The College Dropout Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 4 minutes ago, Rafalove said: This seems fanciful. To me we need two cm’s exactly. One that can sit at the base. One who is creative and can score goals and ideally press. Don’t know where you would fit another player in without getting rid of someone and the who are you going to get rid of? 2 as a minimum. Id bring in a promising teenager if possible as well. Or if we have Maddison that’s ok, he can play at 8 if really needed. We need someone as emergency backup. Arsenal have Elneny. Liverpool had that Bajetcic kid or the Juve loanee and they both struggled with Europe when injuries came. We have nothing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 Man U have 5 for 2 positions in midfield. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theregulars Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 Not an ITK at all but my Arsenal supporting friend who is usually right about all matters Arse says Tierney to us is done. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 A lot of smoke. If true then hopefully he won’t be spending too much time on the treatment table. I would be positively surprised if he doesn’t. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafalove Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 We have Bruno, Longstaff, Joelinton, Willock, Anderson, plus another two midfielders would be seven for three. Keep in mind we have other positions to strengthen aswell, and if we want to bring in real quality we have to bring in a new lb, cb, cf, and maybe a rw or someone who can play accross the front three. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 Whatever we have and whoever we count we need to strengthen our midfield. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 1 minute ago, Rafalove said: We have Bruno, Longstaff, Joelinton, Willock, Anderson, plus another two midfielders would be seven for three. Keep in mind we have other positions to strengthen aswell, and if we want to bring in real quality we have to bring in a new lb, cb, cf, and maybe a rw or someone who can play accross the front three. Anderson needs to go out on loan, man. The 7th man needs to be (a) ideally someone that can play elsewhere (b) an old-timer happy with reduced minutes (c) a pup happy with reduced minutes or (d) a player on relatively low wages or someone on loan that is happy to be emergency back-up. Not every player needs to come in straight into the first team. If we get a CF they will be along the same profile as a 3rd CM. Isak & Wilson will be our main men. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafalove Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 If Anderson was going out on loan, it would have happened this season. Besides he’s just starting to get minutes and we might need a homegrown player. Another pre-season with Eddie working on his positioning should be good for him to improve further. Like I say once we’ve brought in two cm’s we have other positions to focus on. Not to mention I think we’ll see greater outlay on development players this year, what with us being linked with the likes of Rigg and Minteh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamPS Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 Midfielders depends on where Joelinton ends up, this season he’s been counted twice - LW and in midfield If the plan is for him to mainly play at LW it’s 3 CMs needed, one probably for development, as there’s only 3 at the club If he’s viewed as a CM then it depends on Howes view of Gordon and ASM as options for LW whether a LW is needed. Really don’t want to see Isak shunted out wide next season Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
timeEd32 Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 4 hours ago, Smal said: only change I’d have made a bit earlier was ASM for Isak as I thought the latter was blowing a bit and his defensive work was understandably suffering. As it were he stayed on and supplied the pass for the 4th so… This was the latest sign to me of how little Eddie trusts ASM. 2-1 up, tired legs everywhere, literally no options to improve the midfield, their possession starting to move higher up the pitch, and counter attacking opportunities that were screaming for Saint Maximin. But he persists with what we have until the game is won. I'm pretty certain he'll be sold this summer if anyone will pay a figure close to whatever our valuation is. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 If you look at the first team, the obvious areas to upgrade are Burn, Longstaff and Almiron. Then on top of that we, could do with a bit more depth so we can rotate Schar and the lads in the middle. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 I am not sure about rumours of Tierney to us purely because I can't see Arsenal selling to direct rival for champions league spots Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeloEmre Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 7 minutes ago, Tiresias said: I am not sure about rumours of Tierney to us purely because I can't see Arsenal selling to direct rival for champions league spots They will sell to the club paying most money. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 30 minutes ago, BeloEmre said: They will sell to the club paying most money. And with our FFP issues we shouldn't allow ourselves to get fleeced. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRC Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 Thats the thing about the PL being the richest league in the world, your will have to sell to direct rivals sometimes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holloway Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 We're minted enough to take the gamble on Tierney surely, given what he could bring to this team Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elric Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 Tierney just seems like he'd be next in line of perma-crocked players that have darkened the club's door like. Despite the massive strides we've made, I refuse to believe our medical department is anything even approaching Arsenal's, and they haven't been able to get a decent tune out of him for any long period of time. No doubting he's a skilled player on his day but so was Woodgate. Can't afford to fuck around where FFP is concerned. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Edgar Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 I hate the idea of gambling on Tierney. Just feels like we do not need to risk him and should have other options for LB. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pata Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 I like the idea of Tierney, he's probably the closest player to Burn with his experience as a LCB in a back three. Would expect heavy rotation with Burn if we do end up signing him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 1 hour ago, The Prophet said: If you look at the first team, the obvious areas to upgrade are Burn, Longstaff and Almiron. Then on top of that we, could do with a bit more depth so we can rotate Schar and the lads in the middle. 3 of our best players this year Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 5 minutes ago, Ben said: 3 of our best players this year The whole first team has done brilliantly, that shouldn't stop us from moving forward. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazarus Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 4 hours ago, SteV said: edit: as an aside, I was looking up the rules on this, and discovered Dier doesn’t count as homegrown for Spurs, even though he plays for England, which is a bit mad. Doesnt matter that he plays for England. He has to be trained in England for 3 years prior to 21st burpday which he wasnt as he was at Sporting as a bairn before coming back in late teens (i think??). It does seem a mad rule rule that someone like Dier can fall foul of the rule meant to help english players Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletor Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 5 hours ago, SteV said: No. The homegrown quota is something we need to consider going forward though. We’ll be fine next season and for the next couple of seasons, but once the likes of Wilson, Trippier and Pope start nearing the end, we’d have a problem if most of our signings between now and then are non-homegrown. edit: as an aside, I was looking up the rules on this, and discovered Dier doesn’t count as homegrown for Spurs, even though he plays for England, which is a bit mad. Why's it mad? He was grown in Portugal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteV Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 24 minutes ago, Skeletor said: Why's it mad? He was grown in Portugal. Yes, obviously, I’m not necessarily questioning the legitimacy of the rule. More the fact, that you’ve got someone who is ’English’, plays for England, but because of circumstances, doesn’t count as home grown. I suppose it’s evidence that you need to look at this rule not in terms ‘we need to have less foreigns in the team’, and more ‘we need to have more academy players in the team’. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRaspberryJam Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 31 minutes ago, Skeletor said: Why's it mad? He was grown in Portugal. Is he a plant or something Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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