thats a worry in itself isnt it?
buying players because they represent a good price, as opposed to buying the footballer we need to play for the team.
if we travel over to the bellingham thread, the main sentiment is ’ we will wait for the right player’
its a bit messy
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I think Sweeting was implying quality wise the players would be similar, it was the price that would have differed…for example Klopp has said that Gakpo was to be a summer target but we moved early because of interest in him from other clubs.
So we bought a luke warm body this winter in stead of next summer. 
Sorry but Gakpo was, is or will never be a starter for us in normal days
Liked how he was able to get out of tight situations on the left and get a yard or two of space.
Bloody annoying thing was, everytime he did that, he crossed straight to the keeper.
If he continues this form, will he be Assaidi Mk II?
The game a couple weeks back had me pulling my hair out. The one where he saw the ball go off the opposition player for a corner. The ref gave a goal kick, and Cody just accepted the situation. No response from him at all (other than give a blank confused look to himself while jogging back).
That’s why in yesterday’s game at the start of the second half, when the ball went out for a throw, Cody actually put his arm in the air to claim it. Seismic change I know. But it was the first piece of determination he has shown in 5 or 6 games he has played in so far.
Then went on to have a few nice moves. Something to try to build upon. And if he is to be relied upon in defending corners and free kicks, he needs to be much more physically aggressive. Else, better off placing him on the posts.
It’s too early to judge Gakpo. What bothers me is why was he signed. Even with Diaz and Jota out for a considerable time, we had cover, at least it wasn’t barebone like the midfield.
Mo being sold to finance JUDE signing. 
Ryan Babel MK2.
Lets hope he can fulfill his obvious potential
Ryan was much quicker i think 
Reminds me of Wijnaldum or Joelinton more than Babel.
Not dangerous enough to be an attacking player for a top side, will have to adapt his game.
There are parallels to the signing of Nunez and Diaz. A player were were tracking became available and looked like they were moving to another club.
It is really clarifying for me that our issues are far more a case of how we have used our money than how much if it we’ve had. There is always an argument for having bought one more player, and then when you buy him there is one more you could buy. But we’ve actually spent a reasonable amount for a team starting in such a competitive situation. I dont know where he get the figures from as I cannot make them add up to this much, but Pearce has stated it is 200m over the past 2 windows. The question increasingly looks like whether we bought the right player at the right time.
Pushing forward a move for a player who doesn’t have an obvious role in the side yet but who has been identified as the long term successor to one of the senior players being phased out (Bobby) is the sort of savvy move that sustains dynasties. Doing that at the expense of not fixing the immediate issues is increasingly difficult to understand.
Koeman makes a reasonable point. He’s just 23 and coming into a side in disarray.
The Beeb suggests Ronald said he’s moved to early, but that’s not in the actual quotes - BBC making shite up?
Cody Gakpo coming into the squad in Jan last year would have a very different impact to him joining this Jan.
I look forward to see how he progresses, and still confident he can be a success here.
Some brilliant takes in here from a month ago
Scored against Everton, Newcastle and now Utd. Have we re-signed Origi?
It was always bizarre him being written off so quickly when the signs were there, just needed to be more involved.
Baby faced killer
