Dahnsouff Posted 24 January 2019 Share Posted 24 January 2019 5 minutes ago, Ric Flair said: Very early days indeed, but the word from the academy is Luke Thomas, our captain of the U18's is going to be some player. He's a carbon copy of Chilwell. Another few years with us and then Chilwell goes for £600m and we spend it all on dog shit from Portugal. You should be our Director of Football - no doubt about it 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rigga Posted 24 January 2019 Share Posted 24 January 2019 12 hours ago, lcfc sheff said: Better replacement? I said someone with better end product, which is something he isn’t good for. Money could be better spent, just look at Ricardo! Better end product... Name ya man ? Chilwells end product could actually be complimented if we had some kind of target in the box to aim at... thought of that ? Ricardo.. As great as he is going forward, his defending at times isn’t so great. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toddybad Posted 24 January 2019 Share Posted 24 January 2019 14 hours ago, lcfc sheff said: Think there’s definitely legs in the Man City rumours, if we get above £50m for him it would be very hard to turn down. With more recent signings I trust we could find an adequate replacement quite quickly, ideally someone with a bit better end product (not to dig at him too much). I'm honestly not sure how many better 21yo left backs there are in world football atm. Seriously. Who? For his age he's absolutely incredible and his progress over the last year has been startling. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post peach0000 Posted 24 January 2019 Popular Post Share Posted 24 January 2019 Academy product, only 22 years old and already Englands first choice left back and some people are seriously acting like he can be easily replaced. People seem to forget the trash we've had pre Fuchs in the position. It was a problem position for a long time. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fox766 Posted 24 January 2019 Share Posted 24 January 2019 If Pep likes our players so much. There is a easier solution.... Just come to Leicester. Sorted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcfc sheff Posted 24 January 2019 Share Posted 24 January 2019 4 hours ago, Rigga said: Better end product... Name ya man ? Chilwells end product could actually be complimented if we had some kind of target in the box to aim at... thought of that ? Ricardo.. As great as he is going forward, his defending at times isn’t so great. Don’t think the target is the issue, more his quality of crossing. Where he crosses from at times is frustrating to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcfc sheff Posted 24 January 2019 Share Posted 24 January 2019 3 hours ago, Toddybad said: I'm honestly not sure how many better 21yo left backs there are in world football atm. Seriously. Who? For his age he's absolutely incredible and his progress over the last year has been startling. I just think we should adopt a Monaco/Dortmund model to grow as a club, develop talent and sell high. I’m not saying we’d get a better replacement. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcfc sheff Posted 24 January 2019 Share Posted 24 January 2019 3 hours ago, peach0000 said: Academy product, only 22 years old and already Englands first choice left back and some people are seriously acting like he can be easily replaced. People seem to forget the trash we've had pre Fuchs in the position. It was a problem position for a long time. Not saying he could be easily replaced, I just think we can get someone else with a fraction of the sales from Chilwell, and it wouldn’t affect the team as nearly as much as people seem to think. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuchsntf Posted 24 January 2019 Share Posted 24 January 2019 3 hours ago, lcfc sheff said: Not saying he could be easily replaced, I just think we can get someone else with a fraction of the sales from Chilwell, and it wouldn’t affect the team as nearly as much as people seem to think. But it will affect the team..Like peach0000 is saying,Chills has reached a higher quality and standard( still learning)... Replacing such players automatically affects the team. This idea is ok if you just want to tick-over,but if you expect the manager to lift your team into regular,consistent top 8 positions,then I expect my club to fight to keep those type of players...and be thankfull we have them playing for us... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlloverthefloorYesNdidi Posted 24 January 2019 Share Posted 24 January 2019 I think at least 1 more season with us is best for his football Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lambert09 Posted 24 January 2019 Share Posted 24 January 2019 (edited) 4 hours ago, lcfc sheff said: Not saying he could be easily replaced, I just think we can get someone else with a fraction of the sales from Chilwell, and it wouldn’t affect the team as nearly as much as people seem to think. It's that attitude that has taken Southampton from one of the best clubs outside of the top 6, with a huge potential of success... to complete mediocrity and fighting relegation every year. Edited 24 January 2019 by Lambert09 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr The Singh Posted 24 January 2019 Share Posted 24 January 2019 If the Manx want him, he is gone 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcfc sheff Posted 24 January 2019 Share Posted 24 January 2019 1 hour ago, Lambert09 said: It's that attitude that has taken Southampton from one of the best clubs outside of the top 6, with a huge potential of success... to complete mediocrity and fighting relegation every year. And the attitude that has helped Dortmund reach the top of the bundesliga! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hollyfox Posted 24 January 2019 Share Posted 24 January 2019 Dortmund have an amazing production line of talent and have been a big club for years. Our story is nowhere near there's but their blueprint is what we should try to emulate. Buying cheap and selling high is great but during that time you have to try to convince young players to hang around for as long as possible. That means going all out for any silverware you can reasonably get. That's why our last 2 quarter final defeats in the league cup have been really disappointing. