It's Quiet Thread 15 - Txiki Blinders

[PannickAtTheDisco]

Summer of 2018 goes against the narrative.

2018 we bought Mahrez who started about 30% of games in his first season when we won the title again.

Truth is, if you have a good squad you don't need to fuck with it to win the title again.

Bringing in one more top quality player, like we did in 2018 is all we need to do.

we brought in Mahrez and we only brought in Laporte the previous January. 2 Huge signings on the face of it and we had a uniquely large performance differential that season and only then managing to win the title by a point the following season. Liverpool invested hugely over that 2 years and caught up, the summer of them standing still may seem an anomaly but has now caught up with them this time around.

We need a striker, we need either born again Raz or a replacement and a proper left back for once.

 

[BillyShears]

It's easy to improve when you're 30 points back.

When you've already got the best squad in world football, you can't just keep adding 3 players a year and expect to keep getting better.

We have a deficiency at striker - that needs fixing. We have a 35 year back up old defensive mid who needs replacing even if he stays in the squad.

We don't need to get a 9th Attacking mid/wing option just for the sake of it.

My opinion has changed over the last month. Foden's emergence as a best XI front 3 player makes me feel like Grealish is a non starter now. Foden, Mahrez, Sterling, and Torres is the right balance of age/experience/quality in those positions. For my money you can't add Grealish without losing one of Raz or Mahrez and I don't see that happening.

 

[domalino]

we brought in Mahrez and we only brought in Laporte the previous January. 2 Huge signings on the face of it and we had a uniquely large performance differential that season and only then managing to win the title by a point the following season. Liverpool invested hugely over that 2 years and caught up, the summer of them standing still may seem an anomaly but has now caught up with them this time around.

We need a striker, we need either born again Raz or a replacement and a proper left back for once.

Why do we need a proper LB?

If you want an inverted LB there's none better than Zinchenko.

If you want a more traditional alternative Cancelo's great, and if you buy a LB and park Cancelo behind Walker 80% of the season he will just be another Danilo - not in form when needed and will soon look to move.

 

[waspish]

Summer of 2018 goes against the narrative.

2018 we bought Mahrez who started about 30% of games in his first season when we won the title again.

Truth is, if you have a good squad you don't need to fuck with it to win the title again.

Bringing in one more top quality player, like we did in 2018 is all we need to do.

fatigue will be a big issue next season with the euros and how far into the competition our players go..

 

[dave_blue12]

My opinion has changed over the last month. Foden's emergence as a best XI front 3 player makes me feel like Grealish is a non starter now. Foden, Mahrez, Sterling, and Torres is the right balance of age/experience/quality in those positions. For my money you can't add Grealish without losing one of Raz or Mahrez and I don't see that happening.

Two of the four you reference have been poor and Grealish would be a major upgrade.

 

[domalino]

fatigue will be a big issue next season with the euros and how far into the competition our players go..

True, but whoever we buy is likely to be knackered as well.

 

[BillyShears]

Two of the four you reference have been poor and Grealish would be a major upgrade.

Yes that's a cool story but it doesn't really change the reality of this summer's market.

 

[Gabriel]

Pointed out elsewhere that AFCON is scheduled for Jan/Feb next season, so if it went ahead, Mahrez would be away for a generally busy period.

 

[domalino]

Two of the four you reference have been poor and Grealish would be a major upgrade.

Yes that's a cool story but it doesn't really change the reality of this summer's market.

In the real world you don't bin a player because they had a poor season.

Sterling will be back, and I'm sure the club are expecting a big kick on from Torres because they've seen it so many times before and he's one of the biggest prospects in world football.

I often think if we'd paid the £75m Valencia were demanding before he ran his contract down and Valencia almost went bust, people would be a lot more positive about Torres.

 

[kaz7]

Two of the four you reference have been poor and Grealish would be a major upgrade.

Major upgrade , wtf , cant stand grealish and we need a striker and not him