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hetion said:
Still completely bemused by people not thinking we need a clever, creative midfielder. Have a look at the clubs we should be competing with next season (essentially last season's top 8) - every single one of them has at least one first-XI playmaker type that we totally lack (this isn't about how good they are, just the type of player they are).

Chelsea - Fabregas, Hazard
Manchester City - Silva
Arsenal - Cazorla, Sanchez, Ozil
Manchester United - Di Maria, Mata
Tottenham Hotspur - Eriksen, Lamela
Liverpool - Coutinho, Firmino
Southampton - Tadic
Swansea City - Sigurdsson

All of those (bar Firmino, obviously) are in the top 20 for chances created in the prem. Baines is right up there too, but our best midfielder in that regard is Ross who is way down in 67th. The most assists any of our midfielders had was, er, 2.

This is a signing that Martinez wants more than any other and could be the missing element in the team. Absolutely no clue who it could possibly be but surely it's the most important business we could do this summer eh.
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A CB is still more important. An injury to just one of our two starters and we're playing kids with no experience.

Considering the total lack of rumors it's a bit worrying when you consider that without these two signings we're totally shafted.
 
Pabbers said:
Ross is creative, just played poor. Mirallas will score and create.....you have Sanchez listed, who may aswell be a striker.

Agree with your point, but im not seeing 2 out and out playmakers per team....maybe a couple of teams.
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Ah my bad, probably wasn't v clear. Meant to say that each of the teams has one, and some had another that could be classed as one. Sanchez can definitely pull off those clever passes and stuff (and actually has loads of assists and key passes last season), hence the inclusion. You're right it's not 'his role' though.

Agree with your point about Ross, but it's about 'types' of creativity I suppose. Ross can make things happen by getting into space and creating it and generally causing a bit of havoc - same goes for Kev and Del. And while I do think he has a bit more vision than people give him credit for, he's not a Silva/Fabregas/Sigurdsson type. I think you need both types on your team. On the other hand, I don't really know anything about football haha.

Edit: @Furey1878 & @Adversus totally agree about the CB - it's not one or the other, we need both! And I am actually confident we will get both, but I'll be effed if I can guess who it'll be. Think Mbodj could emerge as a front-runner for CB though.
 
bluemangroup said:
I've annoyed a person. That person is you. You are a perpetual drivel machine so tbh I don't much care. Voicing your banal opinion on everything and then changing it when you're wrong. You know less than nothing my touchy amigo.
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So ignore me. That's what I'm doing to all of you. My life is much better.
 

hetion said:
Ah my bad, probably wasn't v clear. Meant to say that each of the teams has one, and some had another that could be classed as one. Sanchez can definitely pull off those clever passes and stuff (and actually has loads of assists and key passes last season), hence the inclusion. You're right it's not 'his role' though.

Agree with your point about Ross, but it's about 'types' of creativity I suppose. Ross can make things happen by getting into space and creating it and generally causing a bit of havoc - same goes for Kev and Del. And while I do think he has a bit more vision than people give him credit for, he's not a Silva/Fabregas/Sigurdsson type. I think you need both types on your team. On the other hand, I don't really know anything about football haha.

Edit: @Furey1878 & @Adversus totally agree about the CB - it's not one or the other, we need both! And I am actually confident we will get both, but I'll be effed if I can guess who it'll be. Think Mbodj could emerge as a front-runner for CB though.
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While im picking holes in your post, I completely agree with wanting that type of player.

We don't NEED one, but it would take pressure off Ross and others, so im sure it would help with the different ways we can play.

For me, if we are to get one, he needs to be a more experienced one.
 
hetion said:
Ah my bad, probably wasn't v clear. Meant to say that each of the teams has one, and some had another that could be classed as one. Sanchez can definitely pull off those clever passes and stuff (and actually has loads of assists and key passes last season), hence the inclusion. You're right it's not 'his role' though.

Agree with your point about Ross, but it's about 'types' of creativity I suppose. Ross can make things happen by getting into space and creating it and generally causing a bit of havoc - same goes for Kev and Del. And while I do think he has a bit more vision than people give him credit for, he's not a Silva/Fabregas/Sigurdsson type. I think you need both types on your team. On the other hand, I don't really know anything about football haha.

Edit: @Furey1878 & @Adversus totally agree about the CB - it's not one or the other, we need both! And I am actually confident we will get both, but I'll be effed if I can guess who it'll be. Think Mbodj could emerge as a front-runner for CB though.
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I know I might get negged (if they existed) but the one player you did leave out of that Arsenal team who is exactly the kind of player we need.

Jack Wilshere.
 


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