Recruitment has begun I see. Let's get that RWB position filled!
Hopefully some of our squad are thinking about a change in their chosen career
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Recruitment has begun I see. Let's get that RWB position filled!
How much are these players gonna cost? I agree most of then in your list are better. I’ve been going on about lampety but everyone reckons it’s gonna cost £40M plus. Peraira is a good player as well but Leicester sell to us? What i am saying is if we still had him at the club instead of splunking best part of £40M on 2 players who are even worse!
They are not far behind us tbhI think Leicester would sell because they have Castagne and Justin as their starting RB's.
Keeping KWP would have been better than wasting money on Aurier, Doherty and Royale but it wouldn't be good enough. He is not close to the level we need if we want to compete. He is at his level now trying to compete for 10th with Southampton.
Even today his supposed good performance is against Norwich. Against the big teams, including us he is constantly invisible or only visible as the defender closest watching the opposition score.
Feck the past.Your opinion however I’m not evening saying we buy him back. I’m saying we let him go and got a donkey from wolves for approx sane amount and then bought another one for £25M. If he was still with us are you saying he’d be no better than two we have at RB? For contes system, good or bad, he needs 4 quality WBs. Look at his subs he basically changes the WBs more than anyone else. So I’m sure he would have been useful.
I think that in looking back on the transfers of KWP and PEH, some are feeling buyer’s remorse because PEH hasn’t really kicked on in the way that some thought he might as a young player for Bayern.KWP have a great gane for soton at LB. Taking on players, holding the ball well and good compulsive. I’d say his playing 10xs better than our fb/WBs.
Certainly looks a lot on the left than when conte has put donkerty or sess out there!
I think that in looking back on the transfers of KWP and PEH, some are feeling buyer’s remorse because PEH hasn’t really kicked on in the way that some thought he might as a young player for Bayern.
Having said that, I don’t think KWP ever looked like a Top 4 full back when we glimpsed him. Of course, our shitshow at RB since has made us all a little nostalgic and forgetful of what we saw.
Yep probably never see Doherty get motm in a spurs shirt or multiple assists in a match.KWP was mishandled since debut which handicapped him, but essentially replacing him was Doh was a bad move regardless...... To then ditch Serge in the next summer just compounded the fuck up.
Serge / KWP + 40m still in the bank >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Royal / Doherty in a maaaaaaajor way.
KWP was mishandled since debut which handicapped him, but essentially replacing him was Doh was a bad move regardless...... To then ditch Serge in the next summer just compounded the fuck up.
Serge / KWP + 40m still in the bank >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Royal / Doherty in a maaaaaaajor way.
Starting XI?
Well we aren't a top 4 club.Soton are playing bottom of the EPL Norwich.
KWP is a good EPL footballer. He is not a top 4 footballer.
Does anyone think he should be selected in the the next England squad?
Please Levy just give Conte some backing.
It doesn't have to be insane spending:
GK
We need to start thinking of Hugo's replacement but it isn't a priority this summer. Are we sending Gollini back? If so we need another number 2.
Defence
2 of Tanganga/Sanchez/Rodon out. Push the boat out for another top option (Pau Torres) and then bring another high potential option in the 20-30m range
Drop 35m on a proper RWB. See if we can work some magic to get another one on the cheap and ship both Emerson and Doherty out
I'm still not convinced by either LWB but willing to give them both another season.
Midfield
I think we need 2 signings and we need to move Winks on. That gives us 5 good CM options for the 2 roles.
This can hopefully be covered by frees and swap deals so not much cash outlay. Kessie and one other would be good.
Attack
I think Kane, Son, Kulu is a very good front 3. Lucas and Berg are decent back ups but I'd be open to upgrading either if the right opportunity came along.
We need to sign that elusive number 9 backup, someone like Weghorst would have been ideal tbh.
In:
Gollini purchase or other GK: 15m
Pau Torres: 50m
Other CB: 25m
RWB: 35m
CM x 2: Frees/swaps
9 backup: 30m
Total spend: 155m
To be offset by the sales/swaps of Dele (10m), Ndombele (30m), Lo Celso (30m), Rodon (15m), Sanchez (30m), Doherty (10m) and maybe Gil (30m).
I think those numbers are fairly conservative.
That's 155m in outgoing value to work with.
Deliver that to Conte and we are a serious force next season in my opinion.
We also gotta pay for Romero and Demi thoughPlease Levy just give Conte some backing.
It doesn't have to be insane spending:
GK
We need to start thinking of Hugo's replacement but it isn't a priority this summer. Are we sending Gollini back? If so we need another number 2.
Defence
2 of Tanganga/Sanchez/Rodon out. Push the boat out for another top option (Pau Torres) and then bring another high potential option in the 20-30m range
Drop 35m on a proper RWB. See if we can work some magic to get another one on the cheap and ship both Emerson and Doherty out
I'm still not convinced by either LWB but willing to give them both another season.
Midfield
I think we need 2 signings and we need to move Winks on. That gives us 5 good CM options for the 2 roles.
This can hopefully be covered by frees and swap deals so not much cash outlay. Kessie and one other would be good.
Attack
I think Kane, Son, Kulu is a very good front 3. Lucas and Berg are decent back ups but I'd be open to upgrading either if the right opportunity came along.
We need to sign that elusive number 9 backup, someone like Weghorst would have been ideal tbh.
In:
Gollini purchase or other GK: 15m
Pau Torres: 50m
Other CB: 25m
RWB: 35m
CM x 2: Frees/swaps
9 backup: 30m
Total spend: 155m
To be offset by the sales/swaps of Dele (10m), Ndombele (30m), Lo Celso (30m), Rodon (15m), Sanchez (30m), Doherty (10m) and maybe Gil (30m).
I think those numbers are fairly conservative.
That's 155m in outgoing value to work with.
Deliver that to Conte and we are a serious force next season in my opinion.