Longstaff obsession by some on here is baffling as well. Guy had a serious injury and 9 PL games....
I can't believe we haven't lined up a replacement for Lukaku. If Rashford or Martial get injured do we even have enough attackers to play?
Sanchez and Greenwood. We have more than enough. However the quality on the right is more concerning.I can't believe we haven't lined up a replacement for Lukaku. If Rashford or Martial get injured do we even have enough attackers to play?
This is killing me as well.
The first one didn't want to join us this year why should he next year when there's every chance we won't make top 4 again.
And this Longstaff obsession by some on here is baffling as well. Guy had a serious injury and 9 PL games....
Mata.I should have said since Fergie retired.
They will pay up. They have the moneySurprised Everton aren’t more desperate for a centre half considering they let Jagielka go and Zouma left. Mina didn’t really deliver for them either, think not they could regret it if they don’t bite the bullet and pay up.
I said they used their young players in midfield specifically, I didn’t mention any other positions. Skipp was used sporadically but Winks was used quite a lot.But Winks and Skipp were the only really young players from their Academy they had to rely on. Apart from them, they used Lloris, Rose, Davies, Vertonghen, Alderweireld, Foyth, Sanchez, Aurier, Trippier, Dier, Dembelé (until January), Wanyama, Sissoko, Erikssen, Moura, Son, Kane, Llorente. Those two players were well surrounded by more seniored players. And Winks was already into his 3rd season in the PL, having played more than 50 games, even being called up with England. He needed some time to develop but he's 23 and the same age as Alli or Sanchez.
The one really coming through the ranks was Skipp, but he only made two starts in the PL (Burnley at home and Leicester at home). The only other minutes he got were 3 min vs Southampton, 11 min vs Everton, 13 min vs Bournemouth, 14 min vs Cardiff, 1 min vs Chelsea, 16 min vs Huddersfield, 13 min vs Everton, for a total of... 71 minutes as a sub, mostly against mediocre teams apart from Everton.
We didn't give Jose money last summer because he begged to get Alexis for £450,000 a week, only to demand a new right winger after 5 minutes of working with Alexislike we did last summer?
Can we wait and see if we get top 4 instead of basing our future business outside of it?
Credible sources claim we were nailed on to sign Sancho if we got top 4 last year. We'll be amongst he favorites for him next year if we do get there.
SURELY if Axel isn't going out on loan, he must have reassurances of some game time meaning we must be confident of shifting Rojo in this window?
It is absolute MADNESS how many CBs we have got and even madder how incompetent most of them are.