| 7 Days Remaining 09:51 - Jan 27 with 2510 views | itfctilidie |
7 Days left in the window. What is everyone hoping for/expecting?
Obviously Striker is top of the list but proving hard to come by.
Will we look to replace Burns depending on the outcome of any scans etc if it hasn't been confirmed already. Unplanned but at least it has happened with time left to act if we think that is what we need to do.
Personally, I am hoping for a central midfielder. A weak point for us and getting the right body in there could be massive in terms of making things click going forward. The Matic link earlier in the window, I'd be happy with a signing of this ilk - i see he is still starting for Lyon so seems unlikely. |  | | |  |
| 7 Days Remaining on 09:59 - Jan 27 with 2446 views | textbackup |
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| 7 Days Remaining on 10:01 - Jan 27 with 2421 views | Trequartista |
Disagree striker is top of the list, I would say Delap & Hirst are a relatively stronger choice for the first XI than Morsy / Phillips / Cajuste / Taylor |  |
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| 7 Days Remaining on 10:13 - Jan 27 with 2361 views | gsoly |
| 7 Days Remaining on 10:01 - Jan 27 by Trequartista |
Disagree striker is top of the list, I would say Delap & Hirst are a relatively stronger choice for the first XI than Morsy / Phillips / Cajuste / Taylor |
A RWB and an animal of a box-to-box midfielder. With the attacking options up our sleeve now, I'm happy to forego a striker. And I just can't see us signing a GK, however important it may be.
When you're a relegation candidate, you can't have it all. |  | | |
| 7 Days Remaining on 10:16 - Jan 27 with 2339 views | tractorboy1978 |
ST - the one I think we all agree on. No more to be said.
RW/attacking RB - the quality on that right side has been an issue for us all season for me. We obviously wanted Doak. We've now lost Burns as well. So either need a direct, powerful winger or an attacking full back that allows us to play Hutchinson there.
CM - dependent on if Phillips can finally consistently put some games and performances together. We don't have time to find that out before the window shuts though. It seems Cajuste isn't going to be reliable for 90 minutes this season and will miss the odd game too. |  | | |
| On paper possibly.... on 10:17 - Jan 27 with 2324 views | Bloots |
| 7 Days Remaining on 10:01 - Jan 27 by Trequartista |
Disagree striker is top of the list, I would say Delap & Hirst are a relatively stronger choice for the first XI than Morsy / Phillips / Cajuste / Taylor |
....but we won't get through half a season with just two players for that position.
Not when one is often getting medium term injuries and the other is booked every other match.
I'd also be surprised if Delap doesn't pick up an injury sooner rather than later given his age, size and style of play.
You have to look at worst case scenario in this instance.
We literally have no options other than those two, and I genuinely think that if we don't sign another CF then we will be relegated. |  |
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| 7 Days Remaining on 10:18 - Jan 27 with 2311 views | gsoly |
| 7 Days Remaining on 10:16 - Jan 27 by tractorboy1978 |
ST - the one I think we all agree on. No more to be said.
RW/attacking RB - the quality on that right side has been an issue for us all season for me. We obviously wanted Doak. We've now lost Burns as well. So either need a direct, powerful winger or an attacking full back that allows us to play Hutchinson there.
CM - dependent on if Phillips can finally consistently put some games and performances together. We don't have time to find that out before the window shuts though. It seems Cajuste isn't going to be reliable for 90 minutes this season and will miss the odd game too. |
We have plenty of solid RBs, don't we? Axel & Godfrey cover that off. We just need someone to compete with Johnson (RWB) if we persist with five at the back. | | | |
| 7 Days Remaining on 10:23 - Jan 27 with 2269 views | tractorboy1978 |
| 7 Days Remaining on 10:18 - Jan 27 by gsoly |
We have plenty of solid RBs, don't we? Axel & Godfrey cover that off. We just need someone to compete with Johnson (RWB) if we persist with five at the back. |
Yeah that was what I meant. Tuanzebe/Godfrey don't allow us to play with Hutchinson wide right as they won't get beyond him and provide the width. Basically we need someone that can provide some attacking impetus and hold the shape down that right hand side. [Post edited 27 Jan 10:23]
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| On paper possibly.... on 10:23 - Jan 27 with 2270 views | BseaBlue |
| On paper possibly.... on 10:17 - Jan 27 by Bloots |
....but we won't get through half a season with just two players for that position.
Not when one is often getting medium term injuries and the other is booked every other match.
I'd also be surprised if Delap doesn't pick up an injury sooner rather than later given his age, size and style of play.
