adrianr said:
Crouchinho said:
King unfortunately is on his death bed. He is an absolute rock though, but you'll probably see him once every 7-8 games these days. Whenever he plays you can almost guarantee a clean sheet. He's a stubborn bastard though, he wants to play but at what expense? He'll end up in a wheelchair one day!
As for Woodgate he is also pretty solid but 50k a week and always injured his time is probably up. I think he's looking for a club that won't do pay as you play. Money talks and Dawson is better.
I think Gallas has come in and done a very good job, but at the end of the day people take notice of the results. It's really the strikeforce that let the club down, and a few howlers from Gomes
It's make or break really in the summer, Levy has to decide if he wants the top 4 or not. If he don't he might as well sell Bale, Modric, VDV etc.
The only realistic chance of getting top 4 is Arsenal having a dreadful season. Liverpool and Spurs are the only realistic ones of challenging for the fourth spot off Arsenal
To be honest mate I think Arsenal may have just saved your season. I genuinely think with a few tweaks to your squad you couldn't pick who would come 4th. Arsenal are potentially on the verge of loosing some key players, and whilst if we had finished 4th and carried on strengthening you may as well have sodded it off, Arsenals current and potential demise might just be the target Levy needs to sway him to another cash injected CL place push. They're likely much easier targets for 4th than we will be next season. I'm not saying that in an arrogant way, just the way a lot of transfer activity is likely to play out this summer. Can you honestly see Arsenal getting stronger loosing Cesc and Nasri? We certainly aren't going to be getting weaker that's for damn sure.
Levy may see ousting Arsenal as a very realistic possibility now. Which may have gone from resigning himself to Europa League and players/a budget to match, cashing in on Modric, Bale and VDV whilst their stock is high.. to persuading them to stay for another proper push for 4th spot again next year at Wengers expense. You never know!
Either way I think you could benefit from getting in a manager who at least pretends to be tactical. 'Arrys input when a game plan isn't working just looks embarrassing tbh :S I always get the feeling he has no idea what he's doing and has just semi-successfully winged it for his entire career!
I'm not sure if Nasri and Fabregas will leave. I don't know if Barca would cough up the 40-50m that Arsenal want for him. I just don't think he's worth that much for some reason. I'm not sure about Nasri either, I hope they both go that would be brilliant. If they're up for sale then City should try and move for them as well
As for Harry he's a great motivator, quite a few players have come out and said he's not big on tactics. It can work well, where it's all care free and spraying the ball about, but when there is unhappy campers (Defoe, Pav, Kranc, Lennon) he doesn't really have a plan B, that's when the tactics come in. I'm still gutted we lost Adel Taarabt and possibly getting rid of Dos Santos as well. Harry has done a superb job don't get me wrong but he is replaceable. I personally am not fond of his transfer targets, he has previously bid for Kenwyne Jones, interested in Carlton Cole, Upson etc. Levy managed to get VDV and Sandro and Commoli got the likes of Modric, Bale etc
Levy has turned the club around fantastically. 20 years of mid table mediocirty and now we're run well and have a great squad, but it's almost like two steps forward and one step back. Either there is a revolving door of managers or we sell our best players to United these days. I guess that's the joy of football it's the hope what kills you!!
@ JoeMercer'sWay - Why are you not fond of Klinsmann? Just out of curioisty
