25/26 January Transfer Window (51 Viewers)
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SkyBlueDom26
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Neil is definitely better than Torp, and arguably better than grimes. He can actually tackle and run
Holding us back from what? We just signed another player?
Depends if you think we were ever in on those players - are we assuming that this signing precludes any more business now? Or do you think this is it?
The fact we spent £8 million, pretty much our entire transfer budget for the season (to this pont) on two players who can't get in the team doesn't help. All this clamour for new signings, the chances of us signing anyone that forces their way into the starting lineup is slim. Sure, we can strengthen the squad and that helps, but can't see us spending the kind of money needed to bring in someone that goes straight in. We have what we have.
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Mucca Mad Boys
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You’re tripping.
shmmeee
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We are spending that money though, just not on players who go straight in. Thats what makes it weird.
Mucca Mad Boys
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When you have 3 strikers in double figures for the season, that’s probably a constraint…
shmmeee
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Eh?
edit: with you now. I suppose if it’s not down to Lampard but we’ve just spent €5m on a right winger when we’ve got two already. Would genuinely have made more sense to spend it on a LB at least. Just seems weird from the outside.
This guy’s costing £5 million?! Hadn’t seen that…
shmmeee
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Mucca Mad Boys
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I’ll reserve judgement for now but you’d think we have a plan for him and potentially other players.
My gut feeling is that I can just see Sakamoto being moved somewhere else. Maybe LW or even AM, why else sign 2 RW? Since Sunderland away (2-2), I’ve wanted to see him play LW (or even LWB in niche examples) again because he’s got a good delivery. At AM, perhaps he gives us a bit of legs off the ball but question how well he’d do with 2-4 players around him.
David O'Day
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Torp's been great this season.
Mucca Mad Boys
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It’s just a ridiculous thing to say. Neil is a good player but 2 goals and 3 assists last season doesn’t necessarily strike me as being a huge game changer.
He’s better than Jack Taylor imo, so upgrades their options.
Looking at Grimes v Neil head to head in 24/25, Grimes is the better player with Neil being more solid defensively. Torp is obviously much better than both players as a chance creator.
Terry Gibson's perm
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I like Torp but he does get overrun at times.
Nick
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So does everybody with the way we play.
Mucca Mad Boys
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It’s an intensity thing, for the first 50-60 minutes last night, he was good and won the ball high up the pitch. If we had a more physically dominant player than Allen, that’d suit the system v well.
The tactical instruction is to clearly try to win the ball high up the pitch and if the opposition beat the press, to ‘turtle’ defensively in a narrow shape, hence our fullbacks retreat narrowly if they can’t win the ball.
long way home
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If Doug gets the deal for the lad from Brentford he may just redeem himself with me. If we dont see a CM i fear the worst. The new signing lets give the benefit of the doubt, need to see him play before i pass judgement.
19Skybluearmy76
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Well this came out of the blue, let's hope there's more to follow. It seems strange we've forked out a reported £5m for a winger we don't need. The fact this money has been spent gives me hope that there will be other additions in the key areas.
Sky_Blue_Dreamer
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Yang is on the left. This guys on the right. Where we've got Sakamoto and Esse.
Mucca Mad Boys
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Have you ever considered that it’s Sakamoto who’s probably falling down the pecking order?
It’s quite funny because even when we brought Esse in, people were insisting it was competition for Sakamoto and until recently the idea that we was ‘arguably’ better than Esse…
Sakamoto is a cult hero, if you don’t like him, you have no heart. He’s been with the club a while and his numbers are consistently ‘above average’.
Sky_Blue_Dreamer
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Jahnoah? No, I don't.
shmmeee
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Think your reading comprehension has let you down here mate.
Para1140
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And emc
Sakamoto is great off the bench, he’s not dropping down to 3rd choice, and MVE isn’t the same when saka doesn’t play, they link up well,
19Skybluearmy76
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This lad looks like he's got great potential. Decent delivery and actually tries to take players on.