Can't wait to see Perisic and Bissouma in action the most. Yep, brilliant window. Pretty much every position has been ticked so far.
Apart from slightly over paying on Richalison we have to give credit to Daniel Levy and Paratici.
Conte is not going have any excuses this season 🇮🇹
Now the focus will be on shifting wasters like Ndombele, Lo Celso, Winks, Tanganga, one of the RWB options,
Gil and one from Sessegnon/Reguillon as well should probably leave.
If you can get rid of at least 5/7 their i think he might be allowed to dip back into the market.
Can’t rate it till we’ve seen them in action surely?
Good on paper, but will they integrate well?
Its been a great window.... Gotta believe Conte see's something in Lenglet (He'd be the only question mark I'd have). Given the way Davies has played since moving back to his best position, its hardly a big issue. I wouldn't be surprised if we went back for Bastoni later in the window.
Id just like to see us go after an attacking/goal scoring midfielder/ No 10 to properly replace Eriksen to give us a plan B to 343.
Madison, Depay, Paqueta. would all tick the box
9/10 for me
Guardian has the net spend at -54m.
Some going for the players you've brought in
Interested to know how many fans think Davies is good enough to be in the 11 for a big match.
Do people rate him on how he played last season?
Brilliant window.
But if you are being more critical you could say it was the bare minimum/absolutely necessary etc.
Just glad it wasnt drawn out until deadline day or something of old. Thank goodness.
Perisic I would rate 8.5
comment by LukaBrasi COYS I like it, I like it, I like it! (U22178)
posted 7 minutes ago
Interested to know how many fans think Davies is good enough to be in the 11 for a big match.
Do people rate him on how he played last season?
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He's always been a better LCB than a LB or LWB, Conte clearly knew this and played him..... Davies played great last year, Deserves to start ahead of Lenglet at this point but its always good to have competition
comment by Diamondlights (U20501)
posted 18 minutes ago
Its been a great window.... Gotta believe Conte see's something in Lenglet (He'd be the only question mark I'd have). Given the way Davies has played since moving back to his best position, its hardly a big issue. I wouldn't be surprised if we went back for Bastoni later in the window.
Id just like to see us go after an attacking/goal scoring midfielder/ No 10 to properly replace Eriksen to give us a plan B to 343.
Madison, Depay, Paqueta. would all tick the box
9/10 for me
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Lenglet certainly is the big question mark and I’d be okay with that if he hadn’t been brought in to cover one of our most critical positions. A part of me still thinks (or is deluding myself into believing) that we might make one final try for Bastoni especially as Inter still need to raise money.
comment by ABC Jelly (U22709)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Diamondlights (U20501)
posted 18 minutes ago
Its been a great window.... Gotta believe Conte see's something in Lenglet (He'd be the only question mark I'd have). Given the way Davies has played since moving back to his best position, its hardly a big issue. I wouldn't be surprised if we went back for Bastoni later in the window.
Id just like to see us go after an attacking/goal scoring midfielder/ No 10 to properly replace Eriksen to give us a plan B to 343.
Madison, Depay, Paqueta. would all tick the box
9/10 for me
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Lenglet certainly is the big question mark and I’d be okay with that if he hadn’t been brought in to cover one of our most critical positions. A part of me still thinks (or is deluding myself into believing) that we might make one final try for Bastoni especially as Inter still need to raise money.
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Steven Zhang the Inter owner has been sued and lost a court case against creditors in Hong Kong. He is now liable for ~€250M of debt.
not many complaints, lets see how they all do
on face value:
Forster 6/10
Perisic 8/10
Bissouma 8.5/10
Richarlison 7.5/10
Lenglet 6/10
Spence 7/10
9 or 9.5 for me. Early, organised, and with proven quality. Get an attacking mid and it will be a 10.
comment by Automatic For The People (U21889)
posted 1 hour, 2 minutes ago
Can’t rate it till we’ve seen them in action surely?
