Klaus wrote:
Quincy Abeyie wrote:
To me having the intention of starting him doesn't equal to keep starting him even if Chambers proves to be the better option.
Yes, but seriously Quincy, my objection isn't that we're bringing in Bob to maybe make up the numbers. It's that we're bringing in Bob as the only reinforcement of a useless central defence. The fact that I think Chambers is better doesn't mean I think Chambers should start either. Do you honestly not see the issue, or why are we still arguing about this?
I thought you meant that signing Luiz literally weakened the squad by that he would play even if he wasn't the best option. Obviously I want a better CB more than most, as I was one of the few who would sell Iwobi without buying a new winger if that's what it would take to get Upamecano. I'd rather buy a cheap, proven option for this season than tie ourselves down to paying 40m for Rugani in a couple of years though. I also think that despite not getting that marquee CB (the one thing I wanted the most this summer) we've strengthened the defense indirectly by getting a CM that can receive the ball under pressure and signing a LB that we don't need to play with an extra defender to accommodate.
Claudius wrote:
Quincy Abeyie wrote:
Zaha seems like a stupid or douchey guy. Signs a shiny new long-term contract and then puts in a transfer request when they won't let him go. Would like to see have him anyway, although does he favor the left or right side?
Sure it limited his options for charting his own destiny, but it guaranteed money in the pocket for several years. The downside of not signing the contract is finding yourself injured and without a contract like Welbeck. That’s many millions of pounds farted away.
I didn't mean stupid as in economically, but that he doesn't realize signing a contract is about give and take. As you say, the downside of not signing a contract is that you could find yourself injured, and that's why there needs to be a downside to signing the contract as well, which is that for the security you get money-wise, you can't just go and expect the club to let you go right after taking that raise.
@[deleted] & Coombs great that he plays on the left. Although in the unlikely event that we do sign him, I wonder if he looks better at Palace than he is because the team is built around him, or if he can look even better at a team where he isn't the only threat to lock down.
