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Liverpool related transfer speculation

To be fair to Bradley, that's exactly what he did last season when Trent was out. It's only when he got that injury that he then struggled to get over it and get fully fit. It's the niggling injury that he needs to shake off going into next season. I do agree though, maybe he just needs to fight it out.
Another issue is if he keeps getting little injuries he won't kick on either. Having a nice solid dependable back up with little drop off not only gives him rest that he'll need to avoid accumulation of injuries, but is best for the team.

There's no reason why Bradley and the other RB couldn't get 25 appearances each, possibly based on the needs at the time.
 
Madrid would rather wait a year and get Saliba on a free than pay a fee for someone else. It’s part of their power play of “we are just going to take your best players and there’s nothing you can do about it” approach. That way they stop strengthen other teams by taking money out of the transfer economy.
Salibas contract ends in 2027.
Madrid has a stockpile of cash, its probably Huijsen this year and Saliba next year, Rudiger has another season in him as 1st choice
 
I thought Saliba was off next season.

Either way, Madrid would rather give that cash to a player. If they give it to another club then they would use it to make them stronger and the cash could eventually go through a chain to strengthen someone who would beat Madrid in Europe.
 
I thought Saliba was off next season.

Either way, Madrid would rather give that cash to a player. If they give it to another club then they would use it to make them stronger and the cash could eventually go through a chain to strengthen someone who would beat Madrid in Europe.
Its the Arse, they'll probably spend the money on a LB or MF
 
Honestly between my fat fingers and the fucking words this cunting phone autocorrects to!!!
Haha I have the same (much worse) with Swiftkey on my phone. The words it comes up with are mind numbing (a 7 letter word I misspelled came out as a 17 letter Welsh town - you can imagine). I often leave as is and send to my daughter for her to attempt to decipher. Fun father-daughter game.
 
Really - the midfield isn’t good enough to compete in all competitions - Dreamie will be after you for suggesting we even bother trying to compete in all comps.

Anyway - I disagree fundamentally because we could have played Endo & Harvey more and still won the league with ease and achieved more in European and domestic cup comps.

It was a choice by the manager not to play those players and I’m not entirely convinced it completely down to him “not trusting them”.

He trusted Harvey & Endo enough to bring them on as a sub in both games versus PSG and Harvey on as a sub in the League cup final but barely start them in league games when other players could have been rested.

So I’m not completely convinced that lots of new players means those players are actually going to play - which is were I revert to the question about how Slot wants to using the playing assets at his disposal and that a league is best won by trying to play as few players as possible.

I agree, if Slot wanted to use another midfielder it would be good - maybe that’s Badger - up to him to stake a claim.
I am not talking about bringing in players for 15 minutes of a game at the end, I have seen enough of Endo to know that he can compete at the highest levels, Slot just don't want to use him enough, but he is still capable and we all know it from the big fixtures where he has been the best midfielder. I don't think there is a future for Harvey in this team given the limited minutes and the lack of pace, and physicality for the position he craves in this system. We need another midfielder that can play for the full 90 minutes against any opposition and don't look out of place.

Also my bringing in the number of players is based on the number I expect to be leaving or being moved on through sales.
 
Why would he go to Arsenal? They have 18 CBs

Yeah but only 2 good ones, whereas we have at least 3 (not given up on gomez fully yet) good ones. Both clubs could pitch "well Ibou/Saliba will be leaving next year so it's yours if you want it"

TBH if i was Huijsen i'd be thinking "Madrid now or who's my obvious stepping stone". The obvious stepping stone is chelsea if they get CL. Guaranteed starter, good money, champions league, can demand a clause in the contract for madrid.
 
I'd like to think that we could convince him to come to us and stay for a long time, but i just don't think we could.
 
Yeah but only 2 good ones, whereas we have at least 3 (not given up on gomez fully yet) good ones. Both clubs could pitch "well Ibou/Saliba will be leaving next year so it's yours if you want it"

TBH if i was Huijsen i'd be thinking "Madrid now or who's my obvious stepping stone". The obvious stepping stone is chelsea if they get CL. Guaranteed starter, good money, champions league, can demand a clause in the contract for madrid.
Fucks sake - are you lot not tired of all these players joining in the hope of a future RM move ? - the fuck is going on. Surely there must be some international defenders out there that just want to fucking join us and stick to it as the highest point n their career ? - so fucking tired of these Spanish cunts clubs
 
Yeah but only 2 good ones, whereas we have at least 3 (not given up on gomez fully yet) good ones. Both clubs could pitch "well Ibou/Saliba will be leaving next year so it's yours if you want it"

TBH if i was Huijsen i'd be thinking "Madrid now or who's my obvious stepping stone". The obvious stepping stone is chelsea if they get CL. Guaranteed starter, good money, champions league, can demand a clause in the contract for madrid.

Going to Chelsea makes the least sense imho. Its a club in a mess both strategy wise, on the pitch, management and with no clear direction. Signing players left right and centre. As a young player thats the last place I'd move.

