We have managed to be both very, very good on the pitch and simultaneously very bad at recruitment.
If only we'd found a way to be good at both. (very difficult)
by arenaross
We have managed to be both very, very good on the pitch and simultaneously very bad at recruitment.
If only we'd found a way to be good at both. (very difficult)
by arenaross
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The recruitment hasn’t been good enough but we are playing within different rules to the teams we are competing against.
Like take Bailey, we buy him he hasn’t workout apart from that one season. We’ve only had £24m to attempt to replace him since by buying Guessand.
Sancho doesn’t work out for United for £70m the same time we bought bailey, they can buy Anthony for £90m to replace him 2 years later, he doesn’t work out so they buy Mbeumo for £65m.
Arsenal spent £45m on Jesus, £65m on havertz and then £65m on Gyökeres since we bought Watkins.
Liverpool replaced £60m Szoboszlai with £115m Wirtz since we bought buendia.
Other teams have freedom to fail and we don’t.
While we could certainly be doing a lot better, recruitment at our level is not easy. The players who can improve the team are mostly targets for teams above us who can offer more money, better chances of trophies and more European football. We got Rogers when he’d just dropped down into the Championship, no-one expected him to become the player he has. We got Tielemans when he’d just been relegated with Leicester and hadn’t played great, but with us he’s bounced back to the player he used to be. Those signings are hard to find and often don’t work out. If anyone is genuinely highly rated, we’ll struggle to get them. We’ve all watched it happen again and again.
When you take a step back we’re doing alright.
But we are big game bottle jobs. Last time I remember us actually putting up a decent fight in one of these games was PSG at Villa Park.
Other than that we have Chelsea last night, Newcastle in the cup a few weeks ago, Man U end of last season, Palace in the fa cup semi, Olympiacos at VP in the Conference league, Man U that same season at Christmas when we could have gone top.
It’s something Emery hasn’t been able to change since he’s been in charge.
Edit: I’m not saying I know the answer either. Maybe it’s psychological thing.
Football is not a fair and equal game anymore it’s not even a true sport anymore
We are about to have a massive drop as much of the starters are aging out or gonna get stale. Need a long term plan to get youth in even if they are just back up for a season or two
– Step 1: to be successful you need the best talent.
– Step 2: to get the best talent you need to have enough money.
– Step 3: to get the money you need to have a large enough fanbase.
– Step 4: to get the fanbase you need to be successful.
– Step 5: refer back to Step 1.