It's looking like we're not going to sign a single undisputed Starting 11 player.
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That's definitely the popular opinion.
I disagree with the sentiment though.
We've bought two potential RW stars. We'd have loved Sancho before he was a star right?
Cavani could well start, the fact he could play himself into the team makes him a worthy signing.
Telles will definitely fancy himself to be in the first team and I hope so.
VdB would offer us everything Pogba doesnt. And I hope he starts.
Henderson should force DDG out of the team too.
The most telling thing about our signings is the mentality of the players.
Cavani and Telles by all accounts are more from the Bruno ilk than say Pogba.
VdB, Cavani, Telles & Bruno are all aggressive forward playing players. They hustle. They have grit.
The youngsters we've bought have everything to prove. And that motivation might be worth more than getting a ready made star with questions over their profressionalism.
Henderson is move vocal and commanding than DDG.
Henderson
AWB Mengi Maguire Telles
VdB Fred Bruno
Cavani Martial Rashford
Offers us something COMPLETELY different.
That team will not be outworked.
I disagree with the sentiment though.
We've bought two potential RW stars. We'd have loved Sancho before he was a star right?
Cavani could well start, the fact he could play himself into the team makes him a worthy signing.
Telles will definitely fancy himself to be in the first team and I hope so.
VdB would offer us everything Pogba doesnt. And I hope he starts.
Henderson should force DDG out of the team too.
The most telling thing about our signings is the mentality of the players.
Cavani and Telles by all accounts are more from the Bruno ilk than say Pogba.
VdB, Cavani, Telles & Bruno are all aggressive forward playing players. They hustle. They have grit.
The youngsters we've bought have everything to prove. And that motivation might be worth more than getting a ready made star with questions over their profressionalism.
Henderson is move vocal and commanding than DDG.
Henderson
AWB Mengi Maguire Telles
VdB Fred Bruno
Cavani Martial Rashford
Offers us something COMPLETELY different.
That team will not be outworked.
It all depends on bringing quality right winger. Telles will be better than Shaw, Cavani is OK, I don't know why we bought VdB if Pogba is staying but it remains to be seen.
3 competent players for 3 attacking positions is ridiculous so yeah, depends if we bring some good RW.
3 competent players for 3 attacking positions is ridiculous so yeah, depends if we bring some good RW.
Mine too. I’d sooner have had a starting RW/DM/CB / rotation CAM than rotation ST/Rotation LB/prospect RW/ prospect RWThis was my wishlist and feeling for this window before last season ended
Disagree - when we actually started with our first 11, we gathered more points than just about anyone.
Key players in that first 11 were not playing for large portions of the season for various reasons. When they did, we did climb quickly up the table.
That said, I think we could do with an upgrade in about 3 positions
With the way we are playing, all 3 of them will probably start soon. Telles can cross for starters, and DVB can actually be arsed to play football, so they will get ahead of Shaw and Pogba soon.
Snipped the post but appreciate the injection of positivity.
After yesterday's result and the general mood around the club this season, it's hard not to submit to D O O M...but you're right, that'd be a high energy side. Especially in midfield.
You assume that Cavani has signed. It is three hours and 43m left and no sign that he has officially signed. We are talking Manchester United post-Fergie. Don't count your chickens until there is a signature on the paper.
Scenes when Cavani and Telles end up being a main starters for us.
We are so going to be going in for Sarr later on in the week, otherwise possibly two 18yr old rw and a 16yr old centre back......we are just continuing to improve our youth ranks.....utter joke of a window
Yeah or Brooks and won't be eligible for champions league group stages either
Public Service Announcement - If you have to respond to this thread with "yeah, but if we get..." Then you're not making a very strong argument.
Telles is a starter. No question he's better than Shaw. He's one of the best attacking leftbacks in the world. It would be idiotic not to start to him.
In my opinion Telles will start. I also think Cavani will prove a better CF than Martial. Many overrate Martial’s ability.
But the quality hasn’t gone up at all. It’s all sideways. The players that rivals have purchased would have strengthened us more and there can be no excuse that we cannot afford these players. That’s the bit which is depressing.
This is the final straw for me. We aren’t a big club. We can’t attract any tier 1 players anymore, they choose rivals. We are competing with Everton and Leicester for 6th whilst all our rivals battle out for Champions League football. The club is finished.
