The who should we sign in January thread
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Posted this opinion before, but surely a more helpful video compilation for a defender would show how he fucks up rather than makes the odd tackle. Or - even better - to represent the tackle:fuckup ratio in a proportionately accurate way.
For me, right now it’s about as helpful as a promo video highlighting all the lovely parts of Weston-Super-Mare.
For me, right now it’s about as helpful as a promo video highlighting all the lovely parts of Weston-Super-Mare.
Definitely. We need to baptise someone to keep bobby and Ali happy
Fabs, did you forget Fabs?
I didn't think fabs was a big baptiser. I've never seen him by the pool
He supports Bolsonaro, so he seems the type.
Unless we wheel someone out in the next day or so Jota style, no ones coming are they?
It seems incredibly short sighted not to bring in a CB. Hopefully they know something we don't because otherwise it's the mother of all lost opportunities to keep a grasp of our dominance over the rest.
Very hard to see us winning the league, or CL, without a defensive reinforcement.
It seems incredibly short sighted not to bring in a CB. Hopefully they know something we don't because otherwise it's the mother of all lost opportunities to keep a grasp of our dominance over the rest.
Very hard to see us winning the league, or CL, without a defensive reinforcement.
The defenders we are left with are not quick enough to play the high line. Get someone in Jurgen or hand the title over to one of the manc clubs
In the past, we've been averaging about a six week setback early on when they return to training after that kind of injury - Ox, Brewster, Gomez... They come back, the hopes rise, and then they develop a niggle and they're back in rehab. So: as you were.
At four months his ACL graft may not have fully bonded to the bone. Six months is when some elite athletes return to full impact to training.
I actually don't think he has a choice which Manchester club - it will be City - they look more solid than ever before right now in terms of balance between defence and attack. In any case we are looking at a third place finish at best - I don't think we have a hope in hell due to our defensive issues and fiddling about with formations to the extent where we play Jordan Henderson in defence. We have no chance this season and what a fucked up way to give up the title, the three games we should have won - the 9 points we should have got, given away like fucking shits. It seems one of the characters that has defined us in the premier league error is to be the only team that is leading at Christmas / New Year to only not win the title in the end, by the end of the season - we have our hattrick of Christmas Lead to eventual league fuck up.
He actually crossed my mind the other day given he has history with Klopp at Dortmund. A bit shit, but if it were a loan he'd fill the gap for 2 months ok.
True, a loan move wouldn't bother me too much.
I mean he is better than our two reserves.
I wouldn't want to lose Shaqiri for a CB right now with our front line hugely firing and not creating. Shaqiri is proving himself an essential player to bring off the bench and I suspect will gain us 9 points plus by the end of the season.
Origi is another story.
I'm not much a big fan of his method. Too many question marks for me.
When did he prove that?
2 assists v Villa youth just last week as a sub. So short a memory!
How about against Man U. Feels like 12 years ago. He came on and scored 2 goals.
From doubters to believers to doubters. Good while it lasted
I've said it before - once Van Dijk went down with that injury, it was City's league to lose. He was the player we could least afford to lose, and that was then compounded by losing Gomez. Our backup - a free transfer and youth. City have 50m defenders serving tea. We don't compete on an even playing field. It is frustrating at this time, as we made a decent fist of it for the first 10 weeks - and maybe we will come again. But a few horrific VAR games and additional injuries to Jota, Thiago, and the perennially crocked Shaq, Keita, Ox and Matip have not helped.
But we should have bought a defender. Klopp went into this season knowing that both Gomez and Matip couldn't be relied upon to stay fit. So he was banking on his best player being an ever present again and getting by with Fabinho if needs be. Either way now, we need someone who will push Gomez and Matip out, by a) being good enough and b) having a good fitness record. That was the same in the Summer, the only thing that's changed is that the inevitable has happened.
I agree, we've been hit bad by injuries, but the areas with the least depth are the ones where we've been hit hard. Trent and Robbo have also paid the price for playing too much football. We bought a left back who's been totally inconsequential.
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