Lot of shouts of failure.. people have short memories and unreasonable expectations... but I guess that's modern football and the modern football fan.
Remember when we didn't have a pot to pee in.
I do.
We had to beg borrow and Everloan out of every window.
Now we have money and clubs know it.
If a target can't be secured, you shouldn't panic buy, you wait to get the right player.
You also shouldn't be held to ransom in a deal for the right target.
Zaha would have improved the team, but he is not twice the player Richarlison is, so their valuations were inflated for us, but right for Palace for what he is worth to them in their squad and for their fanbase
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So if the price is not right you walk away.
Likewise with Zouma, did well for us, but people didn't want to entertain the idea of him being in our team over Mina last year due to being part of a Stoke team which got relegated.
Chelsea wanted him in the end, and you can't make a club sell, and regardless of 2nd or 3rd targets, you don't invest heavily in someone of not the same calibre just to get the numbers up, you use what you have and manoeuvre for the right player.
The top teams don't get it right in one or two windows, despite Arsenal's, Spurs, United's investments over the years they have had limited relative success compared to their ambition.
Even Klopp and Guardiola needed time.
We have improved massively due to the cash and backing from Moshiri, and Brands know how for the way we target and acquire players, and Marco will coach them all to improve.
After that nothing is guaranteed, seriously some people who support us need to give their heads a wobble.