Good on paper, but will they integrate well?
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If they don't perform then we can only downgrade the players not the window itself. I think everybody agrees that on face value we've done very well with these players.
Forster 8/10 - not going to get much better as a no.2
Perisic 8/10 - quaility! for his experience as much as his qaulity
Bissouma 9/10 - dynamic energetic ball winner, just what the doc ordered
Richarlison 8.5/10 - as a 4th choice, a brilliant option. Arsenal giddy about Jesus but who is their 4th choice? NKetiah, Martinelli. We're in another league and he completes probably the 2nd or 3rd strongest front 4 options in the league. If he was replacing Kane, then Nah! not good enough,
Lenglet 6/10 - who knows underwhelming on paper
Spence 7.5/10 - could be an awesome signing, hope he learns quick and becomes 1st choice as his attributes are brilliant.
would love to the likes of winks/ndombele/lo celso moved on
comment by ABC Jelly (U22709)
posted 1 hour, 8 minutes ago
comment by Diamondlights (U20501)
posted 18 minutes ago
Its been a great window.... Gotta believe Conte see's something in Lenglet (He'd be the only question mark I'd have). Given the way Davies has played since moving back to his best position, its hardly a big issue. I wouldn't be surprised if we went back for Bastoni later in the window.
Id just like to see us go after an attacking/goal scoring midfielder/ No 10 to properly replace Eriksen to give us a plan B to 343.
Madison, Depay, Paqueta. would all tick the box
9/10 for me
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Lenglet certainly is the big question mark and I’d be okay with that if he hadn’t been brought in to cover one of our most critical positions. A part of me still thinks (or is deluding myself into believing) that we might make one final try for Bastoni especially as Inter still need to raise money.
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Not a chance. Especially now Juventus are about to seal the Bremer deal from under Inter's noses, which Fabrizio Romano just confirmed about an hour ago. With no replacement they won't get rid of him.
Currently, if the window closed tomorrow, it's a 7/10. Some great strengthening, but we've still got all our dead wood and could afford to add a bit more.
Shift most/all the deadwood and I'd give it an 8/10.
Add a really good AM (Maddison etc), then it's a 9/10.
Add a top class LCB, then it's 10/10.
I don't think anyone would dispute it's been a great window but talk of a title push, as some fans have suggested on Twitter, is just absurd. You don't make up 30 points in one season by signing six players, only three of which actually improve the first 11 in Perisic, Bissouma and Spence. The other three are good cover but don't start for me. They'll be useful additions to the squad in what will undoubtedly be a long hard season where every game counts but they don't improve the team. That said, who can? There aren't many players that could improve our first eleven who fit within our budget so maybe we do this step by step and hope we achieve more next season to enable the kind of growth that CAN attract these premium players.
We are missing that vital LCB player but I guess if he's not available we sit tight until next year. The problem will be if we don't then qualify for next year's CL. You can't help but feel now is the time to strike. Bastoni would be great but if Inter aren't selling, what can we do?
We defo need a creative attacking midfielder and if the Maddison rumours are true then why the hell didn't Conte fancy Eriksen. Yes, he's older but he's much the better player. From the bits I've read it was a case of Conte not wanting him rather than Eriksen being lured by the United money. That's staggering.
comment by fridgeboy (U1053)
posted 11 minutes ago
comment by ABC Jelly (U22709)
posted 1 hour, 8 minutes ago
comment by Diamondlights (U20501)
posted 18 minutes ago
Its been a great window.... Gotta believe Conte see's something in Lenglet (He'd be the only question mark I'd have). Given the way Davies has played since moving back to his best position, its hardly a big issue. I wouldn't be surprised if we went back for Bastoni later in the window.
Id just like to see us go after an attacking/goal scoring midfielder/ No 10 to properly replace Eriksen to give us a plan B to 343.
