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It really depends upon how the manager sets up the attack next season with Quenda and Emegha (if thats how you spell his name) joining. Neto is a solid player to have but if there was serious Saudi money on the table....the club may sell to help balance the books.

We'd be lucky to get him, he won't be short on options next summer

I'm interested to see if he can add a decent shot to his skill set, then we would have some good options on the wing next season between him, Estevao and Quenda.

Is Caicedo pulling out as well? He looked like he was carrying something in the first half!

This is against the club's policy of buying Under-23 kids though 😄

That first half was pretty bad though, really showed why we miss a finisher and Palmer in the side

Think you mean Sunderland gained a point 😆

We didn't need another "potential" defender. We already have two decent young defenders out on loan in France and Germany. Hincapie was right there and even though Arsenal had like 4 CB's and 2 LB's, they still went out and got him. Talent hoarding is one thing but you also need to balance that with some experience as well.

Almost like that squad we used to have. Cech - JT - Carvalho - A.Cole, Essien, think Makelele was around as well

Exactly, every game is like a shop window for other clubs to come in January for the fringe players. Its just a shame that Tosin won't be sold anytime soon

Yep thats correct, I meant 2 wins in 3 to give us a chance at the top 8 and avoiding playoffs.

"Filling in" for Delap....when Delap is nothing more than a backup striker for a club aiming for top 4. 😆 Delap seemed more ready for a team like Everton (2+ seasons) and then getting a move to a top 6 side once he had some decent goals under his belt Why the club decided to loan out Jackson and bring in another 'project' striker is honestly laughable. As for JP, pretty sure he was more effective for Brighton as the second striker or if a front 2 where he would sort of roam and float around rather than being the focal point up front. Maybe that changes when that Strasbourg striker joins us.

Speaking of, we still have to play Barcelona, Atalanta and Napoli. We would probably need 2 wins out of the 3 to be a decent chance of getting into the playoffs. And you just know Conte will want some revenge!

Should really be sold in the next window if the club is serious. How can you have 3 players on the books and they are barely fit to play 15 games a season (Lavia, Fofana, Badi).

Thought he was unofficially "banned" from playing in England and thats why he moved to France. I remember him being linked to a few clubs but their womens football team wouldn't agree to play if he was at the club.

As long as Caicedo & Reece are kept fresh and we get the 3 points

You know that won't happen, Tosin is an ex-city boy just like Maresca and his best mate is Palmer 😆

Next league game Wolves at home with Delap making his return from suspension 😆 Maresca will be passing around that paper note to the players again in the 2nd half!

Hopefully Essugo covers from his injury and he can finally start learning from Caicedo! We need Caicedo, Cucu and Reece fit for the business end of the season

Almost like we could have used the young striker we had last season (the one who was getting used to Maresca's system) and potentially built a partnership between him and JP...🤔 Delap is decent but he won't be a game changer up front.

We also need a clinical finisher in the front 3 (especially if Palmer is out for a while) Garnacho/Neto and even Gittens had the space and time to run the ball today but as soon as they got near the box, the attack was dead. Miss the days of having Hazard doing magic on the wings!

Thats what happens when we lose a home game to Sunderland in injury time 😆

Whats crazy is that Arsenal already had Gabriel - Saliba and then they go out and add two more starting quality defenders in Mosquera (bargain price) and Hincapie. Where as we are supposed to rely on free transfer Tosin, Chalobah and young Josh as our CB's for the whole season with Fofana and Badi playing 5 games and becoming best mates with the medical staff.

If the players can't get up for a game against Spurs, then Maresca deserves ALL the criticism.

Who are these proven entities? 😄 Southgate? Mancini? Klopp if he has the passion to coach again?