Transfer business in retrospect

Giroud replaced by Auba is a great bit of business but the damage was done in significantly reducing our attacking strength with the sales of Sanchez and to a lesser degree Ox and Walcott.
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We didnt replace Giroud. We replaced Laca in the first place. Missed the point....not suprised.

Anyone following the club over the past couple of years knows that there's been an ongoing mutiny when it comes to contract renewals. It can only get worse with the 2019 contracts running out.

As a result, were always due for a wholesale shedding of players.

I know the current side is notoriously imbalanced, but I can't really complain about the players we've brought in this season.

Other than Mavropanos whom we haven't really seen, players like Aubameyang, Kolasinac, Lacazette and Mkhitaryan make the basis for a pretty decent side.

Transfer window was horrendous

Losing Walcott, Sanchez and Giroud and relying on 2 new strikers to get us champions league football was suicidal.

Ffs we have to call on Welbeck and Iwobi

I said it in January. The transfer window left is weaker

comment by Castor Troy (U8700)
posted 3 minutes ago
Transfer window was horrendous

Losing Walcott, Sanchez and Giroud and relying on 2 new strikers to get us champions league football was suicidal.

Ffs we have to call on Welbeck and Iwobi

I said it in January. The transfer window left is weaker
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On the other hand, the club wasnt going to sit back and wait for the entire squad to run their contracts down.

It's nice to see a little long-term thinking at the club for once. We can expect more of the same over the summer.

I think Auba will be a good striker for us, he doesn't concern me. I worry about Mhiki, he was horrible for utd and bar the everton game is playing exactly the same as he was at utd.

I just we get a new manager before Auba's contract is up or he throws a wobbly.

I also think that replacing Santi with Xhaka was the biggest factor for our performance. We used to be really comfortable when teams pressed us high with Santi. Now with Xhaka that's not the case. This combined with one of the highest number of errors directly leading to goal in the league by him is a deadly combination. I don't understand why we signed him in the first place as the guy is not even a DM and never will be.

comment by Gunnerthru (U6675)
posted 6 hours, 1 minute ago
Giroud replaced by Auba is a great bit of business but the damage was done in significantly reducing our attacking strength with the sales of Sanchez and to a lesser degree Ox and Walcott.
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We didnt replace Giroud. We replaced Laca in the first place. Missed the point....not suprised.
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Idiot. We SOLD Giroud and BOUGHT Auba. How do you justify saying that a player leaving and another joining to take his squad place is not replacing that player? Laca is still in the squad. Is your love of Giroud still distorting your mind?

comment by WOKO - thats Wenger out, Kronke out (U16927)
posted 6 hours, 38 minutes ago
comment by Gunnerthru (U6675)
posted 6 hours, 1 minute ago
Giroud replaced by Auba is a great bit of business but the damage was done in significantly reducing our attacking strength with the sales of Sanchez and to a lesser degree Ox and Walcott.
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We didnt replace Giroud. We replaced Laca in the first place. Missed the point....not suprised.
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Idiot. We SOLD Giroud and BOUGHT Auba. How do you justify saying that a player leaving and another joining to take his squad place is not replacing that player? Laca is still in the squad. Is your love of Giroud still distorting your mind?
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Lost, hopeless....full time twaaat.

comment by Gunnerthru (U6675)
posted 2 hours, 9 minutes ago
comment by WOKO - thats Wenger out, Kronke out (U16927)
posted 6 hours, 38 minutes ago
comment by Gunnerthru (U6675)
posted 6 hours, 1 minute ago
Giroud replaced by Auba is a great bit of business but the damage was done in significantly reducing our attacking strength with the sales of Sanchez and to a lesser degree Ox and Walcott.
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We didnt replace Giroud. We replaced Laca in the first place. Missed the point....not suprised.
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Idiot. We SOLD Giroud and BOUGHT Auba. How do you justify saying that a player leaving and another joining to take his squad place is not replacing that player? Laca is still in the squad. Is your love of Giroud still distorting your mind?
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Lost, hopeless....full time twaaat.
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Go support Chelsea and the love of your life.

We actually handled the Sanchez, Giroud, Miki, Auba saga very well (given our options).

This issue however was not addressing the weaknesses in the defensive side of our squad. A winger would also have been very helpful too.

But really poor management is our biggest weakness by a mile. Hard to know what level the squad really is with them being used so poorly and with the players heads gone.