bigbluewillie 1,930 Posted July 11, 2024 Share Posted July 11, 2024 4 hours ago, Strike said: Pre-season starting and our signings are Tosin at CB, Renato Veiga at LB, KDH in midfield and 2 youngsters in Guiu and Kellyman. Need one attacker to feel at ease about the new season. The injury returns will raise the level of our performances. And Marmadashvili Vesper and Strike 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reddish-Blue 2,510 Posted July 11, 2024 Share Posted July 11, 2024 2 hours ago, Special Juan said: Just have to hope they are looking at least two additions that add real quality Surely one of the signings would be a solid goalkeeper like a Cech/Courtois back in the day. I just don't see how we are going to challenge for top 4 with that average defense and the likes of Sanchez/Petrovic in goal. 2 hours ago, King Kante said: That is a pretty shit list if anyone is looking for actual on pitch improvement. Tosin and KDH help with squad depth but I don't see either of them massively improving the first team XI. Then you see the likes of Arsenal on track to get a proper Italian CB/LB. United bidding for one of the better young CB's out there in Yoro. bigbluewillie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 2,720 Posted July 11, 2024 Share Posted July 11, 2024 We were top 4 second half of the season. Then we have Nkunku, James, Fofana, Lavia, Chilly all coming back. Add in the guys that are depth signings. Add in a proper coach with tactics rather than running around. Add in we have the youngest team in the league who will improve year after year. We are in a good spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Juan 28,145 Posted July 11, 2024 Share Posted July 11, 2024 1 minute ago, Thor said: We were top 4 second half of the season. Then we have Nkunku, James, Fofana, Lavia, Chilly all coming back. Add in the guys that are depth signings. Add in a proper coach with tactics rather than running around. Add in we have the youngest team in the league who will improve year after year. We are in a good spot. Only Nkunku give or take isn't riddled with injuries unlike the rest. James won't play 20 full games this season, Lavia well fuck me he's another story, Fofana is a ticking time bomb, he will probably go down in pre-season and Chilwell will be lucky to be here never mind come back from injury. bigbluewillie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ulvhedin 526 Posted July 11, 2024 Share Posted July 11, 2024 25 minutes ago, Special Juan said: Only Nkunku give or take isn't riddled with injuries unlike the rest. James won't play 20 full games this season, Lavia well fuck me he's another story, Fofana is a ticking time bomb, he will probably go down in pre-season and Chilwell will be lucky to be here never mind come back from injury. How is Nkunku not riddled with injuries when he can't get proper strings of games for 1.5 half season? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Juan 28,145 Posted July 11, 2024 Share Posted July 11, 2024 14 minutes ago, ulvhedin said: How is Nkunku not riddled with injuries when he can't get proper strings of games for 1.5 half season? He's the best of a bad bunch of cripples Reddish-Blue 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pizy 18,953 Posted July 11, 2024 Share Posted July 11, 2024 Think people are really underestimating the role Tosin and KDH will have. A lot of Chelsea fans seem to think they’ll be nothing but bench players. I think both are going to starters pretty much immediately. And I just have this feeling that both will be very good. I’m also VERY confident that Lavia & Nkunku in particular returning fit will have big seasons. Not really expecting anything from Fofana until I see him on the pitch. Just hoping for the best. I saw someone say either here on Twitter that the signings we’ve made like Tosin and KDH aren’t the type that will “take us to the next level” but they’ll raise our floor. I agree with that. We still need that killer finisher either in a forward or wide player and a top keeper to take us to the next level. Plenty of time left for the former but I think we’ll be waiting at least 6 months for the latter. OhForAGreavsie, Strike and Vesper 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoSalah 8,886 Posted July 11, 2024 Share Posted July 11, 2024 An elite GK and attacker - be it a left winger or centre forward - is absolutely required if we are going to really kick on. Irrespective of what the other signings do we won’t achieve anything without those positions being of a very good quality. Even if Tosin and KDH are good players - again very skeptical that they are - they aren’t anywhere near enough. Even if Maresca is better/does better than Poch tactically, any manager relying on guys like Sanchez/Petrovic, Mudryk, Fofana, Jackson, Disasi, even Andrey Santos and Lavia for various different reasons, it isn’t enough. Not enough real quality in there, particularly in attack and defence. A top GK and a top left winger or centre forward would give us a much better footing from the get go. Strike and bigbluewillie 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Juan 28,145 Posted July 11, 2024 Share Posted July 11, 2024 Veiga announcement imminent he has said goodbye to Basel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ulvhedin 526 Posted July 11, 2024 Share Posted July 11, 2024 1 hour ago, Special Juan said: He's the best of a bad bunch of cripples yeah, that is better phrasing 😄 1 hour ago, Pizy said: Think people are really underestimating the role Tosin and KDH will have. A lot of Chelsea fans seem to think they’ll be nothing but bench players. I think both are going to starters pretty much immediately. And I just have this feeling that both will be very good. Tosin wasn't even so great for Fulham, I really hope you will be right 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ulvhedin 526 Posted July 11, 2024 Share Posted July 11, 2024 Filipe Coelho oficially appointed as u21 coach: Vesper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAPHOD2319 4,819 Posted July 11, 2024 Share Posted July 11, 2024 Reddish-Blue, Vesper, whats happening and 2 others 1 1 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Duppy Conqueror 1,543 Posted July 11, 2024 Share Posted July 11, 2024 1 hour ago, ZAPHOD2319 said: By the time his contract ends he's gonna look like Morgan Freeman... Stats, bigbluewillie, ZAPHOD2319 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoroccanBlue 5,385 Posted July 11, 2024 Share Posted July 11, 2024 4 hours ago, ZAPHOD2319 said: Ah yes the ever reliable TuttoMercato that has a 3% success rate of what they report is actually true. Strike and Vesper 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YorkshireBlue 3,279 Posted July 11, 2024 Share Posted July 11, 2024 4 minutes ago, MoroccanBlue said: Ah yes the ever reliable TuttoMercato that has a 3% success rate of what they report is actually true. After 15 years in a relationship and 5 of them married, I would take a 3% succession rate, if you know, you know 🤣 ZAPHOD2319 and Vesper 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Pizy 18,953 Posted July 11, 2024 Share Posted July 11, 2024 Zirkzee looks like an excellent footballer but a mediocre striker/finisher. I predict he’ll be very underwhelming just like Hojlund was for them last season after all the hype. Both of them are decent but not top class. Their strikers don’t scare me at all. bigbluewillie and mkh 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strike 7,494 Posted July 12, 2024 Share Posted July 12, 2024 20 hours ago, Special Juan said: Middle of the road signings and middle of the road quality. Just have to hope they are looking at least two additions that add real quality Lot of quality players in the market too - Olise, Nico, Olmo, Simons, Calafiori. Our wage structure means we are not in the mix for any of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strike 7,494 Posted July 12, 2024 Share Posted July 12, 2024 7 hours ago, Pizy said: Zirkzee looks like an excellent footballer but a mediocre striker/finisher. I predict he’ll be very underwhelming just like Hojlund was for them last season after all the hype. Both of them are decent but not top class. Their strikers don’t scare me at all. The direction United are going has me convinced we will be well above them. Mainoo is a real find but their signings have been middling. De Ligt, Zirkzee and Ugarte - is not going to raise their level by a lot. De Ligt in particular I think will struggle in England. Pizy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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