| Jens Cajuste would be better for us next season… 19:40 - May 5 with 5803 views | SitfcB |
…as he was last season, it’s weird but probably he suits the Premier League better? He was a standout performer.
Would a starting midfield pairing of him and Matusiwa be acceptable? |  |
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| Jens Cajuste would be better for us next season… on 19:42 - May 5 with 3217 views | LeoMuff |
He showed flashes in the prem but was still part of a midfield that got run ragged every week. |  |
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| Jens Cajuste would be better for us next season… on 19:46 - May 5 with 3175 views | John_Warks_Willy |
I like Cajuste and think he’s a talent in games that suit him, but that isn’t all games. For me, that isn’t the player we need even if he is - as I keep reading - a better player in the Premier League.
I’m struggling to identify the players who are gettable and Prem ready, but it needs a step up from Jens and Kalvin this time round.
I’m confident Matusiwa can hold his own though, be a starter and be part of the answer. |  |
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| Jens Cajuste would be better for us next season… on 19:47 - May 5 with 3152 views | portmanking |
Absolutely not. I don't know where this concept that Cajuste was "standout" in the PL last time. In 24/25, like 25/26, he had a decent highlight reel, but strip back the layers and he produced what? 1 goal and 1 assist?
No ta. |  | | |
| Jens Cajuste would be better for us next season… on 19:47 - May 5 with 3150 views | Trequartista |
Agree he has premier league quality but I wouldn't be starting him with Matusiwa, we need a statement central midfielder in there (alongside Matusiwa that is) [Post edited 5 May 19:55]
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| Jens Cajuste would be better for us next season… on 19:48 - May 5 with 3131 views | Kieran_Knows |
He wasn’t even that good last season.
We have to be better in centre mid next season, and Cajuste isn’t the answer. I don’t particularly think Azor is either, even though he’s been our best player this season. |  |
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| Jens Cajuste would be better for us next season… on 19:50 - May 5 with 3061 views | GlasgowBlue |
I think he'd be a good squad addition. But not a nailed on starter. |  |
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| Jens Cajuste would be better for us next season… on 19:51 - May 5 with 3073 views | SitfcB |
| Jens Cajuste would be better for us next season… on 19:48 - May 5 by Kieran_Knows |
He wasn’t even that good last season.
We have to be better in centre mid next season, and Cajuste isn’t the answer. I don’t particularly think Azor is either, even though he’s been our best player this season. |
Like last time I just struggle to see us attract some ‘big names/experience’ that we will desperately need this time, hopefully the club can pull some rabbit out of a hat. | |
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| Jens Cajuste would be better for us next season… on 19:53 - May 5 with 3053 views | Churchman |
One goal, one assist last time. Injury prone. Looked good with the ball and knows a pass, but there was no output whatsoever. He was part of a midfield that rivalled Skuse, Hyam and poor old stationary Douglas for ineptitude.
For me, he’s nowhere near good enough/just not suited to English football. |  | | |
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| Jens Cajuste would be better for us next season… on 20:00 - May 5 with 2952 views | portmanking |
| Jens Cajuste would be better for us next season… on 19:51 - May 5 by SitfcB |
Like last time I just struggle to see us attract some ‘big names/experience’ that we will desperately need this time, hopefully the club can pull some rabbit out of a hat. |
We're now one of the richest clubs in the world. Fact.
There will be plenty of talented players at home and abroad who'll want to play for us and McKenna. Not least with new elite training facilities too. | | | |
| Jens Cajuste would be better for us next season… on 20:03 - May 5 with 2919 views | JammyDodgerrr |
| Jens Cajuste would be better for us next season… on 19:53 - May 5 by Churchman |
One goal, one assist last time. Injury prone. Looked good with the ball and knows a pass, but there was no output whatsoever. He was part of a midfield that rivalled Skuse, Hyam and poor old stationary Douglas for ineptitude.
For me, he’s nowhere near good enough/just not suited to English football. |
All this chat about him being injury prone but he hasn't had an injury whilst he was here has he? If he has, he has missed very few games.
I think he's had such a poor season this time around we will just look somewhere else. He was good last time out but think we will assess other options. |  |
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| Jens Cajuste would be better for us next season… on 20:07 - May 5 with 2870 views | jas0999 |
Acceptable if we want relegation? Yes.
