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Had it not been for the massive dragging of heels our summer signings would have been a LOT more acceptable and sensible. Levy panicked when he got it wrong and realised what the consequences were going to be, think about it, how Levylike is it for him to make a last minute signing and STILL pay over the top? Its completely against type. He shat himself.
And Poch stated he wanted his summer dealings done early..........Things weren't right at chez lane
I still say that it wouldn't surprise me if we were looking for a new manager come the end of the season.
I'm not disagreeing with you, I actually think we definitely could and should have spent money much more wisely this summer.
I could defend it if we were clearly operating a inherent value - buy potential, develop - strategy, but to then go and piss 30m up the wall on Sissoko blew that notion out of the water, leaving me wondering why we didn't just spend the 60m we spent on Sissoko, Nkoudou and Janssen combined on someone like Lacazette who could have virtually filled all those remits with more class than the players we spent it on and for 60m GBP we could have probably got Lacazette and Fekir.
But what I'd like to know is who you think we dragged heels in and missed ?
For my part I believe we could have got O Dembele if we'd shown enough desire and I know players like Lacazette, Fekir, Gotze, Schurrle, Tolisso and others like Boufal who even if I have my doubts about suitability, made better footballing and financial sense than Sissoko.
But who do you think we actually missed out on?
And do you honestly believe Levy spent 30m on Sissoko without Poch's knowledge or requesting him? That's stretching credibility somewhat isn't it?