Madison, Depay, Paqueta. would all tick the box
9/10 for me
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Lenglet certainly is the big question mark and I’d be okay with that if he hadn’t been brought in to cover one of our most critical positions. A part of me still thinks (or is deluding myself into believing) that we might make one final try for Bastoni especially as Inter still need to raise money.
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Not a chance. Especially now Juventus are about to seal the Bremer deal from under Inter's noses, which Fabrizio Romano just confirmed about an hour ago. With no replacement they won't get rid of him.
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I wouldn’t say there is no chance at all as Inter really need the money so will have to sell at least one of their big name players.
Thought we might have been back in for Bremer as well but looks like that ship has sailed.
comment by fridgeboy (U1053)
posted 11 minutes ago
comment by ABC Jelly (U22709)
posted 1 hour, 8 minutes ago
comment by Diamondlights (U20501)
posted 18 minutes ago
Its been a great window.... Gotta believe Conte see's something in Lenglet (He'd be the only question mark I'd have). Given the way Davies has played since moving back to his best position, its hardly a big issue. I wouldn't be surprised if we went back for Bastoni later in the window.
Id just like to see us go after an attacking/goal scoring midfielder/ No 10 to properly replace Eriksen to give us a plan B to 343.
Madison, Depay, Paqueta. would all tick the box
9/10 for me
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Lenglet certainly is the big question mark and I’d be okay with that if he hadn’t been brought in to cover one of our most critical positions. A part of me still thinks (or is deluding myself into believing) that we might make one final try for Bastoni especially as Inter still need to raise money.
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Not a chance. Especially now Juventus are about to seal the Bremer deal from under Inter's noses, which Fabrizio Romano just confirmed about an hour ago. With no replacement they won't get rid of him.
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Bremer was never a replacement for Bastoni. He'd take Skriniar's spot
comment by fridgeboy (U1053)
posted 5 minutes ago
I don't think anyone would dispute it's been a great window but talk of a title push, as some fans have suggested on Twitter, is just absurd. You don't make up 30 points in one season by signing six players, only three of which actually improve the first 11 in Perisic, Bissouma and Spence. The other three are good cover but don't start for me. They'll be useful additions to the squad in what will undoubtedly be a long hard season where every game counts but they don't improve the team. That said, who can? There aren't many players that could improve our first eleven who fit within our budget so maybe we do this step by step and hope we achieve more next season to enable the kind of growth that CAN attract these premium players.
We are missing that vital LCB player but I guess if he's not available we sit tight until next year. The problem will be if we don't then qualify for next year's CL. You can't help but feel now is the time to strike. Bastoni would be great but if Inter aren't selling, what can we do?
We defo need a creative attacking midfielder and if the Maddison rumours are true then why the hell didn't Conte fancy Eriksen. Yes, he's older but he's much the better player. From the bits I've read it was a case of Conte not wanting him rather than Eriksen being lured by the United money. That's staggering.
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I think it's highly unlikely, but it's not as absurd as you think. You say that we've mainly strengthened our squad, rather than the first 11. But last season, that was the issue. Our first 11 was capable of going toe to toe with the best teams in the league and getting a result. It's when we didn't have our best 11 available, or a couple of them weren't performing etc that we dropped results. Giving ourselves more strength in depth will help reduce the risk of this happening this season.
spence could be another rb to add to southgates collection
comment by PhilspursFGR (U3278)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by fridgeboy (U1053)
posted 5 minutes ago
I don't think anyone would dispute it's been a great window but talk of a title push, as some fans have suggested on Twitter, is just absurd. You don't make up 30 points in one season by signing six players, only three of which actually improve the first 11 in Perisic, Bissouma and Spence. The other three are good cover but don't start for me. They'll be useful additions to the squad in what will undoubtedly be a long hard season where every game counts but they don't improve the team. That said, who can? There aren't many players that could improve our first eleven who fit within our budget so maybe we do this step by step and hope we achieve more next season to enable the kind of growth that CAN attract these premium players.
