There’s loads of good points in here.
It’s entirely plausible that we were after Zubi because very few thought Gravenberch could hit the heights we are seeing. Now we’ve seen it the club has decided we don’t need Zubi and will look for other targets.
We’ve started to see the same mistakes happen this season as last. I think it’s to do with the manager rather transfers. In the whole, Slot is doing well managing the minutes of certain players like left wing and also the more forward midfielders. Where he’s disappointing me is a reluctance to switch out gravy and Mo giving them both too many 90 minutes. That is already showing fatigue in two key positions.
I see our biggest issue is being second half FC. The slow starts piss me right off because it gives the opposition confidence and also time and space to attack down our right. When we do turn it on they don’t get a sniff. I’d rather us do it from the start. Again, same mistakes from Klopp’s final two seasons.
The ideological refusal to sub salah does annoy me, but i understand the rationale. Hes our top scorer and our top creator, and whilst the midfield isn't helping, he needs to play every minute in important games.
The gravy thing i don't get. Yes, Slot likes to play with a foot forward progressive player in the 6....but we don't have 2 of those so why on earth do you not just play with Endo and macca a little deeper to assist progressive play? There has to be wiggle room , as we've seen him change tactics on the fly many times. I refuse to accept that Endo cannot be trusted at the 6.
There's a lot the manger is doing that makes me question things, but equally theres more he's doing so right. If we've moved away fro mthe manager being involved in transfers and just a coach; then i'm sure he'd be elated to get some new toys to play with. I'm sure theres a list of players sitting on a spreadsheet thats not been opened since July.
If theres one thing you want in a football club its ambition. Its why Arsenal were rightly mocked for being happy to achieve 4th year in year out. I just want ambition. Not leagues won by a singular players individual brilliance. An actual support to the manager, rather than a punt on a 15m injured italian and a keeper he won't get to meet for 12 months.
How many summers were we promised a warchest? The closest we've come is 2 summers ago, with macca, gravy, szob and endo coming in (was nunez that year?). That didn't happen out the blue of course. We lost thiago, fabinho, henderson, and probably another cunt (ox?), as well as bobby. Incomings only happen with outgoings. We know theres going to be outgoings in the summer (Nunez, jota?, tsimi/robbo, trent, a keeper).
I just want a bit of proactivity
