I still believe definitely one, potentially both, of Ade and Defoe will go. One goes, we'll bring a young CF happy to play third choice. If both go, I do think Leandro Damaio will resurface as a target alongside a youngster, to be Soldado's understudy, but still likely to see plenty of gametime, and would settle quicker playing with Sandro and Paulinho.
There was ITK sometime back, that he was no longer first choice, but that wouldn't rule us out of going back in for him later in the window.
Unless we're selling either Defoe or Ade then we're fine for strikers.
The problems appear to be that Siggy is no VdV and we have no player able to operate in an advanced middle position able to find pockets of space and play others in. This is why Willian and possibly Eriksen make sense. They are both also capable of playing in other positions as we switch between 433 and 4231.
Defending is an obvious issue so I'm really hoping that gets sorted out ASAP. With a solid defence we can work on the attack from where we are. But with gaps at the front and back, we'll end up drawing/losing more than we should.
Rumour on FTL that Benny is off to France for £12 mil.
Rumour on FTL that Benny is off to France for £12 mil.
Rumour on FTL that Benny is off to France for £12 mil.
£12 million? Bite their hands off for that...
No he is not very good on crosses!£12 million??? Jesus.
Outstanding if true...Rumour on FTL that Benny is off to France for £12 mil.
Rumour on FTL that Benny is off to France for £12 mil.
I agree I think we'd score more and be more solid in defence as everyone knows the system. This zonal marking just doesn't seem to work in practice for opposition attackers arriving late in the box.i know 442 isn't fashionable but i could see ade and soldado working as a pair.
I mentioned earlier that he would be the one we would get good money for and that his stock is very highly regarded in France.That's absurd money. Unless, similar to that Coentrao rumor, it includes his wages.