Col city fan Posted 28 December 2020 Share Posted 28 December 2020 9 hours ago, Iran said: Good shout. Vlašić won player of the year title in Russia. Vlašić has highly benefited from his time at CSKA Moscow after joining them from Everton and really matured as a player. Good player, but the Russian leagues are dreadful Who was our last signing from CSKA? 😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxfanazer Posted 28 December 2020 Share Posted 28 December 2020 3 minutes ago, Col city fan said: Same here The economy (even the football economy) is too volatile For obvious reasons.. A smart loan to buy option might be the best we can hope for. Wolves looking at Jovic so maybe we could scupper that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Flair Posted 28 December 2020 Author Share Posted 28 December 2020 If we can get Slimani gone and Milik looks like he will leave in January then I think we'll push for him. Can't risk waiting until the summer and missing him for a third time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozartfox Posted 28 December 2020 Share Posted 28 December 2020 Need Gray and Slimani gone this window - big ask, but this will free up wages to may be facilitate a loan to buy a forward ?? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col city fan Posted 28 December 2020 Share Posted 28 December 2020 34 minutes ago, Ric Flair said: If we can get Slimani gone and Milik looks like he will leave in January then I think we'll push for him. Can't risk waiting until the summer and missing him for a third time. Milik blows very hot and cold Superb one week, looks lost the next On his day though, really good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col city fan Posted 28 December 2020 Share Posted 28 December 2020 3 minutes ago, mozartfox said: Need Gray and Slimani gone this window - big ask, but this will free up wages to may be facilitate a loan to buy a forward ?? Can’t believe Slim is still stealing a wage from us A truly awful signing for our great club Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Flair Posted 28 December 2020 Author Share Posted 28 December 2020 4 minutes ago, Col city fan said: Milik blows very hot and cold Superb one week, looks lost the next On his day though, really good The ideal back up striker for us, a game changer who can play in a front two as well. Still only 26. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weller54 Posted 28 December 2020 Share Posted 28 December 2020 50 minutes ago, Col city fan said: Good player, but the Russian leagues are dreadful Who was our last signing from CSKA? 😉 The guy who was rumoured to be high octane? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Posted 28 December 2020 Share Posted 28 December 2020 Jamal Lowe at Swansea. Has had a journeyman career so far but to me looks better than the CV would suggest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzy_Jeff Posted 28 December 2020 Share Posted 28 December 2020 (edited) If it would only cost a portion of his wage I’d try and get Ozil on loan. Not going to kick a ball there regardless of how poor they are and could help us unlock tight defences who sit back against us. Will probably get slaughtered for this but a player of his type is the immediate thing we are missing (especially when Maddison is not on it) Edited 28 December 2020 by Jazzy_Jeff 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fox_up_north Posted 28 December 2020 Share Posted 28 December 2020 Just now, Jazzy_Jeff said: If it would only cost a portion of his wage I’d try and get Ozil on loan. Not going to kick a ball there regardless of how poor they are and could help us unlock tight defences who sit back against us. Will probably get slaughtered for this but a player of his type is the immediate thing we are missing (especially when Maddison is not on it) I can see the logic but, personally, this only works if - he's fit - the finances work - there's somebody on the other end who can put the ball in the net If Vardy's out then we will struggle massively. I'd favour a proper second striker, instead of Nacho. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shit_arse Posted 28 December 2020 Share Posted 28 December 2020 1 minute ago, fox_up_north said: I can see the logic but, personally, this only works if - he's fit - the finances work - there's somebody on the other end who can put the ball in the net If Vardy's out then we will struggle massively. I'd favour a proper second striker, instead of Nacho. There is literally zero logic to signing Ozil. He's a liability both on and off the field 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SO1 Posted 28 December 2020 Share Posted 28 December 2020 1 minute ago, Jazzy_Jeff said: If it would only cost a portion of his wage I’d try and get Ozil on loan. Not going to kick a ball there regardless of how poor they are and could help us unlock tight defences who sit back against us. Will probably get slaughtered for this but a player of his type is the immediate thing we are missing (especially when Maddison is not on it) Slaughtered is the least of it. Watch Tielemans our next match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue and white Posted 28 December 2020 Share Posted 28 December 2020 3 hours ago, Ric Flair