I was thinking more of what everyone said about the positive effect Edgar Davids had when he came to the club. Somebody of that kind could be valuable to have around the place.
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Didn't Davids fight with people during training? Positive.
Do you recommend anyone by the way?
I don't know the circumstances, maybe somebody needed a slap.
Keane chinned him. Probably thought he was a big time Charlie - again, not really sure what effect he had on our team. His legs had 100% gone by the time he got here.
Do you recommend anyone that we SHOULD sign? Who you think would come here?
It would go against our transfer policy for sure, but e.g. Hummels or Robben? That kind of player ... bags of top level experience, maybe one maximum two seasons left in the tank.
Tbf, Llorente ought to have been that guy.
At time of signing he ticked all the boxes.... Even EPL proven.... Chavs appeared to think so at the time too.
Hummels? When are you wanting us to sign him, in 3 years time?
He's 29 years old, plays for the biggest team in Germany and is arguably one of the best centre halves in the world. Why would he sign for Spurs?
I'm surprised you didn't say Godin. Contract runs out in the summer. Experienced and won things.
Didn't Godin re-sign in the end after briefly flirting with Utd?
New challenge? Bayern might be giving the keys to Süle moving forward? Kidnap his dog? I don't know, I only gave it 30 seconds thought.
Godin could be another good shout. I would bet Hummels speaks perfect English though, not so sure about Godin.
You might be right - I was going off of transfermarkt, who are usually reliable with that sort of stuff, who had his contract down as running out in 2019.
Yeah that's pretty rare, especially for a big name like Godin. Apparently a contract until 2021 now.
Unless he has some sort of clause in 2019 - because they also have Alderweireld's contract down as running out in 2019 (Which we know isn't true) however has does have that release clause in his contract.
Yeah, Sandro was a beast, but weren’t his best years with Modric and VDV? The beast was my fave for the time he was here. Thanks for the reminder on him.
Modric: of course he is an all time great. But we never looked to replace him with a decent technician in the midfield. If AVB got moutninho, I think our whole style of play for years would be better off.
PSV: I don’t care about their past experience in Europe. They are playing really well right now, and despite our dominance yesterday (again I haven’t watched the game, but from what I have read we should have won), I was not sold on us walking away with it.
Why: because I haven’t been convinced this year in a single game. That’s my take though.
Preseason: I get that.
Trust me PSV were shit. Bossing the Dutch league only means so much.
We beat ourseves last night.
Lozano could be the answer to replace Llorente. Had a decent game and whilst not suggesting we buy off 1 game, our scouts have plenty of time to watch him. Should be in our budget.
PSV's Hirving Lozano proves he is one of the most-desirable attacking players in Europe | Daily Mail Online
PSV's Hirving Lozano proves he is one of the most-desirable attacking players in Europe | Daily Mail Online
Poorly timed and went studs up with his left foot. Just because he didn't break Lozano's leg doesn't make it not reckless.
Don't get me wrong, I quite liked Davids, I think most fans did, but what effect are you talking about? I wouldn't attribute much of what he did as the standout. I always viewed him as a has been, the fact he came on a free and didn't complete 2 seasons with us kind of points to that. I don't like these type of signings to be honest, I think maybe there is some mileage in them if you are at the bottom of the league or are a team that's come up from the Championship with a load of young players e.g Steven Dafour for Burnley or Leicester signing Cambiasso but when you are already at the top of the league you need to look for players that are going to fight for a place in the starting eleven and remain there.
I think these types of signings are massive gambles and rarely work out, ask Sunderland, QPR and West Ham who I think have cornered the market in signing has-beens. Contrast that with Bournemouth, Wolves, Southampton to name but a few, they look at building a squads with an eye on the longer term.
The answer is clearly the money BUT remember the excitement from many supporters at the chance to watch Messi etc. Personally I would have prefered an easier group, qualify and go further in the competition. However it would be a massive retrograde step to fail to qualify for next season's CL after 3 consecutive years.
2017-18 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: PAYMENTS TO CLUBS
1. Real Madrid - £78.5m
2. Roma - £74.2m
3. Liverpool - £72m
4. Juventus - £70.9m
5. Bayern Munich - £62.4m
6. Chelsea - £57.7m
7. Manchester City - £56.5m
8. PSG - £54.9m
9. Tottenham - £54.2m
10. Barcelona - £50.8m
11. Sevilla - £42.8m
12. Monaco - £41.2m
13. Besiktas - £38.3m
14. Manchester United - £35.7m
15. Napoli - £34.5m
16. RB Leipzig - £30.5m
17. Celtic - £28.7m
18. Atletico Madrid - £28.1m
Sweet Jesus. What the fuck have we done with it?