summer '22 transfer craziness and stupidity

[LDG]

[QUOTE=Chippy;4558919]

Zinchenko's a good hire but my excitement at the signings is a bit tempered by not just Xhaka but also Cedric not being talked about as likely to go - it's looking like Arteta sees them as part of the future, at least for the time being.

Before we start selling, especially defender's, we need to look at replacing Tommy. He is injured yet again and is pretty shit anyway.

It’s ok, we have cover there. Ben White, Cedric…we don’t need another right back, especially with Hyphen-Hyphen coming through

[Mac76]

[QUOTE=Chippy;4558919]

Zinchenko's a good hire but my excitement at the signings is a bit tempered by not just Xhaka but also Cedric not being talked about as likely to go - it's looking like Arteta sees them as part of the future, at least for the time being.

Before we start selling, especially defender's, we need to look at replacing Tommy. He is injured yet again and is pretty shit anyway.

He's one of our best defenders, but if it's true re injury then it's a worry

[selassie]

[QUOTE=Mac76;4558921]

He's one of our best defenders, but if it's true re injury then it's a worry

When fit Tommy is one of our best defenders and one of the best right backs in PL IMO. Problem is he is always injured. I think this season we will get away with having White or to a lesser extent Cedric cover him. Another season of Tommy's injuries and we need to dip into the market for solid competition similar to what we have done with Zinchenko for Tierney.

[mandela8]

[QUOTE=selassie;4558938]

When fit Tommy is one of our best defenders and one of the best right backs in PL IMO. Problem is he is always injured. I think this season we will get away with having White or to a lesser extent Cedric cover him. Another season of Tommy's injuries and we need to dip into the market for solid competition similar to what we have done with Zinchenko for Tierney.

I really like Tommy but I don't see how anyone can suggest he's anywhere close to being one of the best RBs in the league. He's genuinely clueless in a attacking sense, which is a huge part of fullbacks games now.

We've watched him have simple forward balls to play but he almost always opts to play it inside or backwards. It's really not good enough for a modern fullback, tbh.

[Mac76]

[QUOTE=mandela8;4558940]

I really like Tommy but I don't see how anyone can suggest he's anywhere close to being one of the best RBs in the league. He's genuinely clueless in a attacking sense, which is a huge part of fullbacks games now.

We've watched him have simple forward balls to play but he almost always opts to play it inside or backwards. It's really not good enough for a modern fullback, tbh.

Not sure i agree tbh, my memory of him going forward is pretty positive but it feels like a small sample ATM, we just need him to stay fit and he can iron out any issues, the point is he has potential to be a legend whereas Suarez is just banter

[I am invisible]

Atalanta looking the favourited to take Tavares on loan now.

Edu has also rubbished the Paqueta talk so we can officially ignore that one.

[I am invisible]

Fucking hell, Edu's not mincing his words!

https://dailycannon.com/2022/07/80-o...able-says-edu/

Love to hear it, tbf - keep on with that attitude and I might be able to look past the dodgy start with Raul...

[Marc Overmars]

Fucking hell, Edu's not mincing his words!

https://dailycannon.com/2022/07/80-o...able-says-edu/

Love to hear it, tbf - keep on with that attitude and I might be able to look past the dodgy start with Raul...

As I said the other day, I love the transparency with the club now. This is a huge factor in mending the relationship with the fans who were so disconnected. He’s literally said what the fans had suspected for so long, that we had a squad full of players who were just coasting on big contracts and enjoying the London lifestyle.

We fucked it post-Wenger by going for the best on-paper options to fill all the gaps but now it seems like most of that shit has been weeded out.

[Mac76]

Edu signed Willian and David Luiz - this is just BS

[Marc Overmars]

Edu signed Willian and David Luiz - this is just BS

And given how quickly they were shipped off, especially Willian, I think it’s fair to say he understood what was actually needed after that. He was new in the job too and obviously just went with what he knew - the profile of player we now sign is drastically different and that’s what he should be judged on.