Godfrey and Allan have grit, so maybe he's noticed that and started adding more.
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Let's hope so. I'm not saying it's an easy job to get the right blend because it's not. But we can only judge on what we see on the pitch. Things are improving slowly but now is the time to speed things up.
Carlito
Player Valuation: £40m
God help us if this is supposed to be a technically-gifted team.
You can only show your ability if you can compete first. Gomes is technically very strong for example, but he struggles to assert himself on a match to show it.
The proof's in the pudding I suppose. The squad looks better on paper, I couldn't argue with that. But they aren't playing better football (James notwithstanding) and if (big if, granted) they don't improve on 8th then performance won't be better either. So on that basis what it looks like on paper kind of becomes irrelevant surely? He'll get plaudits from me for exceptional performance, not for decent performance. If he builds a squad that wins trophies and gets in the top 4 i'll praise him. If he builds a squad that performs marginally better than the squad his predecessor got sacked for, I don't really see that as worthy of much praise. I don't think that's too controversial.
I think people are more miffed at not having a RB and playing Holgate, which is fair game. As is having no backup forwards, except the cameo-man Josh King.
I back Brands to build us a squad though in fairness, I think overall he's done a good enough job at transforming the squad.
Well I'm using 8th place as that is where we were before he came in and giving him his 3 year contract period to judge him.
It is his job to build us a squad capable of improving on the 8th place finish we had before he came in.
Ancelotti isn't Marco Silva so if these players can't get 8th with him at the helm this season that should tell everybody what they need to know about how well Brands has improved the squad.
Carlito
Player Valuation: £40m
I do understand the sentiment, but I think the issue is that most of these players are neither here nor there.
It doesn't end with the right side still not being addressed either.
We have problems in midfield still and are somehow still relying on somehow getting a tune out of Davies and Sigurdsson.
hktoffee
Birds of a feather flock together
Mina is alright too.
blueboy1945
Player Valuation: £8m
For us to sup at the top table we have to earn the right by signing players comfortable with supping there. we may have spent huge amounts of money on staff since Mr. Moshiri bought the club, but we have no one of that calibre.
We were somewhat hamstrung with COVID in the summer, but still managed to bring in Allan and Doucoure who're probably our best two midfielders now. With Sigurdsson it's a case of who the hell is actually gonna buy him? With FFP - and we're currently the worst offenders there - we can't buy big unless we sell.
This Summer he gets Walcott and Besic off the wage bill and in all likelihood Tosun, Delph and Bernard will be joining them. That'll free up much more space for us to play around with.
If after this summer he STILL hadn't addressed the right side and added more quality to midfield, that's when i'd worry.
I also am miffed at having to play Holgate at RB but we as a club let Kenny and Walcott go on loan. Lots of people are moaning that we never signed a right sided player,I can only assume that the right player at the right price wasn’t available.
I agree that he is doing a good job so far,and I am sure that will continue.
Yeah as frustrating as it was to not have signed a right sided midfielder, i'd rather we hold off if it meant avoiding another Iwobi panic buy.
Being realistic, we need 3-4 players for the starting XI this summer along with an additional 1-2 to improve the squad.
Thats IF he is still under contract
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