Ric Flair Posted 12 January 2020 Posted 12 January 2020 Would Brahim Diaz be worth a punt? Set to leave Real Madrid, can play left wing, behind the strikers and right wing. 4
sacreblueits442 Posted 12 January 2020 Posted 12 January 2020 7 minutes ago, Ric Flair said: Would Brahim Diaz be worth a punt? Set to leave Real Madrid, can play left wing, behind the strikers and right wing. .. just checked him out on YouTube! Great skills on the ball, no end product no composure in front of goal, we need someone who can open a defence and put a teammate into space having pulled their defence out of position. A player like Chukweze can play through the middle and go either side, we need to get this right.
shailen Posted 12 January 2020 Posted 12 January 2020 Thomas lemar anyone? Goes against our policy but he looked so good at Monaco and apparently wolves are linked with him so surely we have a chance if we're interested. 1
Ric Flair Posted 12 January 2020 Posted 12 January 2020 3 minutes ago, sacreblueits442 said: .. just checked him out on YouTube! Great skills on the ball, no end product no composure in front of goal, we need someone who can open a defence and put a teammate into space having pulled their defence out of position. A player like Chukweze can play through the middle and go either side, we need to get this right. Chukwueze has very little end product right now either. The dream would be Oyarzabal but he will likely replace Sane at Man City or Dembele at Barca. Chiesa from Fiorentina would be unreal but again a pipe dream. I think we need a left winger rather than a right winger but a few to throw in the mix are Tsyhankov at Kiev, Stengs from AZ Alkmaar and Orsolini at Bologna. 1
Shane Posted 13 January 2020 Posted 13 January 2020 Josh Knight? Should be back from injury in February... Now Demiral’s injured i’m a bit worried we will do something stupid like buying Lewis Dunk for 60m. Whereas Knight would be a financially risk free option & in the summer we can try get Demiral again.
Ric Flair Posted 13 January 2020 Posted 13 January 2020 1 hour ago, Shane said: Josh Knight? Should be back from injury in February... Now Demiral’s injured i’m a bit worried we will do something stupid like buying Lewis Dunk for 60m. Whereas Knight would be a financially risk free option & in the summer we can try get Demiral again. It's certainly an option we should consider, especially as Benkovic isn't injured like first feared. Our immediate problems lie out wide anyway, we've both wings completely devoid of any goals and worryingly the opposition has shut them down from creating much either of late. 1
rachhere Posted 13 January 2020 Posted 13 January 2020 1 hour ago, Shane said: Josh Knight? Should be back from injury in February... Now Demiral’s injured i’m a bit worried we will do something stupid like buying Lewis Dunk for 60m. Whereas Knight would be a financially risk free option & in the summer we can try get Demiral again. Is Josh young enough to be in the squad without being registered? That would certainly help - and before too long we will have Wes back, although you would have to anticipate it taking him a bit longer to get back to match fitness.
Ric Flair Posted 13 January 2020 Posted 13 January 2020 Lemar is going to end up at Wolves isn't he? That would be annoying, he'd be a legitimate target for us. Going for a top 4 finish and a cup triumph would interest players of his calibre. 1
Rusko187 Posted 13 January 2020 Posted 13 January 2020 Have we actually been reliably linked with anyone?
Popular Post Babylon Posted 13 January 2020 Popular Post Posted 13 January 2020 Team is desperately lacking something a bit different from wide positions. The first time for a long time we've only had functional wingers and not some x factor, like Mahrez and Knockaert. 9
AjcW Posted 13 January 2020 Posted 13 January 2020 7 minutes ago, Rusko187 said: Have we actually been reliably linked with anyone? We rarely are.... most of our best signings have come up as in progress days/hours before they’re made official
Nicolo Barella Posted 13 January 2020 Posted 13 January 2020 29 minutes ago, Rusko187 said: Have we actually been reliably linked with anyone? No. MAYBE Demiral depending on how trusting you are with sources
Nicolo Barella Posted 13 January 2020 Posted 13 January 2020 Ajax just signed Babel for depth, which further places Neres down the pecking order once he returns from injury - behind Promes, Ziyech, and Babel. I think we should try to sign him, will soon be back and absolutely has that X factor. Or Everton Soares, one of the best players outside the Top 5 leagues 2
Ric Flair Posted 13 January 2020 Posted 13 January 2020 2 minutes ago, Nicolo Barella said: Ajax just signed Babel for depth, which further places Neres down the pecking order once he returns from injury - behind Promes, Ziyech, and Babel. I think we should try to sign him, will soon be back and absolutely has that X factor. Or Everton Soares, one of the best players outside the Top 5 leagues You know how to set the pulses racing, Nico. 3
Nicolo Barella Posted 13 January 2020 Posted 13 January 2020 Just now, Ric Flair said: You know how to set the pulses racing, Nico. They feel quite attainable, I think that's why the idea is so appealing. 1
