asukru
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Player:Martinelli
I honestly see us getting Cahill, not opposed to it as it'll be a short term solution and I think he will do well for us.
Do we really need a new CB with Kos/Nacho/Mavro coming back? We’ll just end up with a squaddie who we can’t get rid of later
I meant this season ofc. If the only reason we’re looking to buy a CB is because Holding is injured then i rather we don’t buy anyone in the January window and wait for the summer to buy a quality CB instead of a stopgap CB.Kos contract ends this summer, Nacho is the best LB we have in the squad, Mavro is totally unproven.
We are short at the back tbf
Spend big on a quality cb that will be a starter or don't buy one in my opinion.
Kos contract ends this summer, Nacho is the best LB we have in the squad, Mavro is totally unproven.
We are short at the back tbf
Yes I think the same. CB is for me the position where we can make the biggest quality step. Buy now a top talent CB (de Ligth, Pavard, Hermoso, Sarr, Milenkovic, Upamecano, Skriniar). Or else leave it or loan a CB out and spend big in summer.Spend big on a quality cb that will be a starter or don't buy one in my opinion.
We have zero wingers but CB's is our biggest gap?Yes I think the same. CB is for me the position where we can make the biggest quality step. Buy now a top talent CB (de Ligth, Pavard, Hermoso, Sarr, Milenkovic, Upamecano, Skriniar). Or else leave it or loan a CB out and spend big in summer.
I think we have center back covered enough, so it's at best a slight concern. For me, we need to get a winger. We need that dynamism in attack.
This one.In what universe have we got centre back covered? Mustafi is an erratic liability who’s currently injured, Kos is a fading force just come back from serious injury, Holding is out and Mavro is unproven and nowhere to be seen. Sokratis is our only vaguely reliable centre back and to be blunt he’s just a good value stop-gap option to prevent further chaos, he’s not a long-term solution.
Centre back is, as usual, our biggest concern.
Well we spent big on Auba last winter so it's doable. Maybe Stan's team in LA having a good season as well as our fast start will shake loose the pursestrings as he gets a taste of success and wants more.As much as I would love a direct, pacy winger our goals for and against in the Premiership show we need an elite central defender more than a winger in my opinion. However I think both might have to wait until the summer as I don't think we have the money to pay 'over the odds' as that is what it usually takes to get top draw players in January.
Goals for - 35, 2nd for goals scored
Goals against - 20, 7th for goals conceded
And what if in doing so we drop points due to not having sufficient cover at the back, miss out on a top 4 finish, fail to win the EL and are then staring down the barrel of another year without CL football? Does that not make the task of buying a true top class CB exponentially more difficult both in terms of spending power and attractiveness? A couple of million on reliable cover is nothing in the context of the bigger picture.I meant this season ofc. If the only reason we’re looking to buy a CB is because Holding is injured then i rather we don’t buy anyone in the January window and wait for the summer to buy a quality CB instead of a stopgap CB.
Just imagine! I'll take the most unreliable of sources when it comes to De Light.