Yep this
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Yeah shame really, had allowed myself to get all giddy.
Hope we’ve got another energetic winger scouted.
Shame - thought we might be able to nip in there before anyone else got their shit together, but we're not going to win a straight shoot out with Chelsea atm. Not unless we have an edge (like the player having previous with the coach).
At least Edu and Arteta have shown their hand on this one now - we all know they want a wide forward and are prepared to spend big on it - so who's the next target?
No but the point is we don’t have any real cover for that position. Saka especially was overused and came close to breaking down. Martinelli did get injured for short periods. We have cover for the central striker position Gabriel the main option with Eddie N as back up.
Smith Rowe can play wide but both he and Odegaard operate in the hole
Essentially if we get rid of Pepe our only option is Reiss Nelson
Yep - I do take the point about cover for Saka (and maybe Rapinha didn't fancy being a back up to a player many regard as our crown jewel) but at least we have a first team option already in his position. I'd also say that our priority is central - to cover for our inevitable loss of Partey for some of the season. That said - I do want to see Lokonga get the playing time he needs this season, so don't want us to be too oversupplied there.
Well - that is clear evidence of the relative strengths of the different leagues (and probably the only empirical evidence there is). Plus money talks in football - and generally speaking more money = better players.
I'd wager that the lower half of all Europe's top leagues aren't up to much by your own subjective and observational criteria - give or take any personal preferences in terms of style of play.