I think we'll go for Siggurdson for the simple fact we need to address how utterly crap we are at set plays and this would improve 100% if he signed.
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I think we'll go for Siggurdson for the simple fact we need to address how utterly crap we are at set plays and this would improve 100% if he signed.
davek
Player Valuation: £150m
If you're referring to Osako, then yes.
The major difference between us and Spurs yesterday was the creative players they can turn to. In fact, that's the major difference between us and all those above us. We have bucket loads of sweat and endeavour but nothing, short of Barkley getting on the ball and doing something out of left field now and again, in terms of creativity. Our team's character is all about hard working and it's simply not enough. Which is why ridding us of a player like Deulofeu made no sense, btw. However inconsistent he was he did offer us the odd bit of flair and creation that could work for us. Now we have a lot of hard runners and little more. Playing that quartet of CMs yesterday just hammered home the hard work / creativity imbalance in this team he's building.
As for 'we need LB competition for Baines'. Sorry, we need a LB - period.
davek
Player Valuation: £150m
Said we should all the way through that January transfer window and it was a no brainer.
I dont believe this current manager places ANY emphasis on this type of player though, so I wouldn't hold your breath waiting for Sigurdsson or any other player whose game is all about finding space and creating space for others to exploit.
no chance were Swansea ever going to let him go in January and Siggurdson even said we tried to sign him in the summer but he turned us down. I'm sure if we get into Europe and Swansea stay up we will be back in for him. Not sure if Tielmans is the same type of player to Siggurdson so can't comment who would be worth going for.
streeky
Player Valuation: £35m
Ooops you know what i meant Ollie, would love to have ratty circa 85 in our defence, soooooooo quick.
davek
Player Valuation: £150m
If not Sigurdsson then someone else with abilities not in the current squad. There's a world of players out there. Koeman chose to populate our squad with yet another CM rather than use the available cash to bring a #10 type in. And as said, I wouldn't expect a creative type to be brought in this summer either.
It's hard work and it's pace. That's what will be emphasised, because the calculation is that that is what will get you the points against most of the other teams in the league if you get it right. It just isn't a recipe for anything more ambitious.
I think we will see in the summer mate so I wouldn't be too downbeat yet about the type. of player we need. I think he will definitely be looking for a Siggurdson type player ( in fact I think it will be him we go for as mentioned due to his quality set pieces ).
We are a work in progress still, this summer we need to really make a mark in the transfer market with 3/4 quality additions and then a couple more on top of that for depth.
bluestevon
Player Valuation: £80m
I disagree about deulofeu mate, his problem is fitness and consistancy/ workrate. You need a player with all the above and the flair, creativity etc.
Siggurdson for example works hard as well, so if he has a game when stuff doesn't come off he isn't a liability to the team.
Erickson is a good example of that - covered more ground than I believe any other player for spurs this season which given they are a hard working team says a lot, same for the flair players mourinho always prefers as well. It's also why he seems to have set out to improve that area of Ross game as well.
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bluestevon
Player Valuation: £80m
We needed schneiderlin mate though, it wasnt a case of one or the other, we needed both positions ultimately
MrGrumpy
Player Valuation: £50m
Ericsson has run more than any other player in the league this season.
We need a new LB and 2 CB and more creative players up top, we are missing Bolasie of course but if u compare Spurs to us and made an 11 it would be mostly Spurs players in it.
Hopefully Koeman will get the right players in this summer. An drop our squads age down a few years
I know exactly what you mean mate, there were times last season I would've played the 2016 Rats just for his organisation skills...
Spot on right this. Spurs had the pressing, energy and pace alongside creativity yesterday . Baines also looks on the wane, his ability to bomb forward is not as abundant as it was, he needs to be rotated a lot more.
brieverton
Player Valuation: £50m
Big job ahead in the summer with the amount of defensive additions required alone, without considering the possibility of adding creativity/flair/width/more goals to the side.
Depending on what I have read to date, we need a new GK, at least one if not two new CB's and a new LB and that's just the defence.
On a priority basis I would still attempt to prioritise signing 1 x CB / 1 x AM / 1 x Forward. I would expect those to be our showcase signings and anything further will probably be dependent on sales. On that basis, I would still be more comfortable if we signed a GK also, if the supposed aim is UCL qualification.
