The Squad planning thread

Legal Alien said:
After seeing all the rumours, I'd like to see four new starters in this team next season.

....................Costa.....................
Cambiaso....Dias.....Gvardiol...O'Reilly
...........Rodri........Reijnders...........
.......Foden....Wirtz....Marmoush.......
.................Haaland.....................
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Where is the width though mate?

If we are going to get the best out of Haaland we need proper width and crosses from both wide areas and fullback.
 
Need proper flying full-backs. Our best football under Pep id say was when we had Cancelo and Walker as our full-backs.

We had Cancelo, Zinchenko, Walker and Mendy as full-backs to support Sterling in his best season. Doku and Savinho have nobody. I think we need 2 full-backs.
 
Legal Alien said:
In this team O'Reilly provides the width on the left.
If Phil hits last seasons form, him, Wirtz and Marmoush would be brilliant behind Erling.

We have some great young players and if we get Wirtz and Reijnders i don't see us buying MGW.
He's not good enough for me to block the way of them.
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O’Reilly isn’t a left-back, though Cambiaso could play that role, I suppose. Still, only Wirtz would be capable of creating against massed ranks and that’s just not enough. Guardiola either goes back to Walker/Mendy-style fullbacks and wingers on their natural sides to create space for players such as Foden or Haaland, or he finds more players who can unpick packed defences. If it’s the latter, he also needs to reconsider what he does with Haaland.
 
Gorbachev said:
Where is the width though mate?

If we are going to get the best out of Haaland we need proper width and crosses from both wide areas and fullback.
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O'Reilly can provide it down the left and there's plenty on the bench;
Bobb, Doku, Savinho and if we get a RWB too.

We know Erling likes running onto through balls, we need to use that more too.
 
Legal Alien said:
After seeing all the rumours, I'd like to see four new starters in this team next season.

....................Costa.....................
Cambiaso....Dias.....Gvardiol...O'Reilly
...........Rodri........Reijnders...........
.......Foden....Wirtz....Marmoush.......
.................Haaland.....................
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Personally, I wouldn’t pencil Phil in as a starter we need to ease Phil back in next year. Whatever has gone wrong needs to be carefully managed. It’ll take time to get him back to his best. Looks a shadow of himself right now.
 
Gabriel said:
O’Reilly isn’t a left-back, though Cambiaso could play that role, I suppose. Still, only Wirtz would be capable of creating against massed ranks and that’s just not enough. Guardiola either goes back to Walker/Mendy-style fullbacks and wingers on their natural sides to create space for players such as Foden or Haaland, or he finds more players who can unpick packed defences. If it’s the latter, he also needs to reconsider what he does with Haaland.
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As today proved we need someone in the back 4 with blistering pace to protect us from the counter attack. Walker did that but now when we lose possession high up the pitch we are very vulnerable and are getting punished repeatedly.
 
Gorbachev said:
Where is the width though mate?

If we are going to get the best out of Haaland we need proper width and crosses from both wide areas and fullback.
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Ye need at least 1 actual winger on one side and a flying full back on the other. I like a balance of control and width.
 
Jury out on:

Doku/savio don’t like what I am seeing in terms of assists/goals. Both useless.

Not seen enough of the Jan signings in a proper functional team yet to make a decision.

Grealish
Kdb
Mcatee
Walker
Akanji
Gundo

That’s the first list to go for me.


Coming in? No idea who or what we want going forward.

No 8
No 10
Full back
winger
?
?
 
wolviedinho said:
Jury out on:

Doku/savio don’t like what I am seeing in terms of assists/goals. Both useless.

Not seen enough of the Jan signings in a proper functional team yet to make a decision.

Grealish
Kdb
Mcatee
Walker
Akanji
Gundo

That’s the first list to go for me.


Coming in? No idea who or what we want going forward.

No 8
No 10
Full back
winger
?
?
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Yep pretty much my list

Players that need to be shipped out:

KDB
Kovacic
Grealish
Akanji
Stones
Walker
McAtee
Gundo

Those we can keep around for another season:
Bernie
Ake
 
I think we do have to question our last transfer window. We’ve spent quite a bit of money on players who seem very unlikely to be involved in the first team any time soon.

I get we have to think about the future, but I’m not sure they’ll even end up in the first team - Marmoush aside
 
I think we’ll have a real problem next season trying to fit in Marmoush and Haaland in the same lineup. Both have a terrible first touch, and rely on space behind the backline… which teams will not leave anymore against us.

We made a huge mistake selling Alvarez…
 
AliAdel said:
I think we’ll have a real problem next season trying to fit in Marmoush and Haaland in the same lineup. Both have a terrible first touch, and rely on space behind the backline… which teams will not leave anymore against us.

We made a huge mistake selling Alvarez…
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He didn't want to be here and £82m was very good money for him. What don't you understand about that? Honestly it's not rocket science. I'll just say it again to clear it up. He didn't want to be here. He wanted to leave. Get it yet?
 
Let's see

Akanji side pass king
Stones sad
Ederson wants away
Ortega same maybe
Gundo sad
KDB gone
Walker gone won't be back
Philips never here, gone won't be back
Perrone gone 25
Yan Couto gone 25
Kova foreign spot, good enough for squad
McAtee
Savinho not good enough should have been tried more LW
Carson gone contract
Jack
JWE
EDS players usual amount
 
Cheadle_hulmeBlue said:
I think we do have to question our last transfer window. We’ve spent quite a bit of money on players who seem very unlikely to be involved in the first team any time soon.

I get we have to think about the future, but I’m not sure they’ll even end up in the first team - Marmoush aside
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I like Marmoush but in saying that I am not convinced he is good enough as a regular in a top side, he looks very ordinary at times.
 
Garcia
Vanderson
Cambiaso
Reijnders
Wirtz
Rodryo
Nico Williams

As it stands, the financial regulation we were under was proven to be illegal so I wonder if we could loop hole it for one window and go nuts!??
 
Now its time to refresh and get a new face of the game.

Not to compare but u can see what happens if we look at Paris this Season as they get their fruits now.

Out:

KDB right decision of our club to part ways

Bernardo lost all the attributes we needed of him despite being a workhorse. Wanted to go every season, now he can go.

McAtee simply not good enough, many chances to perform not taken

Grealish no future for us, not his fault but shouldve been more centrally used, Peps fault

Akanji horrible season and performs like he forgot how to defend, time for the new blood to take over.

Stones never a fully fit run of week in week out, has it still in his legs to make it I think but cant trust his Body.

Walker,Phillips nothing to be said.

Unpopular opinion to take and stay:
Gundo should stay as a squad Player as we cant give up all our experience and plays his part, not in the biggest games, expect him not to moan to sit more often on the bench.

Rico, he can make us faster, young and still can learn to compensate his weaks in his game.

Savinho wouldnt write him off. Its his First Season and we saw at the beginning hes a Natural gifted footballer and still a young lad in a new country.

Ake had his surgery and is defensively one of our best. Knows how to play central and Lb. Hope after the surgery we can trust in his Body.
 
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