25 Aug 2026 21:39:46
In selling Martinelli are we being left short at LW or are we upgrading? If upgrading who is this Scarlet Pimpernel? COYG.
26 Aug 2026 08:05:14.
I will be gutted when Gabi leaves, even if it's probably the right call football-wise. We now have 3 rw players for 1 spot, so my guess is Eze is first-choice backup for Tzolis and Mo at both lw and cam.
Can Dowman play lw? Surely Madueke can.
26 Aug 2026 10:44:14
High Wire! We do seem to have excellent cover for defence and midfield, yet we are (end of window notwithstanding) weakening our attack if we sell Gabi. I'm sure Madueke and Eze can cover, but square pegs into round holes. I thought we had moved on from doing that. I appreciate we can't just spend, spend, spend, but I hope we aren't all in on Alvarez at the expense of the LW.
What if Tzolis gets injured? Down to a non-specific LW. Doesn't sound like a CL-winning attack, with one third a mishmash. I rate Eze, and maybe he's happy to embrace the role fully, means he plays more often, and maybe I'm being disingenuous saying he's a square peg/mishmash. Time will tell, I guess. Agree on Gabi - sad, but just hope we have a plan to upgrade him. COYG.
26 Aug 2026 11:18:50
Agreed, I'd have been more confident going into this season with no Alvarez and with Martinelli as our lw cover, but presumably the boss has a plan and within a few days we shall see what it is.