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• We've undoubtedly chosen to spread our money across the squad. With inflation, the cost of ESR, Iwobi, Andersen & Bassey aren't really more than average & each when bought was at best an incremental improvement over what we already had. So on those points I agree with you. But that doesn't take into account projected player growth and our need to deepen our squad to be PL-competitive. So I don't think there's anything else we could do. Now we're in a place to concentrate resources. (NT) -- eganonoa, Thursday, January 09, 03:01:00pm (pool-108-18-149-21.washdc.fios.verizon.net/108.18.149.21)
  • Mitro replaced by Raul - a starter, Palhinha replaced by Berge - different style but seems to be working - and now a starter when fit. Andersen replacing Tosin - in my eyes an upgrade and a starter when fully fit. Willian was irreplaceable but doubtful he would have maintained that level this year as appears to have been vindicated His role replaced by Iwobi/Nelson which is doing ok. Cuenca has the potential to be a v good and, on his L'pool showing not a bad replacement for Ream. (NT) -- f bloke, Thursday, January 09, 04:31:52pm (host86-134-8-67.range86-134.btcentralplus.com/86.134.8.67)
    • BDR only a bit part player and needed upgrading. ESR has only shown bits and pieces. At present looks like an expensive punt that has yet to pay off but at the time it was certainly seen as a bit of a coup by the club and his arrival generated real excitement. Very easy to be v judgemental in hindsight. He has also shown previously that he is capable of playing to a v high level and, given time, hopefully he will again. Sess is also a punt that I wouldn’t have made (NT) -- f bloke, Thursday, January 09, 04:37:26pm (host86-134-8-67.range86-134.btcentralplus.com/86.134.8.67)
      • So from last season only Palhinha and Willian were starters that we’ve lost and arguably both have been replaced both internally and externally. Building an EPL squad is an iterative process, takes time and that build needs to be seen in the context of FFP. We now have squad depth and hopefully more FFP room to go more for quality than depth next season. But in the meantime – we really have done pretty ok so far this season (NT) -- f bloke, Thursday, January 09, 04:41:32pm (host86-134-8-67.range86-134.btcentralplus.com/86.134.8.67)
        • Completely agree. What I was trying to get at. We had to deepen to get two quality players per position. We have now basically done that (need to upgrade the Vini spot this January) and have contracts structured such that we can expect only 1-3 departures each season for the foreseeable and some good youth coming through. That should allow us from this summer to take bigger risks on marquee signings, e.g. selling one big player and re-investing in 1-2 players, not 3-4. (NT) -- eganonoa, Thursday, January 09, 05:29:39pm (pool-108-18-149-21.washdc.fios.verizon.net/108.18.149.21)
    • Raul wasn’t bought to replace mitro, even Marco said that. And berge isn’t a nailed on starter. Marco has only played with two dms a couple of times and other than that lukic is first choice dm when available . (NT) -- Hg, Thursday, January 09, 05:49:49pm (NoHost/31.94.64.18)
      • Agree, Marco did state that Raul wasn't brought in as a replacement for Mitro. It seems a lot like the original plan was a new signing + Raul replacing Mitro + Vini Even in January 2024 that seemed the plan with Marco stating he wanted to sign that Mitro replacement, ultimately ending with Broja. But circumstances intervened and Muniz surprised (I think even Marco himself). In the end, it does seem that Raul + Muniz has been a significant upgrade on the 2022/23 striking options (see post above) (NT) -- eganonoa, Thursday, January 09, 06:03:55pm (pool-108-18-149-21.washdc.fios.verizon.net/108.18.149.21)
        • Agree with Egonana - Raul may not have been bought as a Mitro replacement as such but he and Muniz combined have proved to be that. Sometimes things just fall into place, for a time at least. Re Berge, there haven’t been too many games when both have been fully fit and available - will be interesting to see how things unfold for the rest of the season (NT) -- f bloke, Thursday, January 09, 06:34:11pm (host86-134-8-67.range86-134.btcentralplus.com/86.134.8.67)