You have to look at worst case scenario in this instance.
We literally have no options other than those two, and I genuinely think that if we don't sign another CF then we will be relegated. |
Everything is done in 'zones' now isnt it with injury risks for workload etc and I'd be very interested to know where Delap sits within that considering his role in the team.
A 3rd striker is a must this window but just seems unlikely with the market how it is at present. |  | | |
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| Yep, if we don't.... on 10:25 - Jan 27 with 2232 views | Bloots |
| On paper possibly.... on 10:23 - Jan 27 by BseaBlue |
Everything is done in 'zones' now isnt it with injury risks for workload etc and I'd be very interested to know where Delap sits within that considering his role in the team.
A 3rd striker is a must this window but just seems unlikely with the market how it is at present. |
....get a 3rd CF in then it will basically be a dereliction of duty on the managements behalf!
Delap must be right on the "red zone" line, he certainly looks it in most games. | |
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| On paper possibly.... on 10:27 - Jan 27 with 2196 views | Trequartista |
| On paper possibly.... on 10:17 - Jan 27 by Bloots |
....but we won't get through half a season with just two players for that position.
Not when one is often getting medium term injuries and the other is booked every other match.
I'd also be surprised if Delap doesn't pick up an injury sooner rather than later given his age, size and style of play.
You have to look at worst case scenario in this instance.
We literally have no options other than those two, and I genuinely think that if we don't sign another CF then we will be relegated. |
Numbers-wise you are right, we're not one injury away in midfield like we are up front, so another striker would be nice as well, but not sure who would want to come in just to compete with Hirst for 10 minutes each week
But I just think not only are weaker in central midfield, we have an absolute stack of attacking midfielders who are going to be feeding on scraps if we don't get some better service to them. They always seem isolated when they get it going forward. | |
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| 7 Days Remaining on 10:27 - Jan 27 with 2186 views | southnorfolkblue |
| 7 Days Remaining on 10:01 - Jan 27 by Trequartista |
Disagree striker is top of the list, I would say Delap & Hirst are a relatively stronger choice for the first XI than Morsy / Phillips / Cajuste / Taylor |
Got to have 3 strikers otherwise you're only an injury away from a potential crisis.
Thats even more the case when one of your existing strikers has fitness issues.
Personally I'd target a CM over a right sided attacker. We have enough right footed players who could play there if required | |
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| 7 Days Remaining on 10:30 - Jan 27 with 2135 views | Trequartista |
| 7 Days Remaining on 10:27 - Jan 27 by southnorfolkblue |
Got to have 3 strikers otherwise you're only an injury away from a potential crisis.
Thats even more the case when one of your existing strikers has fitness issues.
Personally I'd target a CM over a right sided attacker. We have enough right footed players who could play there if required |
I get that but we can put Szmodics or Broadhead up there if necessary.
I think we need something to improve the team to get us over the line to 17th. I'd love both of course, but i'd plump for a top CM over a cover AT. | |
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| We can't fill every spot.... on 10:32 - Jan 27 with 2114 views | Bloots |
| On paper possibly.... on 10:27 - Jan 27 by Trequartista |
Numbers-wise you are right, we're not one injury away in midfield like we are up front, so another striker would be nice as well, but not sure who would want to come in just to compete with Hirst for 10 minutes each week
But I just think not only are weaker in central midfield, we have an absolute stack of attacking midfielders who are going to be feeding on scraps if we don't get some better service to them. They always seem isolated when they get it going forward. |
....unfortunately.
I think that maybe the lack of creativity recently has come about because of the change in formation, not having a "real" central 10 in there causes problems linking the 2 DCMs and the CF.
Hopefully that will change once we revert to 3 behind the CF.
If we (stupidly) carry on with just the 2, then maybe putting Taylor in the midfield might help? More creativity, more attacking intent?
But then....? Oh what do I know!!?? | |
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| We can't fill every spot.... on 10:34 - Jan 27 with 2089 views | Trequartista |
| We can't fill every spot.... on 10:32 - Jan 27 by Bloots |
....unfortunately.
I think that maybe the lack of creativity recently has come about because of the change in formation, not having a "real" central 10 in there causes problems linking the 2 DCMs and the CF.
Hopefully that will change once we revert to 3 behind the CF.
If we (stupidly) carry on with just the 2, then maybe putting Taylor in the midfield might help? More creativity, more attacking intent?
But then....? Oh what do I know!!?? |
Yep I posted yesterday that in mitigation of the CMs, they're basically playing in or just in front of the defence when in a low block, giving them no chance of confronting their opposite numbers who can play it wide with ease.
