Summer Transfer Thread and Gustavo Cisneros Type Rumours.

[UK Redsox]

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That's what you call a shit midfield & the defence is no better...

Karim El Ahmadi........there's a player that I'd completely forgotten about

[aev]

The Witsel link seems to be confirmed by a Belgian journo - he has been offered to us (Witsel, not the journalist).

[SoccerHQ]

Wasn't Watkins a so-so winger under Smith and then the guy after turned him into a striker? Not sure if I want the shit winger back.

No idea how much he played out wide but Maupay was there in 18/19 and Ollie still hit double figures (as he did in 17/18) so I think he can do it at prem level to reasonable degree.

[sickbeggar]

Wasn't Watkins a so-so winger under Smith and then the guy after turned him into a striker? Not sure if I want the shit winger back.

No idea how much he played out wide but Maupay was there in 18/19 and Ollie still hit double figures (as he did in 17/18) so I think he can do it at prem level to reasonable degree.

yeah my problem is you're messing with a player who got to the verge of the England squad scoring goals and potentially could be a 20+ goals per season striker to make room for Ings.

[Villan82]

Wasn't Watkins a so-so winger under Smith and then the guy after turned him into a striker? Not sure if I want the shit winger back.

I would be inclined to slot Bailey into Joe's position and Ings/Buendia into the Barkley role with Watkins in his position. I think we need to accept we have more flexibility this season and those players will have to fight for their place. Or a front 6 in a 4-33 like this

Watkins  Ings   Bailey

Buendia Luiz  McGinn

[PaulWinch again]

We need a centre mid.

[mrfuse]

Apologies if this is has been posted but a couple of reports that Axel Witsel has been offered to us.
These are only currently twitter posts and I don't exactly know what offered to us means.

If there is any truth in this it would be just the signing we would need.

Edit someone has mentioned this as clickybaity stories.

[Villatillidie25]

we've all been clamouring for DS to rotate. now he genuinely has options i'd like to think we won't have a settled front 2/3/4 but will play players based on who's best to beat the opposition. my least fav of all the options though is def the ings/watkins 442 formation. i think it just leaves the rest of the side completely unbalanced

[sickbeggar]

Wasn't Watkins a so-so winger under Smith and then the guy after turned him into a striker? Not sure if I want the shit winger back.

I would be inclined to slot Bailey into Joe's position and Ings/Buendia into the Barkley role with Watkins in his position. I think we need to accept we have more flexibility this season and those players will have to fight for their place. Or a front 6 in a 4-33 like this

Watkins  Ings   Bailey

Buendia Luiz  McGinn

yeah I think Bailey offers us more flexibility. From what i've seen i'd have no problem with him playing left right or central or swapping during a game

[Sexual Ealing]

Dean Smith has never played 4-4-2, and has repeatedly said that he likes three central midfielders because that's where control of the game comes from.

[OCD]

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That's what you call a shit midfield & the defence is no better...

Yeah but they still qualified for the Champions League that season.

[Monty]

Dean Smith has never played 4-4-2, and has repeatedly said that he likes three central midfielders because that's where control of the game comes from.

Yet he specifically and pointedly mentioned the 4-4-2 option when we signed Ings and a lot of generally reliable reports suggest that that's the plan.

[Sexual Ealing]

Dean Smith has never played 4-4-2, and has repeatedly said that he likes three central midfielders because that's where control of the game comes from.

Yet he specifically and pointedly mentioned the 4-4-2 option when we signed Ings and a lot of generally reliable reports suggest that that's the plan.

Well, you can prove anything with facts.

[ozzjim]

Could Witsel be almost a Cambiasso type signing for Leicester when Shakespeare was there?

[ROBBO]

Doug had a really patchy run of games last season, many were calling for him to be dropped and yet we are going to rely on him to hold the midfield together.