andyc35i Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 On 17/06/2022 at 10:19, The Prophet said: I was banging the same drum in January, but I'm still desperate for us to get another midfielder in. When you look at the first team the obvious imbalances are no natural right winger and Shelvey. Shelvey has improved a fair amount under Howe, but he's still very limited and drifts into the same spaces as Bruno. I get another striker is essential and we need more depth at CB, but it feels if we're trying to improve the first eleven, we need a player to compliment Bruno, however we decide to play him. Expand My thinking too, the Shelvey position is a very important one. I actually think Wilson is perfect for us up top and if he wasn’t so injury prone, I wouldn’t want him replaced. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
et tu brute Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 On 17/06/2022 at 10:19, The Prophet said: I was banging the same drum in January, but I'm still desperate for us to get another midfielder in. When you look at the first team the obvious imbalances are no natural right winger and Shelvey. Shelvey has improved a fair amount under Howe, but he's still very limited and drifts into the same spaces as Bruno. I get another striker is essential and we need more depth at CB, but it feels if we're trying to improve the first eleven, we need a player to compliment Bruno, however we decide to play him. Expand The fact that we were still struggling to get 40% possession during games throughout the second half of the season, makes this a must for me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 On 17/06/2022 at 10:29, et tu brute said: The fact that we were still struggling to get 40% possession during games throughout the second half of the season, makes this a must for me. Expand Also one of the reasons we need good ball players from the back from CB's to full backs. Just look at the difference Trippier made when he first arrived. Really anyone who is prone to giving the ball away needs to be replaced. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happinesstan Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 On 17/06/2022 at 10:29, et tu brute said: The fact that we were still struggling to get 40% possession during games throughout the second half of the season, makes this a must for me. Expand 48% vs Burnley 50% vs Arsenal. If we are thinking Wood will be leading the line next season then those stats are reliable. But I'm hoping it will be Wilson. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingxlnc Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 I'd like to see signings this summer in these positions. In terms of order: RW: Diaby, Raphina, Zaniolo, Sarr, McNeil ST: Osimhen, Isak, Calvert-Lewin, Ekitike, Cornet CB: Badashille, NDicka, Botman, Demiril CAM: Paqueta, Eriksen, Fekir DM: Haidara, Sangare, Fofana, Zinchenko GK: Oblak, Pope, Areola, Kepa, Henderson Getting even 1 of the first-choice ones would be amazing and would constitute a successful summer, 2 would be a game-changer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happinesstan Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 If it was me I'd slap the money down for Cannibaga, because it's a no-brainer. Then I'd focus on some prospects for RW, CB and FW. That's based on having a sensible transfer policy. I won't complain if we go out and spend £500mill replacing the first XI but I can't see that happening. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
et tu brute Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 (edited) On 17/06/2022 at 10:39, Happinesstan said: 48% vs Burnley 50% vs Arsenal. If we are thinking Wood will be leading the line next season then those stats are reliable. But I'm hoping it will be Wilson. Expand The fact we got 48% against Burnley also backs up my point. Our possession stats with Wilson pre injury were still not getting over the 40% mark. A midfield starting with Shelvey or Longstaff is not going to dominate games. Edited June 17, 2022 by et tu brute Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happinesstan Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 (edited) On 17/06/2022 at 10:47, et tu brute said: The fact we got 48% against Burnley also backs up my point. Our possession stats with Wilson ore injury were still not getting over the 40% mark. A midfield starting with Shelvey or Longstaff is not going to dominate games. Expand Wolves had 64% possession, away to Burnley. But they lost. Edited June 17, 2022 by Happinesstan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
et tu brute Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 On 17/06/2022 at 10:50, Happinesstan said: Wolves had 61% possession, away to Burnley. But they lost. Expand So did Tottenham, it doesn't take away the point I was making. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happinesstan Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 On 17/06/2022 at 10:53, et tu brute said: So did Tottenham, it doesn't take away the point I was making. Expand I thought your point was we need to improve our possession stats. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
et tu brute Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 On 17/06/2022 at 10:55, Happinesstan said: I thought your point was we need to improve our possession stats. Expand We do if we're going to go to the next stage. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 On 17/06/2022 at 10:33, TRon said: Also one of the reasons we need good ball players from the back from CB's to full backs. Just look at the difference Trippier made when he first arrived. Really anyone who is prone to giving the ball away needs to be replaced. Expand Joelinton gives the ball away loads. We need more football in midfield. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 On 17/06/2022 at 11:00, et tu brute said: We do if we're going to go to the next stage. Expand Agreed. We don't need to do tiki-taka but we need to be able to hold the ball at times. 46-50% even. I think we are low 40's now and it's hard to sustain top 6/8 position consistently getting 42% possession. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonBez comesock Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 Gathering pace Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonBez comesock Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 Nearly 200k followers on Twitter (journo) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smal Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 I don’t really get it. You can’t sign players under 18 from abroad anymore, can you? We’d be paying £20m for him to stay there the next couple of years. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 On 17/06/2022 at 11:29, JonBez comesock said: Gathering pace Expand Unlike Botman, amarite? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 On 17/06/2022 at 11:25, The College Dropout said: Joelinton gives the ball away loads. We need more football in midfield. Expand He does, and I say that as someone who's defended him mostly, he's got a lot of good attributes. We need someone with his qualities such as physicality, work rate and mobility, but a little more cultured on the ball if we want to progress to the next level. That would be some midfielder mind. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keegans Export Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 On 17/06/2022 at 11:31, Smal said: I don’t really get it. You can’t sign players under 18 from abroad anymore, can you? We’d be paying £20m for him to stay there the next couple of years. Expand Thay was my understanding too. We could never sign U18s from outside the EU, now we've left the EU we can't sign U18s from there either. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 On 17/06/2022 at 11:31, Smal said: I don’t really get it. You can’t sign players under 18 from abroad anymore, can you? We’d be paying £20m for him to stay there the next couple of years. Expand Yes, that's what one of the reports I read said. We'd be paying to secure his transfer once he turns 18. Now, you'd imagine if we are doing that it will probably be £2 million fee now another £2 million next year, and the rest once he comes over, or something along those lines. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 (edited) With all the recent Dwight McNeil talk, thought it was interesting where he ranks in the successful dribbles per game scale on this chart. Also, as infuriating and frustrating as it would inevitably be, this chart shows just how outrageous it would be having Max on the left and Traore on the right from a dribbling perspective. Non stop highlight reels. Edited June 17, 2022 by KaKa Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnonel Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 Maxi with more key passes than Pogba Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 On 17/06/2022 at 12:30, arnonel said: Maxi with more key passes than Pogba Expand Yeah, that was interesting. McNeil too had more key passes than him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 Has Max been capped yet? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRD Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 On 17/06/2022 at 12:47, Mike said: Has Max been capped yet? Expand Not fancied by the coach, does not get a look in. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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