| Our weakest links? regarding summer purchases. 18:22 - Apr 22 with 5430 views | Danielswan |
Not in any particular order.
1. Ben Davies, has in my oppinion stopped performing. Maybe the success rose to his head and he forgot to work even harder at the training field.
2. Vorm. Can we blame the goals scored on him or should we do it on the defense? Lets face it, he has been no Marshall.
http://www.whoscored.com/Regions/252/Tournaments/2/Seasons/3853/Stages/7794/Team
Defense:
Shots conceded per game .... we are 7th in the premier league, this tells me our defensive guys have been doing their job to a good standard. Our keeper just isnt saving much.
Midfield:
Tackles per game goes for both defense and midfield and we are 17 th, but since the opponent does not have that many shots on us, it must mean that we have too many people in the midfield who fail to put their takcles in. If challenging headers are included in this statistic we should be loosing anyway ... so thats probably why we are 17th, we have small guys with short legs :).
Attack:
Michu can do it, but has been out for most of the season and wont come back now, cant judge him on this years performances. Bony has been a beast and I am afraid he will be gone by summer.
Players who I fill dont fit in:
Vasques
Ngog
Players we can gamble on, hit and miss performances;
Pozuelo
Hernandez, exceptional on some days, totally appalling on others.
Lamah, incredible speed but not the best thinker on a pitch, and thats to put it mildly.
Players I feel have been harshly dealt with by the fans:
Canas: Played mostly good games under Laudrup but has fallen under Monk, wish there was a way to get his wild spirit back. I have a feeling he would an excellent replacement for Britton given time.
Players we should keep:
Anyone I havnt mentioned, although I dont now much about our young reserves.
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| Our weakest links? regarding summer purchases. on 11:51 - Apr 23 with 1006 views | Uxbridge |
| Our weakest links? regarding summer purchases. on 09:06 - Apr 23 by JackSomething |
Agreed. While Ben hasn't impressed as much as last season, his demise has been greatly exaggerated by some. Still one of the best young left-backs in the division. |
Agreed. Would also extend to his backup who is also more than good enough. We don't need another LB. RB is another story entirely. |  |
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| Our weakest links? regarding summer purchases. on 11:55 - Apr 23 with 1004 views | ihatechopra |
This would be in an ideal world ! (for me)
Out:
Tremmel £0
Tiendalli £0
Chico £2-3M
Canas - £2-4M
Pozuelo - £1-2.5M
Lamah £not ours
Hernandez £3-5M
Vasquez - Not ours thank god !
Ngog
Lita
Emnes
Top end £14.5M
In:
Marshall £5-7M
Caulker £6-9M
Bardsley£3-4M
Ki -Ours
Snodgrass £3-4M
Adam Johnson £5M
Borini £5-7M
Welbeck/Javier Hernandez £10m
Top end total: £46M
Net: £31.5M
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| Our weakest links? regarding summer purchases. on 12:52 - Apr 23 with 960 views | Tom1912 |
I honestly don't think the squad needs much work.
N'Gog, Lamah and Vasquez can go. I wouldn't mind keeping Emnes around as an option from the bench. If you're chasing a goal, he can make things happen in the opposition's third. Newcastle being a good example-sent Bony through and won a penalty in a short amount of time.
We also need to sign De Guzman and I'd try to cash in on Ki. I think he flatters to deceive, and looking good in a rubbish Sunderland side isn't enough to convince me otherwise.
The main starting eleven places that need strengthening are goalkeeper and right back-both Vorm and Rangel appear to be going downhill quickly. I know Chico has his moments, but I think Amat is our future at centre back and don't see the need to spend big on a new one.
Other than that, it's a backup option for Bony.
That would leave us with:
New keeper/Vorm
New Right Back/Davies/Taylor/Rangel
Chico/Williams/Amat/Bartley
De Guzman/Canas/Britton/Shelvey/Michu
Hernandez/Dyer/Routledge/Emnes
Bony/Another Striker
And then Pozuelo and Tiendalli would take us up to a squad of 23.
So sign a right back/goalkeeper/JDG/second choice striker. £20m should do it, plenty let for contract negotiations + stadium expansion.
That's assuming no exits of course, which could easily make it a busier summer. |  | | |
| Our weakest links? regarding summer purchases. on 13:04 - Apr 23 with 948 views | Clinton |
| Our weakest links? regarding summer purchases. on 11:55 - Apr 23 by ihatechopra |
This would be in an ideal world ! (for me)
Out:
Tremmel £0
Tiendalli £0
Chico £2-3M
Canas - £2-4M
Pozuelo - £1-2.5M
Lamah £not ours
Hernandez £3-5M
Vasquez - Not ours thank god !
Ngog
Lita
Emnes
Top end £14.5M
In:
Marshall £5-7M
Caulker £6-9M
Bardsley£3-4M
Ki -Ours
Snodgrass £3-4M
Adam Johnson £5M
Borini £5-7M
Welbeck/Javier Hernandez £10m
Top end total: £46M
Net: £31.5M
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Bardsley !!!!!!!!!
Run ragged at the Liberty this season, absolutely didnt know what day it was at the end. |  |
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| Our weakest links? regarding summer purchases. on 13:07 - Apr 23 with 947 views | BackHeel |
Ben Davies is a kid, in all honesty he probably needs a decent break, but Taylor has looked a bit shaky when providing cover |  | | |
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