Nearly scored 2 headers and had an assist vs Liverpool….
Wasn’t great on the left but looked like scoring and assisting on the right
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Nearly scored 2 headers and had an assist vs Liverpool….
Wasn’t great on the left but looked like scoring and assisting on the right
In a positivity thread, all you can think of is attacking the Spurs fans that don't see things your way?
I actually thought you were better than the likes of the gooner and the Paw Patrol.
Was I wrong?
We gone win the FA cup next season, the PL title and CL in 2 seasons guaranteed.
Johnson has been our best player upfront compared to Son, Maddy and Kulu.
I got drunk and didn’t watch the game, only negative I have is I’m hungover. The positive is I didn’t see the shit show and actually don’t care, thanks Daniel!
Yes I know Pochettino said it before he left ffs and it’s still no done , our best player Kane wanted out of the current squad the majority could go and no be missed the defence all young and could be managed properly are our main asset
Think really the only changes that need to be made to starting 11 to get our system working better over a season is our forward and a number 9 so that would be 4 new players of good quality.
Not a impossible ask .
Saying that it's imperative we get cover for the inverted full backs also .
Though I'm really quite interested in skipp in that role, he's still young enough for him to be repurposed
What do we need though to make this system work?
I think we need 4 players.
Exceptional 1v1 wingers for one, kept saying it all season. backups for our Full backs and a no 6 and a striker
From a mentality perspective we need time as well, we are a relatively young, inexperienced team, out heads drop way too easily.
A major overhaul suggests changing the majority of the squad, it's not that drastic.
IN
GK
FB (maybe x2?)
LCB
6
8/10
WF
CF
OUT
12 ish players
It’s a huge operation needed
I could be wrong, but I think Arteta inherited Pepe rather than bought him.
There is truth in what Rich says though, we ARE at that stage where we have the means to compete for top end players that are ready for the now, rather than for the future. As with everything else though, there's a balance. It's all about the right player(s) that enhance the team. Some on here want a marquee signing for every position, which is unrealistic.
However, if AP is targeting the title, which is essentially what he's saying when he says that top 4 isn't the target, then he absolutely MUST be backed to achieve that. Our recent change in transfer spend, scouting and upper management on the Football side suggest that we are. We've spent a lot of money over the past 5 years, but it's only really the last 2 years that the buying has looked like it has a coherent plan behind it.
I'm of the belief that this will continue, whilst others aren't. I don't have an issue with that, as there are definite grounds for their scepticism.
We'll see in the Summer window I guess.
I've supported this club since I was 3, I've never been a "fan." I've been optimistic about the club all through that time, despite relegation, bankruptcy and the 90's. That is what being a supporter is about to me.
Our optimism for this season may have gone now, but my optimism was never about what we'd do this season under AP, it was always about where he'd take us once he'd got all the moving parts in place, or at least the majority of them.
We were told that this would take a few windows to get it right, some of us listened. We were told we'd have bumps in the road, well we got them. What's exacerbated the bumps is the filth doing so well.
There's an old saying, "it's always darkest before the dawn."
Our dawn is coming, I believe that because that's what being a supporter is about for me. I believe that is why we've changed our structure, and it's why I believe he'll get backed. There are those who don't, which is their prerogative.
The question really is if you have no optimism or belief, why do you bother?
That's the end goal in 2-3 years but we don't need that to turn our form around.
The foundations are already there for example.
The major overhaul was undertaken last Summer, we're already a year into it, we just need to keep tweaking the squad every TW to see progression.
In 2-3 years there will be other needs.
It never ends with squad building.
We aren’t getting all that done this summer but the following are vital imo:
6
8/10
WF
CF
Ange maybe sees LCB as a priority too.
I’d start Skipp again at LB and see if he’s willing to adjust full time.
Anything else we can get in the summer and January is great.
Thanks for this, it's been all doom and gloom recently (albeit with good reason), need a little bit of perspective.