But the quality hasn’t gone up at all. It’s all sideways. The players that rivals have purchased would have strengthened us more and there can be no excuse that we cannot afford these players. That’s the bit which is depressing.
This is the final straw for me. We aren’t a big club. We can’t attract any tier 1 players anymore, they choose rivals. We are competing with Everton and Leicester for 6th whilst all our rivals battle out for Champions League football. The club is finished.
Our young team is a whole year older, that's worth like at least 1,5 starters right there.
It's quite funny just how bad this window has been
The starter RW situation still not addressed for yet another window is making me absolutely fume
This is what happens when you have one main target and can't even get that across the line. Hence all our signings are kids, quick fixes, short term deals and rotational players. I hope all these players do well, now and eventually. But it doesn't mask the fact that we've botched the window and make fools of ourselves. And while people will complain about the OP moaning about something unimportant, but you're right - we saw Livepool lift number 19, 33 points ahead of us and reacted with utter incompetence.
Window to forget just like 2013 & 2018
I'm just saying that we've had "if we get..." So many times over the years and it's always the same thing. We can't put our hopes in something that historically hasn't happened. If it doesn't rain tomorrow I might get to run around naked. But I live in Scotland, historically it's shown me that my nude jaunt down the shops tomorrow will be under dark clouds.oh yeah, cause life is always that black and white
No “ifs” allowed folk.
This transfer window has been that abysmal that there might be an odd chance that by some freakish accident it might turn out to be better than we think right now.
The incompetence level at our club is spectacular.
The incompetence level at our club is spectacular.
Can only sign Sarr for league and cup if it's after the 6th
I am very very concerned that our lack of defensive signings will be our downfall, not missing out on Sancho. A pacy CB and Partey would have improved us immensly. I seriously doubt that Ole can organize Pogba, Matic and any of our two CBs into a tight defensive unit. A lot of our opponents can run rings around our sleeping giants, just like Spurs and mighty Palace did.
Yeah think Ole has blind spots when it comes to these two positions
Our bench is the weakest in the top 8, in a season with insane amount of football. It's just disgusting that everyone else apart from the club can see this
Yeah got none of our top two priorities in this window what a bloody shambles
Its a bit of everything.
Really like the look of Donny. He'll be a regular soon enough.
Cavani is a gamble. Could be a disaster or completely inspired, but certainly offers us something different.
Telles is providing competition in a place where it was needed
Pellestri/Traore - who the feck knows. Being optimistic one of these guys could be the next big thing and light the place on fire.
Its not what we all wanted or expected but it freshens the squad up and, crucially, gives us more depth
Really like the look of Donny. He'll be a regular soon enough.
Cavani is a gamble. Could be a disaster or completely inspired, but certainly offers us something different.
Telles is providing competition in a place where it was needed
Pellestri/Traore - who the feck knows. Being optimistic one of these guys could be the next big thing and light the place on fire.
Its not what we all wanted or expected but it freshens the squad up and, crucially, gives us more depth
No, not true.
Yes, we missed to buy a right winger and it's criminal. But all of the others are decent signings which will improve our squad considerably.
Yes, we missed to buy a right winger and it's criminal. But all of the others are decent signings which will improve our squad considerably.
Squad depth I suppose
I think people agreed that we should upgrade RW and potentially defensive mid, but that extra depth would mean we could add to our points total rather than running the squad into the ground
We have managed to be in a position where we needed to improve the depth of our squad and have a squad which is too large and needs trimming at the same time.
I've become totally apathetic. I can't imagine what the players must be thinking seeing the gruelling schedule this season. Acheived top 4 expecting exciting players to join & we got nothing.
No wonder morale is at an all time low. What is the actual point of it all?
I'm already now expecting Ole to be the fall guy for the boards failure & get the sack by Christmas. We are in for one hell of a disaster of a season.
- Cavani was contemplating retirement before us, his body is shot to pieces. 7 months out too so not going to be a sub until November at the earliest.
- Telles is decent going forward but is a defensively weak lb in an already terrible defence.
- VdB is mind boggling. Decent player but doesn't actually solve anything new for us.
- Pellistri/Traore aren't going to be relevant for at least 2 years.
