There is no bamboozling going on
You state we arenāt competitive
We have lost 2 games in 36 I believe it is
In the semi finals of the Lge cup
Unbeaten in the CL
In the top 3 of the Prem
You cannot judge by the bench from yesterday
We had
Allison , Matip , Thiago , Firmino , Robbo , Bobby , Taki , Origi and Elliot unavailable through Covid , Injury and suspension
Yet despite that went to the home of the European Champions - the team not so long ago everyone declared the winners and only dropped two points because of mistakes by players
3/4 weeks ago we were 1 point ahead of City - but through mistakes by players dropped points at West Ham , Spurs , Leicester and now Chelsea
That wasnāt because of the owners spending - that was the players making mistakes
We also dropped points when leading the likes of Brentford and Brighton as well as City
Each game where we have dropped points isnāt down to the owners spending
But every time we do drop points itās the same old come out of the woodwork and blame investment and recruitment
With our current status we should be in semi finals, we should be in the top three, if not the top one, we should be in the knockout stages of the CL, we are, we can all see that but we can also see that we are lagging behind in terms of investment in the team pitchside,
How you fail to see that is beyond me, I commend you in your defence of our owners, as Iāve said before they arenāt bad owners to have at all, however if they want to remain competitive with the likes of City Chavs et al they really do need to start digging deep,
We were missing a few yesterday granted but three of them are 30+ and will need replacing fairly soon probably within the next season or two, if they can hold out injury wise, you can then add Hendo, Milner, AOC, Fabinho to that list of replacements and probably Mane & Mo a further season after, where do you envisage us being in a season or two if there isnāt a huge injection of funds within the next two to three summer windows ?
Weāre already struggling to hang on to Cityās coat tails as it is, probably Chelseaās too because they wonāt stop or hinder further player investment, and then we have Newcastle on the horizon too, how long will it be before we are fighting for a top 4 finish rather than being in the top two ?
It is a cold hard fact that to compete with those who have a much bigger wallet than you you need to use every single resource there is available, and right now, at this precise time we have the best manager on the planet bar none, he is our best resource, arguably the best weāll ever have, saying things like JĆ¼rgen is happy to string along on a shoestring budget is simply not good enough, not anymore it isnāt, he wonāt of course but Iād be approaching our owners now and demanding a huge injection of funds not only this summer but also the next two, itās a working progress and it should always be a working progress, FSG to keep up with the Jonesās of this world, in their case the Mansourās , Abramovichās and soon the barcode Sheiks, will need to change their financial philosophy or ship out and sell to others who will.
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