Yep and we spent 200 mill and none of them make our starting 11. Our recruitment is disgraceful
Legends that have lost it
KDB
Gundo
Walker
Mistakes
Phillips
Nunes
Kovacic
5 midfielders there
Think both CBS were Viana signings. Which worries me is this the road were going down with Viana unproven potential signings. Thats ok with lisbon but not hereTo be fair, Gonzalez would probably have started if some fucking chimp in league 1 hadn’t clogged him. Marmoush is better than Bernardo and should have started last night.
The two young defenders were pointless luxury signings that we didn’t need right now. We need a right back (Cambiasso? Livramento?) and an experienced centre back (Guehi?)
Such as?Maybe but my point is that 60 million could of been used on or put towards one top drawer centre back who will immediately improve us
Not my job to identify top centre backs but would of waited till summer then we have 60 mill towards a top defenderSuch as?
Palace rejected over £70m for Guehi and whilst he’s a good centre back, he’s hardly what you’d call “top drawer”.
"The two young defenders were pointless luxury signings that we didn’t need right now."To be fair, Gonzalez would probably have started if some fucking chimp in league 1 hadn’t clogged him. Marmoush is better than Bernardo and should have started last night.
The two young defenders were pointless luxury signings that we didn’t need right now. We need a right back (Cambiasso? Livramento?) and an experienced centre back (Guehi?)
Not your job, but we spend millions in wages on several that have that responsibility and this is what they decided. So where does that leave us?Not my job to identify top centre backs but would of waited till summer then we have 60 mill towards a top defender
So is our plan signing sought after high potential youths? Or are we wanting to continue winning in the here and now? We cant do both im afraid"The two young defenders were pointless luxury signings that we didn’t need right now."
Stones, Ake and Walker, old, crocked and failing and you moan about signing 2 huge, highly sought after defenders?
We were already down that road. Doku and Savinho were unproven potential and Nunes/Phillips disastrous, based on their fees. Only Gvardiol was an elite signing.Think both CBS were Viana signings. Which worries me is this the road were going down with Viana unproven potential signings. Thats ok with lisbon but not here
True. Think it goes back actually to peps interview saying Ferran Soriano prefers young highly rated players who retain a good resale value. Must be the path the money men want to go down then. Unfortunately you need many elite players paired with those young potential for it to workWe were already down that road. Doku and Savinho were unproven potential and Nunes/Phillips disastrous, based on their fees. Only Gvardiol was an elite signing.
We need to increase the size of the squad without going crazy on the wage bill.So is our plan signing sought after high potential youths? Or are we wanting to continue winning in the here and now? We cant do both im afraid
Yes we can do both, if as I expect we bring in a couple of players mid 20s and a couple of younger players with a fair bit of experience. As we did in January.So is our plan signing sought after high potential youths? Or are we wanting to continue winning in the here and now? We cant do both im afraid
To be fair, Gonzalez would probably have started if some fucking chimp in league 1 hadn’t clogged him. Marmoush is better than Bernardo and should have started last night.
The two young defenders were pointless luxury signings that we didn’t need right now. We need a right back (Cambiasso? Livramento?) and an experienced centre back (Guehi?)
Think the 'senior' ready made players will already be on the list he inherits with some agent groundwork done. Should round out the squad nicely from here. We clearly planned those ahead but delayed for Pep going etc etc.Get used to it , it’s how Viana operates, signs young talent that can become great players. Normally to sell on at Sporting but that won’t happen here. Reading up on Viana it’s how he operates.
Get used to it , it’s how Viana operates, signs young talent that can become great players. Normally to sell on at Sporting but that won’t happen here. Reading up on Viana it’s how he operates.
Depends on who leaves next year. I don’t mind Reis and Khusanov as number 4-5. Khusanov has to play next season anyways. He started for the best defense in Ligue 1 so why wouldn’t he play in the PL? It’s just nonsense.Well hes not at sporting now. Hes at City, maybe he should be Brighton sporting director if thats his plan
"The two young defenders were pointless luxury signings that we didn’t need right now."
Stones, Ake and Walker, old, crocked and failing and you moan about signing 2 huge, highly sought after defenders?
"The two young defenders were pointless luxury signings that we didn’t need right now."
Stones, Ake and Walker, old, crocked and failing and you moan about signing 2 huge, highly sought after defenders?