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Summer transfer thread, AvB window wrap up pg 1527

Which player would you like to see take over from Luka Modric?


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He also seems to be a good (even very good) passer and quite capable of creating chances for others and doing link-up play.

tis true, and think about Rodgers and the Swansea way, i dont think a player would fit in there if he wasnt able to pass and move
 
tis true, and think about Rodgers and the Swansea way, i dont think a player would fit in there if he wasnt able to pass and move

The key difference between us and swansea is that teams don't shut up shop against swansea, every team sees it as a winnable game thus they have room to play. We need players that can unlock a ten man defence as it is what's going to become more and more frequent
 
Its fudging ridiculous, made an absolute sideshow out of the whole thing. I really hope he completely flops in the PL

massive price tag, massive wages, the pressure on him is going to be immense, and with managers walking in and out of Chelsea on a regular basis there is every chance he will fall by the wayside
 
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Lots of whispers that Harry could be gone in a few days !!!!

Would be very surprised if this was true. Not saying it's impossible, but I would be about as surprised as when we signed Klinsmann.

The key difference between us and swansea is that teams don't shut up shop against swansea, every team sees it as a winnable game thus they have room to play. We need players that can unlock a ten man defence as it is what's going to become more and more frequent

That is not the key difference between us and Swansea, there are many differences that are much bigger than that one.

We do need players that can unlock the bus though, that I agree with.
 
The key difference between us and swansea is that teams don't shut up shop against swansea, every team sees it as a winnable game thus they have room to play. We need players that can unlock a ten man defence as it is what's going to become more and more frequent

i dont completely agree with this.....United and all the other big teams have the same problem and the way they overcome it is by when the opposition has more of the ball, they quickly win it back and hit them on the break with pace. We have pace and movement in our forward players, they just need to work more on quickly attacking teams after winning the ball back in our own half. Sigurdsson has the brain and athleticism to make the right runs and be on the end of pull backs from wide
 
Would you play Rafa in all the games of the season?

No but I would prefer to bring in either a more like for like cover for Rafa or alternatively have better balance amongst the 4 CFs in our squad such that we can play the 2 which we htink the most effective for a given game.

Just not sure that Sugurdsson will work at Spurs
 
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i dont completely agree with this.....United and all the other big teams have the same problem and the way they overcome it is by when the opposition has more of the ball, they quickly win it back and hit them on the break with pace. We have pace and movement in our forward players, they just need to work more on quickly attacking teams after winning the ball back in our own half. Sigurdsson has the brain and athleticism to make the right runs and be on the end of pull backs from wide

It wasn't a blanket statement, it was specifically why I think its hard to gauge how good Sigurdsson would be for us and you can't compare his role in a swansea team to a role in ours. I prefer to reserve judgment until he has had a decent run in the premiership, think he's getting a bit hyped at the moment
 
The key difference between us and swansea is that teams don't shut up shop against swansea, every team sees it as a winnable game thus they have room to play. We need players that can unlock a ten man defence as it is what's going to become more and more frequent


I thought the majority of his goals were from distance...


There is no need to 'unlock' the defence if your accurate from 25-30 yards... Plus if you have a player able to do this it gives the defence another thing to think about, they HAVE to close him down fast, which may in itself cause gaps to appear behind them...
 
No but I would prefer to bring in either a more like for like cover for Rafa or alternatively have better balance amongst the 4 CFs in our squad such that we can play the 2 which we htink the most effective for a given game.

Just not sure that Sugurdsson will work at Spurs

Rafa and Sigurdsson are very much alike, where do you get the idea that they are not?
 
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Sky Sports understands MK Dons have opened talks with Alan Smith about a permanent deal at Stadium:mk.
 
Was he also not meeting Liverpool owners.

GDS made a lovely cross for the first goal though, standing it up beautifully to the far post, if only Lennon could do consistantly
 
Not sure he'd fit in well to Rodgers system...

Swansea play a 4-3-3 with the two wingers part of the front 3, they cut in an shoot and also are there to provide balls from the wide areas. He has been using Sinclair and even Routledge in those positions, to me it seems Dos Santos would be a perfect fit for that system. Maybe we can loan him with a view to buying like he did with Sigurdsson.
 
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