It's Quiet 17 - Glory Thread

[Blue Llama]

mahrez
foden
grealish
bernardo
alvarez
palmer
cancelo

can all play wide if required

It won't be a first time if KDB played some time wide.

 

[Stoned Rose]

Neymar was never happening, we don't do those galactico signings, well ones past 30 yo anyway. I know he scores goals but I can honestly say whenever I've watched him live, he's been bang average

Bang average as in say Aaron Mooy or Solley March?

 

[richards30]

It won't be a first time if KDB played some time wide.

true mate, especially with Haaland to now aim for!

 

[Cobwebcat]

For that to happen, we would need to sign 2 players. 3 if Zinchenko leaves.

We will either not sign a second FB and/or another attacking player, and we will go in with a smaller squad with a couple spaces for registered players, or we will sign a couple more and have the same sized squad. It can't both.

As it stands, we are on course to go in with 19 registered players, even once a new LB replaces Zinchenko.

Tell you what, If we do, I would hope we give the spaces to players like Kayky so they get enough to qualify as club trained for the future, rather than sending them out on loan which would prevent that.

Do you think we will start the season with 3 dedicated full backs or 4?

Im not saying it definitely won’t be 3 but to me it’s a risk given that we started last season with 4 and this season is bonkers.

 

[domalino]

Take it to the bank.

Sorry, take what to the bank?

Surely you of all people know there's a massive difference between Blackburn writing his own sourced article that the club isn't after another forward, and this, which is Blackburn reporting what Pep has said to the press on the tour.

If this turned out to be wrong, it would be Pep bullshitting the press, not Blackburn being wrong.

 

[Fordyboy46]

We might end up not doing them,but we certainly have tried too.
Did the news not filter through to Chesterfield over the last 3 years.

If you're talking about Messi and Ronaldo that was pure speculation that we were even interested in signing them.

 

[bell_mcfc]

It makes sense we are probably done after signing a LB unless Zinchenko does a u turn like Ake.

We will be focusing on targets for next summer now, CM & winger you'd think? Also see how the season goes and reflect in Jan if need be.

 

[Fordyboy46]

Bang average as in say Aaron Mooy or Solley March?

Ha, a touch above that but flatters to deceive if you ask me mate. Just my opinion

 

[bluenova]

For that to happen, we would need to sign 2 players. 3 if Zinchenko leaves.

We will either not sign a second FB and/or another attacking player, and we will go in with a smaller squad with a couple spaces for registered players, or we will sign a couple more and have the same sized squad. It can't both.

As it stands, we are on course to go in with 19 registered players, even once a new LB replaces Zinchenko.

Tell you what, If we do, I would hope we give the spaces to players like Kayky so they get enough to qualify as club trained for the future, rather than sending them out on loan which would prevent that.

I make it that if we sign a LB, then we're one down on last year with the assumptions if you put Palmer in place of Torres (which makes sense as he is apparently the reason Pep was happy to let Torres go mid season).

Apart from that, one of the other spots was Mendy. He played one game, and was arrested before the window shut. Wasn't there an assumption the club knew before then?

You also have Phillips in place of Fernandinho. Obviously the latter was a great player, but given his age, and the way he struggled in roles further back last season, I'd say that's a big upgrade.

For me, that puts us up on last year in practice. The big caveat being that we knew how Jesus and Sterling would perform, while Alvarez is a big jump, and even Haaland might initially struggle to adapt to a different way of playing.

 

[richards30]

It makes sense we are probably done after signing a LB unless Zinchenko does a u turn like Ake.

We will be focusing on targets for next summer now, CM & winger you'd think? Also see how the season goes and reflect in Jan if need be.

Bellingham and Nkunku i reckon.