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Tbh I'm a bit meh on Lo Celso but I'll definitely feel good about Sessegnon .
I reckon we may well have thought about new striker but will keep Llorente
and use him as we have been doing but also mentoring younger strikers in club?
Same age as Parrott, has made a couple of short first team appearances for Notts County but there was mainly playing u18 football there
Looks good as a striker in the couple of YouTube videos online - but need much more to form a real judgement. Likely to be playing u23 football for Spurs next season - I'd guess first outing likely to be this weekend at u23 tournament in Brittany ( see youth thread) so will get better feedback then.
Hard to tell sometimes if a player will work or not though, that's the issue mate.
Even N'dombele might flop (although that seems highly unlikely.)
This is why it's always risky offloading a first choice player like Trippier because even if he wasn't that good he was still the best we had and would have made a great backup option from the bench and now we are left with 3 massive gambles as our first choice options and even weaker options from the bench.
Aurier could turn good, Foyth could be the best RB we have ever had and KWP could have a breakout season, those are all possible scenarios.
The other possible scenarios are they are all mediocre and end up costing us more points than Trippier ever did and that becomes a massive area of weakness for us that will be abused by teams and that could have been avoided by taking a gamble on a player with a better track record at RB, someone like Alves for example.
Which like I say, doesn't always work out but it definitely lessens the risk involved.
Would not be surprised if Rose has a complete meltdown one day and that will be the end of him Hope we’ve sold him by then
Every time someone says sissoko can play right back a puppy dies
Honestly Danny, I love you and your free to go thanks for your service and all that. . . but why the fuck would you go to probably the most racist Top 5 league in Europe given your strong stance against it?
Doubt a move out there would be good for his mental health.
Those of you bigging up Sessegnon, have you actually seen him stand out defensively? I ask because whenever I've seen him play he's been a winger or attacker, the YouTube showreels hardly show him defending.
Whatever you may feel about Danny Rose leaving, he is an outstanding defender, that's still a key role of any wing back (as the name suggests)
Whatever you may feel about Danny Rose leaving, he is an outstanding defender, that's still a key role of any wing back (as the name suggests)
Well hopefully this means we are swooping for Lo Celso because somebody obviously is if Betis are agreeing that deal. . .
Rumoured that he's had a tear up with Poch....
We are obviously looking for full backs with pace to burn that can put in a cross.
It could just be glitches or maybe KWP is getting a new number (Trippier's?) but it's not decided yet
I don't think looking at the shop would give away significant info into our transfer plans
Good points.
Mancity Liverpool and Spurs ( in whatever order) probably have the strongest 3 squads, and after that it's a fight between :
Manu - desperate to get rid of Alexis Sanchez ( on high wages so nobody will take him) Pogba as he is inconsistent either very good or bad ( again high wages, whilst their main striker wants out, and most fans want half the squad gone. They have money but top players see the problems there and few will join. Desperate for CL to improve their standing but several teams to compete with.
Chelsea ,- Minus Hazard may struggle to get goals, think their season may depend upon how quickly Hudson Odoi comes back from injury and whether he is ready to step up to consistently be " the man" . Tough ask
Woolwich - Shambles and limited transfer budget. Unless they strengthen in this TW somehow will probably finish 6th.
Wolves - Getting a good squad together but may lack the depth necessary to play midweek in EL as well as PL.
So provided we get in players we want, we may still have some weaker areas ( eg RB) but we have every chance of finishing 2nd or 3 rd without the injuries we had last season.