Bundesliga silly season - transfer business

Bundesliga silly season - transfer business Jul 13, 2017 11:01:22 GMT

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Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2017 11:01:22 GMT

Jul 12, 2017 17:12:01 GMT bluerisk said:

Jul 12, 2017 9:23:55 GMT @bobsugar said:

Why so negative? It worked out pretty well when we got Robben from Real's rummage table, didn't it?

And it's hardly a big risk to sign James on loan. He's not the "Granate" many expected (winner of the most overused and irritating word this summer), but I'm sure he'll add value to our squad from day one.

Remember how little creativity we had when Thiago was injured or having a bad game? With James, we'll have another player in our ranks that can shoulder this responsiblity. In any case, I'm willing to give him a chance before writing him off straight away.

And regarding the South Americans: Yes, those guys you mentioned were terrible transfers (you forgot Sosa

). But we also had guys like Jorginho, Elber, Paulo Sergio, Lucio and Pizarro...

Plus, we had plenty of German no-shows over the years as well: Frings, Podolski, Götze, Schlaudraff, Rau, Jansen, Borowski, Görlitz, etc. - so no need to be so dismissive towards players from a certain country and much less from an entire continent.

Robben was and had always been out of our reach if it hadn't been for his fragile health. This was the reason why we had a chance to sign him at all: it was a huge bet on his future, and it paid more than off.

And like you said: it no risk, for it is worth nothing. Signing a player like Griezmann had been bold, had been a mark. Rodriguez, however, is cheap, no risk and he won't help us. Keep a screen-shot and talk to me after the season again. Maybe you're right, maybe not. And as for creativity: even Zidane wanted to get rid of him because with him the game has been to static - for me the anti-thesis of creative.

Last but not least: it not South American players per se, but this idea to sign "talents" for a small fee and turn them to big star and cash in big time...that was Uli's gambling projects before he went for his stock broker adventures. Neymar...that had been a signing.
And we had great South Americans, but they came for hard cash as full developed players (=> Lucio etc. pp.).

I am, of course, aware of the circumstances of why we were able to sign Robben. I was just making a point that players on the rummage table are not always automatic busts. Man... Robben and Ribery were/are the best signings of my lifetime so far. It's going to be so damn sad to see them retire. What a fantastic run we've had with them so far. What absolute champions. *seufz*

Sure, Griezmann would've been a bold and great signing, raising us another level up in terms of attractive destination for bonafide stars. But what can I say? I don't love but understand the board's conservative decision making process. Hoping instead of (pretty much) knowing a new signing is going to work out sucks. But I'd rather carry on this way. It kinda makes the bigger wins seem, dare I say, more honest.

Agreed on your points re: the South American gambles vs. developed players. But James already proved himself, albeit 2-3 years ago.

All in all, I believe we were able to strengthen our squad this summer. We didn't make a big jump, but I'm happy with the progress and think we have a good chance to win the upcoming CL. We just need some luck on our side and our killer instinct from 2013.