guv111 wrote:Not sure what to make of our three/almost four signings so far. Maybe they will all do a stellar job, but the players seem more bargain bin than premium brands if I'm honest. Isn't the plan for us to rule Europe someday soon?
This is a post from a poster called Fogblue from another forum. I think it might put your mind at ease:
There’s an awful lot of ignoring the forest for the trees on here.
I prefer to think of our transfers rather more simply.
Last year, I believe our biggest failing was our one-dimensional attack – the “one more pass” approach, as some have called it. Dink the ball around the box until someone made a magical cut and we’d score. Sometimes.
Problem was, even mediocre sides packed the box against us, and frustrated this approach.
What about now? Sure, we can still play the way we did with Silva and Aguero, but with more width and pace in Navas, now we can cross the ball in, with target guys to score. With Fernandinho holding, it seems to me Yaya can move forward and bull rush down the middle more often. In addition, Negredo gives us a better ability to lump it over the top of defense as well. And I have to believe our long set pieces (including corners) will improve with Negredo, and Rodwell too, assuming he’s fit and plays periodically.
Seems to me we’ve added substantial flexibility in attack with these signings. Ergo, we’ve – at least on paper – solved our biggest problem.
Not only that, but the PL’s best defense has lost no one of consequence either.
I’m just confused as to how an objective City fan can’t be excited about who we’ve signed and – more important – WHY we’ve signed them.
