I get the feeling that people do overrate our players sometimes. The price/value of a player doesn't always match ability or
reality. just because we have spent **** load of money doesn't mean we have a fantastic group of players or a well balanced squad good enough to compete for major honors. . . .you still have to spend the money wisely and on the right players with the right attribute to create a well balanced team which we quite clearly lack atm.
It's common knowledge that the foundation of a winning team is a strong defensive unit and central midfield and we have experienced a sharp drop in quality and substance in that department and as a result are facing the consequence. That is the reason why clubs like Dortmund and Juventus have been performing better despite spending significantly less than us in recent times. it's a travesty of epic proportions that we have no world class/top quality central midfield, defence and strike force to call upon considering the amount of money we have spent.
Unless the likes of oscar, De bryune, Cesar, Lukaku et al all fulfill their maximum potential with us, I would consider our transfer policy over the past 3 seasons a complete failure. out of all the players we have bought during this period,only mata I would consider a good/great value for money. to go from prime JT, Carvalho, Alex, Makelele, Essien,Ballack, prime Lampard, Drogba to Luiz, Ramires, mikel, Torres et al is unacceptable, again considering the money spent.
foundations of a winning team
posted on 25/1/13
Unless the likes of oscar, De bryune, Cesar, Lukaku et al all fulfill their maximum potential with us, I would consider our transfer policy over the past 3 seasons a complete failure.
gosh some of your are so inept its laughable . the avarage IQ on here must be below 80
posted on 25/1/13
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posted on 25/1/13
Spot on appraisal CFC-4life. In the signing of Oscar, Hazard, Marin and Moses we have signed potential. I've no doubt that they are going to have sparkling careers but this year is a season too soon for them.
I don't have too much of a problem with the defence but we've neglected the main area for concern - the centre of midfield. Frank's good at what Frank does but he's never one to 'Run' the midfield. Essien was always the powerhouse there with Maka behind.
Until we can start dominating the centre of the park again there's going to be a gap like the grand canyon between the defence and our young bucks!
Oh - two top quality strikers as well. I think wednesday showed many were wrong pinning their hopes on Ba!
posted on 25/1/13
All in good time Brummie.
We have bought some very good players, with excellent potential. In fact I would say this team we are forming with Mata, Oscar, Hazard, De Bruyne, Luiz and Lukaku is almost if not more exciting then the one we built in 03/04 season. The biggest failure has been Torres, and £50mill is a big chunk.
All that is required for us to do is to get the right manager in, and probably need a few squad players to add depth, with 2 or 3 mentally strong players...one in defence one in midfield and another one up top. Our transfers for this new generation is not over yet.
posted on 25/1/13
You also said this:
go from prime JT, Carvalho, Alex, Makelele, Essien,Ballack, prime Lampard, Drogba to Luiz, Ramires, mikel, Torres et al is unacceptable, again considering the money spent.
Which is what I meant.
posted on 25/1/13
This article is bluddy true , fantastic
posted on 26/1/13
Agree tht the midfield is cause for concern but we were blessed with talent like Makalele,Essien & Ballack in that department. How easy has it been for Man U to replace Roy Keane ? or Arsenal Patrick viera? Those type of players are at a premium. I cant think of any modern midfielders who are anywhere near the class of those 5. Sure some have potential but whether that is fulfilled remains to be seen.
Im not sure that all of our young players are quite as good as we believe.Think we have the foundations of a team that can compete but not sure about winning just yet.
posted on 26/1/13
I agree with the op, most of our new acquisition are overrated and at best green horns, we can't win sh..t with them, the only exceptions being moses, ba and mata, these are players who have shown that they can change the outcome of matches
posted on 26/1/13
Oscar and Hazard are going to be big players when they mature. I wasn't expecting much off them in their 1st season in the PL and I'm quite pleased with what I've seen of them so far, especially Oscar with his work rate.
We just need a good experienced CM to help everything to knit together - and we could do with that sooner rather than later!
posted on 26/1/13
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