Summer Transfers 2025 Missed Opportunities and Regrets

However what I will say. Is given my consistent insistence of needing creativity at number 8, a player in the Eze Mould (but younger and with a higher ceiling) wouldn’t be terrible

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Eze’s goals are in cup competitions and include goals against QPR and Stockport (I concede that they both have the same amount of league goals, both this season and over the last three seasons overall)

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and one of Martinelli's goals was in a friendly

goals are goals (except when someone doesn't want them to count)

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Originally Posted by Mac76

and one of Martinelli's goals was in a friendly

goals are goals (except when someone doesn't want them to count)

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You included the friendly game not me, I look purely at league goals because a) it’s the priority competition b) it’s where we play around two thirds of our games c) it is the fairest basis of like for like comparison.

The more pertinent fact is we agree (presumably) that Martinelli’s goal return has been unacceptable in the last two seasons, if we are looking for a player who has been more effective they probably need to be significantly so, and not relying on goals against lower league opponents to bolster their output.

So I conclude, let Spurs sign Eze…he will significantly improve them because they are starting from a much lower base

We need more playa

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We need more playa

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Have we become a hip-hop band ?

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Originally Posted by 21_GOONER_SALUTE

Have we become a hip-hop band ?

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Sheeeeeeeeeeeiiiiiiiiiiiiittttttttt

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people raised their eyebrows at Ben White - and tried to rubbish him after just one game for us - but he proved to be every penniesworth

This guy won't be starting every week if he signs, we need more strength in depth

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We signed Ben White for good money, especially at that point in time.

BTW let me make it clear, Norgaard looks like a solid performer that fits the kind of football that Arteta seems to like.

The problem is, a lot of us think theirs more to the game than constantly suffocating it and that as a supposed big club we should be able to vary things and play an attractive purposeful game that shows we're not a glorified version of Stoke City.

Does Norgaard have the undeniable class that sees us beat a PSG, Liverpool or prevail against a Citeh and a likely more disciplined Madrid like we did last season, that can be rightly questioned.

Oh and again he is only a DM, which I'd have to agree with others when they echo the fact that defensive players are not the priority ATM.

Seems the Eze rumours has legs.

As much as I rate the kid and would love to bring a gooner back home, I still think we should be looking at the other London kid Lookman, as his performance level seems more consistent and possibly game changing.

I do think Eze is more versatile though, which would be good in situations where we need to rest Odegaard.

But I think with Nwaneri in a way, we kind of have a future Eze, another reason why I'd go for a straightforward Lookman (who is more like Trossard in many ways) and definitely spend real money on my preferred pick of the bunch, Rogers.

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Originally Posted by 21_GOONER_SALUTE

We signed Ben White for good money, especially at that point in time.

BTW let me make it clear, Norgaard looks like a solid performer that fits the kind of football that Arteta seems to like.

The problem is, a lot of us think theirs more to the game than constantly suffocating it and that as a supposed big club we should be able to vary things and play an attractive purposeful game that shows we're not a glorified version of Stoke City.

Does Norgaard have the undeniable class that sees us beat a PSG, Liverpool or prevail against a Citeh and a likely more disciplined Madrid like we did last season, that can be rightly questioned.

Oh and again he is only a DM, which I'd have to agree with others when they echo the fact that defensive players are not the priority ATM.

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The only thing I’d say about Norgaard is if we are asking the question is he good enough to play against PSG we are asking the wrong question. He’s being brought in for cover, I heavily question the necessity for that cover given with Zubimendi we have three defensive midfielders even with Partey leaving


Just as we don’t need cover in defence


At the risk of pressing my point home further, PSG wasn’t the microcosm of where we fell short last season. Otherwise a striker alone would solve our problems


It was the failure to open up mid table sides leading to 14 draws (many of them games where we were leading and we ended up over extending trying to increase the lead). It’s therefore sensible in looking at a left sided player who can deal with a mid and low block better than Martinelli can as well as having a creative option at no 8.


What are we doing, making sure we have as many defensive midfielders as last season, making sure we have more defenders than last season.


It’s like reinforcing the foundations of your house when you don’t have a roof

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Originally Posted by 21_GOONER_SALUTE

Seems the Eze rumours has legs.

As much as I rate the kid and would love to bring a gooner back home, I still think we should be looking at the other London kid Lookman, as his performance level seems more consistent and possibly game changing.

I do think Eze is more versatile though, which would be good in situations where we need to rest Odegaard.

But I think with Nwaneri in a way, we kind of have a future Eze, another reason why I'd go for a straightforward Lookman (who is more like Trossard in many ways) and definitely spend real money on my preferred pick of the bunch, Rogers.

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Don’t get me wrong, it’s academic as I don’t want him anyway but

Why would we only play him in central midfield to rest Odegaard

It feels like a lot of people super critical of Arteta buy into his bullshit narrative that we need to play two defensive midfielders in every game