deipnosophist
Player Valuation: £80m
speaking of lacing boots: what's Capt Jags up to these days?
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Carl O'Ancelotti
Player Valuation: £20m
Superb buy and worth every penny. He will be a permanent fixture in our team for a long time to come.
Fantastic. Gulf between him and Baines now.
Baines wasn't the problem last year and i was wary about replacing him unless we found someone noticeably better; this dude is noticeably better, proper class.
dannyboy
Player Valuation: £60m
Baines was one of many problems. We were a team that had relied on our full backs for so long and for a large amount of last year we got absolutely nothing from them going forward.
Really this should have happened two years ago but you can understand why it's taken so long given Baines' history at the club. It's never easy/nice to see someone like phased out but that's the nature of the game.
Let's not go overboard. Digne is a very good signing, but a prime Baines was one of the best LBs in Europe
I disagree, Baines wasn't the marauding fullback because of who else was in the side. We had players in front of him on the flanks that would either give the ball away or not track their players exposing the fullbacks 2 on 1, or we had players like Barkley in midfield who'd misplace easy 10yard passes in the middle of the park whilst under no pressure, if baines was pushing forward he was caught out ahead of the play. Dignes is an upgrade but Baines, as a player, wasn't finished last year.
The engine on Digne is impressive. Goes full tilt for 90 mins. Bargain buy.
tsubaki
Player Valuation: £90m
I've seen nothing from Digne so far that would suggest he isn't one of the best LBs in Europe, and you can clearly see why one of the biggest clubs in the world bought him.
CRIMHEAD
Player Valuation: £40m
He was definitely part of it. He's just lost soooooo much pace. Digne is good, but think he's also made to look that much better because Baines had finally hit the wall.
So glad we signed this lad and not some Buckfast guzzling beaut.
..a transfer strategy isn’t complicated, it’s a lot to do with bringing in better than you have. Digne is an example of that.
Verbal Kint
Player Valuation: £35m
I have nearly forgotten about Baines, my favorite player in the recent era and pound for pound probably the best. Bainesy may move in January along with Jags can't see either getting any game time especially Jags.
I sincerely hope not as right now we do not really have any options unless Digne moves on, and I doubt bringing in cover for him is at the top of Brand's list.
On the other hand, when the summer comes then I can see Baines potentially looking at other options as we will have the opportunity to bring in suitable cover.
Jags on the other hand, well I can definitly see him moving on as right now he's our fifth choice centre back behind Zouma, Mina, Keane and Holgate.
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