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Does anybody think we may play 3–4-3 given all the links to CB’s and CM’s?

                       Martinez 

           Konsa     Mings   Torres 

Tielmans     Luiz      Kamara    Ramsey 

            New      Watkins   New 

If you had to pick one of : 

F Torres vs P Goncalves 

Barnes vs Johnson 

who would you pick and why? 
 

NB: you can’t have Torres and Goncalves 

For me, Torres and Barnes are likely to be the better value combination, one prefers right, one prefers left, and both are proven in the Premier league has scored significant goals from their positions. 
 

More risk with the other two. 

Zaha and Ferran Torres next please.

Imagine Tielmans, Torres, Zaha and Ferran Torres for 60m!!

I don’t get this link. Must be a replacement for Dendonker or potentially our new RB. . . 

12 minutes ago, Kiwivillan said:

He has patchy form not just this season. Goes missing in games often and is Villa hating Coventry boy so wouldn't want to sign for us and I don't want him so hope Newcastle or Spurs spunk loads of money on him

Patchy? These are his combined goal contributions for the last 3 years 

22/23 - 19

21/22 - 30

20/21 - 21

If that’s patchy, I’ll take patchy! 

I’d taken Rodrigo Moreno - 2 year contract which will allow us to send Duran on loan (maybe to Victoria). 
 

Watkins, Moreno and Archer as our three strikers next year. 
 

Can spend big then on the support striker/winger position that Bailey has been playing - I really wouldn’t mind Maddison if I’m honest . . . 

2 hours ago, Tayls said:

Duran?

Loan 

GK - Emi, NEW

RB - NEW, Cash 

LB - Moreno, Digne 

CB - Mings, Carlos, Konsa, Chambers 

CM - Kamara, Luiz, Donk, Iregobunam

Wide Mid - NEW, Buendia, McGinn, JJ, A. Ramsey 

Winger/Striker - NEW, Watkins, NEW, Bailey, Archer 

5 new signings - 4 first teamers. 

Strange that he isn’t getting any minutes at all. 

If Dembele goes to Southampton for 3m that will be a shame - one we should have got in for sure. 

Looks a player 

We’ll get this one done I reckon 

Worth a recall if we can’t get a striker over the line? Would play well in Unai’s system in my opinion. 

Yes from me for Deulofeu

So this is what a proper Manager looks like. 
 

FFS what a waste of a year, but we’re here now and he will bring the good times back! 
 

He was the 12th man today, didn’t stop directing from the touch line, could hear his voice above the crowd  - excellent! 

I’d be happy with Rodger’s and that is probably the lowest risk. You could argue the lowest upside also, but he has done well with Liverpool and overachieved with Leicester. Would get us to Top 8 for sure. 
 

Emery is probably my number one choice. 
 

Amiron I’d be excited about, but it would be a big risk - do we need to take that risk if we can get one of the other two? 
 

Shame Poch and Tuchel are seemingly ruled out as aside from the names above, I don’t fancy any of the others!

Andre Vilas Boas?

I have a feeling we’ll end up with Michael Beale!!

                   Martinez 

Cash  Bednerek  Mings Digne 

               Sanson  Luiz

Bailey         Buendia    Countinho 

                       Ings 

With Carlos and Kamara to come back into the team. Bertie back from loan, and hopefully a new striker in January.  

Hopefully we get an elite manager - Pochetino, Emery, Tuchel. 
 

If not, we will end up with a more risky option - 

Frank, Dyche 

(Any of the above five would be a vast improvement on Gerrard). 
 

When the owners pulled the trigger on Smith, Gerrard was already done - let’s hope the same happens again. 
 

Poch is my favourite - would get the best out of our South American contingent. 

Who would be worth taking in some form of part exchange in a position we need?

This won't happen, but:-

Gallagher - 10m + Luiz

Dendonker £13m

Bednerek - Loan with option

Sarr £25m 

Can't understand the criticism, seems like a sensible addition to me. 

I reckon we'll get Dendocker and Moura