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With Sarr not coming until next summer; this could be a risk unless we plan to sign another defensive mid Jan.
We play at our best with both Holjberg and Skipp in midfield. Both are good tacklers and can read the game well; with Holjberg suited to venture forward into the opposition half.
Clearly they cannot play every game - which leaves us with Ndombele, Lo Celso, Dele and Winks to fill in for them.
Ndombele is a clear NO in that position. Lo Celso gets injured putting on his boots and Dele would be a square peg in a round hole.
Who would have thought Mourinho wants to reunion with Winks?
Playing Winks is more often than not is like playing 10 men against 12 men. So rather playing 10 against 11 men.
Actually on second thought, however bad NDombele can be, get an hour out of him would at least amount to half player. So I would take 10.5 men over Winks option.
If Winks goes we will get a replacement in. If only to even out the homegrown numbers.
Since winks is not playing that much anymore anyway, we dont even need to get another homegrown. Just pretend to ourselves winks is still here and we are just not playing him.
I mean, we would still need another homegrown to be able to register our full squad.
We need to be brutal with the deadwood now.
It's the only way we can crawl out of the epic slump this club is in.
Winks.
Davies.
Doherty.
All need to go ASAP.
Dele
Dier
Sanchez
Once replacements bought and bedded in.
TND
Moura
Need upgrading
GLC
Can't keep these guys around long term as they don't offer enough regularly enough. Doesn't matter if "they can do a job" because they can't. They play well less often than they play badly, so how can they do a job when gradually their chances are going to keep reducing as we add new players in the next few windows?
It's the only way we can crawl out of the epic slump this club is in.
Winks.
Davies.
Doherty.
All need to go ASAP.
Dele
Dier
Sanchez
Once replacements bought and bedded in.
TND
Moura
Need upgrading
GLC
Can't keep these guys around long term as they don't offer enough regularly enough. Doesn't matter if "they can do a job" because they can't. They play well less often than they play badly, so how can they do a job when gradually their chances are going to keep reducing as we add new players in the next few windows?
Good luck flogging all those in a single window.
I didn't say we could. But we won't ever get rid unless we start actively showing them the door.
Knowing levy, he'll start dishing out new contracts soon so we don't "lose" them on a free.
We all know how transfer discussions with Winks and Levy will go...
Levy "Harry, we feel it would benefit you to move on, you'll not get any game time here"
Winks "Ok boss, reluctantly I agree to move. Can I tell the papers that Nuno kicked a puppy to death"
Levy "Sure, leak away. And we'll do everything we can to get you a move. Just as soon as someone breaks the transfer record for you"
Or in an alternative universe, Harry agrees it's time to move on and Levy accepts bids from Brentford, Norwich, Newcastle, Fulham, Palace, Villa and Wolves. But Harry wants to hold out for a top 4-6 team.
Feel sorry for Roma and Inter, I really do.
First three will go in Jan.
We could try just pushing them out a window?
Why ? Harry Winks is a fine player a natural replacement for Eriksen. The kind of attacking midfield player that could push Inter to retain their title.... A real live wire. It's a real blow losing him I'm consoling myself with the fact we won't have the dagger in the heart moment of seeing him in a City or United kit...
Bollocks. Why would Jose want a player he didn't even play at Spurs? Inter-Milan..Inter Miami is more his level.
Maybe Maureen can see he's more suited to the Italian game than the PL.
