phips wrote:Linked with Pepe after his deal with RM is set to expire.
dont like the guy but might not be a bad backup, especially coming over for free.
We're trying to make the squad younger, not geriatric.
phips wrote:Linked with Pepe after his deal with RM is set to expire.
dont like the guy but might not be a bad backup, especially coming over for free.
Dameerto wrote:phips wrote:Linked with Pepe after his deal with RM is set to expire.
dont like the guy but might not be a bad backup, especially coming over for free.
We're trying to make the squad younger, not geriatric.
phips wrote:Dameerto wrote:phips wrote:Linked with Pepe after his deal with RM is set to expire.
dont like the guy but might not be a bad backup, especially coming over for free.
We're trying to make the squad younger, not geriatric.
too true. but there is a problem with being too young. having some experienced players helps a lot.
Dameerto wrote:
Six feet four at seventeen years old, jeeze. He'd be worth signing just for his name. I'd want to call him Axel Zed.
iwasthere2012 wrote:Dameerto wrote:
Six feet four at seventeen years old, jeeze. He'd be worth signing just for his name. I'd want to call him Axel Zed.
We're on the look out for a CB called Macarena to partner him.
If Carlsberg did Centre back partnerships........
The ground would be rocking.
PeterParker wrote:Would you give another year with Willy and focus on buying wingbacks and defenders or a gk is a must this summer?
Mikhail Chigorin wrote:PeterParker wrote:Would you give another year with Willy and focus on buying wingbacks and defenders or a gk is a must this summer?
A goalkeeper can wait, as far as I'm concerned PP.
It might be argued that we could use no less than four new wingbacks as, with the kind of mileage Pep would require them to clock up in a game, they'd all need to be regularly rotated to avoid possible 'burn out'. Don't suppose this thought would be regarded as viable, but rather excessive instead and we mighty only get two.
I've always suggested Fernandhino could be dropped back to centre-half, so this might help solve our defensive shortcomings in the middle of the back line and save some expenditure for this position for another season or two. However, we'd then need two deeper lying midfielders to replace him and Yaya in the engine room of the side.
After that, funds and FFP permitting, we might get another forward, whomsoever that might be.
With all the additional players who will be leaving, we've then, surely (??), got to start bringing in some youngsters to help make up the squad numbers.
Nigels Tackle wrote:jordan pickford
ryan sessegnon
youri tielemans
william carvalho
hector bellerin
alexis sanchez
leonardo bonucci
happy days
PeterParker wrote:Would you give another year with Willy and focus on buying wingbacks and defenders or a gk is a must this summer?
PrezIke wrote:PeterParker wrote:Would you give another year with Willy and focus on buying wingbacks and defenders or a gk is a must this summer?
If this was a choice, sure, but what do we plan to do with Bravo then?
How can we not focus on GK if we are not keeping him, which is rather obvious.
Gunn is not going to be the backup. Let's be real here.
phips wrote:Nigels Tackle wrote:jordan pickford
ryan sessegnon
youri tielemans
william carvalho
hector bellerin
alexis sanchez
leonardo bonucci
happy days
Bellerin? hasn't been that good for Arsenal.
Tielemans? that guy has been touted as the next big thing for years and yet he's never moved. i have my doubts.
PeterParker wrote:Mikhail Chigorin wrote:PeterParker wrote:Would you give another year with Willy and focus on buying wingbacks and defenders or a gk is a must this summer?
A goalkeeper can wait, as far as I'm concerned PP.
It might be argued that we could use no less than four new wingbacks as, with the kind of mileage Pep would require them to clock up in a game, they'd all need to be regularly rotated to avoid possible 'burn out'. Don't suppose this thought would be regarded as viable, but rather excessive instead and we mighty only get two.
I've always suggested Fernandhino could be dropped back to centre-half, so this might help solve our defensive shortcomings in the middle of the back line and save some expenditure for this position for another season or two. However, we'd then need two deeper lying midfielders to replace him and Yaya in the engine room of the side.
After that, funds and FFP permitting, we might get another forward, whomsoever that might be.
With all the additional players who will be leaving, we've then, surely (??), got to start bringing in some youngsters to help make up the squad numbers.
I think FFP will play a big part. We are not getting 10 new players, that si for certain. I am just curious if we could not find any window and bring other players in the winter window (Jesus does not count).
I think we need to focus on 4 wingbacks, one central defender and one midfielder who will replace the Yaya monster.
Foreverinbluedreams wrote:PeterParker wrote:Mikhail Chigorin wrote:PeterParker wrote:Would you give another year with Willy and focus on buying wingbacks and defenders or a gk is a must this summer?
A goalkeeper can wait, as far as I'm concerned PP.
It might be argued that we could use no less than four new wingbacks as, with the kind of mileage Pep would require them to clock up in a game, they'd all need to be regularly rotated to avoid possible 'burn out'. Don't suppose this thought would be regarded as viable, but rather excessive instead and we mighty only get two.
I've always suggested Fernandhino could be dropped back to centre-half, so this might help solve our defensive shortcomings in the middle of the back line and save some expenditure for this position for another season or two. However, we'd then need two deeper lying midfielders to replace him and Yaya in the engine room of the side.
After that, funds and FFP permitting, we might get another forward, whomsoever that might be.
With all the additional players who will be leaving, we've then, surely (??), got to start bringing in some youngsters to help make up the squad numbers.
I think FFP will play a big part. We are not getting 10 new players, that si for certain. I am just curious if we could not find any window and bring other players in the winter window (Jesus does not count).
I think we need to focus on 4 wingbacks, one central defender and one midfielder who will replace the Yaya monster.
No need to sign four full backs, 2 shiny new ones with a couple of our own as deputies - Maffeo and Angelino/Smith Brown.
Then you have other options within the squad to back that up, for example Fernandinho at RB and Delph at LB.
Midfield, we need someone with Yaya's passing ability to play the pivot role.
As for the keeper situation, I think we were always going back into the market this summer regardless, Caballero is out of contract and I haven't heard a peep about him being offered a new deal. I expect to see a relatively young keeper signed to challenge Bravo.
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