Big Willie usimg the team's defensive decline after 2006 as proof of these faults does him a huge disservice. A similar argument could be made that Sol's flaws were exposed after he left us, if we ignored the fact he was playing for Portsmoth and their weak defence.

Don't have a particular opinion about how good Kolo was for the invincibles, but it's quite relevant that Campbell left Arsenal on the decline. Kolo Toure was 25 (?) in 2006 and should've had his best years still ahead of him. Yet, I don't think we saw any world class seasons from him after that.

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    Wouldn’t be the most exciting but he is talented. Another physical monster in the air

    DCL? Is it 2019? I rather sign Chris Wood.

    I would actually try and sign Mbeumbo from Brentford as a priority. That’s our wing sorted at least. He can be our Mane.

    We need a marquee signing in attack. We’ve not had one under Arteta

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    We should go for Ferguson loan to buy. He's not happy at Brighton, he's still young and had heaps of potential, would be a better option than Jesus, would allow Arteta to see what he's like personality wise, would let the medical team assess him full, etc.

      Qwiss -- I can't imagine Brighton would let him come here as they'll see Havertz as first choice.

        Anything to PSV's Ismael Saibari (CM/AM) who could step into our left 8? He has 5 goals and 7 assists for a high flying PSV.

        It seems Partey is off the boil again and we may need Rice to play at the 6.

        I also was impressed by Dodi Lukebakio (RWF/CF) for Sevilla. Anything there? He caught my eye in highlights vs Atletico and has some decent stats this season and last.

          I've see nothing but beige from Joao Pedro. We should be aiming higher and that doesn't mean Nico Williams for me, either.

          It depends where you see Havertz fitting in to things

          Nico Williams thought would be a tremendous signing. We need teams trying to double up on our left as well as our right

          I'd rather Cunha than Pedro, but certainly selling Cunha would have Wolves dropping.

          MistaT It seems Partey is off the boil again and we may need Rice to play at the 6.

          He was off the boil at RB. We need to only play him as a 6.

          He'll need to be replaced in the summer though and we are starting to look like the mess of last summer is going to make this summer an almost impossible feat as well. We'll need a striker, a left winger and a deep lying mid at a minimum. I can't see us getting all of that done.

              Qwiss last summer was pretty much a wasted window. I love Calafiori but he really shouldn't have been a priority.

              I think we can survive another season without a new DM and with Jorginho still playing.

              Priority must be a LW, and then a striker