We are missing that vital LCB player but I guess if he's not available we sit tight until next year. The problem will be if we don't then qualify for next year's CL. You can't help but feel now is the time to strike. Bastoni would be great but if Inter aren't selling, what can we do?
We defo need a creative attacking midfielder and if the Maddison rumours are true then why the hell didn't Conte fancy Eriksen. Yes, he's older but he's much the better player. From the bits I've read it was a case of Conte not wanting him rather than Eriksen being lured by the United money. That's staggering.
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I think it's highly unlikely, but it's not as absurd as you think. You say that we've mainly strengthened our squad, rather than the first 11. But last season, that was the issue. Our first 11 was capable of going toe to toe with the best teams in the league and getting a result. It's when we didn't have our best 11 available, or a couple of them weren't performing etc that we dropped results. Giving ourselves more strength in depth will help reduce the risk of this happening this season.
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Having Son, Kane and Kulu as a front three with no drop in quality if Richarlison comes on as a sub is excellent.
Perisic - 7/10 - worried about his age and how much he'll be able to stay but pretty confident that he'll look class whenever he gets on the pitch
Forster - 6/10 - don't really rate him but he's probably better than gollini and he won't play much regardless
Bissouma - 9/10 - if Conte only wants CMs who are very reliable defensively then I'm not sure who we realistically could have gotten that would have been better than Bissouma.
Richarlison - 9/10 - again, not sure who would have been a better gettable backup who can play along the front line.
Lenglet - 7/10 - think it's worth the risk because of the upside.
Spence - 8/10 - maybe needed someone who was a more immediate and definite upgrade at the position but for the fee and the upside it's a really good signing - the kind of player we'd be kicking ourselves over in a few seasons if we let them go to palace instead
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posted on 19/7/22
Can't wait to see Perisic and Bissouma in action the most. Yep, brilliant window. Pretty much every position has been ticked so far.
Apart from slightly over paying on Richalison we have to give credit to Daniel Levy and Paratici.
Conte is not going have any excuses this season 🇮🇹
posted on 19/7/22
Now the focus will be on shifting wasters like Ndombele, Lo Celso, Winks, Tanganga, one of the RWB options,
Gil and one from Sessegnon/Reguillon as well should probably leave.
If you can get rid of at least 5/7 their i think he might be allowed to dip back into the market.
posted on 19/7/22
Can’t rate it till we’ve seen them in action surely?
Good on paper, but will they integrate well?
posted on 19/7/22
Its been a great window.... Gotta believe Conte see's something in Lenglet (He'd be the only question mark I'd have). Given the way Davies has played since moving back to his best position, its hardly a big issue. I wouldn't be surprised if we went back for Bastoni later in the window.
Id just like to see us go after an attacking/goal scoring midfielder/ No 10 to properly replace Eriksen to give us a plan B to 343.
Madison, Depay, Paqueta. would all tick the box
9/10 for me
posted on 19/7/22
Guardian has the net spend at -54m.
Some going for the players you've brought in
posted on 19/7/22
Interested to know how many fans think Davies is good enough to be in the 11 for a big match.
Do people rate him on how he played last season?
posted on 19/7/22
Brilliant window.
But if you are being more critical you could say it was the bare minimum/absolutely necessary etc.
Just glad it wasnt drawn out until deadline day or something of old. Thank goodness.
Perisic I would rate 8.5
posted on 19/7/22
comment by LukaBrasi COYS I like it, I like it, I like it! (U22178)
posted 7 minutes ago
Interested to know how many fans think Davies is good enough to be in the 11 for a big match.
Do people rate him on how he played last season?
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He's always been a better LCB than a LB or LWB, Conte clearly knew this and played him..... Davies played great last year, Deserves to start ahead of Lenglet at this point but its always good to have competition
posted on 19/7/22
comment by Diamondlights (U20501)
posted 18 minutes ago
Its been a great window.... Gotta believe Conte see's something in Lenglet (He'd be the only question mark I'd have). Given the way Davies has played since moving back to his best position, its hardly a big issue. I wouldn't be surprised if we went back for Bastoni later in the window.
