Plus Dom will make a huge difference if he stays healthy. One of the more underrated reasons for our decline in defending last season. Seems that Lampard wants Tarkowski and one of Mina/Keane in the regular XI. Plus it’s not like Doucoure does much on that front, just because a midfielder’s tallish doesn’t mean they’ll be good in the air.
Circle of strife
It doesn't matter if they're all still on the wage bill Zat. We can't moan about being restricted because of wages and ffp etc and then just continually add more and more players to the squad. I would love us to have signed another younger centre half this year and have said as much numerous times, but realistically we can't have 6 senior centre halves on the books, especially when there are other areas where we need urgent attention.
It's a nice thing to have but it isn't vital. For example Gary Cahill and Rudiger have both done very well playing for Chelsea on the left of a back 3 despite being right footers.
Id sell Keane pronto. If no takers then Holgate...
So would I, but somebody has to want to buy them and they have to want to go. I'm not sure why people seem to think it would be really easy to sell players they think are rubbish.Id sell Keane pronto. If no takers then Holgate...
Or both
He would have been my first summer signing
We won't be playing three games a week. We're not in Europe and there won't be any cup replays.
Id sell Keane pronto. If no takers then Holgate...
Or both
Losing Richy was an inevitable blow but with the addition of Gueye I think we are overall in a better position: lost our best forward but arguably gained our best defender and our best midfielder, plus a promising (but also first team ready) winger and a backup for a position we were light. All with minimal outlay and still with our two domestic loans intact.
