Re: The Players : Are they good enough?
Posted: Mon Dec 02, 2019 9:17 pm
Liverpool, spurs and city have a much better squad. We should be bale to compete with the rest.
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jayramfootball wrote:Leno - Yes
Martinez - No
Macey - Maybe
Bellerin - Yes
Tierney - Yes
Sokratis - Maybe
Holding - Yes
Mustafi - No
Chambers - No
Luiz - Yes
Mavropanos - No
Kolasinac - No
Ceballos - Maybe
Ozil - Yes
Torriera - Yes
Maitland Niles - No
Willock - Yes
Guendouzi - Yes
Smith-Rowe - Maybe
Xhaka - No
Lacazette - Yes
Aubamayang - Yes
Pepe - Maybe
Nelson - Maybe
Martinelli - Yes
Saka - Maybe
Marsbar100 wrote:Liverpool, spurs and city have a much better squad. We should be bale to compete with the rest.
Why did it take you all so long to notice this squad is shit is what makes me laugh.LMAO wrote:StLGooner wrote:jayramfootball wrote:StLGooner wrote:Good enough for what first of all?
They're good enough to battle for a CL spot. Yes!
I've based my assessment on being good enough to seriously compete for the title.
Oh ok, so to compete for the title then no, the squad as a whole isn't good enough, but then that doesn't really make it fair judging each individual player. Any of those players could be on a title winning team, but you have to have the supporting players like for any team sport.
But as far as competing for 4th at least, yes, I think we have a good enough squad for that.
Incoming 47 paragraphs from Elk telling you you're wrong and we're lucky to be mid-table
Power n Glory wrote:Too early for this. We need to see what Freddie can do with this squad and if he doesn't get the job it's a case of waiting again to see what the new manager can do.
Nobody would have said Leicester City was a top 4 candidate over the summer. A good manager can make a world of difference.
Power n Glory wrote:Too early for this. We need to see what Freddie can do with this squad and if he doesn't get the job it's a case of waiting again to see what the new manager can do.
Nobody would have said Leicester City was a top 4 candidate over the summer. A good manager can make a world of difference.
jayramfootball wrote:Power n Glory wrote:Too early for this. We need to see what Freddie can do with this squad and if he doesn't get the job it's a case of waiting again to see what the new manager can do.
Nobody would have said Leicester City was a top 4 candidate over the summer. A good manager can make a world of difference.
To be honest I think it's the players that make the most difference.
Power n Glory wrote:With one training session, Freddie managed to get these players playing possession based football. We created more chances for an away game compared to what we managed under Emery. Again, that's just under one training session. We were comfortably playing the ball out from the back and bypassing the press and that's with Xhaka on the pitch. After 18 months of Emery, not once did we look that comfortable playing the ball out from deep that way.
Freddie will need some time and realistically, they are not going to buy a whole new squad in January. Because we're in limbo, our January transfer strategy is a bit of a mess. Players are key but we need to establish what the new manager can do and what he can't with this lot. We're coming out of a toxic management situation with Emery the dust needs to settle. We've seen how bad management can make Eden Hazard and Salah look bad. We've seen how poor management can have people overlook the talent of De Bruyne and allow such a player to leave. I'm sure the Board will allow more time before making sweeping changes.
EliteKiller wrote:Power n Glory wrote:With one training session, Freddie managed to get these players playing possession based football. We created more chances for an away game compared to what we managed under Emery. Again, that's just under one training session. We were comfortably playing the ball out from the back and bypassing the press and that's with Xhaka on the pitch. After 18 months of Emery, not once did we look that comfortable playing the ball out from deep that way.
Freddie will need some time and realistically, they are not going to buy a whole new squad in January. Because we're in limbo, our January transfer strategy is a bit of a mess. Players are key but we need to establish what the new manager can do and what he can't with this lot. We're coming out of a toxic management situation with Emery the dust needs to settle. We've seen how bad management can make Eden Hazard and Salah look bad. We've seen how poor management can have people overlook the talent of De Bruyne and allow such a player to leave. I'm sure the Board will allow more time before making sweeping changes.
Holy crap - we scrapped a 2-2 draw with a team that is 99% getting relegated ... a team that had scored 2 and conceded 10 in their last three home games ... we allowed Norwich more shots on goal than any other team has in over a year, and that's an improvement?
Way to early for Freddy to get credit / blame but let's not pretend, against one of the weakest teams in the EPL that was a shocking performance. The hard work starts now let's not make any wild claims until at lest ten games in.
What?Power n Glory wrote:jayramfootball wrote:Power n Glory wrote:Too early for this. We need to see what Freddie can do with this squad and if he doesn't get the job it's a case of waiting again to see what the new manager can do.
Nobody would have said Leicester City was a top 4 candidate over the summer. A good manager can make a world of difference.
To be honest I think it's the players that make the most difference.
With one training session, Freddie managed to get these players playing possession based football. We created more chances for an away game compared to what we managed under Emery. Again, that's just under one training session. We were comfortably playing the ball out from the back and bypassing the press and that's with Xhaka on the pitch. After 18 months of Emery, not once did we look that comfortable playing the ball out from deep that way.
Freddie will need some time and realistically, they are not going to buy a whole new squad in January. Because we're in limbo, our January transfer strategy is a bit of a mess. Players are key but we need to establish what the new manager can do and what he can't with this lot. We're coming out of a toxic management situation with Emery the dust needs to settle. We've seen how bad management can make Eden Hazard and Salah look bad. We've seen how poor management can have people overlook the talent of De Bruyne and allow such a player to leave. I'm sure the Board will allow more time before making sweeping changes.