@AdamJoseph We might or might not sign him. If we do the midfield rebuild is average and you’d have agreed to that before summer started. Yet you’d find a way to defend or explain how INEOS did a good job.
@AdamJoseph But you never criticise them as much as you go on to praise them for mediocre signings (santos can be a hit, but that is to be seen).
And moving quickly? We paid 50m for Santos which is a bit of overpay so ofc Chelsea agreed. Tielemans had a release clause and Darlow was free.
@AdamJoseph This window is not over yet and we can judge all we want once it’s over. But so far it’s been pretty tragic. Tielemans is only good signing. Santos seems like a panic buy which can be hit or miss. Squad is thin. But somehow you never seem to criticize INEOS. You raise good points
why are people being fooled into this Argentina corruption conspiracy everytime??
here is the reason for Argentina being in Group J instead of I:
FIFA introduced a tennis-style seeding rule for the 2026 World Cup to ensure "competitive balance" by keeping the top four ranked nations on completely separate pathways of the knockout bracket. Under this regulation, the top four non-host teams in the FIFA World Rankings—Spain, Argentina, France, and England—were deliberately placed into separate quadrants of the draw
@censorOO1@AdamJoseph So am I. I’m just criticising board because they have been underwhelming so far, haven’t they?
He got the paycheck. But he did want to join us. We waited far too long in negotiations and spurs came in and threw money. We let them snoop in. That’s boards fault.
@AdamJoseph I do believe Tielemans is a decent player.
Throwing money isn’t always the answer but our midfield was just Mainoo, and we are signing decent players while our rivals are signing top players and improving already better squad.
@AdamJoseph Santos + Tielemans is bang average midfield rebuild, considering Casemiro’s departure. No marquee signing and still you lot will defend and praise INEOS for signing average players when we lack so much quality in midfield. He is injury prone and lacks athleticism.
@willjoy13@AdamJoseph I’m not saying that Tielemans is a bad signing. He is a decent player but he does lack athleticism which we need. But all I’m saying is INEOS lost on their targets and had to make up for it by being smart. He is value for money. But our midfield is too average compared to rivals.
@willjoy13@AdamJoseph Anderson was far too costly. But Fernandes was one player club really wanted. He’d have fit us well. They were too slow with negotiations and spurs swooped in and threw money. In the end we did put a bid of 80+5. Had we moved quicker we could’ve gotten him.
@censorOO1@AdamJoseph Also the reason we didn’t get Fernandes was club was penny pinching and too slow to negotiate. We could’ve signed him for 75m or so but we allowed spurs to snoop in and throw the money. In end we did put a bid of 80. So we wanted the player but were too slow about it!
@censorOO1@AdamJoseph That’s because he played in shit teams. He is a better fit in long term imo. Roy Keane was signed from Nottingham when they were relegated, he turned out to be one of our best midfielders. Not saying Fernandes would’ve reached those levels but it is a better signing all around.
@switchsord@AdamJoseph We missed out on all of our primary targets. Had club moved fast on Fernandes they could’ve signed for 75m and lower wages. They kept negotiating in hopes of saving 10-15 m and spurs moved in. So now they have to be smart. Good signing but not the midfield rebuild we hoped for
@willjoy13@AdamJoseph You can’t compete with your rivals who already have better squad than us and sign the best player while we keep penny pinching. Tielemans is a good signing, but he doesn’t have the athleticism we desperately need and our midfield is very average!
@Sirmiccoli@switchsord@AdamJoseph It’s not about spending the £100 m. We’ve never done it but you can’t compare with rivals who already have better squad than us and sign the best players available and we try to be “smart” and frugal. You need to spend money in football.
@utdcynical Not just PL experience aisle but cheap aisle. It’s all INEOS fault, those broke mf should’ve never taken a share that allowed glazers to stay. We’d have people praising smart business while rivals keep getting elite players. They have brainwashed fans.
@AdamJoseph You and your INEOS agenda, praising decent signings as if we signed one of the best midfielders in league. He is a good player but pushing 30 and is injury prone and lacks athleticism we desperately need. If the next midfielder isn’t a top player it’s an underwhelming rebuild.
@michaelttfw I mean I agree, seemed weird to me but it happened in the same World Cup in USA vs Paraguay. I just think refereeing overall has been as poor and as inconsistent as in Premier League. Used to this shit now.