Summer Transfer Window 2017

[davek]

Has anyone seen much of Lewis Holtby.

He was a boyhood blue apparently.

I've seen him a lot in the Bundelsiga. He's very over-rated. Does nothing of any great impact and is just coasting along on a reputation of having a good work ethic.

 

[Whitty]

I think we'll be pretty good defensively next season. Much better goalkeeper and Keane is a big upgrade on our other centre backs. I expect Williams to be better with a quicker, more reliable player alongside him. Schneiderlen and Gueye will offer a good shield and it looks like the other players further forward will be working hard to close down the opposition.

It's creating chances and scoring goals that we need to improve more than anything. Sigurdsson and a centre forward should help with that. Ideally Giroud but if not then maybe go for someone with vast potential like Schick or Dolberg.

 

[Brisan123]

Don't think so mate, he is back in training and hopefully a lot straighter and in a better place than he was.

I don't believe we will hang onto him for sentiment.

Any anyway, I would rather see the likes of Lookman getting a run in those games than him, they are more of our future than he is going to be.

I agree on Lookman
I reckon Lookman will get game time in the league though whereas Lennon may not.
Lookman is still young and will be used cautiously imo

 

[Paul w]

Maybe long term, but Stones still looks like a disaster waiting to happen every time he plays, and his 1v1 defending hasn't improved much over the past year. Gets turned inside too easily.

Don't disagree but I would still have him over Williams,short term or any term.

 

[Tez]

Has anyone seen much of Lewis Holtby.

He was a boyhood blue apparently.

He admires our style of play.

 

[Chimpy Glassman]

@tommye

 

[navidson]

Has anyone seen much of Lewis Holtby.

He was a boyhood blue apparently.

I believe he prefers Spurs' 'style of play'

 

[bicycleheader]

Saying certain players may/have declined is one thing, and it may well be true, but we still had the 6th strongest defence in the league last season and we have made 2 strong additions. When you start saying our defence is so bad we are in big trouble when all the evidence points to the contrary, it is hard to take it seriously.

I don't think the defence was any great shakes last season tbh whatever the stats say. Hopefully the signings we make by the end of the window or a return to form of some in the squad will mean it does improve. However I have no problem if somebody at this moment in time believes the options are not good in that area. I wouldn't go that far in my own opinion, but I don't think it's outlandish to state....if a little o.t.t to say big trouble.

 

[bicycleheader]

Our defence was a whole lot better when we swapped Williams for Stones
I know coaching helped but as a defender Williams is better than Stones
Overall game may be different but defensively Williams was an upgrade
Goals conceded and league position showed that n

That's not really answering the point of my post though

 

[VaguelyBrown]

I think we'll be pretty good defensively next season. Much better goalkeeper and Keane is a big upgrade on our other centre backs. I expect Williams to be better with a quicker, more reliable player alongside him. Schneiderlen and Gueye will offer a good shield and it looks like the other players further forward will be working hard to close down the opposition.

It's creating chances and scoring goals that we need to improve more than anything. Sigurdsson and a centre forward should help with that. Ideally Giroud but if not then maybe go for someone with vast potential like Schick or Dolberg.

I reckon unless we strengthen, teams are just going to get at us down the flanks next year, as our fullbacks are old/injured/sub-par/kiddies at the moment.

 

[bicycleheader]

I reckon unless we strengthen, teams are just going to get at us down the flanks next year, as our fullbacks are old/injured/sub-par/kiddies at the moment.

We have been like that for a few seasons now, I don't think it changed last season. Would be good to see more solidity in that area

 

[Brisan123]

That's not really answering the point of my post though

I agree with FM ( who I don't really rate )out we need cover
I just think people are writing the defence off too early
We've added a GK and a CB to the starting 5
I'm sure Koeman has looked at the options and will sign players if he thinks fit
In an ideal world I'd like a starting CB and good cover for LB e.g. Tierney but obviously RK sees other priorities

 

[Eggs]

@tommye

...yes just reading that link. Apparently Benfica club president, Luis Filipe Vieira, is in England looking to sell the player. The report says Everton have bid 45m euros.

 

[Chimpy Glassman]

...yes just reading that link. Apparently Benfica club president, Luis Filipe Vieira, is in England looking to sell the player. The report says Everton have bid 45m euros.

Cheaper alternative to VVD?

 

[Brisan123]

Cheaper alternative to VVD?

Was VVD ever a thing with us though
Don't know anything about him but if he's left sided CB then he's obviously on the radar if we've bid 45 m