Anything more than 4 additions will probably be players of either the younger variety for the future or older players not getting game time. I agree RK probably won't necessarily target a playmaker type, the emphasis will be more on speed and physical attributes rather than technical ability.
Ultimately he is going to have to find ways of giving us the flexibility and adaptability to bring in players who can help turn the tide in our favour when it comes to dealing with teams that park the bus, whilst also giving us genuine offensive options against supposed better teams.
To secure UCL qualification we need quality and depth. Players that can make a difference from the bench etc. RK is going to have to address the limitations in the squad playing-wise as well as psychological, that resulted in such a poor showing yesterday. Draws will need to be turned into wins and we simply have to at least try to compete against the big guns away from home, rather than the inferiority-complex ridden meek acceptance of a draw at best from the off.
This is an enormous task to accomplish in one more window, personally I think it will be at least another full season before we could hope to be genuinely ready.
Depending on what I have read to date, we need a new GK, at least one if not two new CB's and a new LB and that's just the defence.
On a priority basis I would still attempt to prioritise signing 1 x CB / 1 x AM / 1 x Forward. I would expect those to be our showcase signings and anything further will probably be dependent on sales. On that basis, I would still be more comfortable if we signed a GK also, if the supposed aim is UCL qualification.
Anything more than 4 additions will probably be players of either the younger variety for the future or older players not getting game time. I agree RK probably won't necessarily target a playmaker type, the emphasis will be more on speed and physical attributes rather than technical ability.
Ultimately he is going to have to find ways of giving us the flexibility and adaptability to bring in players who can help turn the tide in our favour when it comes to dealing with teams that park the bus, whilst also giving us genuine offensive options against supposed better teams.
To secure UCL qualification we need quality and depth. Players that can make a difference from the bench etc. RK is going to have to address the limitations in the squad playing-wise as well as psychological, that resulted in such a poor showing yesterday. Draws will need to be turned into wins and we simply have to at least try to compete against the big guns away from home, rather than the inferiority-complex ridden meek acceptance of a draw at best from the off.
This is an enormous task to accomplish in one more window, personally I think it will be at least another full season before we could hope to be genuinely ready.
earl_barrett
Player Valuation: £50k
It's kinda daunting to think we should be looking for 3, possibly 4 new starters in our defensive set-up next season. Just cannot see it happening, and expect at least three of Robles, Baines, Mori, Williams to be in our starting line-up most weeks. Yesterday really highlighted Williams' and Baines' shortcomings, and, regardless of recent form, Robles had two massive howlers (Kane should never, ever score from there, and his roll-out for Schneiderlin was terrible) and thus proven he cannot be trusted as a number one for us. I hope the money is there for, at least, a top goalkeeper and a top centre back, as it would make all the difference for me. Imagine we had Lloris, Coleman, Williams, Verthongen, Baines, as opposed to Robles, Coleman, Mori, Williams, Baines! Yesterday also shown that Barry cannot start games for us next season, and must only be used in an emergency. I'd even go as far as to say he shouldn't be playing at all; his legs have gone, so what benefit would it bring starting him, or bringing him on to sure up the midfield? So many new players needed, and, despite trying to be as positive as possible with regards to what's possible under Mr Moshiri, cannot see the money being there to keep Lukaku and also bring in a goalkeeper, two centre backs, competition for Baines plus whatever else (second striker anyone?) is needed.
I'd happily see us sell Mori to generate some more funds, and we know Niasse is hopefully off, Kone is gone, Cleverley will go, McGeady too, Lennon almost certainly, Valencia back to West Ham, Jagielka to Sunderland or somebody similar... we have players who will generate decent funds to add to what must surely be the biggest transfer budget we've ever had, which is good because Koeman needs to make lots and lots of additions to this squad.
I'd happily see us sell Mori to generate some more funds, and we know Niasse is hopefully off, Kone is gone, Cleverley will go, McGeady too, Lennon almost certainly, Valencia back to West Ham, Jagielka to Sunderland or somebody similar... we have players who will generate decent funds to add to what must surely be the biggest transfer budget we've ever had, which is good because Koeman needs to make lots and lots of additions to this squad.
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