Attacking Quartet

the sniderman · November 11, 2015

Zatara said:
I think we're seeing our attack really take shape this season;

Barkley 21
Deulofeu 21
Lukaku 22

I find myself making similar comments across all three individual threads, in that we really need to add someone on the left to join this group of players. Someone of similar age and ability especially to compliment this attacking unit.

Kone now has another year but is 32 and if we take a look who is competing with him for the spot none of them seem to be a good 'consistent fit' for the position and we need to have a similar situation on the RW with Deulofeu and Lennon (One experienced (Kone) and one younger) :

McGeady - likely gone in Jan
Naismith - Not a LW
Pienaar - Gone in summer
Mirallas - Who knows??!!
Cleverley - Likely to be shifted into CM

We've been linked with a few players recently who seem to fit the bill, I think this will be the next priority outfield signing we make.

My question is, what type of player should we sign to play on the LW and who realistically could that be (if we do offload the 4 players mentioned above)?

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LABlue2 · November 11, 2015

Yarmolenko obviously

ilikecheese · November 11, 2015

Osman.

sageyefc · November 11, 2015

tim cahill said:
Many players over the last 15 years have been important to our attacking play. Pienaar would be lucky to be in the top 5 imo.

Utter BS

sageyefc · November 11, 2015

tim cahill said:
Agreed.

Baines made him seem better than he was.

Likewise he made baines a better player

ilikecheese · November 11, 2015

This thread is giving me eye aids.

GBH73 · November 11, 2015

Surprised at some of the revisionist comments about Pienaar. As a player when fit he's been excellent, his partnership with Baines especially. Yes, he's not a traditional Dave Thomas style winger but he's a very intelligent footballer. If we've seen the best of him (which seems likely) I'd love Bobby to find a like for like replacement (no idea who though).

Plus I'll always love him because he sounds like he's being overdubbed by Orson Welles when he talks.

chicoazul · November 11, 2015

Zatara said:
Perhaps im a bit of a dreamer but id like to see another player in the same age bracket.

I think its very exciting to build a squad like this and looking at the players comments they do too. One more addition and we could have the best u23 quartet in Europe...under Martinez.

You've got to be shitting me now.

No hang on, you're not are you?

ilikecheese · November 12, 2015

chicoazul said:
You've got to be shitting me now.

No hang on, you're not are you?

You couldn't make it up.

Shame he's ignoring you.

orly · November 12, 2015

None of you can contend with Zat the yung poom pounder

He gets people every time.

Snidey is on the case I see.

ilikecheese · November 12, 2015

the sniderman said:
you

Soon.

chicoazul · November 12, 2015

ilikecheese said:
You couldn't make it up.

Shame he's ignoring you.

Oh massive shame like.

I have no doubt that the FBI are keylogging his every move, his stalking of youth males is superb stuff.

He's the Phuket Aki of this board.

toffeejack · November 12, 2015

i thought this thread was started by @Eggs, thought it was a bit of a weird post to kick off a thread. left a lot to be desired ha

McBain · November 12, 2015

I was about to say something about this, but as it's now under what i want to say, it won't make any sense at all.

Zatara said:
I think we're seeing our attack really take shape this season;

Barkley 21
Deulofeu 21
Lukaku 22

I find myself making similar comments across all three individual threads, in that we really need to add someone on the left to join this group of players. Someone of similar age and ability especially to compliment this attacking unit.

Kone now has another year but is 32 and if we take a look who is competing with him for the spot none of them seem to be a good 'consistent fit' for the position and we need to have a similar situation on the RW with Deulofeu and Lennon (One experienced (Kone) and one younger) :

McGeady - likely gone in Jan
Naismith - Not a LW
Pienaar - Gone in summer
Mirallas - Who knows??!!
Cleverley - Likely to be shifted into CM

We've been linked with a few players recently who seem to fit the bill, I think this will be the next priority outfield signing we make.

My question is, what type of player should we sign to play on the LW and who realistically could that be (if we do offload the 4 players mentioned above)?