Assuming we don’t. Maybe Jens as fourth choice. At best. | | | |
| Jens Cajuste would be better for us next season… on 20:07 - May 5 with 2889 views | Kieran_Knows |
| Jens Cajuste would be better for us next season… on 19:51 - May 5 by SitfcB |
Like last time I just struggle to see us attract some ‘big names/experience’ that we will desperately need this time, hopefully the club can pull some rabbit out of a hat. |
I don’t see why we wouldn’t, it’ll just depend on how much we’re prepared to throw the book at that player - ala Xhaka and Sunderland. | |
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| Jens Cajuste would be better for us next season… on 20:09 - May 5 with 2841 views | jas0999 |
| Jens Cajuste would be better for us next season… on 20:07 - May 5 by Kieran_Knows |
I don’t see why we wouldn’t, it’ll just depend on how much we’re prepared to throw the book at that player - ala Xhaka and Sunderland. |
We need to throw the book …. If we want to become an established PL team. | | | |
| Jens Cajuste would be better for us next season… on 20:11 - May 5 with 2847 views | Joey_Joe_Joe_Junior |
People are falling into a dangerous trap here. I’ve already seen stuff on here saying we are good with Walton and Palmer, basically the entire defense and now Jens, we need major upgrades across the park to compete. |  |
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| Jens Cajuste would be better for us next season… on 20:12 - May 5 with 2842 views | armchaircritic59 |
| Jens Cajuste would be better for us next season… on 19:46 - May 5 by John_Warks_Willy |
I like Cajuste and think he’s a talent in games that suit him, but that isn’t all games. For me, that isn’t the player we need even if he is - as I keep reading - a better player in the Premier League.
I’m struggling to identify the players who are gettable and Prem ready, but it needs a step up from Jens and Kalvin this time round.
I’m confident Matusiwa can hold his own though, be a starter and be part of the answer. |
Azor has everything it takes for the PL, except pace, though his reading of the game somewhat helps with that. If he finds that aspect isn't a problem, he should be fine. If he does find it difficult to get to grips then, " Houston, we have a problem " ! |  | | |
| Jens Cajuste would be better for us next season… on 20:12 - May 5 with 2829 views | Kieran_Knows |
| Jens Cajuste would be better for us next season… on 20:11 - May 5 by Joey_Joe_Joe_Junior |
People are falling into a dangerous trap here. I’ve already seen stuff on here saying we are good with Walton and Palmer, basically the entire defense and now Jens, we need major upgrades across the park to compete. |
We need 8 new ‘starters’ minimum, IMHO. | |
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| Jens Cajuste would be better for us next season… on 20:15 - May 5 with 2780 views | jasondozzell |
Top, top player.
You don't get to Napoli if you're not.
No helping anyone who doesn't understand he was one of our best players last PL season. |  | | |
| Jens Cajuste would be better for us next season… on 20:17 - May 5 with 2743 views | jas0999 |
| Jens Cajuste would be better for us next season… on 20:11 - May 5 by Joey_Joe_Joe_Junior |
People are falling into a dangerous trap here. I’ve already seen stuff on here saying we are good with Walton and Palmer, basically the entire defense and now Jens, we need major upgrades across the park to compete. |
Yep. Including Azon … who scored FIVE goals at championship level is good enough.
Maybe Hirst as a distant third choice …. Even then.
8-9 new starters needed. | | | |
| Jens Cajuste would be better for us next season… on 20:18 - May 5 with 2746 views | Joey_Joe_Joe_Junior |
| Jens Cajuste would be better for us next season… on 20:12 - May 5 by Kieran_Knows |
We need 8 new ‘starters’ minimum, IMHO. |
Correct, a lot of our decent starters need to basically be squad players, even some starters need to be gone and 3 or 4 might have a chance to make it. Those are the levels. People are going yo get bored of hearing Sunderland but if you look at their wembley team sheet and compare it to their week 1 starting 11 in August, it’s obvious why they stayed up and performed so well. | |
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| Jens Cajuste would be better for us next season… on 20:19 - May 5 with 2741 views | portmanking |
| Jens Cajuste would be better for us next season… on 20:15 - May 5 by jasondozzell |
Top, top player.