Id just like to see us go after an attacking/goal scoring midfielder/ No 10 to properly replace Eriksen to give us a plan B to 343.
Madison, Depay, Paqueta. would all tick the box
9/10 for me
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Lenglet certainly is the big question mark and I’d be okay with that if he hadn’t been brought in to cover one of our most critical positions. A part of me still thinks (or is deluding myself into believing) that we might make one final try for Bastoni especially as Inter still need to raise money.
posted on 19/7/22
comment by ABC Jelly (U22709)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Diamondlights (U20501)
posted 18 minutes ago
Its been a great window.... Gotta believe Conte see's something in Lenglet (He'd be the only question mark I'd have). Given the way Davies has played since moving back to his best position, its hardly a big issue. I wouldn't be surprised if we went back for Bastoni later in the window.
Id just like to see us go after an attacking/goal scoring midfielder/ No 10 to properly replace Eriksen to give us a plan B to 343.
Madison, Depay, Paqueta. would all tick the box
9/10 for me
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Lenglet certainly is the big question mark and I’d be okay with that if he hadn’t been brought in to cover one of our most critical positions. A part of me still thinks (or is deluding myself into believing) that we might make one final try for Bastoni especially as Inter still need to raise money.
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Steven Zhang the Inter owner has been sued and lost a court case against creditors in Hong Kong. He is now liable for ~€250M of debt.
posted on 19/7/22
not many complaints, lets see how they all do
posted on 19/7/22
on face value:
Forster 6/10
Perisic 8/10
Bissouma 8.5/10
Richarlison 7.5/10
Lenglet 6/10
Spence 7/10
posted on 19/7/22
9 or 9.5 for me. Early, organised, and with proven quality. Get an attacking mid and it will be a 10.
posted on 19/7/22
comment by Automatic For The People (U21889)
posted 1 hour, 2 minutes ago
Can’t rate it till we’ve seen them in action surely?
Good on paper, but will they integrate well?
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If they don't perform then we can only downgrade the players not the window itself. I think everybody agrees that on face value we've done very well with these players.
posted on 19/7/22
Forster 8/10 - not going to get much better as a no.2
Perisic 8/10 - quaility! for his experience as much as his qaulity
Bissouma 9/10 - dynamic energetic ball winner, just what the doc ordered
Richarlison 8.5/10 - as a 4th choice, a brilliant option. Arsenal giddy about Jesus but who is their 4th choice? NKetiah, Martinelli. We're in another league and he completes probably the 2nd or 3rd strongest front 4 options in the league. If he was replacing Kane, then Nah! not good enough,
Lenglet 6/10 - who knows underwhelming on paper
Spence 7.5/10 - could be an awesome signing, hope he learns quick and becomes 1st choice as his attributes are brilliant.
posted on 19/7/22
would love to the likes of winks/ndombele/lo celso moved on
posted on 19/7/22
comment by ABC Jelly (U22709)
posted 1 hour, 8 minutes ago
comment by Diamondlights (U20501)
posted 18 minutes ago
Its been a great window.... Gotta believe Conte see's something in Lenglet (He'd be the only question mark I'd have). Given the way Davies has played since moving back to his best position, its hardly a big issue. I wouldn't be surprised if we went back for Bastoni later in the window.
Id just like to see us go after an attacking/goal scoring midfielder/ No 10 to properly replace Eriksen to give us a plan B to 343.
Madison, Depay, Paqueta. would all tick the box
9/10 for me
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Lenglet certainly is the big question mark and I’d be okay with that if he hadn’t been brought in to cover one of our most critical positions. A part of me still thinks (or is deluding myself into believing) that we might make one final try for Bastoni especially as Inter still need to raise money.
