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Time will tell... In my opinion it's better to be optimistic than pessimistic. If things go well, an optimist starts happy and stays happy while a pessimist starts miserable and may become happy. If things go badly an optimist starts happy and may become miserable while a pessimist starts miserable and stays miserable. Either way the optimist is happier longer. meh if u don't expect much u won't be as disapointed and there is always the chance you could be pleasantly suprised.
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THIS! Cost-cutting measures have no impact on the quality of the players. Only the money we spend on them.
Toure is potentially slightly better than Carragher, but can understand why a lot will say like for like. Toure, however, is much better suited to ball-playing sides, and 3 years younger in the legs...
Mignolet is in form. Reina was not. Mignolet has been in the top 5 keepers in the league for 2 years in a row, Reina would have been lucky to make it last season or this... Mignolet is a better younger fitter and more athletic keeper....
Shelvey failed to impress in his 20 or so appearances last season. Never really managed the step up quickly enough to challenge Henderson or Allen in the middle of the park. Alberto has been great recently for Barca and Sevilla B teams. No one knows, you're right, but no-one knows about Fernandinho in the PL, or Negredo, or Jovetic... Local experience is irrelevant. Like for like seems like an appropriate suggestion, Shelvey has more game-time, but Alberto is in the better form...
As for Carroll vs Aspas.... Please... One doesn't suit our style of play, and one of them is on the back of two terrific season. So what if he costs half of Carroll... How is that relevant to improving the squad?! It isn't at all.
That is three better players in my eyes, and one potentially better.... If you can't see the improvements then I'm not sure how tbh.
I think the first team has improved marginally, the second team more, but the squad depth is becoming much more pronounced. We haven't more players than last year, we're just trading for better players across the park. As I have said previously, I expect 3 signings to come in, up to 5 if other players leave... Then we'll see for sure how much we have improved as a team. Signs are promising to me.
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Please explain to me how.
Carragher for Toure-Like for like
Reina for Mignolet-Like for like
Shelvey for Alberto-No one knows
Carroll for aspas-Half price replacement again no-one knows
All I see is cost cutting measures with no money spent and wage bill reduced.
With Suarez either suspended or gone the thought of having Borini near the first team sends a shiver down my spine carroll was not part of our squad last year so its pointless comparing these players.
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http://www.insidefutbol.com/2013/08/01/l...s-summer/93809/The only thing we have actually done this summer is reduce the wage bill and not spent a penny. Don't see any improvement to first team so far. High earners have been shipped out and replaced with players on lower wages with Skrtel to follow. Cant say I'm impressed or confident about the new season as things currently stand. I just hope something is done in next few weeks. I think we have improved the first team marginally, probably Aspas will be better than Downing, I am not sure if Mignolet will be better than Reina (they played in different teams so it's difficult to compare despite the fact that Mignolet conceded more goals) and Toure for Carra is not much of an improvement of the first team as in my opinion none of them should be first teamers. The squad must have improved as Caroll was on loan, therefore didn't contribute and Shelvey hardly played after the United game, hopefully Alberto will be better. So overall, some improvement but not much.
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FSG have done a great job from a business perspective and the squad is slightly better, but nowhere near enough so far this window to challange top 4.
We've dropped players who didn't feature or were out of form, for in-form players and potential starters, but little to the starting 11 really.
We're still relying on Arsenal not investing and Spurs losing Bale. If Spurs re-invest well, considering they've improved their starting 11 much more than us this summer already (if Solado signs), we're in trouble if we don't make a couple of big signings.
I can only hope we retain Luis and buy Pappa and Erisen, plus a LB on loan. That would be a smashing window with only a reasonable investment (probably loan/sell MS too), improved overall quality and good reductions for FSG's wage bill.
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I agree mostly, if we get 2 or 3 decent signings by the end of the window, starters for the 1st team, it will have been a fantastic window.
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I agree mostly, if we get 2 or 3 decent signings by the end of the window, starters for the 1st team, it will have been a fantastic window. Only decent won't do for me, I would like top signings.
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my opinion is yes to squad no to 1st 11 toure in for JC like for like and migs in for pepe like for like That’s exactly my own position sixties, except I’d say the squad improvement is reduced by the outgoing players, but just a feeling I have that those coming in are a bit of an improvement on those going out, however that remains to be proved on the pitch. If we can only add a bit of real proven quality to the 1st eleven, say even two or three players, I’d go into the new season in a much more confident mood. As it stands I’m more hopeful than confident, with waves of optimism coming from the heart, tempered by a damned, nagging realism coming from the head.
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