03-02-2015, 01:35
To be honest, it's been a bit of a head scratcher of a window...
We look desperately short of width and with that in mind, it begs the question again, what did Varela do wrong? A man of the match performance against the Villa, a goal from open play against QPR...
We're worried about Cole falling through, but why was he seen as a better alternative to Samaras anyway? IMO he would've been a downgrade. Samaras also would've offered a goal threat from wide midfield.
It's great that we got McManaman in early, but how can you lose 3 attacking midfielders (Samaras, Varela and Blanco) and replace them with 1? It doesn't make any sense. And if Dorrans is confirmed later, that's 4 out and 1 in...
Fletcher (if confirmed) will be a great addition for his experience but I can't help thinking the decision to release Varela and Samaras might come back and bite us, especially if we get a few injuries.
We look desperately short of width and with that in mind, it begs the question again, what did Varela do wrong? A man of the match performance against the Villa, a goal from open play against QPR...
We're worried about Cole falling through, but why was he seen as a better alternative to Samaras anyway? IMO he would've been a downgrade. Samaras also would've offered a goal threat from wide midfield.
It's great that we got McManaman in early, but how can you lose 3 attacking midfielders (Samaras, Varela and Blanco) and replace them with 1? It doesn't make any sense. And if Dorrans is confirmed later, that's 4 out and 1 in...
Fletcher (if confirmed) will be a great addition for his experience but I can't help thinking the decision to release Varela and Samaras might come back and bite us, especially if we get a few injuries.