Pretty damn happy, signing excites me way more than Tielemans though I never heard of him before today. Wouldn’t mind both but can only see it if Xhaka leaves or Vieira is viewed as a 10/wing.
yep, the more I watch him, the more he seems like he slots in where Xhaka played for us last year at times (in that more advanced role).
Uneducated guess, we’re building out tactical options both from kickoff and the bench. Home to weaker sides that’ll park the bus lineup A, away in Europe or against a team that’ll have more possession, lineup B. The amount of points we took from losing positions last season was pathetic, don’t see any issue dropping that much money on someone who can shuffle the game state. Calling it just depth sounds like someone only plays due to injury or fatigue.
Nothing, I just can’t wait until I never have to type xhakas name again. I’m sure he’ll be on the team 5 more years.
Big fan of your summer if you get Martínez and Jesus. Won’t pretend to know much about Vieira but seems like a good signing
I’m just so happy we’re doing early business. It’s weird to have an actual plan and be following through on it.
who said we ever stopped? I think it just appeared to be the end of an era because we didn’t have anyone bidding against us. Which, still may be true….. Buendia was the only thing I can think of and I’m not entirely sure we were in on him. Regardless, I’m perfectly fine saying, we’ll pay X for a player and then bowing out, especially when a team has an incoming Grealish lined up. And it’s not to take anything away from the work that was done. But it’s still a concern for me, well, because we’re complete joke in the market.
Not following, with the other moves I just didn’t realize this was still on or I would’ve mentioned him in my post this morning
Oh sorry, a thread motto related to the transfer market is dithering. We dither. Thought you were making a dithering reference.
Agreed. Sounds like we may be in on Martinez, but our top two choices are Bastoni and Bremer, with the potential of also using GLC in a deal for Torres. Been a pretty fun start to transfer season for everyone but Chelsea and United
Damn Bastoni is a club legend in my Football Manager 22 Arsenal save. My heart would break if he was a Spur
Martinez seems a lot like Vermaelen, I’d take a couple years of the good version of him My name on bucknuts is still verminator, they don’t let you change names
Inter seem reluctant to budge from their stance, but they’re going to have to sell players this summer. I think the odds of it happening are less than 50%, but we’re going to make them turn down €65m and maybe more.
I’m all the fuck in on Lisandro. Elite depth at CB, LB, and CDM + gives us more versatility to go 343 if we need to. With Partey and Tierney’s injury record he would get so many minutes
does Arteta see him as a 9? is it an either/or thing with Jesus? I don't see how you bring in and play both with Saka. obviously you need depth, but you don't expect them to pay that much for depth.