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I’m not interested in top 4 and never have been. That isn’t achievement to me.Not challenging and only getting top ten is quite different. Our squad is more than capable of challenging for top four as it was last year.
I’m not interested in top 4 and never have been. That isn’t achievement to me.Not challenging and only getting top ten is quite different. Our squad is more than capable of challenging for top four as it was last year.
Bloody hell, how many were you expecting in this window?I hope I'm wrong. Personally think we're still at least 3 players short.
That's your problem then. Maybe go support City or something otherwise you won't ever be happy. Spurs last won a league in 1961 I think you could be waiting a while to be happy.I’m not interested in top 4 and never have been. That isn’t achievement to me.
I didn't and have never said it would be a terrible window if we stopped now.Bloody hell, how many were you expecting in this window?
That's not even considering the good work we've done getting loads of players off the books.
Nor the itk we've had saying that we're still expecting to do more business.
It's hardly been a terrible window as it stands, maybe could be better but we all know it's not a perfect world and we can't all get what we want.
A couple of days being quiet after a loss and the doubters creep back out.
If we've learned one thing from the past week, it's surely to hold fire on the negativity until the window has actually closed.
One slightly negative post and all the rest quickly pile on, probably the same people who were made to look a bit premature last week.
One year ago:I’m not interested in top 4 and never have been. That isn’t achievement to me.
People need to accept that. It’s going to take a few years to challenge for top 4 again I reckon.
And?One year ago:
Agree, I think we still need a LB, CM and top class RW, possibly also a better back-up GK and 4th CB depending on current youth development.There isn't much noise really, which is in keeping with how the new regime seems to operate so fair enough.
Just feels like we've spent our cash.
I wonder if we'll pick up a defender on the cheap to cover left back but I'm not sure we'll spend much more on a midfielder now.
I hope I'm wrong. Personally think we're still at least 3 players short.
Concerned with peoples ability to read.One year ago:
Would love us to sign a left back cover, Dorgu sounds great.Left back, out wide and in midfield.
Plus a backup keeper.
And we’re already ahead of schedule, by your own admission. Challenging for top 4 is exactly where we should be at this point in a years-long rebuilding process.And?
Don't think Ange has been looking for 6 tbh, none of our midfield links have been for one. All midfield links are for energetic 8s.All depends on your expectations.
I’d say at the beginning of the window we needed a top class Central Midfielder(number 6, dm, pivot), a top class winger and an attacking midfielder to get anywhere close to City and Arsenal. I don’t think we have those.
I think Gray and Bergvall will be excellent buys and certainly prefer them over players who have gone.
So true and also the young signings are great n all but if Ange and the club want to win now then we’d have signed more than just one ready to go player in Solanke.I didn't and have never said it would be a terrible window if we stopped now.
At the same time we continue to have people at all levels of the club talking about trophies or top 4 or whatever achievement they are expecting.
And I don't think they've delivered the squad to do that so far.
So that's my issue. The club saying they want one thing and then looking at where we are against those we are supposedly seeking to finish above.
As I said Top 4 doesn’t interest me. Whether it’s a target or a dream for some is another matter.And we’re already ahead of schedule, by your own admission. Challenging for top 4 is exactly where we should be at this point in a years-long rebuilding process.
Liverpool signed no-one.I didn't and have never said it would be a terrible window if we stopped now.
At the same time we continue to have people at all levels of the club talking about trophies or top 4 or whatever achievement they are expecting.
And I don't think they've delivered the squad to do that so far.
So that's my issue. The club saying they want one thing and then looking at where we are against those we are supposedly seeking to finish above.
Yes, but I don’t think many of those will really elevate us. We are where we are and we have to accept that as I said.Don't think Ange has been looking for 6 tbh, none of our midfield links have been for one. All midfield links are for energetic 8s.
Angle likes Johnson, loves Son and has added Werner and Odobert.
I agree it won't happen.Would love us to sign a left back cover, Dorgu sounds great.
CM I could see given the outgoings. But out wide just surely isn't going to happen? We've signed two.
We'll see. I think people are writing off Son and Johnson too quickly, and Werner, for all his faults, can be incredibly effective as we saw last season.I agree it won't happen.
But we saw three of our wide players being poor on Monday, and those three were also limited at the end of last season.
Odobert gives us an option but that still relies on Son, Timo or Johnson playing. Not sure that's enough if we want to meaningfully challenge for anything.
I agree it won't happen.
But we saw three of our wide players being poor on Monday, and those three were also limited at the end of last season.
Odobert gives us an option but that still relies on Son, Timo or Johnson playing. Not sure that's enough if we want to meaningfully challenge for anything.
Liverpool and Arsenal were on a different planet to us last season. They didn't need to significantly improve to beat us (different argument for them challenging City but we aren't in that conversation).Liverpool signed no-one.
Chelsea a literal mad-hosue.
Arsenal signed a centre back.
Villa some decent business, but would argue a mixed bag.
United, not convinced yet on their business, but time will tell.
Not sure any best our business here.