AjcW Posted 8 June 2022 Posted 8 June 2022 5 minutes ago, buzzer_b said: Not really the area we need to strengthen. We have enough decent options with everybody fit. Thomas will definitely go out on loan this season, and everyone else on both wings has the natural fitness of someone with a degenerative condition.... so i'd definitely take another squad full back.
Nick Posted 8 June 2022 Posted 8 June 2022 1 minute ago, AjcW said: Thomas will definitely go out on loan this season, and everyone else on both wings has the natural fitness of someone with a degenerative condition.... so i'd definitely take another squad full back. I wonder if Thomas might be sold if the right offer came in. 1
Buzzell Posted 8 June 2022 Posted 8 June 2022 1 minute ago, AjcW said: Thomas will definitely go out on loan this season, and everyone else on both wings has the natural fitness of someone with a degenerative condition.... so i'd definitely take another squad full back. Thomas doesn’t necessarily needs to go on loan as he could be the squad full back. I just see other areas of the field that need improving more importantly than our full backs.
AjcW Posted 8 June 2022 Posted 8 June 2022 1 minute ago, Nick said: I wonder if Thomas might be sold if the right offer came in. Would only entertain a buyback, we should be opparating like that now. If someone like Bournemouth wants one of our youngsters then we stick a £15m buy back in after they've looked after him for a few years. 1
Popular Post AjcW Posted 8 June 2022 Popular Post Posted 8 June 2022 Just now, buzzer_b said: Thomas doesn’t necessarily needs to go on loan as he could be the squad full back. I just see other areas of the field that need improving more importantly than our full backs. Just think he needs 30+ starts somewhere next season to see how good he really could be. 6
SouthStandUpperTier Posted 8 June 2022 Posted 8 June 2022 We've never had someone called Adrien play for us before 4
Buzzell Posted 8 June 2022 Posted 8 June 2022 8 minutes ago, AjcW said: Just think he needs 30+ starts somewhere next season to see how good he really could be. As much as I agree with you, I also don’t see the reason in signing another left full back. It would make sense if we are looking at moving on either Thomas or Castagne permanently. 1
volpeazzurro Posted 8 June 2022 Posted 8 June 2022 I think this young lad, though very promising, is a nice to have and not a need to have. There are at least three other positional priorities before considering either him or even Lookman. Where do people think all the money is coming from to both buy all these players and service their contracts? Neither do we need many more squad players, we need starters where possible. We just can't sign players willy nilly until we've rid ourselves of a few of our incumbents, there's only a certain number of squad places going to be available. I don't think the balancing act is anywhere near as easy as some people perceive it to be, it's not football manager, it's business and every pound counts. It's simply not sustainable to have highly paid players hanging around and just bring in the next bunch of hopefuls. 2
Clever Fox Posted 8 June 2022 Posted 8 June 2022 (edited) 40 minutes ago, Nick said: I wonder if Thomas might be sold if the right offer came in. I think that might be the best option. His lack of pace is a real concern in the premiership. I'd cash in now with a buy back clause as suggested by others. Especially if we're serious about this Truffert. My one concern with Truffert is his lack of height which means with him in the team we're still going to suffer at corners and set pieces. Edited 8 June 2022 by Clever Fox
Guest Basildon Fox Posted 8 June 2022 Posted 8 June 2022 1 hour ago, sacreblueits442 said: ...he looks very much like an British player, no frills,earnest and does the job!!! He looks like a young Vardy out in the pitch, same build and running style, and his goal near the end of the clip shows great technique, moreso with his body shape (very Fuchs like). Looks more like a modern day wing back from those highlights than a left back. Five at the back next season with Justin as part of a back 3 ?
dbtcity Posted 8 June 2022 Posted 8 June 2022 58 minutes ago, buzzer_b said: As much as I agree with you, I also don’t see the reason in signing another left full back. It would make sense if we are looking at moving on either Thomas or Castagne permanently. I can see the latter happening especially after Youri and Praet are gone, wouldn’t surprise me if we see Youri esq quotes popping up soon about wanting European football 1
Ginger_Filbert Posted 8 June 2022 Posted 8 June 2022 1 hour ago, Nick said: I wonder if Thomas might be sold if the right offer came in. My friend who knows someone in LT’s family said West Ham are sniffing around. He apparently doesn’t want to leave but is worried about playing time here. 1
sacreblueits442 Posted 8 June 2022 Posted 8 June 2022 6 minutes ago, Zaphod Beeblebrox said: Looks more like a modern day wing back from those highlights than a left back. Five at the back next season with Justin as part of a back 3 ? .. I really hope not!!! The only plus would be with two up top, and there are not many pointers to Rodgers thinking on those lines. If we are seeking to get a midfield three (KDH, Ndidi and Maddison) we will have to do away with wingers and that role is supposedly to be, a must have in this window, so I can't see it happening.
Guest Basildon Fox Posted 8 June 2022 Posted 8 June 2022 5 minutes ago, Ginger_Filbert said: My friend who knows someone in LT’s family said West Ham are sniffing around. He apparently doesn’t want to leave but is worried about playing time here. He had 22 PL appearances last season at the age of 20 and has a FA Cup winners medal. I highly doubt that he will be worried about that at this stage of his career. He needs to baulk up and try to improve his speed. If he does he will be a star. If not he will be an average Prem footballer at best. It can be done. Chilwell transformed himself and is a far better player for it.
Stadt Posted 8 June 2022 Posted 8 June 2022 I like Castagne but if one of the Italian giants comes in with a £25m+ offer and we can sign Truffert for a lower/similar price it makes sense given how it'd better balance the squad and we'd have a younger player on more modest wages. Given we're only playing two at a time JJ, Pereira and Castagne will be on a lot of dough, our wage bill definitely needs trimming so losing a RB for a LB (in a season with fewer games) and being in a better financial position it makes sense.
