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Wasn’t you just making a high horses speech about posts like this....
Who cares what someone said.....it’s a forum
Now you’re all about the off topic bullshit.
See, when YOU feel misrepresented then it’s ok for YOU to engage in some nonsense seeking clarification....
As I said, lack of self awareness
I’d happily trade never signing a player ever again ifAdmin agrees to close all Transfer Threads
And to think this is a window where even I want signings.....but apparently it’s the wrong one, so cunt off it is then!!
Yay!
That pretty much applies to any transfer though doesn't it?
I' not saying Malcom was or is top - or even high - on my wish list either, I think what I said was, I'd rather we spent 35 on him than 25 on Moura, when they were both options we were considering - which was what was reported last year.
I still think Malcom is a decent player of his ilk, ie left-footed AM/WF playing from the right, but there are a few positions and players I'd want upgrading before his/him.
He's an absolute moron, don't waste your energy
It's too far fetched imo. I would maybe buy that concept if it was a stats nerd who never played like AVB in charge but Poch is a former player who came up from the rough leagues.
He will have experienced and played with all sorts of different types of players.
Also consider how flexible he is. He can work with fresh youth academy prospects or reinvent players (Lamela) or even give new life to players in their late 20s (Lambert, Sissoko etc) which is practically unheard of (and one reason he's the best manager in the world).
Yeah he probably has some filters on that narrow the selection (no cunts, work hard) but signings like Aurier and Llorente show how varied he can be (Llorente because of age, Aurier because of terrible reputation for behaviour).
Then consider his tactical flexibility, he finds roles for everyone and anyone. Whether 4321, 352, 4141, 442 diamond, 3511 and so forth. His options are so broad.
I cannot imagine that Poch is being too picky when you consider all of that.
It was joyous! I would recommend reading it from start to finish. Get the refreshments & party snacks in.
Sit back in your favourite chair & let the words flow....
If we all collectively say "yes Sammy, signing a striker would be a good idea" (even though I highly doubt anyone would have turned one down recently, but rather thought another position like central midfield was a higher priority) will you be happy?In other internet news, “it would be stupid to sign a striker...”
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No mate, I just made a comment. No horses were harmed.
To be fair I have said I don't want a striker as I don't they will play enough to justify the expense of getting one in. But yes things have changed.
My dream signing would be Zaha. He is so exciting to watch and can play up top or out wide, perfect to rotate /compete .
Trouble is he would likely cost 100 million when we're building a billion pound stadium and desperately need a central midfielder or two.
Wonder if we could get a loan in to get us through.
My dream signing would be Zaha. He is so exciting to watch and can play up top or out wide, perfect to rotate /compete .
Trouble is he would likely cost 100 million when we're building a billion pound stadium and desperately need a central midfielder or two.
Wonder if we could get a loan in to get us through.
If we all collectively say "yes Sammy, signing a striker would be a good idea" (even though I highly doubt anyone would have turned one down recently, but rather thought another position like central midfield was a higher priority) will you be happy?
Or, maybe people shouldn’t ridicule the idea with all their might from the off and start saying it’s more important to upgrade Trippier.
There’s tonnea of posters who would like a striker, and agree with the point I’ve been making. You probably do too.
But like many others you feel more comfortable trying to take the piss out of me, or not agreeing publically, than you would actually entering the debate and saying
“Actually it wouldn’t be that bad with a striker, RB pales in significance”
Thats fine, but it’s interesting that yesterday I was arguing with two posters about it, now we are being linked with strikers, others feel very compelled to come out of the woodwork and pick an argument with me about something else, then they will moan about it in a few pages.
Like you.
Actually what the fuck is your point?
Other than to receive a post like this one in reply?
Fucking loans. We'll see some Nelsen-and-Saha-tier shit unfold before the end of January, won't we?
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But not all risks are the same, there is a difference between a 5 million risk ( Alli) and a 35 million risk with a 21 year old Brazilian that isn't making it at Barca. He's got a complete change of culture to get use to and a much harder and faster league. He may be a good buy I don't know, we should have tried for him before he got well known.
It's talksport, mountain of salt and all that.
A lot of sense spoken there, sir.
Never taken the piss out of you wanting a striker, or 'disagreed publicly' about it. I mean, I did just literally ask you if saying directly that you have a fair point about wanting a striker would make you happy - that was kind of the point of my post.
Whatever. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. Endlessly go on about how you were Cassandra and no-one listened to you about wanting a striker. I'd just rather hear what you think about who we should be going for as that'd be more interesting.
Yet you don’t ask me that
Sammy, it's really hard to engage with you sometimes because you bury the odd very salient point in a supercilious sardonic avalanche of straw man sarcasm.
People say simple things that are easy to understand and you obfuscate it into something you feel more comfortable ridiculing.
Or you try to oversimplify more complex issues.
You don't base a transfer strategy on a player being out or away on international duty for a month. If we were to buy Wilson it would cost us 50m plus another 25-30m in wages and would be a 4-5 year contract. Llorente has played 36 minutes of league football out of 2050. That's because we have a player, Kane, who is so good and so complete as a striker that there are almost no circumstances, bar trivial ones, in which he would be deemed upgradable. Even when he's having a poor game, he scores, when he misses three sitters, he scores the fourth, his confidence never wains.
So surely you can understand the logic of people saying - if we are going to commit circa 75m+ on a forward, to get the value from that deal it needs to be someone who can also play other positions, so that we can get a lot more use/minutes from that player.
With regards to prioritising a CM over a forward, again, it's logical right now because we have Kane - who always starts when fit - we have Son - who is a really good forward and is also versatile - and as a third choice we have Llorente - who is just an older, slower version of Kane, who didn't cost 50m and is happy to sit on the bench - and then we also have other players who score goals and/or could be pushed forward in an emergency like Alli, Eriksen, and at a push Lamela and Moura.
But many of us feel our central midfield options aren't as deep or as high in quality as those forward options. We are losing Dembele, Wanyama is fucked. Dier and Sissoko do "jobs" but don't do them as well as many of us would like. Winks is embryonic in his development and playing out of position. Skipp is 18yo.
Anecdotal and data evidence suggests our forwards/AM's are amongst the best in this league. The same criteria suggests some of our defenders are too. The same criteria suggests our midfielders are definitely not. That is why many of us would prioritise that area first.
Teams can have weaknesses, but still do relatively well because the strengths compensate. In our case we have a great coach, a really good collective coached and tactical ethos most of the time, and some great players. Like ManU winning the league with Phil Jones in midfield and O'Shea at the back. We are doing well enough with the CM's we have, but many of us think we aren't far away from genuinely challenging for a title and that the area that would most improve that would be midfield, because in Kane, Eriksen, Alli, Son we have some of the best creative and creatively productive players in this league already. We don't have any midfielders that are currently "top echelon".
In that case, what are your thoughts?
Direct substitute for Kane or speedy boi like Martial that can play alongside or instead of him? (I prefer the latter)
Thoughts on Callum Wilson (as there is at least some noise around him)? Surely anything over £40m would be insane...
Fucking hell what is this?
National Therapy time for Sammy Day
I DONT GIVE A FUCK WHAT ANYONE THINKS ABOUT THE WAY I POST.
No one here is any better than anyone else.
Just all of you get that into your heads.
I’m a cunt.
You are all cunts too.