Gervinho will be going to the ACON along with Song and probably Chamakh (the latter is a good thing though).Originally Posted by Letters (TPFKA WWTL@WHL)
Gervinho will be going to the ACON along with Song and probably Chamakh (the latter is a good thing though).
I think were weaker, liverpool are stronger. Never expected to have run down this summer transfer window with so little change. Not even the bear minimum has been met so far.
Chelsea we're not good last season and yet finished above us (they had an awful run before Christmas where everyone was beating them and they couldn''t buy a win, something we haven't seen from them for years), they couldn't be any worse this season.
Man U weren't that good either to be honest, this season expect better as they seem to have invested a bit. City will be better for sure, Aguero is one hell of a player.
Liverpool have invested and have a more suitable manager in charge so IMO wil be stronger, Spurs have no CL which will make them more of a threat.
Maybe I've trusted too much in them. A couple of weeks back I was sure we were going to do the necessary in preparation for the season.
Hell, even before last weekend I was fairly pleased that we'd managed to get rid (seemingly) of some of the dross in Denilson and Bender and Clichy....but that seemed to change nothing in the way the team played over the weekend.
Yes, people say it's only preseason, and I get that, but it isn't a normal preseason this time round. Last season was horrific, and I expect focus and determination in every match now. We're owed that as fans after the way we fucked it up last year.
I'm seeing very little change.
The only bright spots for me, were the players not garunteed a fist team place, let alone squad number.
Traore, Afobe, Ramsey, Jenko, Wilshere have been good preseason. RVP has been RVP. And Gervinho has looked a player.
The rest, and this is the point of the thread, have not looked anywhere near like a team capable of going places. And that is the worry.
Cheque book needs to come out this week big time IMHO.
It's better to burn out, than to fade away.
I agree. All 3 finished above us last year, I think they will do so again. But I still think we're the next best and thus will finish 4th.
If you disagree then fine, we'll talk again in May.
Yeah, that's pretty much my thoughts whenever people get all melodramatic about our impending relegation, spending large amounts on mediocre English players isn't going to make Liverpool world beaters and Spurs weren't able to cut it last term and haven't changed a thing, aside from one of their best players no longer wanting to play for them so whilst it's reasonable to think we won't win the title, falling that far is a little silly imo.
Also, on topic, I don't believe they're that shit either. Some of them are, like Squillaci but most of them aren't.
Yes, the ones that we need to get rid of most are D20 and S18. Like many of us had said, the same problem still persists.
If the other team are pressing up front, the chance of these two loosing the ball is extremely high, nor do they possess
the speed to recover and no physique to over power some bigger opponents. Too many passes in front without RVP and Gerviniho.
We also miss Walcott's pace a bit on the right.
The bright side is, Ro'sicky is pretty fit, but wait till when he faces the tougher premiership players.....
Ramsay seems to be hungry for games, and I like that. I think he is also modelling himself towards
Fabregas's style of play.
We need players like RVP, Wilshere & Ramsay, they really show that they care. You can easily see from
their faces during the games. We also need solid players like Vermie and Sagna to keep the composure.
We do need to sign some quality, but the fist thing we need to do is get organised.
Doesn't matter what team you are. The first thing when you're not playing great is to make sure you don't concede and be tough to beat. The fancy stuff can come after that.
Logic is wasted on Wenger at the moment it would seem.
It's better to burn out, than to fade away.
anyone who says 'its only preseason' deserves a smack.
they were probably the same people who said 'its only the carling cup final' but look at the effect that loss had on us. it wrecked our season.
a winning mentality is a winning mentality and a top club will never say 'its only a friendly'. a winning club wants to win every game. you dont see man utd or fergie ever coming out and saying 'its only a friendly'. they wanna win every game and winning is instilled from the top right to the bottom.
But he has not done that for a number of years now and has shown no serious inclination or competence in doing that thusfar during this transfer window either through new signings or a change in tactics.
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