January Transfer Window 2013/2014 Season Rumours/Signings/KonoplyankOFF:(

No1newts · 27 Jan 2014 at 21:02

Do you want Mata on the wing though? He always looks best as a number 10 type behind the striker(s) would he not be wasted out wide?

G|mp · 27 Jan 2014 at 21:04

No1newts said:
Do you want Mata on the wing though? He always looks best as a number 10 type behind the striker(s) would he not be wasted out wide?

When he first joined Chelsea he was on the left and right, he had his best season behind the striker but he's not moving Rooney from there.

He also wouldn't be a winger in that formation, the width would be provided by the FB's and Januzaj and Mata would float, much like Silva/Nasri, Cazorla/Ozil do.

Rooney/Januzaj and Mata can all switch and change, I said it before but it would be like the Rooney/Ronaldo/Tevez days where they would constantly swapped positions during games.

No1newts · 27 Jan 2014 at 21:07

Will be interesting to see, you reckon it will kick start the season for you?

Still think you need a good holding midfielder. Did the Herrera thing completely die or is that still a possibility?

G|mp · 27 Jan 2014 at 21:10

No idea but it looks rosier than it did.

We still definitely need a box to box MF'er, whether we get one now is another matter, by the sounds of things Moyes has people lined up for in the summer.

No1newts · 27 Jan 2014 at 21:12

It's a sad day when my transfer window becomes discussing everyone else's business as you know Newcastle will do **** all

G|mp · 27 Jan 2014 at 21:15

No1newts said:
It's a sad day when my transfer window becomes discussing everyone else's business as you know Newcastle will do **** all

They might sell Cabaye, we can discuss where he will fit in Uniteds/PSG's system then

No1newts · 27 Jan 2014 at 21:35

Low blow, low blow

G|mp · 27 Jan 2014 at 22:10

Loki · 27 Jan 2014 at 22:19

G|mp said:
No idea but it looks rosier than it did.

We still definitely need a box to box MF'er, whether we get one now is another matter, by the sounds of things Moyes has people lined up for in the summer.

Disagree.

I think your right the width will come from the FB's but I think Afroman is being lined up as the ling term successor to Carrick. Two holding midfielders who will do a bit of running but their main job is to protect the defence and get the balls out to the FB Quickly.

Vidal or Carvalho please DM

Andybtsn · 27 Jan 2014 at 22:23

More chance of getting Ricardo Carvalho

Loki · 27 Jan 2014 at 22:23

SSN breaking that PSG have come back with 'Substantially Higher' bid for Cabaye which has been accepted

G|mp · 27 Jan 2014 at 22:24

Loki said:
Disagree.

I think your right the width will come from the FB's but I think Afroman is being lined up as the ling term successor to Carrick. Two holding midfielders who will do a bit of running but their main job is to protect the defence and get the balls out to the FB Quickly.

Vidal or Carvalho please DM

G|mp said:
---------DDG
-------Back 4
--Carrick Fletch/Fellaini
--Januzaj Rooney-Mata
----------RvP

4-2-3-1

Like that you mean

nemtizz · 27 Jan 2014 at 22:25

Substantially higher my ass. Rumoured to be €19m, what a farce.

Loki · 27 Jan 2014 at 22:26

G|mp said:
Like that you mean

Yep

Also if Cabaye goes that puts a question mark over Blaise Matuidi at PSG who out of interest was watched by Moysie a few weeks back

nemtizz · 27 Jan 2014 at 22:28

4 days to sign a replacement. Season over.

GG

Fulax · 27 Jan 2014 at 23:00

the wopster · 27 Jan 2014 at 23:12

nemtizz said:
Substantially higher my ass. Rumoured to be €19m, what a farce.

What an excellent time to sell our best player, 4 days before the mackem game utter genius, we don't have a hope in hell of him being replaced or any players coming in, stand by for the pardew comments of "we didn't have enough time to get one over the line" and "I'm happy with what we have and will go with that"

the wopster · 27 Jan 2014 at 23:13

nemtizz said:
4 days to sign a replacement. Season over.

GG

pardew has already said it takes time to find a decent replacement. We've been looking for a new striker for a few years so i believe him.

nemtizz · 27 Jan 2014 at 23:29

Yup, yup and yup. Our starting XL literally has 0 creativity without him. Tomorrow is almost a guaranteed 3 points for Norwich, and they're turd at the moment.

What an ambitious little *******. Why would you leave for CL football, albeit in a terrible league, when you can stay in the Prem and challenge for 8th place?

drunkenmaster · 28 Jan 2014 at 00:10

nemtizz said:
Yup, yup and yup. Our starting XL literally has 0 creativity without him. Tomorrow is almost a guaranteed 3 points for Norwich, and they're turd at the moment.

What an ambitious little *******. Why would you leave for CL football, albeit in a terrible league, when you can stay in the Prem and challenge for 8th place?

Errm, as yet he's played in every loss except the City loss this season. He's play in all but 3 games this year in the league, which was one loss and two draws. So losing 63% without him is nonsense(for this season anyway).

Might be true including last season and the team being completely destroyed by injury, but that is a pretty pointless comparison. The team is vastly improved this season down to every single player, not just him. Good player, not irreplaceable, maybe irreplaceable this window.

Not going down this season, getting into Europe this year... look at last year, a solid finish in 7-10th would be a good foundation. Better players generally move on from lower placed clubs, not sure why anyone is surprised. 15-20mil profit depending on final price, not bad.

For a team that has scored 32 goals in total, when Cabaye has a grand total of 2 assists, the idea that there is literally no other creativity in the team somehow rings a little hollow. It's less encouraging that he's scored or assisted just over 1/4 of the teams goals, but that is relatively natural for someone in his position and style. Teams lose players and other players step up, someone else will start in his place and they'll likely get goals, in the ACM position, than they otherwise would.

Maybe you start Arfa and Sissoko starts alongside Tiote and you find both chipping in with goals and assists.