Summer 2022 Transfer Thread

[mrfuse]

To be honest what ive seen from Gerrard it doesn't matter who we sign, he has no idea of how to set up a playing team.

[garyellis]

To be honest what ive seen from Gerrard it doesn't matter who we sign, he has no idea of how to set up a playing team.

Well we are definitely going to test that assessment- let’s hope you are wrong

[villadelph]

Our version of the 4-3-3 makes no sense with the current squad we have.

How are Bailey, Buendia, Watkins, Coutinho, Buendia, Ramsey and Sarr supposed to be on the pitch at the same time?

A senseless log jam at a wide position we don’t even use properly. We struggle to get the ball out wide to Bailey as it is. This wreaks of an Everton signing.. expensive and doesn’t seem very well thought out. I hope I’m wrong. We better not be done in the market, far bigger issues than a wide player. 

[robleflaneur]

Our version of the 4-3-3 makes no sense with the current squad we have.

How are Bailey, Buendia, Watkins, Coutinho, Buendia, Ramsey and Sarr supposed to be on the pitch at the same time?

A senseless log jam at a wide position we don’t even use properly. We struggle to get the ball out wide to Bailey as it is. This wreaks of an Everton signing.. expensive and doesn’t seem very well thought out. I hope I’m wrong. We better not be done in the market, far bigger issues than a wide player.

This must surely mean a rejig of our system.If it doesn't then SG deserves to be sacked.We're only paying £4m more than Everton paid for McNeil.A top quality player alongside Kamara is needed.It wouldn't surprise me if  Luiz or McGinn was sold.

[villadelph]

Our version of the 4-3-3 makes no sense with the current squad we have.

How are Bailey, Buendia, Watkins, Coutinho, Buendia, Ramsey and Sarr supposed to be on the pitch at the same time?

A senseless log jam at a wide position we don’t even use properly. We struggle to get the ball out wide to Bailey as it is. This wreaks of an Everton signing.. expensive and doesn’t seem very well thought out. I hope I’m wrong. We better not be done in the market, far bigger issues than a wide player.

This must surely mean a rejig of our system.If it doesn't then SG deserves to be sacked.We're only paying £4m more than Everton paid for McNeil.A top quality player alongside Kamara is needed.It wouldn't surprise me if  Luiz or McGinn was sold.

I agree.. 4-2-3-1?

Kamara is the only player guaranteed to start. Would he be alongside Dougie?

Then the three across the front is a complete toss up. I think it could work and allow Cash/Digne to focus on defensive discipline instead of occupying 80yds up and down the wing.

[brontebilly]

We are massively lacking in the middle. No presence. But if the tactic is just welly the ball long from the back then we could have Zidance, Pirlo, Xavi, Iniesta etc and it wouldn’t matter. The constant long ball lumping up tactic has to stop.

Have to go long if the midfield three hide. We only stopped going long today when Luiz came on.

[villadelph]

We are massively lacking in the middle. No presence. But if the tactic is just welly the ball long from the back then we could have Zidance, Pirlo, Xavi, Iniesta etc and it wouldn’t matter. The constant long ball lumping up tactic has to stop.

Have to go long if the midfield three hide. We only stopped going long today when Luiz came on.

Palace killed us with the long ball today. We have Leon Bailey, Ollie Watkins and now (apparently) Ismailia Sarr.. do we have to play like Barca?

[Richard E]

What’s Ali Dia up to these days?

[LeonW]

Today (again) we were massively susceptible to long balls over the top and at set pieces coming in. We shouldn’t need the transfer market to address those problems.

[brontebilly]

Today (again) we were massively susceptible to long balls over the top and at set pieces coming in. We shouldn’t need the transfer market to address those problems.

Both full backs pushed up the pitch means we are very vulnerable on the counter. Palace played quick long balls and turned into 2 v 2 very quickly. Martinez's positioning was awful too. If you play a very high line your keeper needs to be playing off his 18 yard box like Ederson and Allison do.

That's why I'd cut Konsa and Mings a bit of slack today...they had zero support in front, to the sides and behind them. Kamara at 6 was an absolute joke too.

[Brazilian Villain]

Today (again) we were massively susceptible to long balls over the top and at set pieces coming in. We shouldn’t need the transfer market to address those problems.

Strangely enough I was reading the Sevco forum after their disappointing result today, they were complaining about how poor their set pieces are under GVB compared to Gerrard's when they "were the best in the league".

[LeonW]

Today (again) we were massively susceptible to long balls over the top and at set pieces coming in. We shouldn’t need the transfer market to address those problems.

Both full backs pushed up the pitch means we are very vulnerable on the counter. Palace played quick long balls and turned into 2 v 2 very quickly. Martinez's positioning was awful too. If you play a very high line your keeper needs to be playing off his 18 yard box like Ederson and Allison do.

That's why I'd cut Konsa and Mings a bit of slack today...they had zero support in front, to the sides and behind them. Kamara at 6 was an absolute joke too.

Agreed. I actually thought the centre halves did what they could in the circumstances. Looking at our problems today it was shape and tactics - not something spending more money will necessarily fix. We should be doing more with what we have.

[rougegorge]

Today (again) we were massively susceptible to long balls over the top and at set pieces coming in. We shouldn’t need the transfer market to address those problems.

Both full backs pushed up the pitch means we are very vulnerable on the counter. Palace played quick long balls and turned into 2 v 2 very quickly. Martinez's positioning was awful too. If you play a very high line your keeper needs to be playing off his 18 yard box like Ederson and Allison do.

That's why I'd cut Konsa and Mings a bit of slack today...they had zero support in front, to the sides and behind them. Kamara at 6 was an absolute joke too.

Yes, the number of times it happened with a long ball or diagonal ball was obvious, but we did nothing to combat it. Interesting point about Emi. Much as I thought Kamara did well last Saturday, I agree that he gave little protection today.

[Drummond]

We've needed a DM for years, we go and get one and then leave him and the Centre Backs completely exposed by pushing the full backs way up the pitch. Lunacy.

[Dave]

But that'd mean him changing 'his' tactic?

Indeed. I think I'd actually be more concerned if he's just decided to give up on his entire strategy (sic), and his way of playing just because he's panicking.

If he thought that someone like Sarr was the missing piece of the puzzle to make the whole thing work, why wasn't he just using that system with a Sarr replacement up until now?

Just smells of desperation.