Dr_Pangloss Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 (edited) Exactly, we look very solid at the back and very well organised. We're also more organised and disciplined in central midfield. It's the lack of quality of our attacking options that are letting us down, Agbonlahor, Weimann and N'Zogbia do not cut the mustard. With Benteke returning, if we could have two genuine attacking options playing off of him we'd be a serious threat to most in this league. Edited August 23, 2014 by Dr_Pangloss 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomh621 Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 Need new forward options look solid at the back but nowt up top Definitely. I know were only 2 games in to the season but we lost those fixtures last season and we've kept 2 clean sheets. Look more confident and solid at the back. Hopefully that'll make the midfield less nervy as well. BUT in my opinion were still lacking the creativity we did last season. Gabby hasn't contributed in ages and as I've said before Weimann just isn't a winger. We need either a CAM or a winger - creative players. Im confident we've got the strikers to put the ball away in Benteke and Kozak (even Weimann too - id prefer him down the middle). 1 more player and i'd be very happy with out team! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROTTERDAM1982 Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 Sign Lestienne and have a Salah kind of player on loan. 1 more good attacking midfielder would make all the difference. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 Exactly, we look very solid at the back and very well organised. We're also more organised and disciplined in central midfield. It's the lack of quality of our attacking options that are letting us down, Agbonlahor, Weimann and N'Zogbia do not cut the mustard. With Benteke returning, if we could have two genuine attacking options playing off of him we'd be a serious threat to most in this league. Weimann and Gabby is the problem, i thought Zog did well today. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vandaq Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 Says on transfermarket lestienne is worth about 10 mill. If's around that then we probably can't do it. Either way, salah would be something if we managed to get on loan but I have my doubts... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 Need new forward options look solid at the back but nowt up top Totally agree. What's more, we need recruits who are able to play next Saturday - it's very important we get the win against Hull, both for morale (considering our home form) and for our fixtures in September. We have to be more creative next weekend. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ismail-villa Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 Where'd the links to Salah come from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCRAMTIN Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 Holtby and Welbeck on loan and we are sorted! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacketspuds Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 A front 3 of Holtby, Welbeck and Benteke would be outstanding. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCRAMTIN Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 (edited) Our greatest times during MON was when we played a strong forward who could hold up the ball alongside a pacy striker. Carew and Agbonlahor are the ones I'm talking about. Imagine Benteke alongside Arsenals Joel Campell? Deadly duo, one of them pacy and full of trickery and the other one simply a beast Edited August 23, 2014 by AVFCRAMTIN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 Our greatest times during MON was when we played a strong forward who could hold up the ball alongside a pacy striker. Carew and Agbonlahor are the ones I'm talking about. Imagine Benteke alongside Arsenals Joel Campell? Deadly duo, one of them pacy and full of trickery and the other one simply a beast I'm not sure 4-4-2 is the way forward. I'd rather have a quality creative player behind him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCRAMTIN Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 Our greatest times during MON was when we played a strong forward who could hold up the ball alongside a pacy striker. Carew and Agbonlahor are the ones I'm talking about. Imagine Benteke alongside Arsenals Joel Campell? Deadly duo, one of them pacy and full of trickery and the other one simply a beast I'm not sure 4-4-2 is the way forward. I'd rather have a quality creative player behind him. I know thought so too, with the Rock in the squad we must play 4231 or 433!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradarmstrong_ Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 1 or 2 attack minded midfielders would be great. Surely some of the big clubs will be looking at loaning players out over the next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexbelowsound Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 Marco Van Ginkel? Heard he is open to leaving Chelsea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villain-from-Texas Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 Our greatest times during MON was when we played a strong forward who could hold up the ball alongside a pacy striker. Carew and Agbonlahor are the ones I'm talking about. Imagine Benteke alongside Arsenals Joel Campell? Deadly duo, one of them pacy and full of trickery and the other one simply a beast I'm not sure 4-4-2 is the way forward. I'd rather have a quality creative player behind him. 4-4-2 at home, depending on whom we play, could certainly work well, with the front six being: N'Zogbia-Sanchez-Delph-Grealish Benteke-Weimann Indeed, that would be one of my preferred lineup. But I see about no chance of that happening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P3te Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 I'd rather 3 in the middle at home in a diamond TBH. We still don't take enough control of the game, so instead of having one man stranded up top we'd be sacrificing 2 and have one less in midfield. Maybe it'll work down the line, but I don't think we're quite able for it yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSV Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 (edited) Wiemann and Gabby will improve when Benteke returns. At the moment they are just very easy to mark out of the game and they are struggling. When Benteke is there.. and they need two on him and he causes panic.. it will free up Wiemann and Gabby. I hope. WIemann especially does some very good things in games but follows it up with poor things. I still there is a player in there somewhere. His crossing is really good. Just needs to work on his touch and finishing. Just get Aly to send those fierce crosses to him at training. I do think we need another one in their position. That wide forward player for depth purposes. At the moment they are not feeling the heat for their positions. Edited August 24, 2014 by KSV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skarroki Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 Danny Welbeck due to sign in the coming days apparently, after the Leyton Orient game, after Utd have got a couple more faces in the pipeline. Will probably raise some eyebrows. Believe it's gonna be a loan initially 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romavillan Posted August 24, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted August 24, 2014 Danny Welbeck due to sign in the coming days apparently, after the Leyton Orient game, after Utd have got a couple more faces in the pipeline. Will probably raise some eyebrows. Believe it's gonna be a loan initially Where does this come from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 Looking on Twitter seems quite a few of the papers seem to think he's heading to Tottenham, possibly for 15 million. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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