Usmanov

RomanReigns · May 17, 2018

arminisgod said:
why? we have the basis of a very good team and squad. We bought too many players last summer who didn't settle. All of them are good players who just didn't perform for whatever reason.

When fit our first team is very, very strong.

no we don't, our team is crap

arminisgod · May 17, 2018

RomanReigns said:
no we don't, our team is crap

no it really isn't.

We need about 5 players. A CF, LB, CB, CB and probably another Midfielder.

Just because our last 2 managers [Poor language removed] up doesn't mean the players are crap.

orly · May 17, 2018

RomanReigns said:
100 million euro's is not a lot when you consider that man city bought mendy for 52 mil last season and laporte for 58 million

we need a whole squad replaced not 1 or 2 players

Perhaps that's the base Spuddy, we will also sell a lot to top it up

RomanReigns · May 17, 2018

arminisgod said:
no it really isn't.

We need about 5 players. A CF, LB, CB, CB and probably another Midfielder.

Just because our last 2 managers [Poor language removed] up doesn't mean the players are crap.

only player's I'd keep are pickford, coleman, gueye, niasse, tosun, Walcott, Sigurdsson and lookman

the rest are expendable

arminisgod · May 17, 2018

RomanReigns said:
only player's I'd keep are pickford, coleman, gueye, niasse, tosun, Walcott, Sigurdsson and lookman

the rest are expendable

then you are being ridiculous.

Keane, Scheinderlin etc haven't suddenly become bad players. The past managers just haven't got the best out of them.

RomanReigns · May 17, 2018

arminisgod said:
then you are being ridiculous.

Keane, Scheinderlin etc haven't suddenly become bad players. The past managers just haven't got the best out of them.

Keane turns like a tank and can't hold a defensive line, it was a disgrace that he let arnautovic turn him like that in the last game

schneiderfraud is supposedly this amazing midfielder - well if I passed sideways constantly I would have a 100% pass success rate as well.

orly · May 17, 2018

arminisgod said:
then you are being ridiculous.

Keane, Scheinderlin etc haven't suddenly become bad players. The past managers just haven't got the best out of them.

Schneids maybe, but not Keane. He really is as bad as he has been this season I think.

Saint Domingo · May 17, 2018

Is money really the issue? We pay big wages and big transfer fees. Even if Usmanov comes in, FFP wouldn’t let us throw higher fees at players. It’s not money that’s the issue, it’s identifying the right talent then attracting it. Brands may end up being far more important than an Usmanov may be.

arminisgod · May 17, 2018

orly said:
Schneids maybe, but not Keane. He really is as bad as he has been this season I think.

nah, watched him loads at Burnley. In a disciplined back 4 he was extremely good.

OneTrueLegend · May 17, 2018

RomanReigns said:
100 million euro's is not a lot when you consider that man city bought mendy for 52 mil last season and laporte for 58 million

we need a whole squad replaced not 1 or 2 players

Particularly when it was reported that we received £131m from the Premier League in Prize money for finishing 8th. I would imagine it is quite difficult to sell the volume of shares he has, unless someone with shares wants them, it was reported in October that Arsenal major shareholder, Stan Kronke offered over £500m for Usmanovs shares, perhaps he has made another offer, or Usmanov has now accepted it? The pair seem to have been in a stalemate for a few years.

Dymak · May 17, 2018

There isn't a chance of him officially moving to Everton ahead of the potential stadium move. There's no way that we would be allowed to loan 500 million pound from the council if a Russian oligarch was our owner.

peteblue · May 17, 2018

arminisgod said:
why? we have the basis of a very good team and squad. We bought too many players last summer who didn't settle. All of them are good players who just didn't perform for whatever reason.

When fit our first team is very, very strong.

It’s certainly very, very big......

jceverton · May 17, 2018

arminisgod said:
then you are being ridiculous.

Keane, Scheinderlin etc haven't suddenly become bad players. The past managers just haven't got the best out of them.

Scheinderlin wasn’t a good player in the first place!

CRIMHEAD · May 17, 2018

arminisgod said:
nah, watched him loads at Burnley. In a disciplined back 4 he was extremely good.

Meaning in a defensive oriented, boring, ineffective formation that isn't effect anymore kind of way?

Look, he's big, straight line fast, but his agility and balance arent good and can you see him passing out of the back to spring an attack? If you can't defend in space, you are severely limiting your team's possible tactics. We need defenders that are elite athletes back there in the center and that can distribute a ball to beat teams like Liverpool or ManCity that pressure high.

Beyond that, Morgan stinks. Can't mark or cover anyone in space. His salary does not justify his limited value. He can pass better than Beni, but that's it.

I think we've got a few more players that could be useful - Gana, Davies, Cenk, Siggy, Walcott, Pickford, Holgate, Coleman, Niasse, Vlasic, Dowell, Mori (maybe), Lookman, Kenny, and even Baines / Rooney / Bolasie (only because we have no true winger and he can play both sides) as backups or squad players even if they are expensive.

But STILL we need at least one CB, a centeral mid, and a LB badly. Not sure how anyone could think otherwise.