There is absolutely no point in signing squad fillers. The players we sign should be for the first team and pushing the current incumbents on to the bench. Its a shame that Kenny has gone to this under 20 tournament because I wanted to see Kenny given the two full games where we could see him playing as a full back and defending rather than almost the auxillary winger he played as against Swansea when he came on. We have looked half the team since Coleman got injured because the system we play relies on the fullback bombing on and as good a defender as holgate is, he is never going to have that aspect to his play. If Koeman thinks we need a right back it needs to be a trippier type player and not cuco the clown. We need two centre halfs, a playmaking midfielder a centre forward to replace or at least provide backup to lukaku and a wide forward. We also do need a keeper despite me thinking that Joel should be given a go. Steklenberg should be our third choice or bombed out. Moshiri needs to get his wallet out because for the right level of players (without Lukaku leaving) we need to be looking at approx 150 million quids worth of player really based on
Pickford 20
VVD 45-50
Klassen 20
Dolberg 30
Sandro 5
Trippier 15
That list is 140 mil and doesnt account for a second centre half. (dont think we will get Trippier either but thats the type of player we need). These arent necessarily the players I would go for but are players we have been linked with and arent players who are going to want champions league football (VVD possibly excepted).
There should then be an u23/ development budget for Unsworth and Walsh quirky signings like George Hirst and possibly some of the young players/loanees at Chelsea who may be interested in actually seeing a route to first team football. No real squad fillers though - first team or development with a view to breaking through in the future.
Pickford 20
VVD 45-50
Klassen 20
Dolberg 30
Sandro 5
Trippier 15
That list is 140 mil and doesnt account for a second centre half. (dont think we will get Trippier either but thats the type of player we need). These arent necessarily the players I would go for but are players we have been linked with and arent players who are going to want champions league football (VVD possibly excepted).
There should then be an u23/ development budget for Unsworth and Walsh quirky signings like George Hirst and possibly some of the young players/loanees at Chelsea who may be interested in actually seeing a route to first team football. No real squad fillers though - first team or development with a view to breaking through in the future.
