20 Nov 2013 14:34:46
Shappy mate I understand what you want to say about Dembele, yes he would be a good squad layer and you are right we need midfielders in January.

But you are forgetting that even if Dembele would want to leave we all know how difficult Daniel Levy is to deal with. He would not allow Dembele to move to another to 4 rival especially us so easily.

So might end u wasting time and effort in signing Dembele who would be just a decent squad layer.

If we were to sign a layer for the short term I would rather we go for a Schneiderlin or a Cabaye who would cost less than or equal to Dembele and would require much less time and effort.
(If we can't get the layers we want}

1.) 20 Nov 2013
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2.) 20 Nov 2013
20 Nov 2013 15:56:24
I understand the issue with the potential cost, and I understand people wanting other options.

My issue with Cabaye is he I quite slow which is the main issue we have with Fellaini and Carrick so I don't think signing another slow player will help.

Schneiderlin i'm a big fan of, but I think people are misguided if they think he'll be a cheap alternative. Southampton have plenty of money, and are under no pressure to sell one of their best midfielders. Arsenal were supposedly prepared to go to 15m to sign him in the summer and that wasn't enough to get him. So I expect he'll cost close to 20m too.

The thing I like about Dembele is that over the last few years no other midfielder in the Premier league has completed more dribbles, he also averages between 50-60 passes a game with a passing success rate of over 90%.

But its his dribbles that I think make him stand out for me, our biggest problem with our midfield atm is it is far to static. Dembele would certainly add a new element to our midfield.

That is what we need to look at, we need to bring someone who'll bring something new to our midfield that way we are.increasing our options and when we sign a top class midfielder they will still offer us an option.

3.) 20 Nov 2013
Shappy I actually agree with you.

Dembele would be a great signing in my eyes. Good engine, can pass, nice turn of pace, scores a few and can drop deeper if needed.

As you say there aren't many really attainable midfielders in january so he could be a great option for us.

As it stands he is better than all our youngsters, giggs, and maybe even fellaini in the cm role.

4.) 21 Nov 2013
Shappy how are u enjoying life in Newcastle mate? I know the weather is cr@p other than that the Geordies are a friendly bunch aren't they? There's a rumour going round that Newcastle want zaha on loan but the hold up is we are trying to get first refusal on cabaye next summer as he's set to leave then.