-sodapop Posted 8 June 2022 Posted 8 June 2022 19 minutes ago, Zaphod Beeblebrox said: Looks more like a modern day wing back from those highlights than a left back. Five at the back next season with Justin as part of a back 3 ? I've been wondering about this. Would make these right-sided second striker links make a lot more sense. We have so much talent at RB between JJ, Castagne and Ricardo that if we could lineup with two of them starting somehow, that would be great. Something like Vardy - CDK Maddison KDH - Ndidi Truffert - Fofana - Evans - JJ - Castagne/Ricardo Kasper
CloudFox Posted 8 June 2022 Posted 8 June 2022 I really, really don't want us to lose Thomas. I am convinced he will be brilliant for us. He's already shown us glimpses of how capable he could be. 8 minutes ago, Zaphod Beeblebrox said: He needs to baulk up and try to improve his speed. If he does he will be a star. If not he will be an average Prem footballer at best. It can be done. Chilwell transformed himself and is a far better player for it. 100% agree.
sacreblueits442 Posted 8 June 2022 Posted 8 June 2022 10 minutes ago, Zaphod Beeblebrox said: He had 22 PL appearances last season at the age of 20 and has a FA Cup winners medal. I highly doubt that he will be worried about that at this stage of his career. He needs to baulk up and try to improve his speed. If he does he will be a star. If not he will be an average Prem footballer at best. It can be done. Chilwell transformed himself and is a far better player for it. ..you wouldn't think he would have expected to have had so many games last season!!! Any reduction in respect of time on the pitch he would perceive as him going backwards. Once you have reached the top of the mountain, you would think you would want to take sometime, to enjoy the views. Going out on loan may be the best thing that could happen to his career, it probably can't be easy to upsticks and live somewhere else, it really depends what kind of person you are. 1
mozartfox Posted 8 June 2022 Posted 8 June 2022 He would ensure the communal spaces at Seagrave are kept spotless and tidy and introduce air fresheners to the traps in the Toilets. Gerrimin.
Lambert09 Posted 8 June 2022 Posted 8 June 2022 1 hour ago, Zaphod Beeblebrox said: He had 22 PL appearances last season at the age of 20 and has a FA Cup winners medal. I highly doubt that he will be worried about that at this stage of his career. He needs to baulk up and try to improve his speed. If he does he will be a star. If not he will be an average Prem footballer at best. It can be done. Chilwell transformed himself and is a far better player for it. I do think that if we are heading into the season with a fully fit back line, it wouldn’t be the worst idea to consider loaning him to a top end championship side. His minutes this year would come down to luck, rather than skill i think and because of this i’d rather we keep him moving in the right direction by getting a solid year in. He’d come back from a year at norwich a much better player imo 1
Guest Basildon Fox Posted 8 June 2022 Posted 8 June 2022 Just now, Lambert09 said: I do think that if we are heading into the season with a fully fit back line, it wouldn’t be the worst idea to consider loaning him to a top end championship side. His minutes this year would come down to luck, rather than skill i think and because of this i’d rather we keep him moving in the right direction by getting a solid year in. He’d come back from a year at norwich a much better player imo I know what you mean but the problem is having played for the first team as many times as he has, he may well see it as a backward step in his career. I could understand it if he had made a handful of appearances but he is already heading towards 50 Prem games for the club. Also if we get another LB/LWB in like Truffert who is actually younger than Luke, what message would this send the kid who is/was rated a better prospect than Chilwell. He just needs to work on his physique during this summer and next and I am sure he and Leicester will reap the benefits.
Aleksz Posted 8 June 2022 Posted 8 June 2022 I thought Aguerd was their best player over the two games and since we want a left footed CB I’m amazed we aren’t getting involved in West Ham’s pursuit for him. Can’t remember this lad - but seems he impressed a lot of you 1
moore_94 Posted 8 June 2022 Posted 8 June 2022 13 minutes ago, Aleksz said: I thought Aguerd was their best player over the two games and since we want a left footed CB I’m amazed we aren’t getting involved in West Ham’s pursuit for him. Can’t remember this lad - but seems he impressed a lot of you See I am the opposite I don’t really remember Aguerd but Truffert really stood out for me haha 1
Lambert09 Posted 8 June 2022 Posted 8 June 2022 1 hour ago, Zaphod Beeblebrox said: I know what you mean but the problem is having played for the first team as many times as he has, he may well see it as a backward step in his career. I could understand it if he had made a handful of appearances but he is already heading towards 50 Prem games for the club. Also if we get another LB/LWB in like Truffert who is actually younger than Luke, what message would this send the kid who is/was rated a better prospect than Chilwell. He just needs to work on his physique during this summer and next and I am sure he and Leicester will reap the benefits. You’re not wrong at all and it definitely needs to be handled delicately. I think it should be put in his hands really. I’m sure deep down he knows that his opportunities came down to availability at the time and that he is way ahead of the curve already. I see it a little like gibbs-white at wolves. Sure he could have sat on the bench and made a few cameos but instead he’s gone out and had a cracking season at sheffield U and has built his reputation up dramatically. He will now either work his way into wolves plans or get a good move. At his age playing football is usually more important than anything else. 1
RowlattsFox Posted 8 June 2022 Posted 8 June 2022 Left footed fullback option is must for me so either Thomas is considered to be good enough or we sign one. We need a flying left back with Barnes but need someone who can pick a pass, make inside but more importantly who doesn't have to cut inside all the time.
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