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I think he is a dinosaur.
Saw him at B&Q in Poole a few years back (Souness), surprisingly small guy.
I think he is a dinosaur.
Saw him at B&Q in Poole a few years back (Souness), surprisingly small guy.
Our reliable forward options are pretty shit, basically only Son.Whilst I agree we have strength in some areas, I'd say our '2nd XI' is weaker than the other top teams.
Some of this is up for debate but arguably our second team is:
Vorm
KWP
Carter Vickers
Wimmer
Davies
Dier
Winks
Sissoko
Son
N'Koudou
Janssen
Is that strong enough? For me it needs a bit of a boost if we're to challenge the mega bucks teams.
Actually that is not bloody bad at all. Maybe improve on KWP and Carter-Vickers with some players with more experience but it's still good.
the only way they get experience is to not keep blocking their paths with another signing.
Yeah it's certainly not bad by any stretch, but I think there are some areas that we could definitely improve on.
There are three players in there who haven't proven themselves yet in KWP, Carter-Vickers and N'Koudou. I think we'll have to take Poch's view on these players as he'll have seen them more than most of us, but from what I've seen I wouldn't want to rely too much on N'Koudou, and there's always worries about a young centre back.
Sissoko is the obvious problem, so with doubts over him and N'Koudou, I wouldn't mind seeing a talented wide forward coming in, which was presumably why we were looking at Balde, and will now maybe persue the likes of King and Grey.
Barkley would also offer another option in midfield both going forwards and possibly a bit deeper, and we've then hopefully got Onomah coming through next season after his loan spell.
So yeah, 3-4 players and I think we've got a very good squad, although without those additions I think we are at risk of being a bit light in crucial areas.
In other words....big 3 weeks for Poch and Levy.
Whilst I agree we have strength in some areas, I'd say our '2nd XI' is weaker than the other top teams.
Some of this is up for debate but arguably our second team is:
Vorm
KWP
Carter Vickers
Wimmer
Davies
Dier
Winks
Sissoko
Son
N'Koudou
Janssen
Is that strong enough? For me it needs a bit of a boost if we're to challenge the mega bucks teams.
Great post. Let's get some players in to compete for the first team. Maybe they'll even play better than the existing first 11!You mean big 3 weeks for Levy, Poch has nothing to prove as far as I am concerned, Levy has a history of doing this with managers so if we fail, the blame should fall at his feet imo, it's pretty clear Poch wants signing.
In terms of our depth, when we are at full strength with no injuries our depth looks good, If Rose is fit we have a bench of Davies, Vorm, Winks, Son etc but there is key areas I think we need to improve.
Firstly, is RB, that is a KEY area, we have no suitable backup (which makes the sale of Walker even more ridiculous imo) but nonetheless, Pereira would be a perfect option, he has pace, he is skillful and is still young and hungry, that would be my first signing.
Secondly, we need an option that will push Kane, if he goes off the boil or gets injured we need someone that can step in, not only step in but challenge him for his place, King would be perfect for this, young and hungry and can learn from the best, would be great for rotation in the cups as well.
Thirdly, we need someone to challenge Alli or Eriksen, Barkley I am not keen on personally but he would probably be our only affordable option in term of wages and transfer fee and with Poch coaching him who knows what his potential is, I am pretty sure nobody thought Rose would be as good as or many other players until Poch came in and look what happened.
So all in all, those are the three areas I think we should be addressing (should have been addressed weeks ago before the start of the season.)
Truth is this, if we fail to get any business done to add to our depth before the end of the window the blame should be with Levy and the scout, not Poch.
D'ya know any?Great post. Let's get some players in to compete for the first team. Maybe they'll even play better than the existing first 11!
This is the dilemma. You do have to give them the chance, but you then need to have the confidence that they're good enough to allow them that chance.
It's a very fine line, and one that fans cannot offer a huge amount of insight on unless they've seen a lot of the younger players. And even then it's far from certain that players can make the step up from junior level.
But that's where Poch and co need to earn their keep.
No, but hopefully our well-paid scouts do.D'ya know any?
McNumpty's done his 'predictions'. Only surprise is that he doesn't have Liverpool winning the league by February.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40816204
Of course Liverpool will be completely unaffected by the imminent sale of their best player and the added effect of actually being in Europe for once. We're going to plummet down the table.
Whilst I agree we have strength in some areas, I'd say our '2nd XI' is weaker than the other top teams.
Some of this is up for debate but arguably our second team is:
Vorm
KWP
Carter Vickers
Wimmer
Davies
Dier
Winks
Sissoko
Son
N'Koudou
Janssen
Is that strong enough? For me it needs a bit of a boost if we're to challenge the mega bucks teams.
Reckon after last season Son first choice and Lamela goes in your second xi.
Reckon after last season Son first choice and Lamela goes in your second xi.
Yeah I agree with the Everton bit, they'll also be dragged around the dingy corners of Europe on Thursday nights won't help them either.Actually irritates me more that everyone is having Everton and West Ham to be competitive. Talking about Arnautovic as if it's Ibrahimavoic based on pre season and not a Bentley style big fish in a small pond who turns up 1 in 3 or 4.
Actually think Everton could drop places. Lost their top scorer, about to lose their top assister, signed shedloads of players at once (that always goes well) and they'll have to crowbar in Rooney who has looked dreadful for a while. May have a cheeky bottom half bet
Whilst I agree we have strength in some areas, I'd say our '2nd XI' is weaker than the other top teams.
Some of this is up for debate but arguably our second team is:
Vorm
KWP
Carter Vickers
Wimmer
Davies
Dier
Winks
Sissoko
Son
N'Koudou
Janssen
Is that strong enough? For me it needs a bit of a boost if we're to challenge the mega bucks teams.
In the dark ages of 95-04 we would've been delighted with an XI like that.Whilst I agree we have strength in some areas, I'd say our '2nd XI' is weaker than the other top teams.
Some of this is up for debate but arguably our second team is:
Vorm
KWP
Carter Vickers
Wimmer
Davies
Dier
Winks
Sissoko
Son
N'Koudou
Janssen
Is that strong enough? For me it needs a bit of a boost if we're to challenge the mega bucks teams.
We don't have worse depth than Chelsea, Arsenal or Liverpool.In the dark ages of 95-04 we would've been delighted with an XI like that.
Not that I don't agree with you, we undoubtedly have far less depth than our top 6 competitors, just saying.