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The Wish List
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StefanB
Active Member
Danny Welbeck in 2014. Before that I'd say Diaby in 2006..
carlito'sway
Established Member
Not sure what your definition of athlete is, but from an athletic stand point, Alexis Sanchez is phenomenon.
StefanB
Active Member
Athlete is 180cm+ with great physique, speed and power.
Alexis is something else. He's a great athlete of course in terms of endurance and speed, but he lacks the physique/stature that the greatest athletes have.
carlito'sway
Established Member
I would disagree with that definition. There is no arbitrary height limitation to be a great athlete. Mo Farah is not 180, still a great one, Isiah Thomas (Boston Celtics), countless other examples.
As far as of great physique, power, endurance etc, Alexis has it all.
StefanB
Active Member
We're on a football forum. When running a marathon height doesn't matter. When playing in midfield/as a striker height matters..
truth_hurts
but Holding’s hair transplant was painless
I want an exciting forward Mbappe, Lacazette, Dyballa, Morata. It hurts me how blunt our attack is these days..
Sell - Ramsey, Walcott and Giroud. All good but they've been staple parts of this failing team for too long.
Sell - Ramsey, Walcott and Giroud. All good but they've been staple parts of this failing team for too long.
Country: England
Oblak
Holding Van Dijk Koscielny
Bellerin N'Zonzi Nainggolan Mendy
Mbappe Alexis
Lukaku
Only need 7 players. Only need £300m. No excuses.Holding Van Dijk Koscielny
Bellerin N'Zonzi Nainggolan Mendy
Mbappe Alexis
Lukaku
YeahBee
Terrible hot takes
Mo may be a great runner but not a great athlete
the definition of a great athlete is mostly down to speed, strength and explosiveness
things that is mostly natural
endurance is a trained trait, some have more or less natural endurance and everyone can become better at speed, strength and explosivness but it is mostly given already at birth.
A second definition of a great athlete is that he/she could have become great at any sport
Deathstroke
The Terminator
Not so sure about the personnel, but I'd be all for that formation. Or the 4-3-3, if our young RW/LW prospects are to fit in better.
Country: Iceland
Could be a good shout
African Flair
Well-Known Member
Like Arsenal FC would pay 12m for a guy with a haircut like that.
His name have bounced around but honestly is he any better than the Ramsey's of the world? We need to pony up big cash for a major player in the midfield. I wish Szczesny was sent to Rom for a purpose, like under cover stuff, recruiting assets.
Country: England
Scored this in the Europa League a few days ago.
carlito'sway
Established Member
He was great next to Xhaka for Gladbach. Perhaps we could recreate the pairing.
Deathstroke
The Terminator
I thought he's headed to Dortmund in the summer?
Mitch
Blonde Brigade Grand Wizard
Proven wrong by to Maradonna, Zola, Kante, Makelele, keita,Wise, Juninho, Otega, Insinge and Hassler.
4R5Emaniac
Always fresh from Bangladesh
Read somewhere that Dries Mertens rejected a new contract at Napoli. If Alexis leaves he could a shrewd signing on the short term. Having a great season so far as a False#9 ala Alexis and can play LW as well.
Revamp our attack with three players Mertens, Lacazette and Fekir. Midfield with Naby Keita and Isco. Alban Lafont as GK and a LB.
Revamp our attack with three players Mertens, Lacazette and Fekir. Midfield with Naby Keita and Isco. Alban Lafont as GK and a LB.
Should I go ahead and make the transfer thread?
Optimistic
Active Member
Personally I'd like to see improvements made on our current leftback options, our deputy rightbacks, our defensive midfielders, and our wingers. Additionally, although Sanchez can do a pretty remarkable job as a false 9, I'm also a fan of more 'complete' forwards and would like to see us buy a striker in that vein. To this end, I'd like to see us sign:
- Jonas Hector (FC Cologne). A more defensively sound leftback than our current options, Hector is also versatile and can play in midfield. When he was younger he used to play as a number 10, and it shows - he has a good awareness of where he needs to be in the attack, and can sometimes be quite creative. He also plays for the German national team, which is always a good sign.
- Danilo Pereira (FC Porto). He's a very defensive midfielder who can also play at centreback. He's strong, tall and good in the air, which are all features we're a bit short on in midfield. He's also quite a capable passer of the ball and very mobile. I think having someone with his skillset would stop the opposition cutting through our midfield so easily. Ideally he would bench Coquelin, allowing Coquelin to deputise at rightback when necessary. Coquelin has played there before, and I believe his flaws (namely his passing game) would be less significant out wide.
- Julian Brandt (Bayer 04 Leverkusen). A young creative winger who at age 20 has already cemented a place in Bayer's starting 11. He's tall, quick, and has an eye for a pass. Hopefully this would reduce our reliance on Özil for creativity, and with his pace and ability to beat a man 1v1 would allow us to go at defenses more directly. He's hardly set the Bundesliga alight so far but being so young he has time on his side.
- Andrea Belotti (Torino). Although certainly unproven beyond the terrific season he's currently having, for years we have been hesitant to spend big money on young forwards and regretted the decision later. He's proven that he is at least capable of being a deadly finisher. Additionally he's the type of striker that creates chances for himself, is fairly tall, strong and good in the air, and quick enough to play on the counter. If nothing else he has an exceptional workrate and defends from the front, and wouldn't it be nice to see more of our players putting in the effort when we're out of possession? Torino wouldn't let him come cheap but I could see him moving as part of a similar deal as Anthony Martial to United. Certainly a risk, but we could afford it even if he flopped, and the rewards could be fantastic.
