I'm coming around to this way of thinking now - that 2-3 midfielders is the way to go. What hurts though is the fact we didn't sign a midfielder in two consecutive summers to 'wait for Bellingham'. If walking away from Jude was on the table then we should have signed midfielders last year and the year before. If we'd have done so we might have finished in the top 4 this season and dare I say we might have won the league last season (our results improved 10 fold when Thiago came back into the side and a similar midfielder fit for the first half of the season could have seen us pick up more points).
When you stand still in this league you go backwards very quickly. Something this club just fails to understand. Miles beind city now and United have executed 40+ point swing on us. And if they sign kane and Rice and Newcastle make their splash this summer as expected then its a struggle next season as well.
It's not just the midfield that needs addressing. Our defence is pathetic and it wouldn't bother me if all our centre backs were moved on. None are good enough and yes that includes van dijk. Let's not hide from that. We need a right back as well if trent going into midfield.
We need someone to cover salah ...if something happens to him we are mid table at best. We need a replacement for Bobby. Mane is the solution to both ... but we will just spite ourselves there because we're so good we can do that can't we. Nunez isn't and never will be the answer. Injury prone, no game intellegence ... not good enough.
We're not fixing all these issues in one summer sadly. Anyone who thinks a couple of midfielders puts us right back in it are just kidding themselves. Our first 11 is seriously lacking ... and our squad ... that's another story.
4 players , 3 internationals, 2 in their 20s and one at 30 leaving for free. What professional outfit works like this. Abysmal.
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