goalkeeping situation needs a long hard look at, and the lot of them need to be upgraded tbh
@RonaldVilliers (U21490)
(1) A new top goalkeeper - definitely need a keeper to replace Vorm, but realistically Lloris is good enough for now.
(2) A new contract for Alderweireld or a replacement - definitely. The former should be top priority but seems unlikely now.
(3) Danny Rose to find his form of last season or a replacement - definitely. The latter seems much more likely. Would rather Spurs got some decent cash for Rose and scouted out a top class replacement.
(4) A new RB (would need to shift either Aurier or Trippier) - top priority. Hopefully Aurier will improve for a proper pre-season but Trippier is just not good enough.
(5) A new central midfielder - second highest priority. A ball player who takes the ball forwards.
(6) A left wing option - not so much. Well stocked here.
(7) A new striker - probably best to get a forward who can play up top or in the 3 behind. Probably already got that in Lucas.
I'd say 4 players are NEEDED (centre half, right wing back, left wing back, central midfielder). If Walker-Peters steps up, then between Aurier and him that's probably enough at RWB without needing to invest. Left wing back and centre mid are non-negotiable, though.
Haak
Pretty spot on, even though I have some blind faith in Danny Rose.
I’m starting to think for the first time that maybe (just maybe) the doom mongers could be right and we will start to lose our best players over the next couple of seasons due to the wage structure
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I always felt this would happen. Not necessarily all at once or en masse but when it’s generally accepted, or we as a club are touting our players as one of the best in the world in their position, demanding massive fees but paying them wages that don’t correlate to that (eg Walker was probably earning a wage with us that Cashley got upset about in 2006) then it’s understandable. Speaking of Walker, the proof is in the pudding as far as he’s concerned.
We don`t know how to mix it with teams that are experts at gamesmanship, we usually start out the better side and play the better football but we are then all too easily knocked off our stride by the dirty tactics of our opponents.
Add to that, more often than not we will have a weak poor referee, who will let certain teams get away with their shenanigans simply because of who they are and who manages them.
For eg. Juventus are masters at it, Mourinho`s teams always do it, Chelsea are also experts at it, we have lost to all three of these this season. I accept we can do nothing about referees, we just have to pray we get a good one, but we have to learn to be more streetwise in the big games.
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posted on 23/4/18
goalkeeping situation needs a long hard look at, and the lot of them need to be upgraded tbh
posted on 23/4/18
@RonaldVilliers (U21490)
(1) A new top goalkeeper - definitely need a keeper to replace Vorm, but realistically Lloris is good enough for now.
(2) A new contract for Alderweireld or a replacement - definitely. The former should be top priority but seems unlikely now.
(3) Danny Rose to find his form of last season or a replacement - definitely. The latter seems much more likely. Would rather Spurs got some decent cash for Rose and scouted out a top class replacement.
(4) A new RB (would need to shift either Aurier or Trippier) - top priority. Hopefully Aurier will improve for a proper pre-season but Trippier is just not good enough.
(5) A new central midfielder - second highest priority. A ball player who takes the ball forwards.
(6) A left wing option - not so much. Well stocked here.
(7) A new striker - probably best to get a forward who can play up top or in the 3 behind. Probably already got that in Lucas.
I'd say 4 players are NEEDED (centre half, right wing back, left wing back, central midfielder). If Walker-Peters steps up, then between Aurier and him that's probably enough at RWB without needing to invest. Left wing back and centre mid are non-negotiable, though.
posted on 23/4/18
Haak
Pretty spot on, even though I have some blind faith in Danny Rose.
posted on 23/4/18
I’m starting to think for the first time that maybe (just maybe) the doom mongers could be right and we will start to lose our best players over the next couple of seasons due to the wage structure
__________________
I always felt this would happen. Not necessarily all at once or en masse but when it’s generally accepted, or we as a club are touting our players as one of the best in the world in their position, demanding massive fees but paying them wages that don’t correlate to that (eg Walker was probably earning a wage with us that Cashley got upset about in 2006) then it’s understandable. Speaking of Walker, the proof is in the pudding as far as he’s concerned.
posted on 23/4/18
We don`t know how to mix it with teams that are experts at gamesmanship, we usually start out the better side and play the better football but we are then all too easily knocked off our stride by the dirty tactics of our opponents.
Add to that, more often than not we will have a weak poor referee, who will let certain teams get away with their shenanigans simply because of who they are and who manages them.
For eg. Juventus are masters at it, Mourinho`s teams always do it, Chelsea are also experts at it, we have lost to all three of these this season. I accept we can do nothing about referees, we just have to pray we get a good one, but we have to learn to be more streetwise in the big games.
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