That's just Liverpool and Man City though, I look forward to 3 ACMs against Southampton. | |
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| 7 Days Remaining on 10:53 - Jan 27 with 1948 views | urbanpenguin |
Away from Ipswich, I hope that Wolves sell Cunha so close to the end of the window they don't get a replacement. |  | | |
| 7 Days Remaining on 10:53 - Jan 27 with 1947 views | southnorfolkblue |
| 7 Days Remaining on 10:30 - Jan 27 by Trequartista |
I get that but we can put Szmodics or Broadhead up there if necessary.
I think we need something to improve the team to get us over the line to 17th. I'd love both of course, but i'd plump for a top CM over a cover AT. |
Neither of those would remotely cut it up top at this level imho. Newcastle at home showed that for me. They felt that they could attack with abandon knowing that we couldn't hurt them at the other end | |
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| 7 Days Remaining on 11:00 - Jan 27 with 1860 views | HampBlue |
CM and (third choice) ST
CM I would say is top priority, we're so easy to play through at the moment with Cajuste the only one looking up to it, but can only handle 70 minutes.
ST I think we just need someone capable. We don't need much here, with Delap leading the line, I actually think a player like Iheanacho would do fine just to cover us if Hirst gets injured and to offer a different option.
I disagree with people saying we need a GK, Southampton dropped 25m on a GK and he's been relatively poor. Outfield should be the priority, goalkeepers are a last resort! | | | |
| 7 Days Remaining on 11:11 - Jan 27 with 1798 views | Len_Brennan |
I can still see us bringing in Kelechi Iheanacho & Nemanja Matic, but I doubt we'll sign another right sided winger/attacker at this point.
We'll have to make do with playing Hutchinson and/or Philogene there if we are going for it, & Johnson or Godfrey when we want a more defensive hybrid back 5 formation. | | | |
| 7 Days Remaining on 11:15 - Jan 27 with 1757 views | Blooos |
| 7 Days Remaining on 10:30 - Jan 27 by Trequartista |
I get that but we can put Szmodics or Broadhead up there if necessary.
I think we need something to improve the team to get us over the line to 17th. I'd love both of course, but i'd plump for a top CM over a cover AT. |
We absolutely MUST sign a 3rd striker. Broady cannot play there in our system, Szmodics we saw against Newcastle cant either. One injury to Delap or Hirst and we'd be finished.
Depending on Burns injury a RW may now be required also. However we do have a lot of wide players already. | | | |
| 7 Days Remaining on 11:30 - Jan 27 with 1658 views | OldFart71 |
| 7 Days Remaining on 10:01 - Jan 27 by Trequartista |
Disagree striker is top of the list, I would say Delap & Hirst are a relatively stronger choice for the first XI than Morsy / Phillips / Cajuste / Taylor |
Think you are spot on. The only problem being if Delap or Hirst who is the most like were out injured. I really don't know the answer to our midfield. Obviously we aren't strong enough in that position. |It really is a dilemma as if we were relegate Phillips would go back to City, don't know if we would sign Cajuste so that leaves Morsy and Taylor. Would Morsy still be good enough for the Championship ? Probably but his age is against him. Taylor I feel is o.k. but I am surprised KM hasn't tried him in an Eric Gates type position behind two strikers or as a number ten with Delap. But then Delap would almost certainly go if we got demoted. I suspect KM will stick with what we have in midfield and it's debatable whether another forward comes in as to get someone that is in between a Hirst and a Delap would cost 30-40 million and if we got relegated we may not be able to recover the outlay. | | | |
| 7 Days Remaining on 15:36 - Jan 27 with 1301 views | Bellevue_Blue |
In order of priority I think we need ST, RW, CM.
We have 5 CM's and given that we are likely tight against PSR, we will surely go forward with those three. I'd argue in Newcastle, Chelsea, Brighton, City & Liverpool they've faced the leagues best 5 midfields in the last 6 weeks. Against Fulham they were more than fine.
ST is the biggest priority because we're an injury away from being completely inefficient as a team.
RW second as we now don't have an out and out RW and we know KMc wanted a Ogbene replacement with the Doak bid. | | | |
| 7 Days Remaining on 16:11 - Jan 27 with 1180 views | FrankMarshall |
Striker (I'd take a veteran who is happy to compete for 2nd place. Someone who's proven at International level but has only a few more years left in terms of playing time).
Defensive Midfielder (top priority. No point in having AM or Strikers if can't control central midfield. A decent tackler with plenty of energy) |  |
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