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishfoxkev Posted 24 January 2019 Share Posted 24 January 2019 He won’t go yet...he wants first team football which he is guaranteed here....He won’t want to end up like Mahrez who despite some very good solid performances like last night can’t even make their match day squad ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPH Posted 25 January 2019 Share Posted 25 January 2019 i don’t think Man City will sign him. i think other top 6 sides might come in for him and i think he has a much better chance of regular football at somewhere like Man United or Arsenal.. i don’t think tottenham will come sniffing and Liverpool don’t have any problems there... I really think he’s got Man United written all over him... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z-layrex Posted 25 January 2019 Share Posted 25 January 2019 I'm sure man city will sign him and hardly even use him as usual. All just a way to keep clubs like us down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bayfox Posted 25 January 2019 Share Posted 25 January 2019 17 hours ago, peach0000 said: Academy product, only 22 years old and already Englands first choice left back and some people are seriously acting like he can be easily replaced. People seem to forget the trash we've had pre Fuchs in the position. It was a problem position for a long time. You take that back. Berner was a fantastic player. Infact a bit like Fuchs it's a shame we never picked him up earlier. But you are right in the main Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluetintedspecs Posted 25 January 2019 Share Posted 25 January 2019 14 hours ago, lcfc sheff said: I just think we should adopt a Monaco/Dortmund model to grow as a club, develop talent and sell high. I’m not saying we’d get a better replacement. That model is working out well for Southampton. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babylon Posted 25 January 2019 Share Posted 25 January 2019 12 hours ago, Lambert09 said: It's that attitude that has taken Southampton from one of the best clubs outside of the top 6, with a huge potential of success... to complete mediocrity and fighting relegation every year. Bad signings and bad managers have done that. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chocolate Teapot Posted 25 January 2019 Share Posted 25 January 2019 2 minutes ago, Babylon said: Bad signings and bad managers have done that. You talking about Leicester or Southampton? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babylon Posted 25 January 2019 Share Posted 25 January 2019 Just now, Abrasive fox said: You talking about Leicester or Southampton? Well we aren't fighting relegation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CosbehFox Posted 25 January 2019 Share Posted 25 January 2019 (edited) 11 hours ago, Hollyfox said: Dortmund have an amazing production line of talent and have been a big club for years. Our story is nowhere near there's but their blueprint is what we should try to emulate. Buying cheap and selling high is great but during that time you have to try to convince young players to hang around for as long as possible. That means going all out for any silverware you can reasonably get. That's why our last 2 quarter final defeats in the league cup have been really disappointing. There's bit of different between us and Dortmund. Dortmund are 2nd biggest club in Germany and have regular Champions League football. Dortmund can pick off the best talent from Germany and surrounding nations. We have to compete with other clubs to do the same. Similarly could be said of adopting a 'Monaco/Seville' model - they are 3rd/4th richest clubs in their country. We are 10th biggest within England. It's the right model but its harder than ever for a club they like us to adopt it. I can only think of Atalanta who've done it reasonably well within their country for three/four years. Even some like Ajax who are financially so much smaller than European rivals - they still have the pick in the Netherlands. Edited 25 January 2019 by Cardiff_Fox 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babylon Posted 25 January 2019 Share Posted 25 January 2019 Shaw, Lallana, Lovren, Chambers, Lambert in 14/15 Schneiderlin and Clyne 15/16 Mane, Pelle, Wanyama, Fonte 16/17 There is a difference between selling off a player a season at big money and basically selling off your whole team in two or three years. Add in woeful managers post Puel and awful signings it's asking for trouble. We've shown no signs of doing anything remotely similar. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicolo Barella Posted 25 January 2019 Share Posted 25 January 2019 4 minutes ago, Cardiff_Fox said: There's bit of different between us and Dortmund. Dortmund are 2nd biggest club in Germany and have regular Champions League football. Dortmund can pick off the best talent from Germany and surrounding nations. We have to compete with other clubs to do the same. Similarly could be said of adopting a 'Monaco/Seville' model - they are 3rd/4th richest clubs in their country. We are 10th biggest within England. It's the right model but its harder than ever for a club they like us to adopt it. I can only think of Atalanta who've done it reasonably well within their country for three/four years. Even some like Ajax who are financially so much smaller than European rivals - they still have the pick in the Netherlands. To do it with success, I'm not at all convinced that we have to be "bigger". Sure, we will likely never have the same level of success as Dortmund have had, for example, but if we have A: An excellent youth setup and training facilities B: An excellent scouting network And C: Money and a good reputation for youth We should have success with this model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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