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Not a chance. Especially now Juventus are about to seal the Bremer deal from under Inter's noses, which Fabrizio Romano just confirmed about an hour ago. With no replacement they won't get rid of him.
posted on 19/7/22
Currently, if the window closed tomorrow, it's a 7/10. Some great strengthening, but we've still got all our dead wood and could afford to add a bit more.
Shift most/all the deadwood and I'd give it an 8/10.
Add a really good AM (Maddison etc), then it's a 9/10.
Add a top class LCB, then it's 10/10.
posted on 19/7/22
I don't think anyone would dispute it's been a great window but talk of a title push, as some fans have suggested on Twitter, is just absurd. You don't make up 30 points in one season by signing six players, only three of which actually improve the first 11 in Perisic, Bissouma and Spence. The other three are good cover but don't start for me. They'll be useful additions to the squad in what will undoubtedly be a long hard season where every game counts but they don't improve the team. That said, who can? There aren't many players that could improve our first eleven who fit within our budget so maybe we do this step by step and hope we achieve more next season to enable the kind of growth that CAN attract these premium players.
We are missing that vital LCB player but I guess if he's not available we sit tight until next year. The problem will be if we don't then qualify for next year's CL. You can't help but feel now is the time to strike. Bastoni would be great but if Inter aren't selling, what can we do?
We defo need a creative attacking midfielder and if the Maddison rumours are true then why the hell didn't Conte fancy Eriksen. Yes, he's older but he's much the better player. From the bits I've read it was a case of Conte not wanting him rather than Eriksen being lured by the United money. That's staggering.
posted on 19/7/22
comment by fridgeboy (U1053)
posted 11 minutes ago
comment by ABC Jelly (U22709)
posted 1 hour, 8 minutes ago
comment by Diamondlights (U20501)
posted 18 minutes ago
Its been a great window.... Gotta believe Conte see's something in Lenglet (He'd be the only question mark I'd have). Given the way Davies has played since moving back to his best position, its hardly a big issue. I wouldn't be surprised if we went back for Bastoni later in the window.
Id just like to see us go after an attacking/goal scoring midfielder/ No 10 to properly replace Eriksen to give us a plan B to 343.
Madison, Depay, Paqueta. would all tick the box
9/10 for me
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Lenglet certainly is the big question mark and I’d be okay with that if he hadn’t been brought in to cover one of our most critical positions. A part of me still thinks (or is deluding myself into believing) that we might make one final try for Bastoni especially as Inter still need to raise money.
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Not a chance. Especially now Juventus are about to seal the Bremer deal from under Inter's noses, which Fabrizio Romano just confirmed about an hour ago. With no replacement they won't get rid of him.
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I wouldn’t say there is no chance at all as Inter really need the money so will have to sell at least one of their big name players.
Thought we might have been back in for Bremer as well but looks like that ship has sailed.
posted on 19/7/22
comment by fridgeboy (U1053)
posted 11 minutes ago
comment by ABC Jelly (U22709)
posted 1 hour, 8 minutes ago
comment by Diamondlights (U20501)
posted 18 minutes ago
Its been a great window.... Gotta believe Conte see's something in Lenglet (He'd be the only question mark I'd have). Given the way Davies has played since moving back to his best position, its hardly a big issue. I wouldn't be surprised if we went back for Bastoni later in the window.
Id just like to see us go after an attacking/goal scoring midfielder/ No 10 to properly replace Eriksen to give us a plan B to 343.
Madison, Depay, Paqueta. would all tick the box
9/10 for me
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Lenglet certainly is the big question mark and I’d be okay with that if he hadn’t been brought in to cover one of our most critical positions. A part of me still thinks (or is deluding myself into believing) that we might make one final try for Bastoni especially as Inter still need to raise money.
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Not a chance. Especially now Juventus are about to seal the Bremer deal from under Inter's noses, which Fabrizio Romano just confirmed about an hour ago. With no replacement they won't get rid of him.
