No problem, I probably could have written it better. Last few seasons we have done more business for the future than the immediate, but the young players we have bought in the hopes of playing in defence in future have mostly not worked out so well. It just seems to me that for the first time...
Didn't mean to come across as a miserabalist, I am sure we will have a great season, it was just the idea that we would finish above Liverpool that I think is a bit premature with the current situation in defensive positions. I am sure the club will address, but there is a fair amount of...
I am more concerned about what we don't have in defence currently than losing Mac Allister.
Colwill is unlikely to return, JPVH is out of contract, Veltman also, Lamptey not shown he can get back to his previous form yet, Sanchez losing his head and possibly going, no strong option to cover...
After the World Cup, De Zerbi said he would talk to Mac about allowing him to play in his preferred position, not sure if this is it, or a compromise between what player and manager want, or if it was part of an agreement that helped get him on a new contract before the World Cup.