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Don't particularly feel that we need a specialist defensive midfield, but the midfield can become a bit flat when Tonali and Bruno play together.  Not particularly sure how you fix that, but we managed it for a large chunk of last season.

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24 minutes ago, Nine said:

Also, good luck finding a DM reasonably fitting within PSR and that is actually a good player 

 

 

 

 

At various points we got linked loads with Kephrem Thuram, Manu Kone and Youssouf Fofana. Versatile CMs that can play either the 6 or 8.

 

All of these three moved for around 25 million Euros and are plenty good enough players. We are just really not that great in the market often enough tbh.

 

I will never really accept the idea that there's no players to sign out there.

 

 

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2 minutes ago, Ronson333 said:

What was your former avatar? You’ve been around a less than a month and most of your posts are today? 

Santoon. I did mean to post more but have to be careful and don’t have time/energy 

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Just now, The Prophet said:

Don't particularly feel that we need a specialist defensive midfield, but the midfield can become a bit flat when Tonali and Bruno play together.  Not particularly sure how you fix that, but we managed it for a large chunk of last season.

You fix it by swapping one of them for a specialist defensive midfielder. That’s how. The large chunk of last season we got away with it by having the best striker on the planet at the time.

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There's no point signing a DM unless we are going change the shape of the team to actually get the benefit of having one.

 

Ironically, for me, not only would signing a DM and changing the shape slightly make us way harder to play against, it should also narrow the midfield and make it easier to build up attacks by bringing us closer to the centre forward and making the full backs more of a creative outlet, our assists and chances created from full back this season must be crap.

 

It doesn't feel like it's rocket science, we've had massive gaps for years but aren't getting away with it - or have the firepower to scare teams off exploiting it 

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HTF did we spend around 115M on 2 forwards in the summer only to end up with Gordon as our regular centre forward as we hurtle towards April?  Well, we know how and it’s been done to death but that transfer window was a shambles. Add Elanga to that where we must have scouted him to death and failed to see his obvious limitations or chose to ignore them and we get to where we are now.

 

Someone needs to pull a couple of rabbits out of the hat this summer and at the same time clear out some of the decks. 
 

There’s no doubt we’re reaping what we sowed. If I’d been told at the end of last season that Gordon would be the regular centre forward with Osula as first choice back up I simply wouldn’t have believed it. You could hardly make it up.

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Just now, Ronson333 said:

You sure? I’m being serious here.. 

Yeah man! Obvs hated the result but yeah. I don’t get to watch basically any of our games unless it’s Sunday/late Kick off. 

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3 minutes ago, Shearergol said:

You fix it by swapping one of them for a specialist defensive midfielder. That’s how. The large chunk of last season we got away with it by having the best striker on the planet at the time.

 

At the same time though, when Bruno and Tonali have played together, for decent spells of this season and last, it's not been an enormous issue. Nothing wrong with having that option I guess.

 

Last season those two lads along with Joelinton were rightfully considered one of the most formidable midfields in the league. Of course Isak, played his role and was a big part of put success, but the idea he carried us just isn't true, we were a very good side.

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2 minutes ago, JasMann said:

Yeah man! Obvs hated the result but yeah. I don’t get to watch basically any of our games unless it’s Sunday/late Kick off. 

Listen if there is a bigger problem give us a shout, we’re happy to help.

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1 minute ago, Ronson333 said:

Listen if there is a bigger problem give us a shout, we’re happy to help.

? What? Because I posted today? What is this about. 

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Just now, RobsonsWonderland said:

If players want to go... Let's get the job done early and move on.

 

Squad is clearly needing a refresh so I'm hoping this thread will be hot as hell in the summer

 

As long as we're letting the bad players go and keeping the good ones, I'm with you. 

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Just now, Ronson333 said:

Eh? Just trying to help man.

No that’s nice of you but I don’t understand why you would think something is up? I haven’t said anything particularly outrageous I don’t think? 

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1 minute ago, JasMann said:

No that’s nice of you but I don’t understand why you would think something is up? I haven’t said anything particularly outrageous I don’t think? 

You’ve mentioned you’re upset and posted 50 times today, just making sure you’re ok man. 
 

 

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1 minute ago, Ronson333 said:

You’ve mentioned you’re upset and posted 50 times today, just making sure you’re ok man. 
 

 

I don’t think I said I was upset? I’m not upset, no. I appreciate it but I’m sound man! Just a case of having free time/being able to watch the game. 

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I don’t even know where to begin so I’ll start with the forward line 

 

Woltermade - Wissa - Osula 

 

None have a future here beyond this season - there’s no way Nick can be here next season when he’s being used as an 8 currently - what makes EH think he’ll be a 9 especially when he’s obsessed with 3 8s

 

Wissa - shite 

 

Osula - no point having him 3rd choice - needs matches on loan to see if he’s good enough 

 

And Gordon isn’t our first or 2nd choice forward next season - he doesn’t have the striking instincts of a natural striker 

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3 minutes ago, JasMann said:

I don’t think I said I was upset? I’m not upset, no. I appreciate it but I’m sound man! Just a case of having free time/being able to watch the game. 

Listen I understand your point and trying not to be strong on it. Happy to support you when you open up.

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1 minute ago, Ronson333 said:

Listen I understand your point and trying not to be strong on it. Happy to support you when you open up.

This is very weird bro. Very. 

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