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Bremer was never a replacement for Bastoni. He'd take Skriniar's spot
posted on 19/7/22
comment by fridgeboy (U1053)
posted 5 minutes ago
I don't think anyone would dispute it's been a great window but talk of a title push, as some fans have suggested on Twitter, is just absurd. You don't make up 30 points in one season by signing six players, only three of which actually improve the first 11 in Perisic, Bissouma and Spence. The other three are good cover but don't start for me. They'll be useful additions to the squad in what will undoubtedly be a long hard season where every game counts but they don't improve the team. That said, who can? There aren't many players that could improve our first eleven who fit within our budget so maybe we do this step by step and hope we achieve more next season to enable the kind of growth that CAN attract these premium players.
We are missing that vital LCB player but I guess if he's not available we sit tight until next year. The problem will be if we don't then qualify for next year's CL. You can't help but feel now is the time to strike. Bastoni would be great but if Inter aren't selling, what can we do?
We defo need a creative attacking midfielder and if the Maddison rumours are true then why the hell didn't Conte fancy Eriksen. Yes, he's older but he's much the better player. From the bits I've read it was a case of Conte not wanting him rather than Eriksen being lured by the United money. That's staggering.
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I think it's highly unlikely, but it's not as absurd as you think. You say that we've mainly strengthened our squad, rather than the first 11. But last season, that was the issue. Our first 11 was capable of going toe to toe with the best teams in the league and getting a result. It's when we didn't have our best 11 available, or a couple of them weren't performing etc that we dropped results. Giving ourselves more strength in depth will help reduce the risk of this happening this season.
posted on 19/7/22
spence could be another rb to add to southgates collection
posted on 19/7/22
comment by PhilspursFGR (U3278)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by fridgeboy (U1053)
posted 5 minutes ago
I don't think anyone would dispute it's been a great window but talk of a title push, as some fans have suggested on Twitter, is just absurd. You don't make up 30 points in one season by signing six players, only three of which actually improve the first 11 in Perisic, Bissouma and Spence. The other three are good cover but don't start for me. They'll be useful additions to the squad in what will undoubtedly be a long hard season where every game counts but they don't improve the team. That said, who can? There aren't many players that could improve our first eleven who fit within our budget so maybe we do this step by step and hope we achieve more next season to enable the kind of growth that CAN attract these premium players.
We are missing that vital LCB player but I guess if he's not available we sit tight until next year. The problem will be if we don't then qualify for next year's CL. You can't help but feel now is the time to strike. Bastoni would be great but if Inter aren't selling, what can we do?
We defo need a creative attacking midfielder and if the Maddison rumours are true then why the hell didn't Conte fancy Eriksen. Yes, he's older but he's much the better player. From the bits I've read it was a case of Conte not wanting him rather than Eriksen being lured by the United money. That's staggering.
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I think it's highly unlikely, but it's not as absurd as you think. You say that we've mainly strengthened our squad, rather than the first 11. But last season, that was the issue. Our first 11 was capable of going toe to toe with the best teams in the league and getting a result. It's when we didn't have our best 11 available, or a couple of them weren't performing etc that we dropped results. Giving ourselves more strength in depth will help reduce the risk of this happening this season.
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Having Son, Kane and Kulu as a front three with no drop in quality if Richarlison comes on as a sub is excellent.
posted on 19/7/22
Perisic - 7/10 - worried about his age and how much he'll be able to stay but pretty confident that he'll look class whenever he gets on the pitch
Forster - 6/10 - don't really rate him but he's probably better than gollini and he won't play much regardless
Bissouma - 9/10 - if Conte only wants CMs who are very reliable defensively then I'm not sure who we realistically could have gotten that would have been better than Bissouma.
Richarlison - 9/10 - again, not sure who would have been a better gettable backup who can play along the front line.
Lenglet - 7/10 - think it's worth the risk because of the upside.
Spence - 8/10 - maybe needed someone who was a more immediate and definite upgrade at the position but for the fee and the upside it's a really good signing - the kind of player we'd be kicking ourselves over in a few seasons if we let them go to palace instead
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