Tom ;ok I was thinking that & have always liked Welbeck, I just think having signed Wilshere (plus having Antonio), we don't really want another player who can be very unreliable, fitness wise.
Welbeck’s not for me. We’ve had plenty of forwards who can’t finish over the years. It looks like we’re trying to bring in quality, not just someone who works hard (obviously you need that as well).
True, but I think it's a slightly bigger drop. I don't mean Burnley as such as they are a good club, but more in terms of him playing every game for England & City, winning trophies, now moving for £3.5m & out the England squad. All in about 2-3 years.
Looks pretty good. Maybe a CB light, particularly if Rice is going to play DM. An injury to Oggy and we're looking very inexperienced at the back (I'm not including Reid because I think he'll be out for most, if not all, of the season.
Problem is that DM isnt a stop gap type of position, going into the window behind a new GK it was arguably the single most important position we needed to strength
Sanchez is just not good enough for the premier league......
Cant be too critical though after spending net £85mil
Problem with sharing Rice between two positions is that if he is used as a DM, & excels, we won't want to lose him from that role.
Meaning an injury to a CB will leave us with Oxford as the next in line behind the starting pair. Rice can move back, but then we are light in CM. Again meaning that Cullen will come into play should one of Noble, Wilshere, Obiang pick up a suspension or knock or lose form.
I know you can't have several options in each position but I hope Pelle doesn't regret seemingly relegating DM to the bottom of our priority list.
I'm not hugely opposed to the Sanchez deal, if it means that Rice becomes first choice DM. If we spent big on 2 CBs and a DM then it might stop Rice's development in its tracks. However, it is a bit worrying when your backup was useless for Aston Villa...
And I suppose that's the counter-argument; how easy is it to find a good, affordable, back-up DM that's prepared to play second fiddle.
Pellegrini is here for three years, possibly longer if both he and we want it. Perhaps the long-term plan is to make do with Rice and Sanchez for this season and then spend an Anderson-sized wedge on a world class DM next summer to compete with, rather than back up, Rice.
MAXIM GOMEZ this is unbelievable ! Back on? Barcelona pushing Andre GOmez to us with all kinds of bells and whistles attached. Gary Cahill on a free, it's all going Bonkers. IRONMIKE.
Pope is out for six months and Heaton was meant to play the second leg of the Europa League match against Aberdeen last week but picked up a calf strain.
Instead Burnley had Anders Lingaard in goal, the last time he played was for Preston North End in a the League Cup match in November 2016 and he let in six against Newcastle. That season he conceded 18 goals in 10 games.
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I still hope the Daves go big on a DM / CDM, I don't think we need another CB if we are playing 4 at the back.
Hugill / Byram / Oxford to depart and a few loans out for some younger players and we will shape up nicely for the season.
Plays for Fiorentina.
How the mighty have fallen.
I'll still be disappointed if Antonio leaves, feel he has looked very good in preseason and is quality depth for across the front 3
Need another CM, although its feeling unlikely
Perhaps not an ideal signing, but I can just about see the logic in the decision.
Is there seriously no-one better for what is such a pivotal position??..
RB: Fredericks/Zaba
LB: Masuaku/Cresswell
CB: Balbuena/Diop/Ogbonna/Rice
DM: Rice/Sanchez
CM: Wilshere/Noble/Obiang/Cullen
AM: Antonio/Yarmolenko/Anderson/Snodgrass/Perez/Lanzini
ST: Arnautovic/Hernandez/Perez
Looks pretty good. Maybe a CB light, particularly if Rice is going to play DM. An injury to Oggy and we're looking very inexperienced at the back (I'm not including Reid because I think he'll be out for most, if not all, of the season.
Sanchez is just not good enough for the premier league......
Cant be too critical though after spending net £85mil
Any news on Joao Felix
Meaning an injury to a CB will leave us with Oxford as the next in line behind the starting pair. Rice can move back, but then we are light in CM. Again meaning that Cullen will come into play should one of Noble, Wilshere, Obiang pick up a suspension or knock or lose form.
I know you can't have several options in each position but I hope Pelle doesn't regret seemingly relegating DM to the bottom of our priority list.
Kinda wish we'd got Mawson, because I think £15m represents something of a snip for Fulham.
Pellegrini is here for three years, possibly longer if both he and we want it. Perhaps the long-term plan is to make do with Rice and Sanchez for this season and then spend an Anderson-sized wedge on a world class DM next summer to compete with, rather than back up, Rice.
lifted from KUMB regarding a so called ITK.
Instead Burnley had Anders Lingaard in goal, the last time he played was for Preston North End in a the League Cup match in November 2016 and he let in six against Newcastle. That season he conceded 18 goals in 10 games.
At least Joe Hart gets to play in Europe...