Didn’t knee jerk after the Grealish signing and have decided to ultimately go with poor performer. He was very badly prepared for the start of the window, scrambled a bit back in the last few weeks and ultimately has left the manager with a squad...
If (hopefully not) we sold Branthwaite next summer & replaced with 2 replica CBs.
Those CBs double in value and we then sell 1 the following summer. We use the funds fo then sign a centre back and a right back...etc etc
Its a slow process if...
And with respect it's not really even the argument.
The argument for me is we need a proper back up. We have 4 CBs, one is injury prone, 2 are over 30 (and one isn't meant to be a regular starter) and we are playing our 4th option, who arguably...
That should be a given.
While O'Brien is sound defensively, that side is crying out for a bit of threat from the full back. Moreso especially because Dibling is another winger who likes to cut inside and so is Ndiaye when he plays there.
I flat out refuse to believe there isn’t an available right back out there available who would be better than O’Brien out of position. I’m not falling for that line, I think it’s a poor excuse for laziness.
They told us to judge them on September 1st. Well right now I’m preparing to judge them at a 5/10. First half of the window was a complete unholy mess, salvaged post-US a bit with the signings of KDH, Grealish and Dibling. But currently we are on...