Bevan Posted 13 January 2020 Posted 13 January 2020 It’s still relatively early in the transfer window so can’t say for sure that Brendan won’t get a winger in. However, if the transfer window shuts and we haven’t signed any wide players, it just makes zero sense. All the fans can clearly see we are lacking out wide so why can’t he. Out wide we have no one that can truly impact a game and get the crowd on their feet. Hopefully Brendan will go out and get one
Ric Flair Posted 13 January 2020 Posted 13 January 2020 4 minutes ago, Nicolo Barella said: They feel quite attainable, I think that's why the idea is so appealing. To be fair I'd have fcukin had Babel. Primes is another that slipped through the net as we supposedly were going in hard for him towards the end of the summer window in 2018. Neres would be sensational, I want him now and i don't care if he's injured. 1 1
Finnegan Posted 13 January 2020 Posted 13 January 2020 34 minutes ago, Babylon said: Team is desperately lacking something a bit different from wide positions. The first time for a long time we've only had functional wingers and not some x factor, like Mahrez and Knockaert. Watching Mahrez rip Villa to bits days after we failed to break down their parking the bus really brought it home how much we failed to come close to replacing him. Like, we've built the squad very well since he left with much needed improvements in a number of positions but we do criminally lack wide talent. 2
RoyFox Posted 13 January 2020 Posted 13 January 2020 (edited) 13 hours ago, Ric Flair said: Chukwueze has very little end product right now either. The dream would be Oyarzabal but he will likely replace Sane at Man City or Dembele at Barca. Chiesa from Fiorentina would be unreal but again a pipe dream. I think we need a left winger rather than a right winger but a few to throw in the mix are Tsyhankov at Kiev, Stengs from AZ Alkmaar and Orsolini at Bologna. A goal contribution every 2.8 games (using p90 stats 18/19 and 19/20) isn’t end product for Chukwueze in La Liga, at the age of 21? Edited 13 January 2020 by RoyFox 2
Blue ROI Posted 13 January 2020 Posted 13 January 2020 16 minutes ago, Finnegan said: Watching Mahrez rip Villa to bits days after we failed to break down their parking the bus really brought it home how much we failed to come close to replacing him. Like, we've built the squad very well since he left with much needed improvements in a number of positions but we do criminally lack wide talent. We're still in a better position though since Mahrez left. As hard as that is to believe. He's been a hard act to follow but but there has been other issues like the defence that were more urgent issues. At least we aren't regularly conceding 5 goals like at Palace and Spurs in late 2017-18.
turtmcfly Posted 13 January 2020 Posted 13 January 2020 1 minute ago, Blue ROI said: We're still in a better position though since Mahrez left. As hard as that is to believe. He's been a hard act to follow but but there has been other issues like the defence that were more urgent issues. At least we aren't regularly conceding 5 goals like at Palace and Spurs in late 2017-18. Not that hard. Despite lacking a killer winger, we have moved on a lot from the point where a team could stick 2 (or 3) players on Mahrez and pretty much negate us an attacking force. That make me miss the little bastard ferret even more.
Popular Post StriderHiryu Posted 13 January 2020 Popular Post Posted 13 January 2020 (edited) Regardless of who we are linked with, I really feel like someone even on loan could make a big difference. The players look mentally drained from playing lots of games in quick succession and the consistency in performances is starting to drop. Given the young age of our team, this is not surprising at all. But for example if you look at the impact Tielemans had last season, someone who could give us a boost like that could really help cement our position in the Champions League and final of the cup. We still have a nice gap to 5th, but you can fall away really easily in this league and given the age and depth of our squad it's not something I take for granted! For me the most consistent players tend to be the older ones like Vardy, Evans, Kasper and Ricardo. Not surprising given their age and level of competition they have played at in the past. Of the young guns, Soyuncu and Ndidi have been very consistent, Maddison too (when played centrally), but many others can fluctuate between incredible and awful such as Chilwell, Tielemans, Barnes. And that's why as a team we can go from looking like world beaters to bang average so quickly. Edited 13 January 2020 by StriderHiryu 8
Nick Posted 13 January 2020 Posted 13 January 2020 We are gonna playing Sun Weds Sat Tues in three different competitions - gonna need to be lucky with injury or bring some quality depth in pretty soon.
Ric Flair Posted 13 January 2020 Posted 13 January 2020 39 minutes ago, RoyFox said: A goal contribution every 2.8 games (using p90 stats 18/19 and 19/20) isn’t end product for Chukwueze in La Liga, at the age of 21? Hmmm it's not that great, he's got 3 goals and 3 assists in 19 games and Barnes has 1 goal and 5 assists in 20 games and people are screaming he has no end product. I like Chukwueze and we are probably going to have to take a punt on a progressive player who still has some way to go in fulfilment than someone " guaranteed " to get you goals and assists but having watched him a fair amount he is still not going to instantly give us what we are crying out for.
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