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In the space of 12 months we added Kanoute, Defoe and Carrick from recently relegated West Ham. All three were huge upgrades on what we already had, and the latter two were integral in taking us from mid table to 5th.
We’ve been atrocious this year but still have very good players. The PL is at the level where you can have some quality players but still be at the bottom of the league if you don’t have the right structure, organisation and, most importantly of all, belief in what you’re doing as a team.Yes we went through this. They added two main players from relegation sides.
the poster originally wanted 3 from one team that’s been atrocious.
Swap Godfrey in for Mings (or for Lewis and put Ake at left back), and Fraser for Cantwell (I like Cantwell but Fraser has achieved far more at this point) and you’ve got a really good side there.We’ve been atrocious this year but still have very good players. The PL is at the level where you can have some quality players but still be at the bottom of the league if you don’t have the right structure, organisation and, most importantly of all, belief in what you’re doing as a team.
I reckon this side, with a good manager, would as good as Wolves:
Fabianski
Aarons Mings Ake Lewis
Rice Grealish
Cantwell Buendia Brooks
Wilson
I think Cantwell is a much better player than Fraser, albeit raw. He’s also got a little bit of nastiness in him which I like. There’s a reason Liverpool are interested reportedly.Swap Godfrey in for Mings (or for Lewis and put Ake at left back), and Fraser for Cantwell (I like Cantwell but Fraser has achieved far more at this point) and you’ve got a really good side there.
We’ve been atrocious this year but still have very good players. The PL is at the level where you can have some quality players but still be at the bottom of the league if you don’t have the right structure, organisation and, most importantly of all, belief in what you’re doing as a team.
I reckon this side, with a good manager, would as good as Wolves:
Fabianski
Aarons Mings Ake Lewis
Rice Grealish
Cantwell Buendia Brooks
Wilson
Alternatively, Bogle playing on Sky right now
Why woud Partey take a step down from an established CL team to one in dissarray?
the same reason Man City and Chelsea bought world class players when they finished outside the champions league places. We’ve proved it doesn’t matter if we’re in the champions league or not.
Alternatively, Bogle playing on Sky right now
Bogle was decent in spells and a bit slap-dash at other points - the game was quite slow so difficult to judge - and Bogle wasn't pressed by Forest very much. Whipped in a few good balls and looked good going forwards albeit with the odd ball sailing over the pitch to the opposite corner flag. I think there's a player there but I wouldn't say on this showing he looked prem-ready. Maybe we'd see more in a faster game.Oh, Matty Cash, too.
That’s what I’m saying so it doesn’t matter if we’re in disarray or riding high in the league and champions league. You need to pay the money. Man City were attracting players before CL and before they won anything because they put the money down. anyway there is no direct correlation between spending and winning as we know.Teams that have a recent history of winning or building title challenging sides as well as offering obscene wages. What we have proved is that having CL on it's own is not enough to attract a high level talent with a certain status. We've never poached an established player from a title challenging side.
One player I think is developing very well at CB is Mason Holgate at Everton
Good pace, excellent passer and appears to be a good leader.
Shame that Everton are aware of this, and unlikely to sell anytime soon
Yes, broke into the team at Rb, then went on loan to West Brom last season. Seems to have come back as a confident and mature defender. Says everything about what must happen with Foyth (and Tanganga) next seasonI think Tanganga will progress in similar way. Holgate was hit and miss as a right back and then centre back but was allowed to make mistakes are learn.
Shows how important it is to give young players time if the talent is there.
Not sure our fans are quite as patient as Everton though.