First of all please mods don’t merge this with the summer transfer thread..... Still think it will happen.
Anyway I’d say this summer will be critical imo if we are to stay in top 4 next year. Yeah it’s been said before and we always proved doubters wrong but this time around I think it will really make it or break it. I’m looking at the squad and it has a few weaknesses, let’s be honest. First of all, our fullbacks are not good enough for a top 4 side, Rose’s good imo but not reliable due to injuries. Davies is decent but we should play with a winger infront of him like last season when Son often played on the left in the 4-2-3-1. Then in CM we realistically have Dier, Sissoko and Winks. I’d use Dele further forward imo. Wanyama’s spent, idk if he will ever get back in the first team. Dier is ok, Winks is a good player, Sissoko decent and I like his progress this season but still a bit too clumsy for a top 4 side. CM also looks thin on paper if you ask me. We also have the likes of Toby and Eriksen who’re likely to leave. Toby may be replaced by Sanchez, but Eriksen is gonna be hard to replace.
Add to this that Jan is getting old, Lloris looks past it too.
So we’d need a RB and a playmaker at least if Eriksen leaves this summer. Of course ideally we should buy a CM and maybe a good young CB, Vert and Sanchez can hold the ground and Foyth to slot in a back 3 or as back-up.
But the stadium drains all the money so realistically are we in a position to invest the money we make off selling players? Do we have to sell more players for funds to buy 2-3 good players?
Anyway I’d say this summer will be critical imo if we are to stay in top 4 next year. Yeah it’s been said before and we always proved doubters wrong but this time around I think it will really make it or break it. I’m looking at the squad and it has a few weaknesses, let’s be honest. First of all, our fullbacks are not good enough for a top 4 side, Rose’s good imo but not reliable due to injuries. Davies is decent but we should play with a winger infront of him like last season when Son often played on the left in the 4-2-3-1. Then in CM we realistically have Dier, Sissoko and Winks. I’d use Dele further forward imo. Wanyama’s spent, idk if he will ever get back in the first team. Dier is ok, Winks is a good player, Sissoko decent and I like his progress this season but still a bit too clumsy for a top 4 side. CM also looks thin on paper if you ask me. We also have the likes of Toby and Eriksen who’re likely to leave. Toby may be replaced by Sanchez, but Eriksen is gonna be hard to replace.
Add to this that Jan is getting old, Lloris looks past it too.
So we’d need a RB and a playmaker at least if Eriksen leaves this summer. Of course ideally we should buy a CM and maybe a good young CB, Vert and Sanchez can hold the ground and Foyth to slot in a back 3 or as back-up.
But the stadium drains all the money so realistically are we in a position to invest the money we make off selling players? Do we have to sell more players for funds to buy 2-3 good players?
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