[Albion] Is our recruitment overrated?

[Stumpy Tim]

Our injuries have been huge this year and I believe we have been top of that league all season . Teams such asNotts Forest have hardly had any by comparison. We have 10 out at the moment

Yep, and two of our biggest summer signings - O'Riley and Ferdi - have been very much affected. Got to hope we have more success with those guys next season.

 

[Garry Nelson's Left Foot]

Didn't find a better thread for this. Quite interesting the amount of trophy winners in clubs that normally do not win trophies. Our number seems low in comparison, but is obviously the result of mostly recruiting wonderkids (for the future that may or may not materialise).
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I wonder what the class as a major trophy?

Welbeck and Milner must be 2 of the 3 players but I think estupinian has won the europa League and veltman has won multiple trophies in Holland.


I think mitoma wonthe League in Japan,too.

And didn't adingra win afcon?

 

[dazzer6666]

Too many injuries to the recruits to judge whether it's dropped a notch this season

 

[tjg]

Veltman should count - he's won titles with Ajax

 

[oneillco]

I don't think our recruitment is overrated but a second season ruined by injuries suggests that our set-up in Lancing regarding training, medicine and rehabilitation is flawed... or we are just consistently unlucky

 

[Vicar!]

It needs a software update

I agree. To the one that identifies good old fashion centre forwards. That can take delivery of crosses from our endless supply of wingers.

 

[seagull_special]

Recruitment like every aspect of football has to continually evolve and with every PL club now looking for the next big thing in South America and Chelsea just stockpiling young players our model has changed, we now look at different markets including the Championship.

I would say the weakest aspect of our recruitment has been in defense and I think that is where the focus should be for the next couple of windows

 

[Han Solo]

I wonder what the class as a major trophy?

Welbeck and Milner must be 2 of the 3 players but I think estupinian has won the europa League and veltman has won multiple trophies in Holland.


I think mitoma wonthe League in Japan,too.

And didn't adingra win afcon?

Veltman should count - he's won titles with Ajax

On the bottom of that list it says "TROPHIES = TOP-5 LEAGUE TITLE/CUP, UCL, UEL, EUROS, WC".

 

[GT49er]

I agree. To the one that identifies good old fashion centre forwards. That can take delivery of crosses from our endless supply of wingers.

.....who are coached to stop, turn back and pass to keep possession, usually to work the ball out to the other wing (who then rinse and repeat).

 

[Garry Nelson's Left Foot]

On the bottom of that list it says "TROPHIES = TOP-5 LEAGUE TITLE/CUP, UCL, UEL, EUROS, WC".

So it does!

I must be getting old...

 

[Commander]

I agree. To the one that identifies good old fashion centre forwards. That can take delivery of crosses from our endless supply of wingers.

Yes because that’s exactly the way to succeed in modern football. A good old big lump up top. Ideally a black fella.

 

[GT49er]

Yes because that’s exactly the way to succeed in modern football. A good old big lump up top. Ideally a black fella.

It generally works against us (regardless of the irrelevant race element).

 

[Dave the OAP]

Yes because that’s exactly the way to succeed in modern football. A good old big lump up top. Ideally a black fella.

Peter. crouch wasn’t black was he?

 

[Han Solo]

Peter. crouch wasn’t black was he?

He was also more of a stick than a lump