But this is just it, if we expect to get back into the CL this season or in coming seasons, make deep cup runs and make a run at a long awaited league title, we cant be selling these players. Whoever we buy to be in the starting 11 that doesnt mean selling Johnson, Downing, Adam and Carroll. That means those guys being on the bench and making the squad really strong.
I mean a bench of Doni, Coates, Johnson, Downing, Adam, Carroll and Kuyt means our starting 11 must be shit hot.
And it needs to be, we dont sell these players, we upgrade them. Get a world class LW and RW, get a better CM than Adam and bring it a prolific striker that keeps Carroll on the bench. They all have their good points. Adam's passing range, Downing is a pretty consistent winger, Carroll aerial ability, Johnson pace and ability to be direct, Kuyt's workrate.
But if they are all on the bench then our starting 11 hopefully has players like Hazard, A.Johnson, Hamsik, Lucas Moura, Falcao etc etc...
I mean a bench of Doni, Coates, Johnson, Downing, Adam, Carroll and Kuyt means our starting 11 must be shit hot.
But if they are all on the bench then our starting 11 hopefully has players like Hazard, A.Johnson, Hamsik, Lucas Moura, Falcao etc etc...
Fact is without CL football no one in the world class category is going to join your team. You saw that with Juan Mata. You saw that with Phil Jones. You will be stuck to signing the calibre of players you currently are signing, especially when your unwilling to offer big wages (see Meireles).
You cant improve on your signings until you improve your table position and title credentials. ATM you dont look like doing this anytime soon. The longer you go without CL football, the poorer the quality of players available to you
I agree with most in saying that no CL football next year sees the back of Reina and Suarez. They wont stay around to float the sinking ship im afraid. You need instant success. The idea you can wait 4 years and build too it is laughable. This isnt the AFL. Players in soccer simply do not have that patience and loyalty
If you havnt learnt that by now you never will. Time to join us back in reality man. As much as it pains you to hear it. Downing is in your X1 for the next 3 years. Carroll will be sold for 8-10 mill or kept in the 11 for the long term future and Henderson is the future CM of the club. Unless FSG are Man City in disguise which is highly unlikely given they wouldnt pay Meireles a extra 40k a week on his pretty low wages. You say your no Man City but those players you mentioned are Man City calibre 30 mill + type signings. To get these players you would pretty much have to eclipse Man Citys spending which makes it even more unrealistic then it was to begin with really

