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Rating the summer window

Sicario2

lorddulaarsenal let’s see, football moves quickly and things don’t always plan out like they seem. Next summer we could still be in the market for a proper LW and sadly a Saliba replacement although I pray he signs a new contract.

awooga83

I still don't think we've made the improvement to the LW which is a big issue. I also agree with Dom in that I'm uncertain about what Gyokeres level is although I concede that neither of the options were definite game changers so I don't have an issue with making your choice in that position. As such it's probably an 8/10 for me personally.

RocktheCasbah

awooga83 praise indeed! 😁

Sicario2

8.5/10 overall.

lorddulaarsenal

8/10

Focus on the next incomings should be

1) Left sided attack upgrade
2) Raya upgrade
3) Norgaard upgrade

Bring Back Kerrea Gilbert

lorddulaarsenal possibly a White upgrade too.

Irishgunner

Feels like a super window on paper, just needed a top tier winger to be complete

8.5/10

DiabyKungFu

4.5/10

I like the Mosquera and Hincapie signings. I felt that replacing Tomiyasu with a like-for-like player with functioning limbs and replacing Kiwior with a hybrid LCB/LB who is actually good were lowkey important signings that we probably wouldn't make. It was a pleasant surprise that we did both.
Kepa seem reasonable.
Norgaard seems like we cheaply acquired a player that we won't want to have on the team in a year instead of somewhat more expensively acquiring a player that we would actually want to still be on the team in a year. This is cheap enough that this won't "break" the club or anything, but this seems like a false economy.
Zubimendi is okay, I guess.
God only knows why the fuck we need 9 forwards.

Sicario2

DiabyKungFu 4.5/10? This is a mad take

Mirth

9/10.

The next replacement has got to be the manager if this doesn't work out (but I think it will).

DiabyKungFu

Thinking about how badly us playing hardball on selling our deadwood ended up blowing up in our face, I think I would actually revise it down to a 4/10.

Irishgunner

DiabyKungFu

Does it actually matter ? Zinchenko is the only senior player that will get no game time

Everyone else not shipped out is largely irrelevant

lorddulaarsenal

DiabyKungFu go on then for shits n giggs, what would be required to make the summer an 8+?

Bring Back Kerrea Gilbert

7/10

daredevil

7/10

There is as much chance of this window being a success as there is of it being your usual Spurs like window where all positions are plugged but the dial didn't shift.

We've done enough to keep ahead of City and Chelsea but Liverpool have extended the gap. Time to be the bridesmaid again.

Coombs

Purely looking at it from the inside, its a 10/10. I really couldn't even bring myself to ask for more. Got the players I personally wanted except Isak.

That Liverpool have gone completely fucking batshit insane this window would change things on a relative scale, I guess. Hard to understand how or why they are doing this, but it's very annoying. That we lost to them just before they go and blow another 200m is hard to take. Especially because 3/4 of it is on Isak, who I wanted.

EDIT: Just saw the Guehi deal fell through alhamdulillah.

Big Willie

Coombs That we lost to them just before they go and blow another 200m is hard to take.

400m. Dont forget Wirtz for like 120m Ekitike for like 80-90m. They've gone nuts. But glad they have no one of note at CB and hopefully Konate is out for a while.

Even more hopefully someone elbows that fucker van Dijk to the point where, although he's still able to function fully as a person, he forgets how to play football and retires mid season.

Qwiss

8/10. 8 serious players. Zubi, Gyokeres and Eze all improve the first XI. Majorly lifted the sides floor. Did way more than I expected. Made signings for right now not 3 years time.

DiabyKungFu

lorddulaarsenal go on then for shits n giggs, what would be required to make the summer an 8+?

Kepa, Mosquera, Hincapie, Zubimendi, Agoume and Isak (with Trossard out) would be a 9/10 at the minimum.
Replace Isak with Rodrygo and that's still an 8/10.
I reckon the main point of difference is that I think signing 3 7/10 players is about half as good as signing 1 9/10 player whereas I feel some people seem to be of the opinion that signing 3 7/10 players is about twice as good as signing 1 9/10 player.

Irishgunner

DiabyKungFu

Rodrygo wouldn’t cut it in the prem - too soft and doesn't want to be here

Di Maria 2.0

lorddulaarsenal

Eze is special

Qwiss

lorddulaarsenal better than Wirtz

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