Ayew rolls his sleeves up and plays to PV's plan,an underated player. Does Wilf work like the devil without complaint or several whinges per match ?

Edited by beak (26 Nov 2021 10.07pm)

We have (believe it or not) no fewer than eight games between now and January 1st when the window opens. I think what business we do in the window will largely be determined by results in those matches, between now and then. Go on a decent run and find ourselves in 7th/8th/9th position and within a point or three of the top six (European places) and I wouldn't be that surprised if we went for the jugular, if the right players become available, investing a little more than any of us anticipate right now. Stay around lower mid-table with inconsistent performances throughout December and I expect we'll largely stand still in the transfer market and keep our powder dry for the summer. Despite sometimes being criticised, the Americans are more ambitious and have deeper pockets than you think. And for them, European football is a Holy Grail not to mention to a money-maker. Get into Europe and you're starting to establish yourself in the big time. It'd certainly move us up a tier in status as a club and dramatically increase brand recognition globally. My belief is that if European football is plausibly within reach come the turn of the year, they might be more willing to invest than you think to get there. January could yet be an interesting month.

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Goalkeepers we are good
Right back - probably ok ( Ward, Clyne, & potentially Ferguson )
Left back - Mitchell and possibly Schlupp / Riedeweld. Given Schlupp maybe involved in ACON i think this area is weak particularly if anything happens to Mitchell.
Centre Back - probably be ok ( Tomkins, Guehi, Anderson, Kouyate )
Central Midfield - ok Hughes, McCarthur, Riedeweld, Gallagher, Kouyate, Milivojevic, Eze & Olise
Wide Midfielders - Olise, Eze, Zaha, Schlupp, Edouard & Ayew
Forwards - Benteke, Edouard, Ayew, Mateta & Zaha

In short another left back is really needed. Depending on the Ferguson injury situation and if he is going to be a premier league player the right back is an area we might also want to strengthen but this can wait.
Central / Defensive Midfield wise we have numbers but apart from Gallagher and an aging McCarthur we are lacking quality. Eze maybe the answer but i question his defensive ability and he needs game time to get up to speed. Hughes looks lightweight.
Forward wise we have numbers and they can score goals. All look better when Gallagher plays further forward.
Depending on the budget a left back on loan should see us through.

Edited by viveasheagle (09 Dec 2021 7.03am)

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I would like us to try offload Wilf, Benteke and Luka and buy a new left winger and Centre Forward and loan a defensive midfielder.
and run kelly, Clyne and Ayews contract down and get a new right back in the summer

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We need a CM, CB, FB(both it ferguson isn't gonna make a breakthrough soon), LW/WF and GoalScoring CF.

i'd like to See another CB and and attacking Full Back at some point. Would mean we could transition to a back 3 when needed.

However we are not so much in dyer straights that we need to pay January prices. might get the odd bit of cover in, but I wouldn;t expect it to change the above much.

Edited by CrazyBadger (09 Dec 2021 9.01am)

"It was a Team effort, I guess it took all players working together to lose this one"

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We should see a few going in the other direction.