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The works hard is a key thing. Always looking to press or get the ball back.

When Pascal Gross left the club he took 10 assists per season with him. We need to replace that somehow. Rutter is a different type of player but I believe is capable of playing at number 8 or number 10 if needed as well as out wide where he's come on in the last couple of games. All positions...

I'd add Enciso to elite sales but can't see him going either. A decent, injury-free season for him could see him as a top six target next summer. Igor is an odd one. We need centre back cover, which is why he was bought in the first place, so we'd either have to sign someone similar or someone...

Yes, and the 'let's not count his penalties' thing is just NONSENSE. Attacking team play wins pens and scoring them is an art form. Every team needs a reliable penalty taker. I've seen people say the same thing about Harry Kane and they're wrong too.

Absolutely. What this window would have looked like under RDZ is a very moot point. Time to back the new coach and have another go at getting to Europe.

I hope not or those mandatory drug tests are going to take us down a peg or two. (I know what you mean though, and agree)

Surely if the only signing being rumoured was a player the coach didn't want then the coach isn't being backed :shrug: KDH isn't a winger anyway.

Assume Moder, Dahoud sold or loaned, Gilmour sold and Gross gone already, which is why I think we'll use Rutter as an '8'. Undav sold too. Rumours persist about Adingra. Any more Jem? Think there'll be a big exit?

Maybe. I've acknowledged in my original reply to FG it was a quiet window. I don't remember a lot of rumours though.

That 'down half season' included the knock out stages of our first Europa League. I find it staggering that we thought what we had was adequate (notwithstanding that we all know RDZ got the tactics wrong in Rome). I don't think a loan would exactly have broken the bank. That's not to say long...

He was backed in the summer but not in January. There are reasons of course. It was a nothing sort of window for a lot of clubs and we'll tend to use January for one big signing or ones for the future to go on loan or join in the summer. We also no doubt had in mind that we'd probably have a PSR...

Yes, exactly. His assists, expected assists and progressive passing stats are nuts. We'll have to be prepared to press and win it back a lot though.

The problem with Pedro, Isak and Toney from that list is that Man City only play one striker and, if he's fit, that striker is Haaland. It's why Alvarez left.

Have to agree with @BevBHA and @Bakero - I think this is the Gross (and probably Gilmour) replacement. This could well be the Mr Assist our other attacking players thrive off.