Last season's squad was an absolute laughable shambles, so yes. But still not strong enough.
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johnjoeefc
Player Valuation: £35m
Below is a example of how we have not improved. The bookies know their stuff and thats how they make their money. They are putting spurs at pretty much evens to win at goodison park.
For those not to familiar with odds that means they have spurs as strong favourites to win away to Everton. Spurs are also ranked by the bookies at being the 5th best team and very similar to arsenal and worse than the other 4 teams above. We are a country mile away from the top 6. The bookies clearly think we are no threat whatsoever to the top 6 as the weakest of those teams are near evens to win at our ground.
I can assure you that had we signed a striker such as giroud or a player of similar stature we would be looking at very different odds for this game. This is what annoys me. It's been a horrific end to the window and we are not a strong team now at all. In fact if you go back to last season we were judged closer to spurs than this by the bookies and they had a great season.
For those not to familiar with odds that means they have spurs as strong favourites to win away to Everton. Spurs are also ranked by the bookies at being the 5th best team and very similar to arsenal and worse than the other 4 teams above. We are a country mile away from the top 6. The bookies clearly think we are no threat whatsoever to the top 6 as the weakest of those teams are near evens to win at our ground.
I can assure you that had we signed a striker such as giroud or a player of similar stature we would be looking at very different odds for this game. This is what annoys me. It's been a horrific end to the window and we are not a strong team now at all. In fact if you go back to last season we were judged closer to spurs than this by the bookies and they had a great season.
Old Blue 2
Player Valuation: £40m
Saw/heard the same doom & gloom in August 1986 when Lineker left. We had to rely on the likes of Paul Power (came to us as cover and played most of the season due to injuries), Langley, Pointon & Adams.
Lukaku goes, and all I see here in the main are headless chicken posts...
Because we got the good buys done very early in the window, most people think our dealings were a shambles.
What WAS a shambles was the way the transfer market was stupidly inflated by PSG in one stroke... After that, I don't blame the club not shelling out for decidedly average players for whom astronomical money was being asked. Just look at what the RS want for Coutinho - utter, utter, joke...
Lukaku goes, and all I see here in the main are headless chicken posts...
Because we got the good buys done very early in the window, most people think our dealings were a shambles.
What WAS a shambles was the way the transfer market was stupidly inflated by PSG in one stroke... After that, I don't blame the club not shelling out for decidedly average players for whom astronomical money was being asked. Just look at what the RS want for Coutinho - utter, utter, joke...
I think a lot of people are being a little hasty in saying the defence is so much better than last year.
We've effectively just replaced funes Mori with Keane, while Williams, baines and jagielka are all a year nearer the scrap heap. It's probably slightly better, but not a lot.
We've effectively just replaced funes Mori with Keane, while Williams, baines and jagielka are all a year nearer the scrap heap. It's probably slightly better, but not a lot.
Unfortunately it is like an F1 team replacing 3 out of 4 worn tyres with new ones but forgetting to put the 4th tyre on. Yes 3 out of 4 better but worse overall.
The failure by the board (let's get this straight, that's what it is) to get another quality forward in (something that Koeman demanded) threatens to undermine what has been a very progressive window.
As a squad, we have a stronger batch of players and we should still be able to compete on all fronts.
However, we have a lot of new players and some will still take time to adapt. So basically, don't be a FIFA cry arse and think it'll all happen over night.
As a squad, we have a stronger batch of players and we should still be able to compete on all fronts.
However, we have a lot of new players and some will still take time to adapt. So basically, don't be a FIFA cry arse and think it'll all happen over night.
Lord Buckethead
Player Valuation: £35m
We are stronger everywhere on the pitch except for up Front and Left Back (at least we had some cover last season)
Perhaps we should have done something to address both of these positions over the Summer? what do others think?
Perhaps we should have done something to address both of these positions over the Summer? what do others think?
Barnfred 55
Player Valuation: £80m
I dont disagree that its been an horrific end to the window. But to apply your logic to this thread we need to compare odds with last year. Even then you need to factor in other teams improvement.
Also I dont beleve having Giroud would have made much if any diffetence to the odds.
SteRobbo84
Player Valuation: Two Pokémon cards & a Pepperami
Tim is that you??
Barnfred 55
Player Valuation: £80m
Soz. Just read last line of your post. Giroud comment still stands though.
Barnfred 55
Player Valuation: £80m
Possibly. I think somebody may have posted something similar in one of the other threads.
We're stronger, but it's going to take about half a season to see the evidence
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