It's Quiet the £250m return

NQCitizen said:
When our main issue is we can't move on players past 30 on inflated deals signing 29 year olds probably isn't the solution though.

Plus the things he's worst at are passing and dribbling which won't work in a Pep team and at 29 he's unlikely to significantly improve them.

If we went for a 29 year old now by the time the "rebuild" is nearing completion they'll be in decline.

Football works in cycles, to always plug a gap for just that season and the next usually lowers the potential for the long term.
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He’s better than all the options we have.

I refuse to believe there’s not a single player available that could’ve done a job.
 
citytill1die84 said:
Spot on. Underdogs brings much less pressure :-)

As for our summer business for me it's currently a 7/10

8/10 if Donnarumma signs

10/10 if we sneak a RB through the door.

Cherki
Reijnders
Trafford
Ait-Nouri

All young and very exciting players. I for one am excited about the future.
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I agree. Although I’m strongly against Donnarumma. I think certain outgoings would push this to an 11/10. Lots of players were actually supposed to leave.
 
BillyShears said:
Not a word of this is true. All nonsense.
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Ease up fella. It is absolutely true. We've passed on Olise, Neves, McAllister, and Kvaratskhelia just to name a few. The fact that we're relying on Nunes and Rico as our RBs effectively kills any real chance of winning the league or the CL. I really don't care how much happy clapping you guys do or how much angry clapping you direct at fellow supporters it won't change that. It's a damn shame because with a proper RB we'd be right there...
 
JewelZee said:
Ease up fella. It is absolutely true. We've passed on Olise, Neves, McAllister, and Kvaratskhelia just to name a few. The fact that we're relying on Nunes and Rico as our RBs effectively kills any real chance of winning the league or the CL. I really don't care how much happy clapping you guys do or how much angry clapping you direct at fellow supporters it won't change that. It's a damn shame because with a proper RB we'd be right there...
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We still are right there, whatever you say.
 
JewelZee said:
Ease up fella. It is absolutely true. We've passed on Olise, Neves, McAllister, and Kvaratskhelia just to name a few. The fact that we're relying on Nunes and Rico as our RBs effectively kills any real chance of winning the league or the CL. I really don't care how much happy clapping you guys do or how much angry clapping you direct at fellow supporters it won't change that. It's a damn shame because with a proper RB we'd be right there...
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I'd find this easier to belive if Arsenal or Liverpool had much better right backs than us.

Are we seriously saying if we swapped Connor Bradley for Rico Lewis we'd be title favourites?
 
NQCitizen said:
I'd find this easier to belive if Arsenal or Liverpool had much better right backs than us.

Are we seriously saying if we swapped Connor Bradley for Rico Lewis we'd be title favourites?
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Nunes is ahead of Rico is he not?

Pep generally tends to rest players he trusts in the first half of the season and give chances to the unproven/ untested one till they fuck up.

McAtee/ Simpson-Pusey/ Gomez etc. Those types won't be getting game time for the latter half of the season while the important guys get rested.

Remember Otamendi, Mangala and Stones started the 18 game win streak in the 17-18 season.. but at the end Kompany and Laporte were the ones who were trusted!
 
Berti No Show said:
I'd have taken Kayode. Brilliant 1 v 1 Defender. Can't see him staying at Brentford for very long.
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Looks good defensively, probably needs a bit of work on passing and dribbling.

I think its a good example of - decent but still a bit of another project like Rico and Nunes.

The more I look for viable options the more I can't really see who we're supposedly missing out on this summer.

Dumfries, Aina and Munoz are past the point we'd buy them and 3 very good buys in Porro, Gusto and Livramento don't look obtainable.
 
Blue_Lightsaber said:
Nunes is ahead of Rico is he not?

Pep generally tends to rest players he trusts in the first half of the season and give chances to the unproven/ untested one till they fuck up.

McAtee/ Simpson-Pusey/ Gomez etc. Those types won't be getting game time for the latter half of the season while the important guys get rested.
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Either really, neither Rico or Nunes are getting much love here!

I think people imagine there's 100 better right backs when maybe theres 10 and none fit for various reasons.
 
NQCitizen said:
Looks good defensively, probably needs a bit of work on passing and dribbling.

I think its a good example of - decent but still a bit of another project like Rico and Nunes.

The more I look for viable options the more I can't really see who we're supposedly missing out on this summer.

Dumfries, Aina and Munoz are past the point we'd buy them and 3 very good buys in Porro, Gusto and Livramento don't look obtainable.
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Yup, I don't think there is an elite level right back on the market. For whatever reason a subset of people on here don't seem to want to believe that. I don't believe the club is oblivious to the need as witnessed by their flirtation with Livramento.
 
KingGeorge said:
Yup, I don't think there is an elite level right back on the market. For whatever reason a subset of people on here don't seem to want to believe that. I don't believe the club is oblivious to the need.
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You'd end up buying Geertruida / Boey / Dodo just to say we've bought a right back give them a year to settle and realise they're no better than Nunes or Rico.

Fwiw I always thought Molina was OK but I still think Nunes could easily be a better RB come the end of the season.
 
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