18 Jul 2017 19:15:36
If we got anoutovic, kieta balde and Hernandez and remembering we have Antonio and lanzini, what do you think our starting line up would look like?

Hart
Zabaleta Reid ogbonna Cresswell
Obiang koyoute
Antonio lanzini
Balde Hernandez

Bench:
Arnoutovic, ayew, Collins burke, rice, byram, noble, Carroll, sakho

A pretty tasty line up. Who would we need to sell?

1.) 18 Jul 2017
18 Jul 2017 19:44:41
24 million is way to much, that being said it shows intent . maybe just maybe it's not all doom and gloom.

2.) 18 Jul 2017
18 Jul 2017 19:44:56
I'm not sure our record signing will be on the bench, will be hard to keep everyone happy.

3.) 18 Jul 2017
18 Jul 2017 20:28:24
It does show intent. Sometimes you have to pay more to get a player you want. You pay peanuts you get monkeys. Look back at last summer. Yes we probably paid more than he's worth but a good player at that.

Well if we got Hernandez and balde then someone would have to be. i'd assume it would be a rotation thing with Antonio lanzini etc all being rotated. You've seen how bad we are effected by injuries. A deeper squad will benefit us throughout the season.

4.) 19 Jul 2017
19 Jul 2017 12:01:01
Hi hammer Dave surely you would play arnautovic over Antonio mate although he's a trier he ain't in arnautovic's class in my opinion.

5.) 19 Jul 2017
19 Jul 2017 11:58:51
Lanzini can drop deeper to get another attacking player on if we need to be more attacking. Also you forgot we have Fernandes who I think could surpass kouyate as a footballer this season he does seem to have it all very good long and short passing quick feet physically spot on will probably fill out abit to also has a very good shot on him with both feet and been quite surprised how often he gets a foot and nicks the ball. A can see him having a big part this season maybe we could even go 433 with more mobile midfielders or a 343 should be interesting 3 cbs also gives more chance to rice or Burke slotting along side 2 experience defenders.

And masuaku look very good towards end of last season if he can play consistently like that no reason he couldn't take cresswells place although it was certainly his toughest season with us.

Really looking forward to the season now just need to get those players all signed up slav is a flexible manager I just hope we have a more clear way of playing ready for the start of the season, we barely played the same team twice last year.

6.) 19 Jul 2017
19 Jul 2017 12:04:22
Arnoutovic would cost 24 mill and if we get keita its upwards of 28mill now your not going to leave either of them on the bench when you pay that money so it would mean either Antonio or lanzini being dropped unless we play 4 at the back and then a diamond four of obiang in front of defence then Antonio on right keita on left lanzini behind Hernandez and arnoutovic upto which would make sense and be a strong line up just means kouyate is on the bench but it keeps our to exspensive signings happy.

7.) 19 Jul 2017
19 Jul 2017 16:39:45
True. I see your point. I was just saying it would give you rotation options. Obviously arnoutovic would start.

And yea I forgot Fernandes. looks a great player with bags of potential. Time to sell noble? Would be a great line up though with a very strong bench.

8.) 19 Jul 2017
19 Jul 2017 19:16:12
That line up looks tasty ant6 and has flexibility to it to change to 5 in midfield with out personnel changes let's keep the dream going.

9.) 19 Jul 2017
19 Jul 2017 19:45:10
We would definitely have plenty options I like that idea aswell Dave just maybe swap Keita for anautovic have him lm with Keita up to with Hernandez. I mean we haven't even signed them yet as likely anautovic is and by the sounds of things Hernandez isn't far away either. I wonder how likely the Keita deal is? Suddenly changes a lot of things if we got all these.

10.) 21 Jul 2017
21 Jul 2017 12:15:49
Spot on hammerdave about noble and I get what you're saying mate.