Summer 2016: Transfer rumours and suggestions

[adrenachrome]

Jedinak is just what we need and I'd still like Vertoute to have a run in this league.

Hardly a good sign for Veretout that he didnt even make the bench today

I think that will be because he's rubbish.

It seems that RDM does not rate him anyway, which surprises me somewhat. I would guess that he thinks the Championship is below him and has conveyed this to the manager. With most of these issues we never find out the truth of the matter, but this time I am optimistic on  that score.

[SoccerHQ]

Club have told Veretout he can leave on loan so can't see him featuring unless he dosen't get a move.

[Matt C]

Imagine we'll see him, Sanchez and Kozak all leave next.

[Villafirst]

It's all very well ditching these players but where are the replacements? Squad is very short on quality in midfield.

[SoccerHQ]

Can we sign some actual midfielders please?

Thought you said Gardner was decent at this level?

Crying out for some mobility. Nothing novel, but Gestede without Amavi's delivery is pointless.

Gardner can't hack it in a two man midfield as in fairness you said on his thread.

Pretty sure Forest played him, Vaughan/Cohen and lansbury in a 3 man midfield last season.

In any case he prefers sitting deep...as does Westwood so really we're repeating the same mistakes as in the premier league in having midfielders who can pass sideways infront of back 4 but are allergic to crossing the halfway line.

Jedinak + Morrison or Hendrick would make a lot of difference to things.

[PaulWinch again]

Club have told Veretout he can leave on loan so can't see him featuring unless he dosen't get a move.

Clearly we're signing a creative midfielder.

[UK Redsox]

Gardner alongside a physical/combative partner could work I suppose. Someone to do the graft, while he sits back and sprays the passes. Maybe Tish could develop into that player

[PaulWinch again]

Gardner alongside a physical/combative partner could work I suppose. Someone to do the graft, while he sits back and sprays the passes. Maybe Tish could develop into that player

To be honest Gardner showed nothing today in any sort of capacity. His game needs to improve massively.

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It might, but Westwood looked a hell of a lot better (to the point where he was less pointy and more useful).

[Matt Collins]

Just think that at one stage someone paid £9m for Hutton and £15m for cissokho. And that's when those sums were a lot of money

Hutton in fairness was ok today in the second half. Bad first half

Hoping we see Amavi soon

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That's because he didn't do much defending. Interesting to note that Alan Hutton forced the opposition deeper. Alan Hutton.

[ozzjim]

Cissokho was dire. No need to play the back pass either.

Judging on his buys today RDM seems to know what he's doing.  A more mobile striker then Gestede and a creative box to box midfielder plus a leader in the middle of the park will help. I would love to see a proper winger on one side.

[paul_e]

That's because he didn't do much defending. Interesting to note that Alan Hutton forced the opposition deeper. Alan Hutton.

Hutton forced them deeper by running a bit and being up the pitch but he didn't put in a single decent cross or create anything.  The one when he was put in behind and had the chance to cut it back he took at leazst half a second too long and just wasted the space, was a tap in if he'd played the ball earlier.  Him and Cissokho both have the same problem, namely they d'n t have the confidence or ability to cross with their first touch, so they take 3-4-5 touches, let defenders get in position and then have nothing to hit and either pass backwards or hit an aimless one into the box.  They're our out ball and they get possession in great areas to hurt teams but are totally incapable of using that so teams don't fear them at all.  Get Amavi and Bacuna at full back and get them hitting first time crosses in from those areas near the edge of the box and the game would be so much easier because they'd have to be marked by wide midfielders and we'd have space in the middle.  Add a quick 9 who can run in behind and suddenly the pitch would feel massive.  This is why I think Westwood, Tish and Gards need a bit more of a chance, I think all of them will look better if we can get them that space and give them options.

[OCD]

I'm surprised Cissokho is ahead of Bennett too. Bacuna at right back is ok until we have opposition with a decent left midfielder. It would be better if we could shift Richards and get somebody in who would be a first choice right back and make Hutton a back-up for the season before moving him on (his contract may be up at the end of the season, not 100% sure though).

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Jedinak and Morrison in before the Derby game. That's my prediction.