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Why not.Why would anyone want to bring in O.Dembele, poor man's Nani..
Why not.Why would anyone want to bring in O.Dembele, poor man's Nani..
Why not.
Think in summer we'll buy good ball playing CB 2 midfielders winger and CF depend on laca and aubaA lot of work to be done on this squad
Feel like we need more physically robust players with better fitness to play how Arteta wants.
Midfield is the problem. Özil is past his prime, Xhaka is not good enough and Guendouzi raw. I like Torreira tho.
Now, Arsenal needs a creative CM or a more involved and energetic AM and a better DM to replace Xhaka and Özil.
When you consider when Klopp took over in 2015, only 7 players remain and only 1 of them starts every week, you have to look at the squad building picture. There needs to be a turn over but we have a lot of youth, so the problem is the age range we buy. I am of the opinion that we shouldn't be buying anyone over 24. It doesn't make any sense. It will just mean that when our young players are approaching an age of consistency, we will have old players that need to be replaced with big money signings.
Young is 17 -22
Starting 23-25
Peak years 26-30
Old 31+
For us (going by age at start of next season):
Young: Saka, ESR, Nketiah, Martinelli, Nelson, Willock, Saliba, Mavropanos, Guendouzi.
Starting: Bellerin, Holding, Chambers, Pepe, Torreira, Tierney
Peak: Leno, Mustafi, Xhaka, Elneny, Kola
Old: Laca, Özil, Auba, Mhiki, Sokratis, Luiz.
So when you look at that list we need to buy players who are ready to play in the ' starters' age range. For example if you buy a 23 year old cm, when Martinelli is 23, that player would be 28 in their peak and the cycle keeps going so that you can blood youngsters and buy 23 year olds instead of looking for 30 year old quick fixes.
Where we have older players we can have younger deputys. For example, Bellerin needs a young back up/challenger. Not someone at the end of their career.
The problem currently is we want to sell all of our peak players and all of our old ones, but we need to do it in stages and take hits on players where there is no market.
Mustafi, Xhaka, Kola ( as long as Tierney comes back and takes his place) and Elneny can definitely be sold in the summer. I would use the cash to fund a top cm purchase. Someone like Zakaria who is 23.
I wouldn't make the same mistake with Auba. Sell him, recoup the funds and buy a centre back with minutes and experience to partner Saliba and guide him. Someone around 24.
We could either upgrade on Torreira or stick wit him. Maybe a more robust playmaker around the same age, but for the same money.
Sell Miki and buy a RB for cover. Martinelli like signing.
Finally our actual budget as everything would have gone through sales. We should invest in a left sided winger/playmaker with genuine end product. A direct scorer. Around the age of 24, ready for the premiere and good from the left. I'd go for Grealish. He has 6 goals in a poor Villa team. In a highly functioning team that dominates possession he should easily be in double figures. He knows the league and is adapted. Much like Mane was.
Either way in the next window we need a CB, CM x 2 (unless we develop AMN there) Rb cover, LW depending on if Nelson explodes.
Lacazettes not 31+When you consider when Klopp took over in 2015, only 7 players remain and only 1 of them starts every week, you have to look at the squad building picture. There needs to be a turn over but we have a lot of youth, so the problem is the age range we buy. I am of the opinion that we shouldn't be buying anyone over 24. It doesn't make any sense. It will just mean that when our young players are approaching an age of consistency, we will have old players that need to be replaced with big money signings.
Young is 17 -22
Starting 23-25
Peak years 26-30
Old 31+
For us (going by age at start of next season):
Young: Saka, ESR, Nketiah, Martinelli, Nelson, Willock, Saliba, Mavropanos, Guendouzi.
Starting: Bellerin, Holding, Chambers, Pepe, Torreira, Tierney
Peak: Leno, Mustafi, Xhaka, Elneny, Kola
Old: Laca, Özil, Auba, Mhiki, Sokratis, Luiz.
