Saint_clark

When defending Armstrong drops back but when we have the ball he's definitely up alongside Mara.

Brilliant run and pass from Djenepo, really unlucky.

That's not what I'm seeing.

I like ABKs physicality.

Vardy trying to cheat the ref into giving a penalty there. Cunt.

Stu seems to have been on a decline since the start of last season I have to be honest. Maybe he just hasn't had a consistent run of games in that time but he's never controlled our attacking game the way he did his first couple of seasons here. Side note, I just Googled him and was surprised to realise he's been here since 2018 - this is his fifth season for us and he's got 119 premier League appearances.

Yep, need to attack mostly down our right as well so if we do give it away Djenepo isn't at risk of being instantly 1v2.

If nothing else he's our only midfielder who has the knack of getting into the box and finding space, and he's a decent finisher when he does so. Inconsistent yes, but if he was banging in 10-15 goals from midfield with assists to match he wouldn't be with us anymore.

I'm very confused about the whole back 5 thing. Is it true that Ralph said players can't come in and automatically know how to play his 4-2-2-2 formation with the pressing triggers etc? Well if that's the case, how on earth is playing a completely DIFFERENT formation going to help them learn it?

You mean our third top goalscorer and third top assister from last season? I'm more excited with him starting and Mara and Armstrong up top, a lot of movement in the box there. We'll win today.

3 CBs could work as long as he was picking 3 attacking players at the other end with the freedom to go at Leicester with the wingbacks, leaving the three CBs and Lavia to sit deep defending the break with JWP lingering for the long range shot. Trouble is he picks 3 at the back, one striker and one attacking midfielder.

If we're signing another fullback it seems crazy to sign a right back rather than a left back.

Out of all the linked strikers and having wanted the club to splash the cash for some time, it's funny now that the one link I most want to come to fruition is Andrea Bellotti on a free. Hopefully his transfer to Roma dies a death and we can tempt him to the Prem even if just on a 2 year contract for one season in the shop window with a cheap £20million release clause. Failing that, and knowing nothing about the rest except what I've seen in clips posted, there's something about Højlund I really like.

100% yes to that.

A lot of money for a player that got 7 goals in 29 appearances last season...

Not a single person is saying that. This is however the first season that all the overpaid deadwood is gone and he has been allowed to invest and properly make it his squad. He has zero excuses here on out.

He looked much better after the change in formation and actually going on the outside for a change rather than cutting in non-stop. Would still much prefer to see Perraud starting every game at left back.

Be a real shame. We seem to be completely disregarding the value of experienced pros. He almost never gave the ball away. Was there much evidence of actual links to the players we HAVE signed before signing them?

I really like Holding at Arsenal, I think he's achievable in getting here and despite a lot of people on this forum rubbishing the idea when I put it forward before, he was still the main centreback in their defence two seasons ago when they had the third best defensive record in the league.

Ok, but I'd still like to know how their revenue is so much higher?

That still doesn't explain why. "We don't spend money because we don't spend money" is a fantastic example of circular reasoning. Your implication is that we have the ability to spend the money Wolves do, we just choose not to - if so, where does the money go?

That doesn't explain how wolves are able to spend more than us, at all. Are their accounts publically available same as ours? Would be interesting to compare our income/outgoings to theirs.

I don't understand how a club like wolves has so much more money to spend than us. Are we just really that shit at marketing that we get underpaid for sponsorship deals to the amount of tens of millions? Are they gambling by spending money by taking loans based on being in the prem in 2, 3, 4 years time?

Still better than anything we have at CB now, not including ABKs potential.

Lack of quality in goal and at centreback, it's that simple. Give us Boruc, Fonte at 30 and even someone like Yoshida and we would have conceded far less.