| Siggy replacement(s) 10:34 - Jul 13 with 19918 views | LeonWasGod |
Ok then, as it looks certainly he's off how do we adjust or who can we bring in:
- to give us around 10-15 assists a season
- to score about 8-10 goals a season
- with a wand of a foot for set pieces
- to do the dirty work running their b0ll0x off to closing down across the front line
I'm struggling. |  | | |  |
| Siggy replacement(s) on 10:38 - Jul 13 with 7453 views | jack247 |
I doubt we will try to replace him like for like. A quicker #10 and a midfield enforcer who can pass the ball a bit would be my guess. Not suggesting Nasri, but someone in that mound with a stronger midfield behind him would work for me. |  | | |
| Siggy replacement(s) on 10:41 - Jul 13 with 7418 views | magicdaps10 |
Ryad Boubabouz has to be high on the agenda.
Think we need to get 2/3 auality ayers in with the money being mentioned for Siggy. I would like Boudabouz and wouldnt say no to Jens Toonstra. |  |
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| Siggy replacement(s) on 10:45 - Jul 13 with 7384 views | Landore_Jack |
Hakim Ziyech. |  |
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| Siggy replacement(s) on 10:47 - Jul 13 with 7373 views | SWANSEYE |
Not a matter of if now but when £40m turned down from Everton but he's not now going on Tour apparently . . . Think the Club is just waiting for Everton to fine tune the price with add ons and it's goodbye Gylfi and thanks for the memories. Let's hope the Club get a move on and use the money well to get a suitable replacement(s) into the team. |  | | |
| Siggy replacement(s) on 10:48 - Jul 13 with 7356 views | E20Jack |
We wont need to replace him with someone who scores 8-10 and assists 10-15.
By selling him we allow a change of style. A style that doesnt just go through him and his delivery. The goals will be spread out more.
So while his replacement may only get 5 goals and 5 assists for arguments sake. The likes of Ayew should be allowed more of the ball and to affect the game more, so will get 5 goals and 5 assists more than normal for example. This should be seen in all our remaining attacking players.
As long as we have an able replacement (the one above is a good shout) then we will have done good business. |  |
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| Siggy replacement(s) on 10:48 - Jul 13 with 7348 views | 34dfgdf54 |
| Siggy replacement(s) on 10:45 - Jul 13 by Landore_Jack |
Hakim Ziyech. |
Struggled at Ajax hasn't he? Could be wrong. |  | | |
| Siggy replacement(s) on 10:52 - Jul 13 with 7288 views | SwansNZ |
Is Emnes still available? |  |
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| Siggy replacement(s) on 10:54 - Jul 13 with 7253 views | Swansea93 |
Chadli would be decent. | |
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| Siggy replacement(s) on 10:56 - Jul 13 with 7222 views | LeonWasGod |
| Siggy replacement(s) on 10:38 - Jul 13 by jack247 |
I doubt we will try to replace him like for like. A quicker #10 and a midfield enforcer who can pass the ball a bit would be my guess. Not suggesting Nasri, but someone in that mound with a stronger midfield behind him would work for me. |
That's what I'm assuming. A more traditional no. 10 who can take players on, but also with an eye for goal. We'll need to do something about the set pieces though, as we're noticeably poorer when Siggy's not on them. Not sure where that's coming from.
It's not going to be easy - not being able to replace Ash and Ayew nearly cost us last year. | | | |
| Siggy replacement(s) on 10:57 - Jul 13 with 7220 views | jack247 |
| Siggy replacement(s) on 10:52 - Jul 13 by SwansNZ |
Is Emnes still available? |
The biggest positive from this (at least judging by the fact we beat Atletico Madrid to Mesa and as of yet are rejecting £40m for Siggy) is that Jenkins doesn't appear to have such a handle over transfers anymore.
I'd actually be excited to see who Clement brought in if he was given a decent chunk of this fee. | | | |
| Siggy replacement(s) on 10:58 - Jul 13 with 7206 views | Legend83 |
Shaqiri. | | | |
| Siggy replacement(s) on 10:59 - Jul 13 with 7189 views | LeonWasGod |
| Siggy replacement(s) on 10:48 - Jul 13 by E20Jack |
We wont need to replace him with someone who scores 8-10 and assists 10-15.
By selling him we allow a change of style. A style that doesnt just go through him and his delivery. The goals will be spread out more.
So while his replacement may only get 5 goals and 5 assists for arguments sake. The likes of Ayew should be allowed more of the ball and to affect the game more, so will get 5 goals and 5 assists more than normal for example. This should be seen in all our remaining attacking players.
As long as we have an able replacement (the one above is a good shout) then we will have done good business. |
I wouldn't just assume that the goals would be spread out more, not with the likes of Routledge, Dyer and Motero still in the reckoning. They're not going to start scoring just because Siggy goes.
Ayew doesn't fill me with confidence either, but I suppose we'll see... | | | |
| Siggy replacement(s) on 11:00 - Jul 13 with 7171 views | magicdaps10 |
Ziyech would be a good shout but after a god season at Ajax, they will be looking for 20m.
