| A 10 and a CM but no striker 23:09 - Jan 9 with 1351 views | FrimleyBlue |
Would you be happy?
Km's words can be taken either way really
1 - he's happy with our options
2 - he's being very respectful to our current players so not rocking the boat with his words..
I'm really caught
I feel we really need a 10 option, it will be great if Nunez can go the season without missing a game, but that's asking a lot and also not great for his fitness either.. and our other 10 options have really not been great at all.
Another Azor seems to be needed as this doesn't suit any of our midfield options, or does that become Young if we needed an Azor cover?
A striker signing is difficult, who out there would join a top champ club with ability in the prem.... or if we look at champ quality only... are they already in the building?
You look at the clear cut chances... Armstrong for example is a top scorer in this league, yet has missed nearly or close to as many as Hirst and Azon...
I feel this window is a tricky one.
I think the 10 position is the tricky one.. Who can we get that will be happy rotating.... Nunez is too good with the ball not to play... but I don't think he cant work in the pivot.. so who ever comes in as the 10 needs to be happy to rotate.
The CM.. similar i guess, rotation needed as we have cajuste and taylor as the other options. I feel we may be close as we've allowed Humphreys to go, although having said that, worst case scenario is if we needed a CM, you do have young or Nunez for that midfield role.
Very interesting window, probably going to be a slow one for us as it's got to be well planned, really thought out. |  |
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| A 10 and a CM but no striker on 09:40 - Jan 10 with 986 views | _CliveBaker_ |
Of course it’s 2. He’s not going to come out and say he doesn’t have confidence in his current options, he’s far too astute for that.
The fact we’ve spoken to Bamford tells you what you need to know. |  | | |
| A 10 and a CM but no striker on 09:56 - Jan 10 with 929 views | The_Flashing_Smile |
I don't think you can take his words either way. It's obviously no.2. It's always no.2, with most managers but especially McKenna. With the caveat that you don't want too many new faces that would upset the gelling we're now seeing the benefits of.
McKenna quite clearly states we'd have hoped for more goals given the chances we create, so we'll defo be looking at people who can put the ball in the net. Could be someone who can play central or wide - it would be an easier sell if they've got more positions to cover/claim.
Humphreys off does leave us shorter of cover in CM and as you say, we're asking a lot to have either Azor or Nacho play every game, so it might well be another versatile player there. I'd be surprised if we bring in more than 3 players, but if you could find two that are very good - as good as what we have already - and can cover all the options mentioned, then perhaps two is all you need. A third player might well be a youngster who we're not fussed about the position of, more that they're highly rated with a bit of X-factor/wildcard about them. |  |
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| A 10 and a CM but no striker on 11:13 - Jan 10 with 831 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
Ultimately we have a squad that is good enough to be second in the league at least. Not losing anyone from that squad would leave us with enough. Of course, we also want to improve on that. Improving our options at 9 and in midfield have to be the priority but failing to do so wouldn't be a disaster. |  |
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| A 10 and a CM but no striker on 11:20 - Jan 10 with 807 views | J2BLUE |
Obviously 2. We've held talks with Bamford. |  |
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| A 10 and a CM but no striker on 11:24 - Jan 10 with 785 views | cressi |
Being coy I'm sure if he could get better in he would |  | | |
| A 10 and a CM but no striker on 11:26 - Jan 10 with 781 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
| A 10 and a CM but no striker on 11:24 - Jan 10 by cressi |
Being coy I'm sure if he could get better in he would |
Which manager at any club would choose not to sign a player that would be better than they already have for a particular position? | |
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| A 10 and a CM but no striker on 11:49 - Jan 10 with 724 views | quad |
Agree with others, it's clearly option 2.
I don't know any of the answers, but confident McKenna will find them.
I think most fans would agree, and I think McKenna knows deep down, that Hirst, Azon and Akpom are not exactly setting the world alight up front and that Taylor and Cajuste may be a bit lacking in midfield.
He must have players in mind or on his radar who he thinks would be an upgrade on them and he will look to sign or loan. But they are likely few and far between so it's not an easy task. Let's not forget that none of them are bad players, they're just not on form or don't fit the system very well, but they can still do a job. So who do you keep and continue to develop or who do you replace?
