birchwoodgingerste
Well-Known Member
On the de licht and de jong debate just Let the club decide.tbey have been pretty acurate with transfers dont you think?
Personally I also wouldn't be surprised to see him go back to Anderlecht at some point.
You'd think if anyone put a bit of thought into it, they'd reach the same conclusions you did. But alas, his name keeps popping up on the lips of fans... Odd.As good as he might be, to me De Ligt doesn't fit the profile of what we need in our CB options right now. We already have the two world class young centre backs who are pretty much our first choice now. Mixed in with that we have the experience of Otamendi who we've given a contract extension to and probs has another couple of years left at the top. For the fourth spot we currently have Kompany who its fine to rotate give his injury record. When Kompany goes I think Garcia will get his spot. Seems as though he's very highly rated and at his age it will be fine to bring him in and out of the team. I think the fact we have clear first choice pairing with a mix of youth and experience back it up is a good blend. Someone of De Ligt's profile will expect to be undisputed number one and we already have two young players in our squad who meet that criteria.
Why what do you know mate?Last year we signed CB over DM this year it seems we may be reversing that.
If a player like De Ligt is available and potentially there is spot open like we have then you go for it. Thats how you improve already world class squad. There is simply no point banking on 17 year old to come good just because looked good in pre season. There is still Otamendi who is 31 in January who Garcia can replace if he is good enough also there is no point buying specific back up players either, we have seen that approach simply does not work.You'd think if anyone put a bit of thought into it, they'd reach the same conclusions you did. But alas, his name keeps popping up on the lips of fans... Odd.
Maybe because it's exactly the position we need to focus on... Besides finding a long term replacement for Mr. Glass at LB.Why what do you know mate?