I forgot on Chadli, can see that happening now. | |
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| Siggy replacement(s) on 11:03 - Jul 13 with 7139 views | jack247 |
| Siggy replacement(s) on 10:56 - Jul 13 by LeonWasGod |
That's what I'm assuming. A more traditional no. 10 who can take players on, but also with an eye for goal. We'll need to do something about the set pieces though, as we're noticeably poorer when Siggy's not on them. Not sure where that's coming from.
It's not going to be easy - not being able to replace Ash and Ayew nearly cost us last year. |
The holy grail is that we start playing more football (not that we didn't have our moments last season, but playing like we did under Martinez/Rodgers/Laudrup) and become less reliant on set pieces.
In theory, it sounds great. Probably a lot easier said than done though. | | | |
| Siggy replacement(s) on 11:09 - Jul 13 with 7059 views | Dyfnant |
It'll be Fer |  |
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| Siggy replacement(s) on 11:10 - Jul 13 with 7047 views | SwansNZ |
| Siggy replacement(s) on 11:09 - Jul 13 by Dyfnant |
It'll be Fer |
Or Grimes... like a new signing. | |
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| Siggy replacement(s) on 11:16 - Jul 13 with 7001 views | gazza_1234 |
| Siggy replacement(s) on 11:10 - Jul 13 by SwansNZ |
Or Grimes... like a new signing. |
Jota, Pritchard + a marquee signing... | | | |
| Siggy replacement(s) on 11:22 - Jul 13 with 6960 views | AnotherJohn |
The OP asks some good questions. I think it is going to be very difficult, even with (say) £50m to spend. Our squad has very little depth and I wouldn't be surprised to see Llorente leaving too. We must hope that Clement gambles well, but our future does depend on just that - when you don't have the money to buy proven EPL quality and sell your best players you are gambling. Will there be three worse teams again? | | | |
| Siggy replacement(s) on 11:25 - Jul 13 with 6929 views | JesusJack |
Kerem Demirbay at Hoffenheim. Scores and assists, takes set pieces and shouldn't be too expensive. The only sticking point would be if he'd be willing to give up potential Champions League Football.
Also, have to keep him away from Sian Massey >_> | |
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| Siggy replacement(s) on 11:30 - Jul 13 with 6875 views | E20Jack |
| Siggy replacement(s) on 10:59 - Jul 13 by LeonWasGod |
I wouldn't just assume that the goals would be spread out more, not with the likes of Routledge, Dyer and Motero still in the reckoning. They're not going to start scoring just because Siggy goes.
Ayew doesn't fill me with confidence either, but I suppose we'll see... |
I would be fairly confident this will be the case. We adopted a style of play last season where we played for corners and free kicks or lump in in the box to Llorente. With a more mobile attacking midfielder we should be more expansive in style. More chances will undoubtedly fall to the likes of Ayew who was a major oart in why we stayed up last season. He was man of the match more times than he wasnt in my eyes, a real headache for the defenders. | |
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| Siggy replacement(s) on 11:34 - Jul 13 with 6818 views | pencoedjack |
| Siggy replacement(s) on 11:25 - Jul 13 by JesusJack |
Kerem Demirbay at Hoffenheim. Scores and assists, takes set pieces and shouldn't be too expensive. The only sticking point would be if he'd be willing to give up potential Champions League Football.
Also, have to keep him away from Sian Massey >_> |
Clubs will know if we have around 40 million to spend
Expect us to have to pay inflated prices similar to Everton having to pay for Gylfi ...
Vicious circle |  | | |
| Siggy replacement(s) on 11:36 - Jul 13 with 6799 views | grfn |
Zielinski would be my dream signing, but he would never change Napoli for us | | | |
| Siggy replacement(s) on 11:37 - Jul 13 with 6789 views | londonlisa2001 |
People are seriously losing the plot.
I like Siggy - he was our best player last season in terms of goals created and scored.
I am not one of the 'sell him' camp at all.
But anything over £40m for him is absolute genius. If it starts getting to £50m it's insane.
14 teams finished above us last season, none of which had Siggy. People are beginning to talk as though he's Messi (and the Everton fans are even worse - they should be fuming at spending that on him, not because they don't have the money, but because of what they could buy that's so much better for so much less).
It was reported last night that Everton thought they had him. I imagine that was the £40m bid. Siggy says he won't go on tour, thinking it forces our hand to accept. We then turn the bid down and call the bluff of both Siggy and Everton which is frankly a ballsy call. Let's see what happens. But if we get say £45m for him, if we can't improve the team for that, including his loss, we have zero clue. | | | |
| Siggy replacement(s) on 11:37 - Jul 13 with 6783 views | Swansea93 |
| Siggy replacement(s) on 11:36 - Jul 13 by grfn |
Zielinski would be my dream signing, but he would never change Napoli for us |
Fernandez did. | |
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| Siggy replacement(s) on 11:38 - Jul 13 with 6768 views | magicdaps10 |
Replacing the goals and assists is something we need to look st, this is why we need to look at two replacements as such.
A player to play in the hole who has goals in him, a work rate to fit in centrally.......Toonstra.
A winger who has pace and goals in him....Boudabouz.
Both players capable of pushing double figures in goals and assists. I believe that with the attacking presence of Olsson down the left, this would allow a more creative player like Boudabouz to drift in field a little more. | |
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