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The thing the visitors (and most of the media) appear to have missed

Windypants

Windypants

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is that our squad isn't some bunch of make weights harvested from the basements of European football. They're all very high quality players.

Xhaka and Mukiele came from the side that finished second in the Bundesliga. Reinildo came from the team that finished third in Spain. Talbi and Sadiki came from the Belgian champions and the team that came second (and won the cup). Geertuida and Alderete are international players playing for top half sides in elite leagues. Basically, we've signed top international / champions league level players. I'm not entirely sure how we've managed to convince so many very good players to chuck in champions league football and come to us.
 

Windypants said:
is that our squad isn't some bunch of make weights harvested from the basements of European football. They're all very high quality players.

Xhaka and Mukiele came from the side that finished second in the Bundesliga. Reinildo came from the team that finished third in Spain. Talbi and Sadiki came from the Belgian champions and the team that came second (and won the cup). Geertuida and Alderete are international players playing for top half sides in elite leagues. Basically, we've signed top international / champions league level players. I'm not entirely sure how we've managed to convince so many very good players to chuck in champions league football and come to us.
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Yep. Said it at the end of the window: all the pundits decrying our lack of "Premier league experience" whilst completely missing the elite level European experience we'd bagged.
 
Windypants said:
is that our squad isn't some bunch of make weights harvested from the basements of European football. They're all very high quality players.

Xhaka and Mukiele came from the side that finished second in the Bundesliga. Reinildo came from the team that finished third in Spain. Talbi and Sadiki came from the Belgian champions and the team that came second (and won the cup). Geertuida and Alderete are international players playing for top half sides in elite leagues. Basically, we've signed top international / champions league level players. I'm not entirely sure how we've managed to convince so many very good players to chuck in champions league football and come to us.
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Meanwhile mags spunk same amount of money on Big Nick and Elanga
 
Any summary of the level of international / European / champions league football in the squad?

Mukiele, Reinildo, Geertruida, Alderete, Xhaka, Sadiki, Brobbey, Traore etc. I imagine similar to the likes of villa and spurs.
 
3.142 said:
Any summary of the level of international / European / champions league football in the squad?

Mukiele, Reinildo, Geertruida, Alderete, Xhaka, Sadiki, Brobbey, Traore etc. I imagine similar to the likes of villa and spurs.
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good question

would be interested to see this also
 
People just fail to believe it’s possible for a newly promoted teams. Even with Xhaka, people seem surprised at just how influential he has been. Think they assumed his legs must be going if he’s signing for Sunderland. Fact is, we’re a tremendous side with top class players and people haven’t clicked on yet to just how good we are. Long may it continue.
 
3.142 said:
Any summary of the level of international / European / champions league football in the squad?

Mukiele, Reinildo, Geertruida, Alderete, Xhaka, Sadiki, Brobbey, Traore etc. I imagine similar to the likes of villa and spurs.
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In general most of the new signings have at least europa league experience. We signed players that were captains at their previous clubs, Diarra, are internationals, or have european experience

Geertruida, Mukiele, Xhaka, Brobbey, Talbi, Sadiki, Traore, Alderete all have Champions League experience. Talbi aside, all were experienced at international level (even if not in the current squad; Brobbey)
 
woodlebert said:
In general most of the new signings have at least europa league experience. We signed players that were captains at their previous clubs, Diarra, are internationals, or have european experience

Geertruida, Mukiele, Xhaka, Brobbey, Talbi, Sadiki, Traore, Alderete all have Champions League experience. Talbi aside, all were experienced at international level (even if not in the current squad; Brobbey)
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Add Reinildo to this as well of course

They did a great job of bringing in players that are used to high levels of training and play. Experienced in their own right - even players like Talbi with ~10 league matches under his belt had played and scored in the CL
 
Windypants said:
is that our squad isn't some bunch of make weights harvested from the basements of European football. They're all very high quality players.

Xhaka and Mukiele came from the side that finished second in the Bundesliga. Reinildo came from the team that finished third in Spain. Talbi and Sadiki came from the Belgian champions and the team that came second (and won the cup). Geertuida and Alderete are international players playing for top half sides in elite leagues. Basically, we've signed top international / champions league level players. I'm not entirely sure how we've managed to convince so many very good players to chuck in champions league football and come to us.
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I think the rest of the prem is cottoning on but the scum up the road it seems are convinced that weve got the same champ team plus Xhaka
 
Windypants said:
is that our squad isn't some bunch of make weights harvested from the basements of European football. They're all very high quality players.

Xhaka and Mukiele came from the side that finished second in the Bundesliga. Reinildo came from the team that finished third in Spain. Talbi and Sadiki came from the Belgian champions and the team that came second (and won the cup). Geertuida and Alderete are international players playing for top half sides in elite leagues. Basically, we've signed top international / champions league level players. I'm not entirely sure how we've managed to convince so many very good players to chuck in champions league football and come to us.
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Theyve only gave up champions league football for one season 😉
 
It was more the narrative they were only going to Sunderland and showed to much respect. This is in a season we are unbeaten at home, drawing with arsenal and villa who are in the top3. A team that has also beat the team in 4th away from home, drew away to 5th and 6th
 
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