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If only we’d manage to secure Michael Ricketts all those years ago30 million for Berahino should seal the deal
Summerville instead of Werner and another top line forward? That would be ambitious. Will we do it?Not the sexiest name out there but I'd rather we went for Summerville than activating Wenger's buy cause. Very little dynamism up front, we were running around in circles against Scum.
15-20m difference in valuation. Rotate with Son at LW and get another striker in.
Summerville instead of Werner and another top line forward? That would be ambitious. Will we do it?
Doubt anyone actually believes we will have the budget for that.
AbsolutelyWerner is a bit of a litmus test on whether we're serious. Make it permanent then we're not. It would be a typical Tottenham doing a deal because the price is right situation without much thought on the improvement it brings us. He might be ok squad filler, he's done alright but didnt we get Solomon for that. It would still be a £15m hit to the budget and a foreign trained player spot used.
Hudson-Odoi
He was with Geertruida too. Who'd actually make the perfect inverted full back.
But I believe he may be off to Liverpool with Slot anyway.
Sign players who can head a ball please. There will be a lot less complaining about set pieces if we do.
Well we probably need a CF so that is one.
Looking more and more like we need someone to sit in front of the defence. Bissouma should have been that guy, but since becoming unwell at AFCON, he’s not been great.
We ship far too many goals, but I’m struggling to think of who could upgrade our back five, so the number six is the place where the money should be spent. Fuck knows who (I don’t watch enough football to have an opinion), but i look at teams built on a Kante or a Rodri and think it’s a rather obvious hole in our plan.
Wenger's buy cause
Seems like the number is a lot higher to be honest (but that’s still a goal a game). We just seem loose there. Do we even give up those set pieces in the first place with a more solid midfield? First goal yesterday started with tippy tappy in our own box and would a better number six have got us up the field easier? Would he have helped cover the ball through for the second? Sounding like a superhuman, but maybe possible?Annoyingly, we've only conceded 31 goals from open play all season.
With 12 of those coming when we played Emerson and Davies as a centre back pairing.
Incredibly frustrating with regards to set pieces.
Seems like the number is a lot higher to be honest (but that’s still a goal a game). We just seem loose there. Do we even give up those set pieces in the first place with a more solid midfield? First goal yesterday started with tippy tappy in our own box and would a better number six have got us up the field easier? Would he have helped cover the ball through for the second? Sounding like a superhuman, but maybe possible?
Granted, we do need a bit of cash spent up front too though.
Werner is a bit of a litmus test on whether we're serious. Make it permanent then we're not. It would be a typical Tottenham doing a deal because the price is right situation without much thought on the improvement it brings us. He might be ok squad filler, he's done alright but didnt we get Solomon for that. It would still be a £15m hit to the budget and a foreign trained player spot used.