You don't get to Napoli if you're not.
No helping anyone who doesn't understand he was one of our best players last PL season. |
On your final sentence, that really isn't a very high bar.
He's a technically gifted player that's just not cut out for the unique demands of English football. That's all there is to it, really. It's not a witch hunt. | | | |
| Jens Cajuste would be better for us next season… on 20:20 - May 5 with 2736 views | jasondozzell |
| Jens Cajuste would be better for us next season… on 20:11 - May 5 by Joey_Joe_Joe_Junior |
People are falling into a dangerous trap here. I’ve already seen stuff on here saying we are good with Walton and Palmer, basically the entire defense and now Jens, we need major upgrades across the park to compete. |
Don't fall into the other trap. I.e thinking football is a video game.
Players are humans. They can improve, worsen, be coached differently, settle. They can grow and step up to the plate.
No one is 'a PL player' until they are a PL player.
We will not muck around too much with spine imo.
DOS, Davis, Greaves needs his chance again, Matusiwa, Clarke, Jaden etc are all gonna feature heavily. Suspect we will sign another centre half, a CDM, a striker or two and a 10.
We need around 8 new signings. | | | |
| Jens Cajuste would be better for us next season… on 20:21 - May 5 with 2708 views | jasondozzell |
| Jens Cajuste would be better for us next season… on 20:19 - May 5 by portmanking |
On your final sentence, that really isn't a very high bar.
He's a technically gifted player that's just not cut out for the unique demands of English football. That's all there is to it, really. It's not a witch hunt. |
Look at his minutes from last PL season. Might surprise many.
Look at what KM haa said about him. | | | |
| Jens Cajuste would be better for us next season… on 20:24 - May 5 with 2655 views | portmanking |
| Jens Cajuste would be better for us next season… on 20:20 - May 5 by jasondozzell |
Don't fall into the other trap. I.e thinking football is a video game.
Players are humans. They can improve, worsen, be coached differently, settle. They can grow and step up to the plate.
No one is 'a PL player' until they are a PL player.
We will not muck around too much with spine imo.
DOS, Davis, Greaves needs his chance again, Matusiwa, Clarke, Jaden etc are all gonna feature heavily. Suspect we will sign another centre half, a CDM, a striker or two and a 10.
We need around 8 new signings. |
You've named 5 positions that will 'feature heavily'. Which I think is wrong anyhow and you're probably looking at 3 out of the 11 starters from Sat. What about the other 6? And the 9-man bench?
I don't understand why it's so hard to understand that 12+ will be needed? You're not cheating on this season's squad to think that way. Ashton's interview today on TS also confirms the view that we'll be aggressive and continue to upgrade all over the pitch. | | | |
| Jens Cajuste would be better for us next season… on 20:25 - May 5 with 2640 views | Joey_Joe_Joe_Junior |
| Jens Cajuste would be better for us next season… on 20:20 - May 5 by jasondozzell |
Don't fall into the other trap. I.e thinking football is a video game.
Players are humans. They can improve, worsen, be coached differently, settle. They can grow and step up to the plate.
No one is 'a PL player' until they are a PL player.
We will not muck around too much with spine imo.
DOS, Davis, Greaves needs his chance again, Matusiwa, Clarke, Jaden etc are all gonna feature heavily. Suspect we will sign another centre half, a CDM, a striker or two and a 10.
We need around 8 new signings. |
It will be more but many of the names you mention of course will feature. Sometimes you have to be a bit ruthless as well.
A good way of thinking about it is how many of players would have be subject to interest or bids from lower PL sides if we stayed down. I don’t think it would have been half the starting 11.
Last time we were stuck with the English market and a much more limited scouting next work. We are more of a name now, have more people in place, a 40M training center about to open. We have to be bold. | |
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| Jens Cajuste would be better for us next season… on 20:25 - May 5 with 2638 views | portmanking |
| Jens Cajuste would be better for us next season… on 20:21 - May 5 by jasondozzell |
Look at his minutes from last PL season. Might surprise many.
Look at what KM haa said about him. |
You really think that KM is the kind of manager who would bad mouth him in public?
Kieran's comments were almost agent-like, rather than insinuating we were desperate to retain him. | | | |
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