Re: Rumour of the day - For the miserable tw@ts amongst you
Posted: Tue May 22, 2018 11:53 am
Personally I'd rather see us prioritise quality over quantity, I'd rather see us just sign 2 or 3 top players than 1 top player and 4 or 5 bench warmers.
Even if we just added Fekir and Dembele (to Keita) that would make us significantly stronger for next season, don't forget we'll have the likes of Chamberlain, Matip, Gomez, Lallana etc etc all back by then and Woodburn will turn 19 early next season as well, it's easy to forget about him but he is one of the best young prospects in British football, he's already a hero for Wales, the Welsh see him as their next Gareth Bale type go-to man/talisman.
If we get Dembele (or Pulisic) that would allow us to rotate our forward line, Mane could fill in for Firmino, he played as an out and out CF for Southampton at times and did a good job.
When everyone is fit we have actually got a decent sized squad so I don't really see the point in signing more bench fodder. It's quality we lack not numbers.
Karius
Trent. VVD. Matip/Lovren/Gomez Robertson
Keita. Henderson
Fekir
Salah. Dembele/Mane
Firmino/Mane
I really like the look of that side, Hendo is at his best when he just fetches and carries for better players around him and playing in a midfield alongside Keita and Fekir will bring the best out of him.
We are talking about bringing in Tarkowski or Lascelles when Joe Gomez is already ahead of them in the England pecking order, don't forget Joe got man of the match playing as a CB against Brazil and got his current injury playing as a CB against Germany, if he wasn't injured he'd deffo be going to the WC.
Even if we just added Fekir and Dembele (to Keita) that would make us significantly stronger for next season, don't forget we'll have the likes of Chamberlain, Matip, Gomez, Lallana etc etc all back by then and Woodburn will turn 19 early next season as well, it's easy to forget about him but he is one of the best young prospects in British football, he's already a hero for Wales, the Welsh see him as their next Gareth Bale type go-to man/talisman.
If we get Dembele (or Pulisic) that would allow us to rotate our forward line, Mane could fill in for Firmino, he played as an out and out CF for Southampton at times and did a good job.
When everyone is fit we have actually got a decent sized squad so I don't really see the point in signing more bench fodder. It's quality we lack not numbers.
Karius
Trent. VVD. Matip/Lovren/Gomez Robertson
Keita. Henderson
Fekir
Salah. Dembele/Mane
Firmino/Mane
I really like the look of that side, Hendo is at his best when he just fetches and carries for better players around him and playing in a midfield alongside Keita and Fekir will bring the best out of him.
We are talking about bringing in Tarkowski or Lascelles when Joe Gomez is already ahead of them in the England pecking order, don't forget Joe got man of the match playing as a CB against Brazil and got his current injury playing as a CB against Germany, if he wasn't injured he'd deffo be going to the WC.