It has nothing to do with "player transitions." It has to do with 90% of the players we buy being absolute sh*te.
Funny how Suarez didn't need time to "settle in" or to "transition." Why? because he's a top class player and you can put him in any league in the world and he will hit the ground running.
Coutinho didn't need time to settle in. Nor did Sturridge. why? because they're top players.
Even looking around at other clubs. Sanchez hasn't needed time to "settle in" or "transition." Nor has Costa. Nor did Aguero. Nor did Silva. And so on and so f**king forth. since someone will blame that on the sugar daddy club owners, take someone like Cabaye at Newcastle---he didn't need time to settle in either. Because he was a top player. (and bought for a bag of chips mind. imagine that Borini cost us twice as much as Cabaye cost Newcastle.)
So. Stop buying sh*te and you won't need to transition players. Buy sh*te from mid-table clubs and you know exactly what will happen.
I think what you mean by "top" players are the ones that you happen to rate - in general, the ones that even non football fans know because they are in the papers all the time as established stars. But established stars flop too.
Shevchenko not a "top" player? Torres? Veron? Forlan?
Of the players you mentioned Suarez took two years to hit his best form, Sanchez flopped at Barca which is why they sold him.
Costa, Aguero and Silva hit the ground running after their recent transfers, Mata, Balotelli and Ozil haven't - are they not "top" players either?
Unless we have more money than everybody else our plan cannot be to just buy more top stars than City, United, Chelsea and Arsenal. Not only can we not afford it but that has NEVER been the way this club has operated.
So the question remains how do we identify players that will provide top quality and hit the ground running before they are established stars?
Didn't even bring Diame into the equation.
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