Shame they have the best contact with his representatives and London. Thats it.
 
TBH if i was Huijsen i'd be thinking "Madrid now or who's my obvious stepping stone". The obvious stepping stone is chelsea if they get CL. Guaranteed starter, good money, champions league, can demand a clause in the contract for madrid.
Chelsea give break clauses?! More like : here you go lad, a 17 year contract starting with a £100m breakclause that rises at 10% p.a. every April Fool's day.
 
I am not talking about bringing in players for 15 minutes of a game at the end, I have seen enough of Endo to know that he can compete at the highest levels, Slot just don't want to use him enough, but he is still capable and we all know it from the big fixtures where he has been the best midfielder. I don't think there is a future for Harvey in this team given the limited minutes and the lack of pace, and physicality for the position he craves in this system. We need another midfielder that can play for the full 90 minutes against any opposition and don't look out of place.

Also my bringing in the number of players is based on the number I expect to be leaving or being moved on through sales.


Virgil, Konate & Gravy will be the least rotated players in the team because that the defensive core you want to keep together.

I think all this talk of bringing in another player to rotate is nonsense - I just don’t think Slot will do it - so it doesn’t really matter what you or I think.

It’s the catch 22 - f you bring in someone really good they’re going to want to play regularly, which means someone has to miss out - Gravy is set at DM - he doesn’t work as well further forward, whereas Dom, Mac & Curtis can rotate between 2 positions, which means all 3 will get more game time.

If you go for someone as a “backup” - are they going to be good enough for a Slot to actually play them or would they get the Endo treatment.

It’s also a question of resources -

Personally, I’d see how Badger is shaping up and where his heads’s at - he actually can cover a more forward midfield role as well as the DM and could potentially fill in at RB or CB in an emergency.

We could just keep Endo another season as well.

There does seem to be noise about Stiller / so who knows maybe we do go for him and sell Badger & Endo, but I don’t know enough about him to have much of an ideas as to wether he’d be any better than those two.
 
Much as I love young Harvey, if you have the option of Wirtz instead (or maybe Simons) then its a no brainer. AM probably the obvious area where we can strengthen to better break teams down. (As well as CF obvs)

Think Szobo, Gravenberch, Mac all looked fucked at different times. Curtis has gone backwards again, taking umpteen touches. Endo doesn't cut it for me, so think a more defensive MF is needed but would like to see Bacjetic get a chance.
 
Chelsea give break clauses?! More like : here you go lad, a 17 year contract starting with a £100m breakclause that rises at 10% p.a. every April Fool's day.
Depends on what they want to do. If they want to pretend they've still got sway, that's a way they could do it

Going to Chelsea makes the least sense imho. Its a club in a mess both strategy wise, on the pitch, management and with no clear direction. Signing players left right and centre. As a young player thats the last place I'd move.

Shame they have the best contact with his representatives and London. Thats it.

Id agree if he was 23 and at the age of make or break. He could easily spend 2-3 years enhancing his reputation then moving to Madrid. Chelsea are a basket case, but they get the viewers
 
Depends on what they want to do. If they want to pretend they've still got sway, that's a way they could do it



Id agree if he was 23 and at the age of make or break. He could easily spend 2-3 years enhancing his reputation then moving to Madrid. Chelsea are a basket case, but they get the viewers

If you look at the players they’ve sold these last few years it’s a graveyard for development. Selling and loaning out the ones that doesn’t work out. It’s a mess.
 
If you look at the players they’ve sold these last few years it’s a graveyard for development. Selling and loaning out the ones that doesn’t work out. It’s a mess.
You're more than likely right. The players they've bought have mostly been shite and a way to dance round PSR. There's still a chance that they'll have a very young side next season who does alright, if hype is to believed about the players coming in. I do think consistent playing time and CL football is a huge draw, especially with a player who's eager to plan his next step after that
 
I think those type of players are almost harder to get. More often than not you end up with someone who just isn't good enough.

I'm less bothered about protecting Bradley's development than others. Sometimes in football you have to grab opportunities when they come along. This season could've / should've been his to show that he can step into TAA's place but he started the season slowly (read: poorly) and had injury issues again.

Let's get the best RB we can get and Bradley will have to duke it out with whoever that is.
Agreed. I changed my mind on Aina for this exact reason.

Now, I prefer a Frimpong or the best possible attacking RB we can get.

Bradley's had his chance this year, and for whatever reason (injuries, timing, form), hasn't taken it with both hands.

I'd prefer Bradley to find a new level in competition with a better RB, than us to have to deal with 2 players who aren't quite good enough.
 
Depends on what they want to do. If they want to pretend they've still got sway, that's a way they could do it



Id agree if he was 23 and at the age of make or break. He could easily spend 2-3 years enhancing his reputation then moving to Madrid. Chelsea are a basket case, but they get the viewers
But he knows if he comes to Us or The Arse then there's a chance of trophies too (outside as far as Arsenal are concerned) that will be far from likely at Chelsea in the next 2-3 years.
 
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