I'd also add that you've got the problem of whether Szmodics is still in the reckoning and how to further develop Egeli and if he should be developed in the 10 role or not. For all the hype surrounding him he has still looked anonymous in some games, understandable I know. | | | |
| A 10 and a CM but no striker on 12:15 - Jan 10 with 655 views | cressi |
| A 10 and a CM but no striker on 11:20 - Jan 10 by J2BLUE |
Obviously 2. We've held talks with Bamford. |
Exactly that he knows we probably offered Bamford a contract till end of season and he wanted 18 months, as he won't be any good to us if we was to get promoted hard to get a striker on a permanent contract who can step up a level next season if we go up. | | | |
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| A 10 and a CM but no striker on 12:25 - Jan 10 with 609 views | stonojnr |
Wenger always said buying in January was a waste of time for impact on the current season, as exactly as KM said it takes time for players to settle into the club and the setup, rhythms of play, and its harder in January to do that as everyone else is 4-5months ahead of you, so you bought in January for next season.
that said weve bought some amazing players in the past in January, but theyre the exceptions not the general rule.
I think the reality is if you were looking for a striker, actually the ones weve already got are the ones youd have been looking to buy, why they havent quite clicked yet is another debate, but all the strikers weve bought have the pedigree to be leading goalscorers of the division, not just our team top goalscorer. | | | |
| A 10 and a CM but no striker on 12:31 - Jan 10 with 587 views | The_Flashing_Smile |
| A 10 and a CM but no striker on 12:25 - Jan 10 by stonojnr |
Wenger always said buying in January was a waste of time for impact on the current season, as exactly as KM said it takes time for players to settle into the club and the setup, rhythms of play, and its harder in January to do that as everyone else is 4-5months ahead of you, so you bought in January for next season.
that said weve bought some amazing players in the past in January, but theyre the exceptions not the general rule.
I think the reality is if you were looking for a striker, actually the ones weve already got are the ones youd have been looking to buy, why they havent quite clicked yet is another debate, but all the strikers weve bought have the pedigree to be leading goalscorers of the division, not just our team top goalscorer. |
Every season McKenna's been here we've brought in players who made a significant difference in January. I don't know if it's an exception in the rest of football but it seems to have worked as a rule in Gamechanger era Ipswich. | |
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| A 10 and a CM but no striker on 12:41 - Jan 10 with 550 views | TRUE_BLUE123 |
I think a 10 and a CM are way more important than a striker tbf.
If Nunez goes down, we are in serious trouble. If Azor goes down we are in serious trouble.
Hirst has gone down and we've still won games. We've got 3 guys who can play there. If someone is available and they make us better, go for it. But I find the other 2 positions far more important |  |
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| A 10 and a CM but no striker on 12:46 - Jan 10 with 521 views | The_Flashing_Smile |
| A 10 and a CM but no striker on 12:41 - Jan 10 by TRUE_BLUE123 |
I think a 10 and a CM are way more important than a striker tbf.
If Nunez goes down, we are in serious trouble. If Azor goes down we are in serious trouble.
Hirst has gone down and we've still won games. We've got 3 guys who can play there. If someone is available and they make us better, go for it. But I find the other 2 positions far more important |
I don't think you really need to put importance onto it. It's not like we have a small budget which we can only spend on one or the other. | |
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| A 10 and a CM but no striker on 12:53 - Jan 10 with 499 views | FrimleyBlue |
| A 10 and a CM but no striker on 11:20 - Jan 10 by J2BLUE |
Obviously 2. We've held talks with Bamford. |
We did
Perhaps however after those talks KM thought about it and felt actually we are fine with what we have...
Obv I hope its 2 tho | |
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| A 10 and a CM but no striker on 13:03 - Jan 10 with 479 views | TRUE_BLUE123 |
| A 10 and a CM but no striker on 12:46 - Jan 10 by The_Flashing_Smile |
I don't think you really need to put importance onto it. It's not like we have a small budget which we can only spend on one or the other. |
Of course but im talking about this post...
I also think it's very unlikely that a striker who massively improves us is going to be available for a sensible fee. Id be ok with we continued with what we had and got back up for Nunez and another body in midfield. | |
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| A 10 and a CM but no striker on 13:04 - Jan 10 with 478 views | baxterbasics |
I think it’s clear from what’s been said they have and will look at options. But are prepared for the possibility that it won’t happen. Across all positions it’s going to be tough to find someone who not only improves on what we have, but is also willing to come, and won’t cost silly money to pry away from their current club.
Not sure I am ‘happy’ with no new striker, but at the same time understand the challenge of this window and won’t be wetting the bed if things don’t happen. As has been said what we have now should be enough. |  |
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| A 10 and a CM but no striker on 14:05 - Jan 10 with 368 views | Vic |
| A 10 and a CM but no striker on 12:53 - Jan 10 by FrimleyBlue |
We did
Perhaps however after those talks KM thought about it and felt actually we are fine with what we have...
Obv I hope its 2 tho |
Para 2 - not a chance.
He'll be gagging for extra firepower. As NSB says, we'rev2nd in the league, improving incrementally all the time. So we are good enough. But - if we can n strengthen so much the better. And it's a big ask for these players, especially Azor & Nunez to not get injured and/or to hold form all season |  |
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