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Cant recall many people saying that we wouldnt survive without Mateo Musacchio at the beginning of the transfer window.
I would prefer we go for Vlaar and try Vlad + cash for MS.If MM is off the table, which it looks like at this juncture, please make Vlad and Vertonghen our first choice pairing. It could turn out to be a blessing in disguise
Captain Floppy!So do you have your razor blades ready...... FFS!
This place will need a health warning soon
There's still two weeks left in this window and everyone is losing their shit like we are in a relegation fight!! We signed 7 players last year that we haven't seen the best of,clichéd but they can be like new signings this year with the training by a really highly regarded coach.
So, man the fuck up, it's not the end of the world that we MIGHT miss out on two players.
Again, sort of the point I was making.
And for it's worth, I think dumping a load of money on a stadium represents more of a risk of doing a 'Leeds'. The football needs to be successful enough to fill it.
The Goat's info doesn't rule it out either. He's been told that Schneiderlin has 'accepted' the situation, that doesn't mean he's happy with it or that a deal will not happen, just that he'll get his head down and play, which would seem to be accurate as he was picked in their first game of the season. It wouldn't surprise me either way on this one.
But deep down, i'm expecting another Moutinho moment. Expectation, we tried, we tried hard, wasn't our fault, sorry Poch, here, have Carlton Palmer instead.
Cant recall many people saying that we wouldnt survive without Mateo Musacchio at the beginning of the transfer window.
No but we all said we need a new CB as Kaboul is struggling to stay fit, Dawson has got slower and Vlad is potentially one for the future. We need a quality 1st XI CB next to Verts.
Cant recall many people saying that we wouldnt survive without Mateo Musacchio at the beginning of the transfer window.
I'd agree.. weclearly have a profile for the sort of player we can get.. contract running down, a younger player or a bit of a punt. We also have a profile we seem to be very unsuccessful with, 3rd party owned meaning we need to stump up extra cash as is the way of such things..the kind of logjams our competitors can chuck money at but we can't.
I certainly think we'll see him start more games than previously thought - particularly if Kaboul doesn't rediscover his best form and Dawson isn't in our plans. If his good enough his old enough in my view. I like Vlad so it's not the end of the world if we don't sign an upgrade at cb (and I mean a first 11 starter not a similar level to current) and stick.
I think were at a point with the squad where we need only first 11 additions. We have good depth but a lack of real top quality to support our 3 class players in Lloris, Verts and Eriksen (Lamela isn't there yet imo). It should be a case of add real quality or sit and wait until it becomes available.
Come on, we're still going to be competitve but probably not push on until after the stadium is completed. We've got a 30K season ticket waiting list so I don't think we will have any problem filling it.