Quote from: boutrosboutrosgnarly on January 27, 2022, 08:58:29 PMQuote from: brontebilly on January 27, 2022, 08:11:14 PMJust the kind of signing we needed to put pressure on our CBs for their position...or something. If it's reserve Arsenal CBs we were after, I'd have much preferred Rob Holding.Glad you're not in charge of our transfer strategy, Holding is utter Blues.Welcome Calum.Have you seen this guy, Chambers play? He's absolute shite and then some. Welcome Callum!
Quote from: brontebilly on January 27, 2022, 08:11:14 PMJust the kind of signing we needed to put pressure on our CBs for their position...or something. If it's reserve Arsenal CBs we were after, I'd have much preferred Rob Holding.Glad you're not in charge of our transfer strategy, Holding is utter Blues.Welcome Calum.
Just the kind of signing we needed to put pressure on our CBs for their position...or something. If it's reserve Arsenal CBs we were after, I'd have much preferred Rob Holding.
Some people are just never happy. What do people expect for a fourth choice centre back who can cover a couple of other positions? Two million quid for an England centre back who's happy to come to us when he knows he's going to have to fight really hard to displace Konza or Mings. This is another signing where players potentially incoming will look at us and see that we have signed players from Arsenal, Everton and Barcelona this window and seem to mean business. This is a sensible signing.
Quote from: LeonW on January 27, 2022, 09:37:26 PMQuote from: dave.woodhall on January 27, 2022, 09:28:08 PMQuote from: LeonW on January 27, 2022, 09:11:48 PMQuote from: dave.woodhall on January 27, 2022, 08:32:51 PMA tam in our position is never going to get a better experienced fourth-choice to play anywhere.Not sure I agree with that Dave. Last season's players player of the year Matt Target is now back up after a largely poor 6 months. Bailey is now having to fight Coutinho and Bunedia for a place having come in for £30m plus in the summer and we're pushing for a Juve starter to force Dougie Luiz to fight for his place. We've shown in this transfer window alone that it can be done in terms of significant upgrades. None of those players were signed as cover.Depends how you look it. Bailey has now become cover because we've got Coutinho in. Targett is now cover because he has a better player (for my money) in front of him. Gerrard's mantra seems to be about raising standards we're everyone has to fight for their place because there is quality in direct competition. If Bentacour comes in, that'll be another example of that. Exactly - they're cover now, not when they were signed. Chambers looks to be an upgrade on Tuanzebe and will do for a year or so until we see how the Academy defenders are doibng.
Quote from: dave.woodhall on January 27, 2022, 09:28:08 PMQuote from: LeonW on January 27, 2022, 09:11:48 PMQuote from: dave.woodhall on January 27, 2022, 08:32:51 PMA tam in our position is never going to get a better experienced fourth-choice to play anywhere.Not sure I agree with that Dave. Last season's players player of the year Matt Target is now back up after a largely poor 6 months. Bailey is now having to fight Coutinho and Bunedia for a place having come in for £30m plus in the summer and we're pushing for a Juve starter to force Dougie Luiz to fight for his place. We've shown in this transfer window alone that it can be done in terms of significant upgrades. None of those players were signed as cover.Depends how you look it. Bailey has now become cover because we've got Coutinho in. Targett is now cover because he has a better player (for my money) in front of him. Gerrard's mantra seems to be about raising standards we're everyone has to fight for their place because there is quality in direct competition. If Bentacour comes in, that'll be another example of that.
Quote from: LeonW on January 27, 2022, 09:11:48 PMQuote from: dave.woodhall on January 27, 2022, 08:32:51 PMA tam in our position is never going to get a better experienced fourth-choice to play anywhere.Not sure I agree with that Dave. Last season's players player of the year Matt Target is now back up after a largely poor 6 months. Bailey is now having to fight Coutinho and Bunedia for a place having come in for £30m plus in the summer and we're pushing for a Juve starter to force Dougie Luiz to fight for his place. We've shown in this transfer window alone that it can be done in terms of significant upgrades. None of those players were signed as cover.
Quote from: dave.woodhall on January 27, 2022, 08:32:51 PMA tam in our position is never going to get a better experienced fourth-choice to play anywhere.Not sure I agree with that Dave. Last season's players player of the year Matt Target is now back up after a largely poor 6 months. Bailey is now having to fight Coutinho and Bunedia for a place having come in for £30m plus in the summer and we're pushing for a Juve starter to force Dougie Luiz to fight for his place. We've shown in this transfer window alone that it can be done in terms of significant upgrades.
A tam in our position is never going to get a better experienced fourth-choice to play anywhere.
To be brutally honest, I cant say I’ve ever heard of him, or if I have then it hasn’t stuck with me.But whatever, ……...welcome
Quote from: andyh on January 27, 2022, 10:12:03 PMTo be brutally honest, I cant say I’ve ever heard of him, or if I have then it hasn’t stuck with me.But whatever, ……...welcomeSame here.