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The fire rises
Moyes has always, always loved a combative no.10.
This is the shame of it all really, if we had a creative player like Silva that in that position, or even Rooney playing there, we'd be a top 4 team imo.
Moyes has always, always loved a combative no.10.
I would sooner we keep Fellaini and play him in front of the back 4 where he should be. And sign a proper number 10 who can thread the ball through to Jalavic ( I would use Barkley here, since the FA Cup loss he should have been given the playing time to develop for next season) who can then start slotting goals again. Jelavic has had a dreadful season but is still a good striker/finisher. We need a more mobile energetic midfield for me. Pienaar has been awful since christmas and isn't getting any younger. When thinking who we could buy I would look at how successful Dortmund and Bassle have been with relatively raw young players. I also think it is the correct stratergy to persue young Centre backs (we seem to be linked with a few). The defence this season has been dreadful.
Interesting to read that Levandowski almost signed for Big Sam at Blackburn Rovers. I bet he would have been rubbish and disappeared into obscurity had that happened.
If we sell Fellaini for £22m+ and Moyes is around to reinvest it we'll end up being a stronger team. If he's not here that's a lot more worrying. Could end up with players like Allen and Borini.
A lot hinges on the management situation.
i'd be very underwhelmed, i was thinking more mignolet, fer and remy
With what money are we suppose to buy these players with . Wouldnt you prefer to sell fellaini buy a defensive midfielder and a number 10 and striker and use the tv money to improve the clubs finiances . He is our only asset who we can sell and make big money on
Or Billy and Johnny!
New TV money. And the owners should put THEIR hands in THEIR pockets for once instead of crying poverty. As I said Dortmund, Bassle amongst others have built creative and impressive teams for less than 30 million. It can be done. I suppose Dortmund havn't exactly missed Kagawa though (although league form has suffered).
And Distin.. Would be a shame to bring in two more players player of the year winners wouldn't it?
Lol Billy and Johnny have been a total waste of money. Billy barely put in a performance and Johnny is an expensive back-up, halting any progress for Duffy. The money could have been far better spent on a pacey wide player or a striker at the time. I honestly don't get where the notion that Moyes would be great with money comes from. FFS we'd have spent £18m on Jo if Man City hadn't have outbid us!
Moyes needs to demand £25 mil from his sale and say £10 mil of the tv cash to invest in 3-4 top class players
Lol Billy and Johnny have been a total waste of money. Billy barely put in a performance and Johnny is an expensive back-up, halting any progress for Duffy. The money could have been far better spent on a pacey wide player or a striker at the time. I honestly don't get where the notion that Moyes would be great with money comes from. FFS we'd have spent £18m on Jo if Man City hadn't have outbid us!
I love fellaini but I do feel the only way to move forward is by selling him to the highest bidder. I'd imagine 25-30M depending where he goes...my preference would be abroad!
If selling him resulted in us bringing in say negredo Fer and 1/2 of moyes gems, that would represent excellent trading.
After that if some of the tv money and player trading could be used bringing in 2/3 more new faces I think we'd come into next season an Awfull lot stronger.
Fellaini sale is probably gonna be key to us moving forward. Great article
all well and good saying that but which of the teams above us would pay that money for him considering ffp comes into play and which teams could he adapt to.
one of his main strengths is the long ball over the top which none of the teams above us play.