31 Dec 2018 05:31:14
Ok a bit of fun.

First I want to be clear, I don't think we need a shiny new player. I would like to see Tuanzebe return so he can be a part of the first team set up to see if he is good enough to help at centre back.

But for a bit of fun. IF you could add 1 realistic player (no not Messi, Ronaldo, Neymar) to help ensure this current squad gets up into the top 4 - who would you choose?


1.) 31 Dec 2018
31 Dec 2018 07:11:51
ricardo pereira on the right for me, i think it’s only a matter of time before one of the big sides snap him up, but he’d do a massive job for us.


2.) 31 Dec 2018
31 Dec 2018 07:55:38
Koulibaly for me. I think for now we've got enough width at fullback with dalot and shaw abd we've obviously got no weakness in scoring due to the amount of attacking talent we have. But it's clear our defence is shaky, conceding pretty much every game and I feel koulibaly could help keep us in shape which will give even more freedom to attack. You see the difference of Liverpool after fixing up their defence and we saw it last year with city.


3.) 31 Dec 2018
31 Dec 2018 08:33:06
Probably Kouilbaly. Beast of a defender and could be perfect alongside Lindelof.

Or Sergio Ramos - just to wind up the Scousers.


4.) 31 Dec 2018
31 Dec 2018 11:02:39
Van Dijk or Salah to weaken and wind up tge scousers and potentially derail their season.


5.) 31 Dec 2018
31 Dec 2018 11:08:32
Kante from Chelsea to replace matic. No need for anyone in defence then.


6.) 31 Dec 2018
31 Dec 2018 11:29:51
Kante, absolutely awesome player who despite the accolades is still underrated by most.

{Ed004's Note - Kante would be the perfect upgrade on herrera for me as well. Him, Koulibaly or Ousmane}


7.) 31 Dec 2018
31 Dec 2018 13:13:06
Good shout Penfold with Ricardo Pareira, great player.

The issue is realistic signing in January. None of the top sides will let their best players leave, also those in a relegation fight will also do all they can to keep their best players.

personally I don't think its a good idea to sign players from outside of the EPL in January as its hard enough to settle into a new team, if you add a new country to that then they are on a hiding to nothing.

Personally Ricardo Pareira or Nathan Ake would be the best options.


8.) 31 Dec 2018
31 Dec 2018 22:00:45
I don't believe a defender would get us top 4 (I don't even believe it is needed, as mentioned above, we have Tuanzebe to come back and Lindelöf is performing great), the issue we have, especially now that Matic has discovered a new breath of life, is a true right sided winger. So I'd go down the lines of Bailey or Pulisic, but Mbappé would be the dream (an attacking four of Pogba, Martial, Rashford and Mbappé would be destructive) .