People been saying we should drop eriksen the last month or so due to his current form..... now it's a bad decision not to start him?
ochsulk:-
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People been saying we should drop eriksen the last month or so due to his current form..... now it's a bad decision not to start him?
ochsulk:
Yep. Sadly we're undefeated yet 5th and about to play a team at a ground where 1pt is likely the most we'll get.
I do like Poch, don't want him sacked by any means but this squad has deficiencies. Some of which could have been addressed. Why sell Lennon, Townsend and Chadli in the space of 18 months but inadequately replace those players.
We aren't getting enough productivity out of the 3 behind the striker. Only Son out of he, Eriksen, Lamela and Alli gets a pass so far. For that reason I'm remaining patient with Janssen (albeit it is wearing thinner by the week).
I think I saw a stat though that Dembele, Toby, Jan, Lloris and Kane have only all played in a game once this season. So maybe our depth isn't actually brilliant and might actually be seriously lacking in areas.
Do you think we will (or need to) spend in the January window?
Liverpool have always been rich and been a far more marketable side than we have due to their long history of success. Fenway seem to have tapped into the US market more and got better commercial deals from there. They have also always been able to attract top players. To suggest Liverpool weren't capable of doing this is laughable and we're years away from being as big a draw as them.
Levy/ENIC have done well get the deals we have, surprised you think he could be doing better. Considering year on year we score better commercial deals and endorsements.
I wasn't. Fuck Chelsea on the weekend. Fuck that Jan had to play left back.
This was a must win game and from our first choice back 4 only Rose played, and he only played because he is suspended for the weekend.
Your opinion is alarming and perhaps demonstrates a lack of perspective and good judgement.
Am I classing the joint up or what?
No chance of a top 4 finish?
Never a plan B?
Why the fuck do some of our fans think that we are entitled to all this glory all of a sudden? Look at every club above us in the league, the main difference between them and us is money....they can afford to pay the £200k a week wages.... but then let's look at the last results with them .....
Gooners 1-1
Mac shitty 2-0 win
Manc united 3-0 win
Chavs 2-2
Please enlighten me who on the budget that we have at the club and with our wage structure, who do you think would do a better job then Poch?
I'll ask you a question because I'm not doom and gloom on everything. Some aspects of the club I love.
For all his faults I massively respect Levy as chairman. Look at where we were when ENIC took over and where we are now, sadly I'm not in the UK so I can't see first hand what the new stadium is looking like.
Ok, we have 3 competitions to compete in. That's still not certain though, we may even miss Europa from here.
My question is, given the commentary about some individuals being 'doom and gloom' is it fair to have been critical of our Summer transfer activity at the time?
If we're striving for objectivity in debates on a topic (this club) that will illicit emotional responses given the mass amounts of passion we all have for the club then why can't we then or now objectively look at the squad and concede we didn't have a great window.
As for your comment about slow start then we had our best performance in the PL era. Whilst it is entirely possible that can be replicated or improved upon, isn't it also entirely reasonable to suggest that it may not happen that way again this season. It appears as though competition for top 4 places will be stiffer this season.
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At the time we wanted DM cover, a Striker and a winger. We got them all and more. No one at the time was vociferous in saying we had a bad window, most were positive. Only now are people popping up because they have hindsight on their side and wallow in moaning about everything.
As for the suggestion of a good or bad season. Shitting on our team and our manager in November is premature when unbeaten in 5th, 4 points off top. Unless of course you think we won't hit form all season. Which is very unlikely.
Levy is doing deals with NFL, Stadium naming rights and new kit and the increased revenue will mitigate debt and allow money for new players. This has to be the way forward. It won't happen over night but Spurs are on the way up. Changing manager at this time is wrong. The club needs stability and continuity. Too many emotional knee jerk comments after poor result last night. Headless chickens do not rule the roost. Poch is one of the best new managers around and deserves a chance.
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Well I for one and if I could be bothered I'd find it wasn't happy selling Chadli for N'Koudou. Seems a downgrade to me.
Wanyama I agreed with wholeheartedly, great purchase. Sissoko is the one I appear to have misjudged, thought that being alongside his national captain would extract some good football out of him. Not looking good in that regard.
I'm sure we will hit form at some point, hopefully on the weekend. My concern is whether it'll end up being enough. Chelsea, Scum, City and Pool. All looking strong. Will our pick up in form be enough. Time will tell.
I'm not shitting on the manager btw, although I suspect that wasn't referring to me. I like a lot of what he does, appears as though to me we have not the clearest plan when in attack.
In the last year we lost Nacer Chadli, Andros Townsend, Nabil Bentaleb, Ryan Mason and Clinton N'Jie. In came Moussa Sissoko, Vincent Janssen, Victor Wanyama, Georges-Kevin N'Koudou and Pau Lopez. At very best, the changes mean they've maintained the same overall quality.
Do not know how to set up Poll but wonder how many would prefer the players sold to their replacements.
Do not know how to set up Poll but wonder how many would prefer the players sold to their replacements.
I was happy with Wanyama. Wasn't convinced by Janssen, GKN, or Sissoko, but I've been willing to give them a shot and they really haven't produced the goods.
They're 22 and 21 respectively. They have more than enough time to turn that around.
Sissoko was shithouse from the get go imo and a panic buy. GKN has had moments that stir optimism for me.
Rarely does a foreign player do well in their first season in the Prem.
