05-08-2020, 12:19 PM
You got me thinking on the other thread Gari discussing our transfer strategy being to go through Mendes and for the most part taking his second string.
Can I give you another example of where we are going wrong. Summed up in 2 words Carl Jenkinson.
Last summer we needed a back up right back for Darikwa. We had Lamouchi on board by this point, it was no secret he plays with a 4231 as did Karanka before him in a system that relies heavily on the full back pushing forward when we have the ball. That dictates we should have gone for someone with pace, probably young, comfortable on the ball.
We got Jenkinson who is an old school right back more like Lichaj and has none of the above qualities. On top of that he was very expensive at £2M, big wages and to boot has a horrendous injury record.
None of that is saying Jenkinson is useless but in no way did he for the bill for what we wanted Other than he plays at right back.
Thats what I mean when I say we dont have a strategy. Plan A was probably to go to Mendes to see what he had, when we drew a blank with him we hit the panic button and bought in someone unsuitable.
Can I give you another example of where we are going wrong. Summed up in 2 words Carl Jenkinson.
Last summer we needed a back up right back for Darikwa. We had Lamouchi on board by this point, it was no secret he plays with a 4231 as did Karanka before him in a system that relies heavily on the full back pushing forward when we have the ball. That dictates we should have gone for someone with pace, probably young, comfortable on the ball.
We got Jenkinson who is an old school right back more like Lichaj and has none of the above qualities. On top of that he was very expensive at £2M, big wages and to boot has a horrendous injury record.
None of that is saying Jenkinson is useless but in no way did he for the bill for what we wanted Other than he plays at right back.
Thats what I mean when I say we dont have a strategy. Plan A was probably to go to Mendes to see what he had, when we drew a blank with him we hit the panic button and bought in someone unsuitable.