Summer transfer speculative hopes and dreams

[SpurtingLesbian]

He needs to play which is one of the reasons he left Bayern and the RS and Spurs have too much competition. I think we have a decent chance.

yup and he'll be told he can have a pretty free role as number 10 right in the thick of it and running things. Other places he's be stuck out on a wing or just servicing 'bigger names'

 

[The T-Dex]

McCarthy is a holding midfielder and Ross is more naturally suited to being a box to box midfielder although there is an argument for playing Barkley and Besic together.

We played that formation against QPR and England played Barkley in midfield in the world cup. Most of us think that's his best position and one of the reasons for getting a new No10 is so as we can move Barkley back.

Barkley isn't a holding midfielder. As for most of us thinking that. Most seems a bit ott.

 

[macdog]

Except that the other teams that are chasing top 4 have about 1000000x more money than we do and are 1000000x more attractive options to go to rather than us :/

A bit harsh. I think we are an attractive proposition for some players.

 

[By god I'm blue]

So Cleverley, Garbutt and Del in....cracking start to the window that.

Let's hope this keeps going and he also manages to offload some of the deadwood, and in that I am certainly not including Osman or Peinaar as they are both very intelligent footballers and worthy of a squad place.

I'm thinking more of the Kone, McGeady / Wigan calibre of player.

 

[marty mcfly]

Barkley isn't a holding midfielder. As for most of us thinking that. Most seems a bit ott.

Besic and McCarthy are holding midfielders.

We don't need to always play with two holding midfielders. Most good teams don't. It's a very defensive formation and makes it very difficult when teams sit back and counter us. Barkley should be playing like our Steven Gerrard.

 

[Verbal Kint]

Hope so pal imagine the following midfield/attack:

Mccarthy Barkley

Deloufeu Shaqiri Mirallas


Lukaku

That's really good

 

[Jxg]

Not Howard
Coleman - Jagielka - Stones - Baines
Barkley - McCarthy
Mirallas - Mertens - Deulofeu
Lukaku


That'd be nice.

 

[sageyefc]

So Cleverley, Garbutt and Del in....cracking start to the window that.

Let's hope this keeps going and he also manages to offload some of the deadwood, and in that I am certainly not including Osman or Peinaar as they are both very intelligent footballers and worthy of a squad place.

I'm thinking more of the Kone, McGeady / Wigan calibre of player.

Its a start, still need to add 2 or 3 more, and of a high caliber too

 

[BlueKingdom]

Not Howard
Coleman - Jagielka - Stones - Baines
Barkley - McCarthy
Mirallas - Mertens - Deulofeu
Lukaku


That'd be nice.

Change Mirallas with Lennon and I`m lucky...

 

[Jxg]

Change Mirallas with Lennon and I`m lucky...

Nah I need 4 star skill moves in FIFA mate, Lennon only has 3.

 

[Raino85]

Not Howard
Coleman - Jagielka - Stones - Baines
Barkley - McCarthy
Mirallas - Mertens - Deulofeu
Lukaku


That'd be nice.

Swap mertens for shaqiri and id helicopter everywere

 

[Jxg]

Swap mertens for shaqiri and id helicopter everywere

But Shaqiri is a winger. Mertens often plays at number 10 for Napoli.

 

[The T-Dex]

Besic and McCarthy are holding midfielders.

We don't need to always play with two holding midfielders. Most good teams don't. It's a very defensive formation and makes it very difficult when teams sit back and counter us. Barkley should be playing like our Steven Gerrard.

But most teams don't have wing backs like ours. How many teams have a wing back setting up another? It leaves huge gaps. Counters can destroy us.

 

[Kiwi]

But most teams don't have wing backs like ours. How many teams have a wing back setting up another? It leaves huge gaps. Counters can destroy us.

It was a very effective system the year before last. We just lacked the oomph to make it work for us last year imo.

 

[hetion]

But Shaqiri is a winger. Mertens often plays at number 10 for Napoli.

Shaqiri starting playing No. 10 (very well I might add) for Switzerland in the WC. The majority of his starts came there last season too apparently. Wouldn't be at all surprised if that's where Martinez sees him - the versatility of playing on the wing is a plus of course.