I see Scheiderlin is claiming he had a verbal agreement from the Saints that he could leave to join us this summer. No wonder he is upset.
All has gone quite on the Musacchio transfer front. They want a larger transfer fee because a percentage will go to his third party owners and we won't offer more.
All has gone quite on the Musacchio transfer front. They want a larger transfer fee because a percentage will go to his third party owners and we won't offer more.
Apparently he started for Villareal last night. If true its not a very promising sign.
Apparently he started for Villareal last night. If true its not a very promising sign.
I think £17M is pricy when you see Fernandez, who is ahead of him at international level, being heavily linked to Swansea for £7M and then you've Medel going for £10M and Besic at Everton for £4M. Could Medel play CB in the premier league? I'm not sure but he did do it well at the world cup despite his lack of height.
With all the talk of 3rd party part ownership, I always had a sneaking suspicion that the Musacchio deal would go south. I think he'd be a decent signing and without question an upgrade on Dawson and even, to an extent, Kaboul, but i'm not going to hold my breath.
Are we ever going to sign a striker? because at the moment we have a bottom 3 strike force IMO.
I think we have to give Poch a chance to see if his way of playing gets the best out of them.
Soldado's scoring record in Spain speaks for itself, and Ade's does as well to an extent, so we've got the talent, we just need the right system to play to their strengths.
We could sign Falcao, Remy or whoever else we've been linked to and if we don't play to their strengths, they'll probably score just as many as our lot have over the past season and a bit.
Are we ever going to sign a striker? because at the moment we have a bottom 3 strike force IMO.
According to "internet rumour", Walter Sabatini from Roma is in London ( or about to arrive) to negotiate the sale of Mattia Destro to us.
Destro is a good prospect but a bit injury prone from the little I've read but I'm sure anybody who follows Italian football regularly can give a deeper insight on his potential.
I think we have to give Poch a chance to see if his way of playing gets the best out of them.
Soldado's scoring record in Spain speaks for itself, and Ade's does as well to an extent, so we've got the talent, we just need the right system to play to their strengths.
We could sign Falcao, Remy or whoever else we've been linked to and if we don't play to their strengths, they'll probably score just as many as our lot have over the past season and a bit.
Im just amazed that this summer transfer window has been allowed to drift with no significant signings...we still have all the players from last season that let us down so badly...and some of them have had their contracts extended...very depressing.
Im dreading this season.
Ade and our current strike force does not fill me with excitement it has to be said. , Poch just reminds me of two of our former managers, AVB and Juande Ramos, but I know we should give him time.
According to "internet rumour", Walter Sabatini from Roma is in London ( or about to arrive) to negotiate the sale of Mattia Destro to us.
Destro is a good prospect but a bit injury prone from the little I've read but I'm sure anybody who follows Italian football regularly can give a deeper insight on his potential.
Fingers crossed with those possible signings, although im not sure about Destro as a player.
Are we ever going to sign a striker? because at the moment we have a bottom 3 strike force IMO.
Well not a strike force of a top 4 team anyway. Until we prioritise this area and buy absolute top notch players, 5th is the best we can ever hope for, how ever good the rest of the squad is.
We deserve to be losing here. We were fortunate with the penalty miss though we've actually looked better in (very small) patches since Naughton was sent off...though thats not saying much.
Ten men is going to take it's toll though. Poch will need to use his subs carefully in the second half.
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I think part of his problem last season was that he stopped trying to get in to scoring positions because he knew he wasn't going to get the ball.
He's looked a bit sharper in that respect in pre-season, so maybe he's been encouraged by what he's seen ?
I suppose i wouldn't be massively surprised to see him shipped out on loan in january if it still doesn't happen for him.
All has gone quite on the Musacchio transfer front. They want a larger transfer fee because a percentage will go to his third party owners and we won't offer more.
Apparently he started for Villareal last night. If true its not a very promising sign.
I think £17M is pricy when you see Fernandez, who is ahead of him at international level, being heavily linked to Swansea for £7M and then you've Medel going for £10M and Besic at Everton for £4M. Could Medel play CB in the premier league? I'm not sure but he did do it well at the world cup despite his lack of height.
I think we have to give Poch a chance to see if his way of playing gets the best out of them.
Soldado's scoring record in Spain speaks for itself, and Ade's does as well to an extent, so we've got the talent, we just need the right system to play to their strengths.
We could sign Falcao, Remy or whoever else we've been linked to and if we don't play to their strengths, they'll probably score just as many as our lot have over the past season and a bit.
According to "internet rumour", Walter Sabatini from Roma is in London ( or about to arrive) to negotiate the sale of Mattia Destro to us.
Destro is a good prospect but a bit injury prone from the little I've read but I'm sure anybody who follows Italian football regularly can give a deeper insight on his potential.
Im just amazed that this summer transfer window has been allowed to drift with no significant signings...we still have all the players from last season that let us down so badly...and some of them have had their contracts extended...very depressing.
Im dreading this season.
Ade and our current strike force does not fill me with excitement it has to be said.
Fingers crossed with those possible signings, although im not sure about Destro as a player.
Lloris; Naughton, Dier, Kaboul (C), Rose; Bentaleb, Capoue; Lennon, Eriksen, Lamela; Adebayor
Subs: Friedel, Davies, Dawson, Holtby, Townsend, Kane, Soldado
No Vertonghen so Dier gets a start.
anyway, I'm going to take advantage of sky sports being free today and avoid the result until I can watch it on football first later tonight.
as they say, keep your arms inside the ride at all times .. here we go again
Anyway - here we go! COYS!
Another season of transition or dread, but you never know.
Put it down to pre-season nerves.
Ten men is going to take it's toll though. Poch will need to use his subs carefully in the second half.