So when you look at that list we need to buy players who are ready to play in the ' starters' age range. For example if you buy a 23 year old cm, when Martinelli is 23, that player would be 28 in their peak and the cycle keeps going so that you can blood youngsters and buy 23 year olds instead of looking for 30 year old quick fixes.
Where we have older players we can have younger deputys. For example, Bellerin needs a young back up/challenger. Not someone at the end of their career.
The problem currently is we want to sell all of our peak players and all of our old ones, but we need to do it in stages and take hits on players where there is no market.
Mustafi, Xhaka, Kola ( as long as Tierney comes back and takes his place) and Elneny can definitely be sold in the summer. I would use the cash to fund a top cm purchase. Someone like Zakaria who is 23.
I wouldn't make the same mistake with Auba. Sell him, recoup the funds and buy a centre back with minutes and experience to partner Saliba and guide him. Someone around 24.
We could either upgrade on Torreira or stick wit him. Maybe a more robust playmaker around the same age, but for the same money.
Sell Miki and buy a RB for cover. Martinelli like signing.
Finally our actual budget as everything would have gone through sales. We should invest in a left sided winger/playmaker with genuine end product. A direct scorer. Around the age of 24, ready for the premiere and good from the left. I'd go for Grealish. He has 6 goals in a poor Villa team. In a highly functioning team that dominates possession he should easily be in double figures. He knows the league and is adapted. Much like Mane was.
Either way in the next window we need a CB, CM x 2 (unless we develop AMN there) Rb cover, LW depending on if Nelson explodes.
Lacazette is 28.
When you consider when Klopp took over in 2015, only 7 players remain and only 1 of them starts every week, you have to look at the squad building picture. There needs to be a turn over but we have a lot of youth, so the problem is the age range we buy. I am of the opinion that we shouldn't be buying anyone over 24. It doesn't make any sense. It will just mean that when our young players are approaching an age of consistency, we will have old players that need to be replaced with big money signings.
Young is 17 -22
Starting 23-25
Peak years 26-30
Old 31+
For us (going by age at start of next season):
Young: Saka, ESR, Nketiah, Martinelli, Nelson, Willock, Saliba, Mavropanos, Guendouzi.
Starting: Bellerin, Holding, Chambers, Pepe, Torreira, Tierney
Peak: Leno, Mustafi, Xhaka, Elneny, Kola
Old: Laca, Özil, Auba, Mhiki, Sokratis, Luiz.
So when you look at that list we need to buy players who are ready to play in the ' starters' age range. For example if you buy a 23 year old cm, when Martinelli is 23, that player would be 28 in their peak and the cycle keeps going so that you can blood youngsters and buy 23 year olds instead of looking for 30 year old quick fixes.
Where we have older players we can have younger deputys. For example, Bellerin needs a young back up/challenger. Not someone at the end of their career.
The problem currently is we want to sell all of our peak players and all of our old ones, but we need to do it in stages and take hits on players where there is no market.
Mustafi, Xhaka, Kola ( as long as Tierney comes back and takes his place) and Elneny can definitely be sold in the summer. I would use the cash to fund a top cm purchase. Someone like Zakaria who is 23.
I wouldn't make the same mistake with Auba. Sell him, recoup the funds and buy a centre back with minutes and experience to partner Saliba and guide him. Someone around 24.
We could either upgrade on Torreira or stick wit him. Maybe a more robust playmaker around the same age, but for the same money.
Sell Miki and buy a RB for cover. Martinelli like signing.
Finally our actual budget as everything would have gone through sales. We should invest in a left sided winger/playmaker with genuine end product. A direct scorer. Around the age of 24, ready for the premiere and good from the left. I'd go for Grealish. He has 6 goals in a poor Villa team. In a highly functioning team that dominates possession he should easily be in double figures. He knows the league and is adapted. Much like Mane was.
Either way in the next window we need a CB, CM x 2 (unless we develop AMN there) Rb cover, LW depending on if Nelson explodes.
Selling Auba would be a really bad decision without a proven replacement. We lack goals even with him.