festa5
Well-known member
The money isn't there to buy proven quality in terms of a creative midfielder. But that's when you cast the net wider. There'll be plenty of promising players in Europe who fit the bill and are affordable.
It's a risk because you don't know if they can step up to a stronger league. But I'd rather take that risk than end up with no creativity whatsoever. Its a lower risk than spending stupid money and committing to big contracts gambling on promotion.
Even if not resounding successes these sorts of player can still have an impact. Ledesma for example, wasn't anywhere near consistent enough, but he still won us quite a few matches we'd otherwise have drawn or lost.
We seem to labouring under the misconception we need to be bringing in top quality in that position and turning our noses up at anyone who isnt. But when you have almost no-one at all who can play that role it's not actually that hard to improve on it. I certainly wouldn't say no to having a Ledesma or a Zemmama in the squad who can come off the bench and do something a bit different.
It's a risk because you don't know if they can step up to a stronger league. But I'd rather take that risk than end up with no creativity whatsoever. Its a lower risk than spending stupid money and committing to big contracts gambling on promotion.
Even if not resounding successes these sorts of player can still have an impact. Ledesma for example, wasn't anywhere near consistent enough, but he still won us quite a few matches we'd otherwise have drawn or lost.
We seem to labouring under the misconception we need to be bringing in top quality in that position and turning our noses up at anyone who isnt. But when you have almost no-one at all who can play that role it's not actually that hard to improve on it. I certainly wouldn't say no to having a Ledesma or a Zemmama in the squad who can come off the bench and do something a bit different.