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No chance, got the ball

For the people saying it’s Howe’s fault they are burned out, what would you have done differently ? Genuine question, because other than swapping a fullback what other options has he had ?

I find it mad that there even needs to be a conversation about Howe’s future after losing a few games, considering what he’s achieved here so far.

Interesting to hear Howe say we can actually work on the training ground for the first time in about a month. Should help massively moving forward.

You’re talking like we have already lost them, there is a long time between now and the villa game. We may well be in a much better position injury wise by then.

Definitely too early to be saying that tbh.

Aye, I think we would have progressed in the champions league and been closer to top 4.

Isn’t he a left sided CB ?

Fair enough, I agree we would have been in a much better position but think a genuine RW should have been our priority. It’s the only position we haven’t directly upgraded since the takeover. I think we will spend big on it in the summer.

But he isn’t a RW despite him being able to fill in there. That’s the point, I’m saying we should have spent the money on a genuine RW. Fair enough if you don’t agree but I think we will continue to struggle until that position is upgraded.

Barnes replacing Maxi suggests you’re right.

How is it insulting to say we signed a better version of longstaff ?

So we spent 80 million on two left wingers to then regularly play one out of position?

You calling Tonali a DM is nonsense

Yeah let’s move on, think I made a simple point to be honest, they may be able to play those positions but it isn’t their strongest position. Tonali isn’t a DM at all btw, that’s pretty clear. He’s basically a longstaff upgrade.

No I don’t think he was for the bench, I’m not saying that, I said imo we needed a top class DM and top class RW and neither Tonali or Barnes are because that isn’t their position. It’s alright saying we would have moved Gordon but he isn’t a RW either.

It is when you look at my initial post, I said RW and DM for me and none of the players play that position.

Shows how quickly it can turn for us as well

But even there you are almost putting square pegs in round holes. For where we want to be, I think we should have really upgraded the areas I mentioned with top quality in that position. We didn’t and are suffering now as a result imo.

Probably

Probably true, but our best windows under these owners so far came when we where second bottom of the league and the following window when we weren’t in Europe.

See the above post, just my opinion of course.

A starting Left back, RW and DM, a pacey CB as well. Obviously only my opinion but I thought they where the biggest areas for upgrade needed in the summer, and still are today.

Every area I thought we really needed to strengthen in the summer didn’t get done, that’s the main issue for me currently. Going forward I think this will be addressed.

For me he gets another 18 months, I was going to say to turn it around but that sounds ridiculous. There is nothing to turnaround imo, we will come good if and when everyone is back and a quality RW is bought.