- Jan 18, 2005
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I am starting to have concerns about Winksy's injury. It seems to keep bothering him. I hope upon hope it does not leave him constantly having to manage a condition as that would be tragic.
Cook would add to the likes of Amos and Skipp. We have to be patient with Skipp, help him develop properly. he is very exciting, dynamic, but he is still very young, so will need some further development time. I think Amos can def step up short-term, which is excellent, and he is 21 so has been around the club for a while. Cook is a total "Poch" signing IMO.
Agree about Winks.
Haven’t seen enough of the other two to know what they’re about but, make no mistake, if we lose Dembele in that midfield we lack so much experience, ball retention, power and the ability to dominate the very best players.
If he goes, we’d need a kid at the sort of levels Steven Gerrard was at as a kid to even attempt to replicate his ability to dominate.
However, I do concede that it’s unrealistic we will go out and buy someone to directly replace Dembele. It’s why it doesn’t surprise me that Poch is pressing home this need for youth players to show ‘intensity’, as you can be eaten alive at PL level if you step into the pitch without it.