07 Aug 2018 06:35:15
Apologies hit send too early.

So sell the players we want rid of without replacing them, therefore bringing in a large amount of cash. Then next summer going all out in the transfer market and bring in several new players?

Or would you rather see us in the situation we are in just now, keep the likes of Pogba and Martial but struggle to bring in other targets?

1.) 07 Aug 2018
07 Aug 2018 07:36:58
Rj, good post. Also, if he tries some of the younger players who have done so well in the reserves, they might even surprise mr Mourinho and we might not need a 30yr old Brazilian right winger at £75m, if Chong has a good season. We might not need a playmaker, if Gomez is given a chance to shine. But sadly, i don't think it'll happen.

2.) 07 Aug 2018
07 Aug 2018 07:50:15
I agree AAA. At the moment the way our squad is compared to others, I think we are probably 3rd/ 4th best in the league. Which isn't a terrible place to be by the way.

However, wouldn't it be just as good as seeing us finish 4th with this squad, probably playing a cautious style of football, if we finished 5th or 6th while giving the likes of Fosu Mensah, Gomes, Chong, Pereira etc a lot of game time? It'll never happen with Mourinho in charge but if you are unlikely to win today, try to plan for a win tomorrow. Mourinho is constantly looking for a win today which considering we are far behind City may actually set us back further going forward?

3.) 07 Aug 2018
07 Aug 2018 07:50:51
Tuanazebee and TFM going out on loan seems very rash as well with no replacements. TFM could be good RB cover . good for him and good for us.

4.) 07 Aug 2018
07 Aug 2018 07:52:42
Rj, if we were to lose Pogba and Martial and others which seams very likely and don't have proper replacements we are probably in for a terrible season.
Then as you say this would leave us with a lot of cash and we could invest heavily on star players next summer, but after one year anything could happen.
- Jose might leave at the end of the season due to bad season. That would leave us with a bad squad with a new manager to bring in lot of new players then we would be said another year needed for gelling, and after another year anything could happen again. This would leave us falling well behind than our rivals.
- Jose is staying and invests heavily on star players. Again no guaranty that we would transform to a very good team and challenge. Just forget the performance Jose has brought in Sanchez Lukaku Pogba Bailey Miki Matic Lindelof Fred but still we haven't become title challengers. This was also because of city doing good business but we should also take other teams' business.

So it would be a great risk to lose key players and not replace them now.

The club management should have a sensible concrete plan as what we are going to do. Who the manager would be and what would be our identity. But seems the club aleady had such a plan with LVG and Allegri, thanks to us Toxics ;) :P.

5.) 07 Aug 2018
07 Aug 2018 08:34:11
AAA,

The reserves came bottom of the league and got relegated, the under 18s had a great season but most are 2 maybe 3 years away from being strong enough and good enough for the first team.

6.) 07 Aug 2018
07 Aug 2018 08:50:12
What happens when he plays those young kids and results go south?

Will we blame Jose? The board? The players?

Fact is, these kids aren't ready now. Their results in the last couple of seasons show that.

Jose asked for more quality and he hasn't got it yet. I'd be pretty miserable in his position too.

7.) 07 Aug 2018
07 Aug 2018 09:22:56
Fully agree Angel. It's one thing to give the kids a chance it's another thing entirely to rely on them and expect them to make the difference.

8.) 07 Aug 2018
07 Aug 2018 11:07:48
You can only give kids a chance if they are good enough. Fact is, they arent.