said: The ideal back up striker for us, a game changer who can play in a front two as well. Still only 26. I think you'd be wholly disappointed by him. Remember watching him at Euro 2016 where he couldn't hit a barn door. We need a proper alternative to Vardy that doesn't require us to change our play, someone with pace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Flair Posted 28 December 2020 Author Share Posted 28 December 2020 2 minutes ago, Blue and white said: I think you'd be wholly disappointed by him. Remember watching him at Euro 2016 where he couldn't hit a barn door. We need a proper alternative to Vardy that doesn't require us to change our play, someone with pace. The issue with having a like for like alternative is you can only ever play 1 at a time and try keeping the alternative remotely happy. Milik and Vardy as a pairing would work, plus he can play up top on his own. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dahnsouff Posted 28 December 2020 Share Posted 28 December 2020 11 minutes ago, Blue and white said: I think you'd be wholly disappointed by him. Remember watching him at Euro 2016 where he couldn't hit a barn door. We need a proper alternative to Vardy that doesn't require us to change our play, someone with pace. Never going to happen. Closest we could get is someone who works hard up the top end, defends from the front, get them young and teach them the rest. I did hear of some guy.....from....Holstein Kiel I think...... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wardyfox86 Posted 28 December 2020 Share Posted 28 December 2020 We should absolutely be looking at Metheus Cunha from Hertha. Can cover 3 positions we lack cover in (CAM, LW, CF) Still young, and would end our record on never signing a Brazilian. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col city fan Posted 28 December 2020 Share Posted 28 December 2020 3 minutes ago, wardyfox86 said: We should absolutely be looking at Metheus Cunha from Hertha. Can cover 3 positions we lack cover in (CAM, LW, CF) Still young, and would end our record on never signing a Brazilian. We should literally sign him BECAUSE he’s Brazilian It’s about time we had another player who can do 10 step overs before falling flat on his arris 👍 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Flair Posted 28 December 2020 Author Share Posted 28 December 2020 21 minutes ago, Dahnsouff said: Never going to happen. Closest we could get is someone who works hard up the top end, defends from the front, get them young and teach them the rest. I did hear of some guy.....from....Holstein Kiel I think...... No goals this season in the 2nd tier of German football is a concern though! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fosse93 Posted 28 December 2020 Share Posted 28 December 2020 9 minutes ago, wardyfox86 said: We should absolutely be looking at Metheus Cunha from Hertha. Can cover 3 positions we lack cover in (CAM, LW, CF) Still young, and would end our record on never signing a Brazilian. YES. Lad will be unreal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue and white Posted 28 December 2020 Share Posted 28 December 2020 37 minutes ago, Ric Flair said: The issue with having a like for like alternative is you can only ever play 1 at a time and try keeping the alternative remotely happy. Milik and Vardy as a pairing would work, plus he can play up top on his own. Vardy hasn't worked as a pair since he's been here, he only started scoring regularly for us since being the lone front man. You may say he played as a pair with Nugent and Okazaki but they played a much withdrawn role between midfield and attack which helped get the best out of Vardy. He struggled in 2014 after promotion as Ulloa was brought in as that lone front man - only towards the end of the season did he regain his goal touch when he started to take up that central role again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Flair Posted 28 December 2020 Author Share Posted 28 December 2020 14 minutes ago, Blue and white said: Vardy hasn't worked as a pair since he's been here, he only started scoring regularly for us since being the lone front man. You may say he played as a pair with Nugent and Okazaki but they played a much withdrawn role between midfield and attack which helped get the best out of Vardy. He struggled in 2014 after promotion as Ulloa was brought in as that lone front man - only towards the end of the season did he regain his goal touch when he started to take up that central role again. Scored goals alongside Iheanacho and Perez in recent seasons. A front 2 in the modern game is often a support striker in a withdrawn role, which Milik can play. NEXT 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tielemans63 Posted 28 December 2020 Share Posted 28 December 2020 A striker who isn't Kelechi Iheanacho please. A few good layoffs here and there is not enough. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blanchflower78 Posted 28 December 2020 Share Posted 28 December 2020 If anything happens to Vardy now I wouldnt be comfortable in us not being dragged down the bottom end. That's how good he is, and how bad our back up option is! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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