No wonder morale is at an all time low. What is the actual point of it all?
I'm already now expecting Ole to be the fall guy for the boards failure & get the sack by Christmas. We are in for one hell of a disaster of a season.
I don't think I care about this. Our starting XI is great, I'm still always excited to see that line-up. Yes, one position really needed a starting signing, and that's RW, and we have clearly fecked up or bottled out of Sancho. But elsewhere, the issue is a total lack of quality reinforcements/alternates, so signings like VDB, Cavani and Telles (who might well stake a starting claim, actually - his attacking stats are exceptional) are exactly what we need.
Of course this place is a maelstrom of negativity after a summer of inarguable underinvestment and a horrible defeat to Spurs. But I still think we're probably heading in the right direction. Just slower than we would have been if the owners cared enough for trophies to get Sancho.
I like signings like Telles and VDB. Clubs like Atletico and Juve have been making them for years as they claw their way into (or back into in Juve's case) the European elite. They represent sustainable squad improvement. The big signings like Falcao, Di Maria et al seem to make muppets happier but they're less indicative of attempts to genuinely improve and more of owners trying to manipulate the share price.
Of course this place is a maelstrom of negativity after a summer of inarguable underinvestment and a horrible defeat to Spurs. But I still think we're probably heading in the right direction. Just slower than we would have been if the owners cared enough for trophies to get Sancho.
I like signings like Telles and VDB. Clubs like Atletico and Juve have been making them for years as they claw their way into (or back into in Juve's case) the European elite. They represent sustainable squad improvement. The big signings like Falcao, Di Maria et al seem to make muppets happier but they're less indicative of attempts to genuinely improve and more of owners trying to manipulate the share price.
Its not all bad. Ignore the circumstance of leaving it all to the last minute, our main issue was squad depth. And on top of that brought in 2 (apparently) top youngsters who will have roles next season. And I think very quickly Van de Beek and Telles will become starting 11 players anyway, Shaw being benched and Pogba leaving next summer.
Could be looking at this squad next summer before we do any incomings and assuming Pogba gone:
Its a decent base to have, regardless of manager, for this year and next year in terms of depth. Need a CB next summer and a DM to replace Matic with his age, but still. The fear was we were doing absolutely feck all and were imminently going to have an injury crisis with no depth for Martial, Rashford, Greenwood or Shaw.
Could be looking at this squad next summer before we do any incomings and assuming Pogba gone:
De Gea
Wan Bissaka Lindelof Maguire Telles
Bruno Matic Van de Beek
Greenwood Martial Rashford
Henderson
Williams Bailly Tuanzebe Shaw
Mejbri Fred McTominay
Diallo Cavani Pellistri/James
Wan Bissaka Lindelof Maguire Telles
Bruno Matic Van de Beek
Greenwood Martial Rashford
Henderson
Williams Bailly Tuanzebe Shaw
Mejbri Fred McTominay
Diallo Cavani Pellistri/James
Its a decent base to have, regardless of manager, for this year and next year in terms of depth. Need a CB next summer and a DM to replace Matic with his age, but still. The fear was we were doing absolutely feck all and were imminently going to have an injury crisis with no depth for Martial, Rashford, Greenwood or Shaw.
Yeah maybe an old fashioned schooling from Partey will persuade Ole to go into the market for a DM next summer,in regards to a CB there will be much competition for Upamecano so beware
Squad is now even more bloated than it was before. An absolute disaster of a transfer window.
Who is the other one besides Amad Traore?
I'm torn on the two kids we've bought for the wing. I've been banging the drum for years when it comes to buying a RW and I'm glad we are investing in youth...
But, I'm uncomfortable that our most suitable options on the right (including Greenwood) have an average age of 19. It seems like a huge amount of pressure on them when you consider the fact we haven't signed a Sancho/Dembele or even a Willian. It feels like an older player to help ease the burden is still needed.
But, I'm uncomfortable that our most suitable options on the right (including Greenwood) have an average age of 19. It seems like a huge amount of pressure on them when you consider the fact we haven't signed a Sancho/Dembele or even a Willian. It feels like an older player to help ease the burden is still needed.
Maybe we see some loans to championship clubs for our deadwood,chances are we will be footing much of the wages for that to happen though