Dazza86
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- Apr 28, 2011
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Especially with Ade and Diarra.
I'm watching the Arsenal and Liverpool game, and can't help but think "we're better than them!".
Liverpool have Suarez and Gerrard to come back, and I can see all their new signings playing their hearts out with Gerrard there to impress. But they still look sluggish and not very troubling going forward. Also think we dodged a bullet with Adam, because if he was there we wouldn't be getting Diarra (please!) and would feel like we need to play him, when really he isn't an upgrade on anything we have.
If Arsenal lose Nasri, they lose everything that worries me about them. I don't think Van Persie will play 100% with Fabregas and him gone, and I think Van Persie, and others, will start to think about jumping ship. I think we've also got a huge opportunity to stop them improving by buying Cahill before them. Thinking strategically, they'll be forced to think of a lesser alternative (Samba), and we would have improved faster than them (aim of the game).
3rd becomes a realistic position for us IF we do get Ade, Diarra and Cahill. But also if we manage to get a Rossi or Hulk. If Rossi or Hulk could become our "Rooney" or "Tevez" (that player you just can't drop), then we'd have real quality throughout the entire team, and I can see us finishing above Chelsea. If that then happens, and we can continue to improve next summer and show ambition, would players like Modric want to leave??
I think Levy has these ambitions, but we'll find out within the next two weeks exactly what the thinking is. Even if a 60 - 70 million outlay didn't get us Champ League next year, we'd have to sell Modric/Bale/VDV (I'd image 2 of the 3) anyway, and we'd also have some quality players 1 year into their Spurs career to keep us top 6 material.
Hopefully there's some good bits of logic in there!
I'm watching the Arsenal and Liverpool game, and can't help but think "we're better than them!".
Liverpool have Suarez and Gerrard to come back, and I can see all their new signings playing their hearts out with Gerrard there to impress. But they still look sluggish and not very troubling going forward. Also think we dodged a bullet with Adam, because if he was there we wouldn't be getting Diarra (please!) and would feel like we need to play him, when really he isn't an upgrade on anything we have.
If Arsenal lose Nasri, they lose everything that worries me about them. I don't think Van Persie will play 100% with Fabregas and him gone, and I think Van Persie, and others, will start to think about jumping ship. I think we've also got a huge opportunity to stop them improving by buying Cahill before them. Thinking strategically, they'll be forced to think of a lesser alternative (Samba), and we would have improved faster than them (aim of the game).
3rd becomes a realistic position for us IF we do get Ade, Diarra and Cahill. But also if we manage to get a Rossi or Hulk. If Rossi or Hulk could become our "Rooney" or "Tevez" (that player you just can't drop), then we'd have real quality throughout the entire team, and I can see us finishing above Chelsea. If that then happens, and we can continue to improve next summer and show ambition, would players like Modric want to leave??
I think Levy has these ambitions, but we'll find out within the next two weeks exactly what the thinking is. Even if a 60 - 70 million outlay didn't get us Champ League next year, we'd have to sell Modric/Bale/VDV (I'd image 2 of the 3) anyway, and we'd also have some quality players 1 year into their Spurs career to keep us top 6 material.
Hopefully there's some good bits of logic in there!
