This keeps being said again and again, but this does not apply to central midfield where we are quite weak. I've been through this argument in detail in the Pochettino thread. It's nothing more than an excuse i'm afraid.
All we needed minimum was a fucking decent midfielder, they didn't have to be world class to be better than what we have.
Fat fingers sorry-lol@Hercules has winnered this - surely not
Talking about our previous purchases in previous windows.Not asking the itk but more the general fault, I'm guessing herc means that because we multiple targets for multiple positions depending where the chips laid, we've ended up fucking all of them?
People need to stop trying to justify not getting in at least ONE player
He's a professional, and unlike Mourinho, talks up his players, and says the right things to the press. Whether he is happy inside, I'm not sure.Poch seems to me, to be a honest guy (dont personally know him well enough) if he says hes happy with the squad then thats enough for me
Fat fingers sorry-lol
I doubt that. I think there is no way Toby stays if things haven't been sorted imo. Would Poch be happy keeping him as a backup player and hardly use him? No way Toby agrees to that either. Time will tell, but i'm hopeful on what @Hercules has said.It's not job done though, is it? We'll just be baby sitting him. Him and Poch kissing and making up only papers over the fucking huge hole that exists until the next window rolls round or someone comes sniffing and whispers him what he wants to hear.
i think i told you some days before.
It was over on the 17th of May.
At least its almost over
And how much does it then cost to replace either Wanyama or Dier, both of whom Pochettino rates very highly anyway (Dier is basically his on-field captain, Dier is the one who gets called to the touchline every time Pochettino wants to tweak in game). And what about Dembele, who whatever your thoughts are, Pochettino and pretty much every player call a genius and the best player at the club, Pochettino actually compared him to Maradona in terms of talent. We may think they need upgrading, and yes, I'd love a great attack minded central midfielder to succeed and improve on Dembele, but given the high esteem Pochettino holds him and the others in, how much do you think the player Pochettino identifies as being good enough will cost? You or I might think Kovacic is good enough, Pochettino might disagree. So then what, do you put a play on the manager who he doesn't think will cut it?This keeps being said again and again, but this does not apply to central midfield where we are quite weak. I've been through this argument in detail in the Pochettino thread. It's nothing more than an excuse i'm afraid.
All we needed minimum was a fucking decent midfielder, they didn't have to be world class to be better than what we have.
Not when there’s still hope to be killed.It was over on the 17th of May.
Short term, yes, there is no long term here unless they go back to the table to sort a new deal and that hasn't been mentioned. Baby sitting him.I doubt that. I think there is no way Toby stays if things haven't been sorted imo. Would Poch be happy keeping him as a backup player and hardly use him? No way Toby agrees to that either. Time will tell, but i'm hopeful on what @Hercules has said.
Imho Villa will blink and make a phone call to Levy before 5