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Offline TonyD

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Re: The January New Manager Warchest Transfer Thread
« Reply #690 on: January 02, 2022, 04:38:42 PM »
Two full backs and a centre half would be good business in January. 

And sell off the likes of AEG Trez Bert etc.   Give youth a go. 

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Re: The January New Manager Warchest Transfer Thread
« Reply #691 on: January 02, 2022, 05:33:49 PM »
Digne for around £25m apparently

Offline charlatan

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Re: The January New Manager Warchest Transfer Thread
« Reply #692 on: January 02, 2022, 05:48:03 PM »
Bent a few years later did a very good job in the short term.

At exorbitant cost. Smashed our transfer record on a player who played 61 league games for us before being given a free transfer.

Offline Bobby Boy

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Re: The January New Manager Warchest Transfer Thread
« Reply #693 on: January 02, 2022, 05:52:34 PM »
Digne for around £25m apparently

Not a bad shout. His days with Everton seem to be over. He would be a step up from Targett for sure.

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Re: The January New Manager Warchest Transfer Thread
« Reply #694 on: January 02, 2022, 06:19:37 PM »
Digne for around £25m apparently

Not a bad shout. His days with Everton seem to be over. He would be a step up from Targett for sure.
Should be looking to buy players on the up.   

Offline Clark W Griswold

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Re: The January New Manager Warchest Transfer Thread
« Reply #695 on: January 02, 2022, 06:35:19 PM »
I think with everyone fit, I think based on what I’ve seen from them overall in a Villa shirt this would be my best 11
Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Mings, Targett, Luiz, McGinn, Ramsey, Traore, Watkins, Buendia.
I’d love to shoehorn Ings into it but I just think that gives the best balance.
I think only 4 of those players are definitely good enough for top 6 as things stand and I think we need to replace in this order (unless they improve a lot)…
Luiz - with a dominant, tough no nonsense DM
Traore - with a better right winger
Targett - with a better version that offers more going forward
Ramsey - with a player that can break into the box and score goals (Ramsey might end up being good enough as he is still developing)
Cash - see Targett but I think Cash might get back to last season or better, he needs to
Buendia - just a better version, not as lightweight. It is still early days so maybe he’ll get there.
Mings - A better version without the cock ups. Again, he could improve though still.
All of those above are good enough for the squad though, plus Ings and maybe Bailey if he gets his shit together.

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Re: The January New Manager Warchest Transfer Thread
« Reply #696 on: January 02, 2022, 06:50:53 PM »
As said before we have a squad of mainly 5 or 6 out of 10 PL level players.
I think Martinez SJM and Konsa are maybe 7+ out of 10.
To push for top 6 you need more 7/8 out of 10.
It’s a pretty big ask.

Offline steamer

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Re: The January New Manager Warchest Transfer Thread
« Reply #697 on: January 02, 2022, 07:18:56 PM »
some good scouting needed to find players who will fit into and play in a style the managers wants

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Re: The January New Manager Warchest Transfer Thread
« Reply #698 on: January 02, 2022, 08:48:40 PM »
I would rather have kept engels than hause.

Hause is such a average cb. We need a cb without question

Offline Clark W Griswold

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Re: The January New Manager Warchest Transfer Thread
« Reply #699 on: January 02, 2022, 09:08:01 PM »
I would rather have kept engels than hause.

Hause is such a average cb. We need a cb without question

He had a crap game today but he’s adequate usually. Ok as 4th choice if he’s happy to be.

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Re: The January New Manager Warchest Transfer Thread
« Reply #700 on: January 02, 2022, 09:29:20 PM »
I would rather have kept engels than hause.

Hause is such a average cb. We need a cb without question

He had a crap game today but he’s adequate usually. Ok as 4th choice if he’s happy to be.




Not only that but a left footed back up adequate thats happy to be. Like rocking horse crap to find.

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Re: The January New Manager Warchest Transfer Thread
« Reply #701 on: January 02, 2022, 09:32:21 PM »
I would rather have kept engels than hause.

Hause is such a average cb. We need a cb without question

He had a crap game today but he’s adequate usually. Ok as 4th choice if he’s happy to be.

I'd agree, with the amount of games he usually plays he's fine. There was a time last season when he came in for Mings did brilliantly and, imo, was really unlucky to be dropped when Mings was fit or free from suspension.
I suppose its a question of prioritising, if Gerrard wants to strengthen that position Mings will drop to first reserve but for me there's more pressing matters to address first.

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Re: The January New Manager Warchest Transfer Thread
« Reply #702 on: January 02, 2022, 09:47:26 PM »
Linked with Lucas Digne but reports are he’s on north of £100k a week. FML. Stupid wages.

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Re: The January New Manager Warchest Transfer Thread
« Reply #703 on: January 02, 2022, 10:01:58 PM »
Twitter and Daily Mail links to Denis Zakaria of Borussia Moenchengladbach I think.  No idea if he's any good but I hope we finally get the DCM we badly need.

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Re: The January New Manager Warchest Transfer Thread
« Reply #704 on: January 02, 2022, 10:06:37 PM »
Twitter and Daily Mail links to Denis Zakaria of Borussia Moenchengladbach I think.  No idea if he's any good but I hope we finally get the DCM we badly need.

It feels like people are getting hints from the Mail’s Football Manager videos…

 


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