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at 13:35:54
Great article! The sign of a good, thought-provoking piece is that there is a lot you agree with and a lot you don't, and that is the case here.
For example, it is good to see someone say that Lallana is not as good as people think. I agree - a few silky skills and the odd goal do not a world class footballer make. Also, I agree that there should be two quality players competing for every position. I do think, though, that this requires flexible players who can cover more than position, because otherwise you will have too many quality players not getting game time and becoming unsettled.
I do not agree that JWP is a squad player - he will be a first choice this season and in the England squad before long. Clyne is a RB and should stay there. However, there is nothing to stop the manager using him or Chambers in midfield when required - that's the sort of flexibility we need.
As for the history: the five year plan finished, NC and MP have gone, and a new era begins. New board, new management, new players. Everything has been put in place, apart from the commercial side, which is being addressed. There is no reason to be pessimistic, in my view, but this next five years requires a new approach, of consistent top ten finishes, of steadily improving the image of the club in world football so that better and better players can be attracted; this will lead to bigger income and ultimately to a larger stadium and £100,000 executive boxes (maybe!). At some point in the next five years, we need to be playing European football, but we must not be in too much of a rush, because that means lots more games, a bigger squad - a much bigger operation altogether. So, hopefully, gradual and steady improvement over the next few years, and that makes sense - we cannot progress as dramatically and quickly as the last five!
One last thing, I agree that too many arrivals will upset the balance of the squad. Let's sign a GK (Marshall or Forster would be great), CB (van Dijk?), LB and striker. Please let's try and keep Schneiderlin and Gaston, plus let's hang on to Sharp and Mayuka as back up to J-Rod and new striker.
Onwards and upwards!
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