EliteKiller wrote:Santi wrote:Well I stopped at your first line because you clearly didn't read the other posts. The original comment was specifically about how Spurs (and others) upgraded their first XI so the rest of what you've written is probably pointless.
They've done okay business (not really impressed with any particular player) maybe Bissouma to improve their squad which was weak but if we're looking at first XI I don't see any real improvement. Richarlison is 60m down the toilet.
I take your comment that I answered a different question but the facts remain the same. Having a fantastic 1st eleven won't win you feck all if your subs are all half as good. Spurs finished fourth because they added, what everyone in January called very average squad players, because when it mattered those players stood up to be counted. When Kane, Son and Romero all got injured Spurs did as well or better with their reserves.
How did losing Partey and Tierney work for us having to play our back-ups?
City and Liverpool can rest almost every player knowing they have a quality backup - that's where we need to be. Right now we're not even close.
And on that argument I don’t disagree with you, I think they had weak backups and have improved their overall squad with some fairly astute signings. I expect perisic for example for follow every word conte says, having struggled under him at first only to become a key player for the guy before. That’s why it’s conte that worries me more than their signings, he will extract the absolute maximum and more from players, especially ones he already worked well with.
But if I was them and I’d just bagged CL by the skin of my teeth, I’d be targeting a Gnabry or spending that 60m on a world class centre back rather than adding a marginal improvement over Lucas Moura as 4th forward.
